Ultrafast laser pulses (femtoseconds to picoseconds) make it possible to observe molecular vibrational motion and excited-state relaxation dynamics. My lab is focused on using these ultrafast phenomena for molecular imaging and microscopy. This is opening up new opportunities for biomedical research and materials science by providing microscopic analysis of molecular composition of unstained, unlabeled specimens. This talk will focus on ultrafast pump-probe microscopy for diagnosing skin cancer and metabolic diseases.

报告人简介：Dr. Wilson received his PhD from Colorado State University in 2010 studying impulsive Raman spectroscopy and ultrafast pulse shaping. His postdoc at Duke University was funded by an NIH National Cancer Institute Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Award, where he developed a noninvasive virtual biopsy technique for melanoma and received a SPIE/BIOS JenLab Young Investigator Award. Afterwards, he began his independent research as an Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU). His current research combines state-of-the-art digital signal processing with ultrafast and nonlinear spectroscopy, and includes making non-invasive virtual biopsy available with less expensive, safer laser sources (funded under an Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck-MRA Young Investigator Award), and developing new metabolic imaging technologies.