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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