Professor Glucksberg (CIGHT) and Professor Zhang

Title:"Faculty Research Overview"

Thursday, October 15th4:00-5:00PM, Tech L361Reception to follow after each sessionWillens Wing Atrium

Matthew R. Glucksberg, Ph.D.Professor of Biomedical EngineeringDirector of the Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies (CIGHT)His technical expertise is in tissue mechanics, microcirculation, and optical instrumentation. His laboratory has developed photonics-based instrumentation to measure pressure and flow in the circulation of the eye, instruments to measure the response of pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells to their immediate mechanical environment, and is currently involved in developing minimally invasive optical biosensors for monitoring glucose, lactate, and other measures of metabolic function.

CIGHT's current projects address three major healthcare concerns for the developing world: - HIV and its associated diseases, such as TB and other opportunistic infections -- Savings lives at birth -- Providing training for local healthcare workers that allows them to effectively support the work of physicians and nurses -

Hao Zhang, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Biomedical EngineeringDirector of Graduate StudiesProfessor Zhang's research interests are in biomedical optics: photoacoustic microscopy, multimodal imaging, photon-tissue interaction, retinal imaging, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal aging. The Functional Optical Imaging Lab (FOIL) at Northwestern University is dedicated to develop novel optical, ultrasonic, and electrical imaging techniques for biomedical research and clinical applications. The research work in FOIL is highly interdisciplinary. It involves knowledge and expertise from electronics, optics, lasers, ultrasound, imaging processing, programming, mechanics, physiology, anatomy, and clinical science. Hence, FOIL is setting up collaborations in a wide spectrum nationwide.