The Functional Optical Imaging Laboratory (FOIL) is dedicated to developing novel optical imaging technologies for studying the brain

Research Highlights

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Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging

We develop blood flow imaging systems to study the effects of ischemic stroke on cortical perfusion and to better understand the underlying physics of dynamic light scattering.

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Multiphoton Microscopy

We design high-resolution nonlinear microscopes to study the three-dimensional vascular and neuronal structures of the cortex at depths pushing the limits of optical imaging.

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Modeling Light Propagation

We simulate photon propagation through large tissue geometries in order to understand the effects of scattering and its influence on imaging depth and resolution.

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Recent Publications

Superpixel Raman spectroscopy for rapid skin cancer margin assessment

Journal of Biophotonics (2019)

Spatial EGFR Dynamics and Metastatic Phenotypes Modulated by Upregulated EphB2 and Src Pathways in Advanced Prostate Cancer

Cancers (2019)

Rehabilitative training interacts with ischemia-instigated spine dynamics to promote a lasting population of new synapses in peri-infarct motor cortex

Journal of Neuroscience (2019)

Improved nondegenerate multiphoton microscopy and axial registration with a reflective objective

Optics Letters (2019)

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Contact Information

Phone
512-232-2808
Physical Address
Biomedical Engineering Building
107 W. Dean Keeton St.
Austin, TX 78712
Mailing Address
The University of Texas at Austin
Biomedical Engineering
Attn: Dr. Andrew Dunn
107 W. Dean Keeton St., Stop C0800
Austin, TX 78712