optics – Miniature Brain Machinery

October 7, 2019October 11, 2019

Liang Gao to give Oct. 30 Frontiers Lecture

The MBM Program continues its Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery lecture series with Liang Gao, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, a full-time faculty member at the Beckman Institute, and Principal Investigator of the Intelligent Optics Lab, University …

February 8, 2019

Popescu Publishes Biophotonics Book

Gabi Popescu Congratulations to MBM faculty Gabriel Popescu, who recently published the first volume of his six-volume book Principles of Biophotonics, a textbook to help readers learn basic concepts and methods related to the field of biomedical optics.

Discoveries relevant to our brains, which influence and control such a wide range of actions, emotions, and thoughts, have relied on two complimentary approaches: cognitive and behavior studies and brain cell and tissue biology studies. Our research traineeship program utilizing miniature brain machinery, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), combines these two paradigms to train the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce to advance discovery. Our students are recruited from neuroscience, cell and developmental biology, molecular and integrative physiology, chemistry, chemical and biomolecular engineering, bioengineering, electrical and computer engineering, and psychology to foster a culture of innovation and translational research, and will significantly impact efforts to understand and control brain activities ongoing at other institutions.