The Scope of the Conference

The Conference will provide a forum for exchanging and discussing the all-important advances in the fields of Biophoton and the photonics in biomedical science and engineering. The photons from biological system could be spontaneous chemiluminescence, bioluminescence, fluorescence, and transmitted or scattered light within or through biological systems. Emphasis will be put on various advances imaging technology, as well as their scientific bases and biomedical applications. The imaging technology for observing molecular events in single live cells and the noninvasive imaging and monitoring systems with high optical sensitivity and spatial resolution will be the hot topics to be discussed. The conference would also provide a good atmosphere for interaction among physicists, chemists, optical engineers, biologists and medical doctors.

The Program will embrace nine special topics:

1. The physical, chemical and biological properties of biophotons.
2. Diagnostic application of biophotons in Medical, Agricultural and environmental sciences.
3. Physics on photon diffusion, scattering and reflection in biological system.
4. Innovative methods for fluorescence labeling of macromolecules.
5. Clinical application of new optical approaches for Noninvasive diagnosis, localization and treatment of tumors.
6. Optical tomography, such as OCT and Endoscopy.
7. Functional molecular imaging at cellular and subcellular level, especially the application of GFP and other fluorescence proteins.
8. New optical technology for visualization, measurement, analysis, and manipulation in biomedical science.
9. Other optical imaging technology

Organizing Committee

Chairman: Xun Shen (China)
Co-Chairman: Fritz-Albert Popp (Germany)
Secretary-General: Yaning Liu (China)
Members:
Hanben Niu (China) Liangbi Li (China) Jiin-Ju Chang (China) Jianhua Yang (China) Xiaolin Ynag (China) Hui Ma (China) Da Xing( China) Qingming Luo (China) L. Beloussov (Russia) R. Van Wijk (Netherlands) I. Makino (Japan) H. Hiruma (Japan)

Registration

Registration will entitle participants to attend the Scientific Meetings, Welcome Reception, Conference Banquet, and to receive Conference materials.

Call for Papers/Posters

The participants wishing to attend the Conference and present Oral talk or poster are requested to fill the appropriate bow in the attached Reply Form and send to Conference secretariat by January 30, 2003. The deadline for abstract submission will be indicated in the Second Announcement. In order to be preferentially selected as oral presentation, you are kindly requested to submit your abstract to the Conference Secretariat before March 15.