Society of Physics Students &
Department of Physics Seminar
Multiphoton Microscopy: a Potential
Label-Free Optical
Biopsy Tool for Real-Time Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
Prof. Sushmita Mukherjee
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Prof. Mukherjee will discuss the potential use of a nonlinear
optical imaging technique, namely Multiphoton Microscopy (MPM), in
intra-surgical contexts. Specifically, he will discuss how MPM
can be utilized to image fresh (unprocessed) surgical
tissue – without using any
exogenous labels or contrast agents
– to obtain images of diagnostic
quality. He will demonstrate how these images compare
with traditional histopathology images, which require tissue
fixation, sectioning and staining and mounting on glass
slides. He will then describe work in progress in the
laboratories of some collaborators, who are working to miniaturize
the MPM to develop devices that can be used clinically (e.g.,
during endoscopies or surgeries).
Come join us! Food and drinks will be served.
For more information about St. John’s Society of Physics
Students or SPS seminars, please contact: Dr. Huizhong Xu, xuh@stjohns.edu, x1891, SAH
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