Presidential Young Investigators Award

这个奖项是为了改善 基本认识和 光谱学应用 to biomedical生物医学problems问题. 荧光和反射 光谱学是强大 技术分析 组织化学成分 非侵入性地。 作为第一步， 私家侦探会分析 包含在荧光中 多组分光谱， 散射组织。 使用成像 技术，方法将是 开发用于表征 作为位置函数的组织 在样品中。 预计 这项研究将 显著提高治疗效果 疾病（如 动脉粥样硬化和肿瘤） 一个定量的理解 组织成分的变化至关重要。

This PYI award is to improve thebasic understanding and the application of optical spectroscopy to biomedical problems. Fluorescence and reflectance spectroscopy are powerful techniques for analyzing the chemical composition of tissues noninvasively. As a first step, the PI will analyze the information contained in a fluorescence spectrum from a multi-component, scattering tissue. Using imaging techniques, methods will be developed for characterizing the tissue as a function of position within the sample. It is expected that the proposed research will significantly enhance the treatment of diseases (such as atherosclerosis and neoplasia) where a quantitative understanding of tissue composition is essential.