Interventional Biophotonics Week and Summer School 2026

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Join us for our fourth Annual NCIBT Symposium and Summer School 2026. The first 3 days will be an instructional summer school focused on learning practical skills in Interventional Biophotonics, the following 2 days feature invited speakers and center updates.

Take a look at the agenda for the week here!

Program for the week can be found here!

2026 Confirmed Keynote & Invited Speakers:

PictureName, Affiliation, & TitleTopicType
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Thomas D. Wang, MD, Ph.D. (University of Michigan)

  • H Marvin Pollard Legacy Professor of Endoscopy Research
  • Professor of Internal Medicine
  • Medical School and Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Medical School and College of Engineering
Endomicroscopy and ApplicationsKeynote  
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Nicholas Durr, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University)

  • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Co-Director, Undergraduate Design Team
  • Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
Smart endoscopy technologiesKeynote  
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Kimberley S. Samkoe, Ph.D. (Dartmouth University)

  • Associate Professor of Engineering
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
Fluorescence guided surgeryKeynote  
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Joseph P. Culver, Ph.D. (Washington University Medicine in St. Louis)

  • Director, Biophotonics Research Center
  • Sherwood Moore Professor of Radiology
  • Director, Imaging Sciences Pathway
  • Co-Director, Imaging Sciences Doctoral Program
  • Co-Chair, Radiology Faculty Search Committee
Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) technology and applicationsKeynote  
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Tulio Valdez, MD, MSc (Stanford University)

  • Professor - University Medical Line, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  • Professor - University Medical Line (By courtesy), Pediatrics
Fluorescence guided surgeryInvited Speaker
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Travis W. Sawyer, PhD (The University of Arizona)

  • Director of Graduate Studies, Optical Sciences
  • Assistant Professor of Optical Sciences
  • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Label-Free Microscopy and Deep LearningInvited Speaker
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Petr Bruza, PhD (Dartmouth College)

  • Associate Professor of Engineering
Fluorescence guided surgeryInvited Speaker
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Prabhu Senthil-Kumar, MD (Virginia Commonwealth University)

  • Assistant Professor Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Director of Research
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Previous years:

Interventional Biophotonics Week and Summer School 2025

Interventional Biophotonics Week and Summer School 2024

Interventional Biophotonics Week and Summer School 2023