Por Marigo Stavridi (Department of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece).

Abstract: Technological Advances in biomedical optics are based on a variety of electromagnetic phenomena and have provided important tools to investigate molecules, analyze tissue, diagnose disease and guide medical treatment. We will review the use of lasers in medical applications and we will cover the subjects of laser tissue interactions, laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy for diagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy (PDT). We will discuss over future developments and technological advances aiming to the optimization of the existed techniques and the development of new detection and treatment methods.

Short bio: Marigo Stavridi works as Special Teaching Staff at the School of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece. She holds a BSc in Physics (University of Patras, Greece), a Master and PhD in Biomedical Engineering (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.) and has experience in Biomedical Optics and Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy for biomedical applications. She participated in several European research programs like SHIVA 2004 (for the selection and development of microbicides for mucosal use to prevent sexual HIV transmission/acquisition), NanoMed (Nanotechnology in Medicine (Nanomed) - Quality of life Program), IKYDA 2002 (Modification of Polyetherimide to improve the biocompatibility) and Realise (Reconstruction of Reality from Image Sequences). She published 13 articles in journals and conference proceedings, 6 articles in technical digests, 6 technical reports, 15 abstracts and 1 patent.