NESBO ’25 on Monday, November 10th

About:

NESBO is an annual, one-day event aiming to bring together junior researchers from across the greater New England area to stimulate scientific discussion and promote collaboration within the local Biomedical Optics community. It is a great opportunity to interact with other Graduate students and Postdoctoral researchers in a relaxed atmosphere. We hope to see you there!

Registration is open here.


Schedule

Time

Event

Speaker

Affiliation

08:30 AMCoffee & Registration
08:50 AMIntroductionProf. Brett E BoumaWellman Center for Photomedicine
(MGH – HMS)
09:00 AMKeynote SpeakerDr. Geoff VinceCleveland Clinic

Session 1: Women’s Health

09:45 AMTalk 1JunZhu PeiFlorida International University
10:15 AMTalk 2Dr. Miguel MirelesAthinoula A. Martinos Center for
Biomedical Imaging (MGH/MIT/HMS)
10:45 AMCoffee Break

Session 2: Cellular Dynamics

11:00 AMTalk 1Tongyu LiBoston University
11:30 AMTalk 2Kunzan LiuMassachusetts Institute of Technology
12:00 PMLunch/Discussion
01:00 PM

Panel discussion:

Academia, Industry and Entrepreneurship

Dr. Giulia Mansutti
(Moderator)
Prof. Sixian You
Prof. Zeinab Hajjarian
Stephen Mariano
Prof. Giovanni Ughi
Dr. Diana Mojahed
Dr. Ethan LaRochelle		Wellman Center for Photomedicine
(MGH/HMS)
Massechusetts Institute of Technology
UMass Lowell
Gentuity LLC
FUJIFILM
Lightfinder
QUEL Imaging

Session 3: Ophthalmology

02:00 PMTalk 1Dr. Jiarui NieNational Institutes of Health
02:30 PMTalk 2Sebastián Ruiz-LoperaWellman Center for Photomedicine
(MGH/HMS)
03:00 PMCoffee Break

Session 4: Neuroscience

03:15 PMTalk 1Dr. Maria SavvidouTufts University
03:45 PMTalk 2Dr. Taylor CannonMassachusetts Institute of Technology
04:15 PM

Poster Session

05:30 PMConcluding Remarks and Posters Awards
06:00 PMSocial & Networking @ Flat Top Jonny’s
click here for location

Detailed speaker and presentation information coming up soon!

NESBO 2025 Executive Committee: