The Wellman Center for Photomedicine...
Using and understanding light and its effects to improve health and advance medical science. Wellman’s multi-disciplinary faculty focuses on investigating the effects of light on human biology and discovering new diagnostic and therapeutic uses of light.
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Dr. Tayyaba Hasan selected as the recipient of the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Tenth Anniversary Mentor Award. MORE>> Dr. Clemens Alt received the Pascal Rol Award for Best Paper in Ophthalmic Technologies at the 2012 SPIE conference held January 21-26, 2012 in San Francisco, CA. MORE>> Do you want to participate in a research study happening in Wellman Center for Photomedicine? We are recruiting volunteers to be patients for research studies. 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.  |
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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. See this month’s story. |
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One of five Thematic Research Centers at the Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching laboratory for the Harvard Medical School and an educational and training affiliate of the Health Sciences and Technology program at MIT.   |
To learn how you can support the important work done at Wellman, please contact: Patricia McCabe  |
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