Laboratory for Optical Micromechanics and Imaging

At the Laboratory for Optical Micromechanics and Imaging, directed by Dr. Seemantini Nadkarni, the major thrust of our research is the innovation and investigation of light-based technologies that interrogate the mechanical behavior of tissue, and on shedding light on the role of tissue mechanics in disease etiology, progression and prognosis. Our laboratory is located at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. The Wellman Center is the world’s largest academic research facility dedicated to the development of light-mediated, diagnostic and therapeutic technologies. The research efforts in our laboratory are directed towards both, fundamental and translational areas of Biomedical Optics to address major questions related to clinical medicine and biological sciences. Currently, our research activities are focused on five major areas of investigation.