The Wellman Center for Photomedicine: Faculty Laboratories

		Pinar Avci, MD Research Fellow

		Vida Bil de Arce Graduate Student

		Tianhong Dai, PhD Assistant Professor My research interests include biomedical optics, dermatological laser therapy, photo-thermal therapy, photodynamic therapy, low-level laser/light therapy, UVC therapy, bio-heat transfer, optical measurement, and numerical simulation. Currently, my research focus on light-based therapy for multi-drug-resistant bacterial infections.

		Cleber Ferraresi, MS Research Assistant

		Giacomo Landi Visiting Graduate Student

		Gaurav Gupta, MD, PhD Research Fellow Gaurav Gupta's research interests include photodynamic therapy induced anti-tumor immunity as well as the application of low-level light therapy for traumatic brain injury.

		Yingying Huang, MD Instructor My research interest is focused on low level light therapy as a treatment for traumatic brain injury. I am also interested in photodynamic therapy for cancer with new synthetic stable bacteriochlorins.

		Masayoshi Kawakubo, MD Visting Scientist My research focuses on establish new way to treat lung, colon and breast cancer using photodynamic therapy in mouse model.

		Tomoharu Koiso Graduate Student

		Shanmugamurthy (Shan) Lakshmanan, PhD Research Scientist Dr. Lakshmanan's current interest is to incorporate nanoscopic lens techniques with PDT and to make this relevant to ancient Indian culture by identifying novel photosensitizers in traditional medicinal preparations.

		Pawel Mroz, MD, PhD Visiting Scientist PGY-2 Resident: Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg 7-325 251 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611

		Eleonora Reginato, MSc Graduate Student My research interests are focused on the immunological effects of photodynamic therapy in mouse tumor models.

		Marcelo Sousa, MSc Graduate Student My research interests include, Medical Physics, tissue optics, Biomedical optics, Low-level laser/light therapy, photodynamic therapy, optical measurement, magnetic therapy, numerical simulation.

		Fatma Vatansever, MD, PhD Research Scientist Dr. Fatma Vatansever received her MD degree in Medicine, Bulgaria, and her PhD degree in Chemistry and Material Science from the University of Connecticut. She is interested in translational research in multimodality treatment of cancer development. And in particular, elucidating the molecular mechanisms of antigenic drift/ immune escape of tumors, neovascularization and tumor angiogenesis, and engineering multivalent nano platforms for cancer immune mediated treatments.

		Daniela Vecchio, PhD Research Fellow Daniela Vecchio's research interests include the antimicrobial effect of photodynamic therapy in vivo and in vitro studies and wound healing.

		Anna Yaroslavsky, PhD Visiting Associate Professor Department of Physics and Applied Physics University of Massachusetts One University Avenue Lowell, MA 01854

		Rui Yin, MD, PhD Research Scientist My research is focused on assessing new photosensitizers. Novel drug delivery system is being used in vitro and in vivo to evaluate therapeutic efficacies. I also actively participate in PDT anti-bacterial/ anti-cancer research.

		Yunsong Zhang, MD Visiting Scientist My current research involves measuring mechanical properties of tumor tissue. The focus of my research is on applying a novel technology-Laser Speckle Rheology, to detect the relationship between tumor stiffness and histopathologic changes within the tumor. Over the long term, this project will potentially provide important information on the mechanobiological cues involved in tumorigenesis.