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Using light to improve health and quality of life. Wellman’s multi-disciplinary faculty focuses on investigating the effects of light on human biology and discovering new diagnostic and therapeutic uses of light.
   

Congratulations to Michael Hamblin! One of his articles has been selected to appear in the Faculty of 1000 Medicine, a literature service that brings awareness to articles identified, evaluated, and deemed to be one of the most important articles published in medicine. MORE>>

Wellman Center researchers have received the 2009 Tosteson Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from the Massachusetts Biomedical Research Corporation. MORE>>

Dr. Tayyaba Hasan will receive the highly prestigious NIH Bench to Bedside Pioneer Award at the NIH Workshop in Bethesda, MD on Thursday, October 1st during the award ceremony. MORE>>

Wellman’s multi-disciplinary faculty focuses on investigating the effects of light on human biology and discovering new diagnostic and therapeutic uses of light. The integration of biological, physical, and clinical scientists within a premier academic medical center accounts for the Center's success in translating research into real world medical solutions and in training the next generation of scientists.





Bystander effect is a well known social psychological phenomenon, in which people witness an incident without getting involved, and are affected in some way. For example, they may suffer “post-traumatic stress”. On a biological cellular level, the definition of a bystander effect is similar but more precise.

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