Shared Instrumentation Grant Awarded

The NIH has funded Professor Kristen Kelly's shared instrumentation grant entitled "Multiwavelength diode laser system for PDT."

Beyond Mammography

Handheld laser scanner developed at BLI improves detection, diagnosis and treatment ofadff breast cancer.

Spatially Modulated Microbeams

Dr. Elliot Botvinick uses laser tweezers to investigate how local mechanical forces experienced by cells translate to cell molecular signaling which influences cell fate processes, such as migration, mitosis, apoptosis, and differentiation.

Not Your Grandparent's Hearing Aid

A new iPhone app called EarTrumpet developed at BLI offers a low-cost alternative to hearing aids that can cost as much as $6,000. The high cost of these traditional hearing aids is often a major financial obstacle to seniors on a fixed income or who aren't covered by a healthcare plan.

Imaging Study First Of Its Kind In The US

The first clinical two-photon imaging study in United States will be performed at BLI. This new Skin-mapping study will incorporate a recently developed multiphoton tomography device. The new instrument is called MPTflex and was a Prism Award Winner at BiOS SPIE Photonics West held in January 2011 at San Francisco, CA.

Customized Surgery For Children With Breathing Problems

A newly received grant will investigate new models for evaluating and predicting pediatric upper airway dysfunction that today affects up to 3% of all children.

Caring For Those Who Risk Their Lives For Us

80% of potentially survivable battlefield deaths are a direct result of sudden hemorrhagic shock. BLI faculty team are working in 3 project areas related to technology gaps identified by the Secretary of Defense as critical to improving care for wounded military personnel.