Royal Society of Chemistry, Analytical Division,
Molecular Spectroscopy Group (RSC AD MSG)
&
Infrared and Raman Discussion Group (IRDG).
Joint meeting on:
"Biomedical Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy".
Thursday 31st October 2002, Carlton Hotel, Cheltenham.
PROGRAMME:
10:00-10:50 Registration and coffee.
10:50-10:55 Welcome.
10:55-11:25 "The problem of early diagnosis of cancer. Optical solutions."
Professor Hugh Barr, Cranfield Postgraduate Medical School and
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
11:25-12:05 "Cancer diagnostics with Raman Spectroscopy."
Dr. Nicholas Stone, Cranfield Postgraduate Medical School and
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
12:05-12:45 "Biomedical applications of synchrotron infrared microscopy."
Professor Michael Chesters, School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham.
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:40 "Instrumental and theoretical developments in the monitoring and imaging of
tissue oxygenation by near infrared spectroscopy."
Professor David Delpy, Department of Medical Physics & Bioengineering,
University College, London.
14:40-15:20 "The spectroscopic analysis of atherosclerosis: spotting the killer plaques."
Dr. George Tranter, Biomedical Sciences, Imperial College, London.
15:20-16:00 "FTIR spectroscopic characterisation of amyloid and prion proteins"
Dr. Parvez Haris, Department of Biological Sciences, De Montfort University.
16:00 Close and tea.
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