The sixth edition of our ISLIST summer school (VI-ISLIST) is scheduled for June 19-23, 2023 with the core topic "Light in health and Medicine"
This school is envisioned to be a worldwide top International forum (every fourth week of June) on Light Sciences and Technologies in the framework of a “special top university” that is recognized as the “university of universities” and in a privileged environment “the Royal Magdalena Palace” in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. Each edition of this international school will have an intensification or main core in a specific application area and additional current hot topics. Light in Health and Medicine will be the core of 2023 edition.
ISLiST has been conceived as a great opportunity to review, actualize and improve the knowledge of scientists, professionals and technicians; to contribute to the education and to enhance the motivation of PhD students; to offer an ideal frame for networking and also to contribute to the education of the citizens. It is also a great opportunity to ensure that policymakers, entrepreneurs, and other key “actors” will be aware of the problem-solving potential of Photonics.
¡New! the final report of the 2022 edition is here.
Invited Speakers for the 2023 edition
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Prof. Aydogan Ozcan Director
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Bio&Nano-Photonics Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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Next Generation of medical diagnostic devices based on random diffusers at the speed of light
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Dr. Angelos Karlas Group Leader
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Institute for Biological and Medical Imaging at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, German |
Listening to Light: Advances in Optoacoustic Imaging |
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Prof. Mariana G. Figueiro Director
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Light and Research Center, (LHRC), Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, NY, USA
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LightLight’s effects on human health, well-being, and behaviour
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Prof. Michael Schmitt Group Leader
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Institute of Photonic Technology, Jena, Germany |
Raman-based Spectroscopic techniques for biomedical diagnosis and life sciences
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Prof. Pablo Artal Director
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Laboratorio de Óptica, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain |
Light-based technologies to evaluate vision
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Prof. Susana Marcos D.R.W Director
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Center for Visual Science, The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, NY, USA
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Light based techniques for human
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Prof. Laura Lechuga Head
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Nanobiosensors and Bioanalitical Applications Group, ICN2, CSIC, CIBER-BBN and BIST, Barcelona, Spain
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BioPhotonic Sensors after the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Prof. Paola Taroni Head
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Research group on Photonics for Health, Food and Cultural Heritage, Physics Department, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy |
Diffuse optics Systems for effective Management of Breast Cancer
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Prof. Kishan Dholakia Director |
Centre of Light for life and School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, 5005, Australia; University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK |
Optical Tweezers: trapping and manipulation for biomedical applications
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Prof. Turgut Durduran Head
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Medical Optics Group, Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas, ICFO, Barcelona, Spain |
Shining light on the brain to understand how it works |
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Prof. Valentina Emiliani Director
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Photonics Department, Head of Wavefront-engineering microscopy group, CNRS, Sorbonne University, INSERM, Vision Institute, Paris, France |
All-optical control of neuronal circuits by wave front shaping and optogenetics |
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Dr. Alexis Méndez President
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MCH Engineering LLC, CA, USA |
Optical Fiber Technology on Biomedical Applications |
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Prof. Tayyaba Hasan Méndez Director |
Wellman Center for Photomedicine |
he Yin and Yang of PDT to fight Cancer and infectious diseases |
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Dr. Alessandro Corsi Director
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Simple Vulnology Unit at the IRCCS, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy |
Photobiomodulation for effective treatment of skin lesions
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Prof. Carlos Molpeceres Director
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Laser Institute, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
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Laser Fabrication Technologies helping the Regenerative Medicine |
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Prof. Mark Rea Former Director
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY USA
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Bridging the science of circadian rhythms to real-world applications |
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Prof. José Miguel López Higuera Director
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ISLIST and Head of Photonics Engineering Group, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain |
Light in Health and Medicine: a general overview |
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DIRECTOR: José Miguel López Higuera
Head of the Photonics Engineering Group
University of Cantabria
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SECRETARIAT: Marian Quintela
Photonics Engineering Group
University of Cantabria
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