Interventional Biophotonics Week and Summer School

Registration  deadline extended to JUNE 30th, click here to register!

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 working agenda for the week here

Registration includes:

• 5 day learning (3 day summer school & 2 day symposium)
• Hotel accommodations at Courtyard by Marriott Sacramento Midtown (Check-in Sunday, July 19th - Check out Friday, July 24th)
• Transportation to/from Napa/Sonoma Valley for 1/2 day excursion (Wednesday, July 22nd)
• Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner sponsored (Monday-Friday)

Registration Costs:

• No accommodations $350 (includes registration fee, meals, transportation to/from excursions only)
• Double occupancy accommodations $650 (includes registration fee, meals, transportation to/from excursions only, & accommodations for 5 nights)
• Single occupancy accommodations $975 (includes registration fee, meals, transportation to/from excursions only, & accommodations for 5 nights)

2026 Confirmed Keynote & Invited Speakers:

Picture	Name, Affiliation, & Title	Topic	Type
	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 Applications	Keynote
	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 technologies	Keynote
	Kimberley S. Samkoe, Ph.D. (Dartmouth University) Associate Professor of Engineering Associate Professor of Surgery	Fluorescence guided surgery	Keynote
	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 applications	Keynote
	Tulio Valdez, MD, MSc (Stanford University) Professor - University Medical Line, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery) Professor - University Medical Line (By courtesy), Pediatrics	Fluorescence guided surgery	Invited Speaker
	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 Learning	Invited Speaker
	Petr Bruza, PhD (Dartmouth College) Associate Professor of Engineering	Fluorescence guided surgery	Invited Speaker
	Prabhu Senthil-Kumar, MD (Virginia Commonwealth University) Assistant Professor Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Director of Research	Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery	Invited Speaker

Previous years:

Interventional Biophotonics Week and Summer School 2023

Interventional Biophotonics Week and Summer School 2024

Interventional Biophotonics Week and Summer School 2025