Photonics Applications in Biomedicine
This course address to the students who attend the Postgraduate Program Of Electrical and Computer Engineering School. This course is teached during the spring semester 3 hours per week. During the course the above mentioned areas are covered.
- Introduction to Biological Macromolecules: Cellular Structure, Building Blocks of Biological Macromolecules, Proteins, DNA.
- Fundamentals of Bioinformatics: Genomics, Proteomics, Computational Biology.
- Microarray Technology for Genomics and Proteomics: DNA Microarray Technology, Protein Microarray Technology, Cell Microarray Technology.
- Interaction of Light with Macromolecules and Cells: Interaction between Light and a Molecule, Light Absorption and Scattering, Transport Theory, Photoprocesses in Biopolymers, Various Types of Biospectroscopy.
- Bioimaging of Cells and Macromolecules: Transmission Microscopy, AFM Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy, Non linear Optical Imaging, Fluorophores as Bioimaging Probes.
- Biosensors: Principles of Optical Biosensing, Fluorescence Sensing, Molecular Beacons, Fiber-Optic Biosensors, SPR Biosensors Nanotechnology for Biophotonics.
- Nanotechnology for Biophotonics: Bioscience, Nanotechnology and Photonics, Nanochemistry, Quantum Dots, Nanomedicine, Optical Diagnostics and Targeted Therapy.
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Code: 218
Semester: Spring
Prof. Dido Yova