Professor Shaul Mordechai will present a talk entitled: 

Vibrational spectroscopy for medical applications:  challenges and feasibility

Abstract

Vibrational spectroscopy and spectral imaging have been established as fast methods for biochemical analysis of cells and tissues. In the present talk we test the efficacy of FTIR microscopy and multivariate analysis for early detection of colon cancer using three different sampling methodologies: tissue sections, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), and plasma. The combined technology with advanced multivariate analysis may provide a simple and low cost method for early detection of colorectal cancer and follow up. The peripheral blood test technology after its full development is highly suitable for colorectal cancer screening program in the general population. A comparison of the spectroscopic results with the gold standard methods will be presented.

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Location: Kelley Memorial, Room 210
Time: 3:00 pm

Everyone is welcome to attend.