Plenary & Invited Speakers

Plenary Speakers:

Dr. Frances Ligler, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC
The Array Biosensor and Beyond

Prof. Frank Bright, The State University of New York, Buffalo
Chemistry In-Silica: Sensor Arrays based on Tailored Xerogel Platforms

Prof. Jonathan M. Cooper, University of Glasgow
Cell-based Assays in Microfluidic Systems

Prof. Claire Gmachl, Princeton University
Mid-infrared Quantum Cascade lasers and applications to trace-gas sensing

Prof. Richard Van Duyne, Northwestern University
Molecular Plasmonics: Nanoscale Sensing and Spectroscopy

Dr. Bernhard H. Weigl, NIBIB Center for Point of Care Diagnostics, Seattle
Microfluidics-Based Diagnostics For Low Resource Environments

Invited Speakers:

Prof. Sabeth Verpoorte, University of Groningen
Lab-on-a-chip based sensing systems for diagnostic applications

Prof. David Walt, Tufts University
Optical Sensor Microarrays as Tools for Understanding Biology

Prof. Maurice Whelan, European Commission Joint Research Centre
Optical biosensing applied to toxicity testing in vitro

Prof. Michael Blades, University of British Columbia
Fiber-Optic Linked Ultraviolet Resonance Raman Spectroscopy (Uvrrs): An "Optrode" for Life Science Research

Prof. Laura Lechuga, Research Center on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CIN2: CSIC-ICN), Barcelona
Silicon Based-Photonic Biosensors: Sensitive, Label-Free And Real-Time Diagnostic Platforms

Prof. Sanford Asher, University of Pittsburgh
Photonic Crystal Chemical Sensing Materials for Glucose and Other Clinically Important Analytes

Prof. Mario Leclerc, Université Laval
Optical Detection of DNA and Proteins Based on Cationic Polythiophenes

Prof. Donal Bradley, Imperial College, London  
Organic Electronics & Biochips

Prof. Igor Medintz, Centre for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory  
Biosensors based on Quantum Dots and Resonance Energy Transfer

Prof. Tim Swager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Organic Electronics for Chemical Sensors

Prof. Jim McLaughlin, NIBEC, University of Ulster, Jordanstown
Breath Analysis using Micro-Discharge Emission Spectroscopy

Prof. Robert Forster, Biomedical Diagnostics Institute, Dublin City University
Nanobiophotonics : From Novel Materials to Multiparameter Imaging