Optical Molecular Interaction Sensing

Presented by: Dr. David A. Bergstein
Boston University, Photonics Center & Electrical and Computer Engineering

Date: Monday, June 16, 2008
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. (Session 1)
Fees: None

Who should attend this course?
This course will be a 90 minute one day course. Anyone interested in next generation immunoassay, protein arrays, or DNA arrays and the optics behind these technologies will find this course useful. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions during the course.

Course Description:
This course will focus optical approaches to in vitro molecular interaction sensing with a focus on label-free sensing. The general methods for detecting molecular interactions will be reviewed including blots, immunoassays, protein arrays, and DNA arrays. Detection techniques will be reviewed with a focus on label-free optical approaches including surface plasmon resonance and ring resonators. Two techniques developed at Boston University, the Resonant Cavity Imaging Biosensor and the Spectral Reflectance Imaging Biosensor, will be highlighted.