BMPI welcomes new master student Peter Schutte (Biomedical Engineering)Another new student joined BMPI! Peter Schutte plans to complete his master in Biomedical Engineering in our group, working on a specific application in the field of in vivo photoacoustic imaging.

Stefan Sandker (Technical Medicine) joined BMPIStefan Sandker joined BMPI for his graduation assignment. As a technical medicine student, Stefan will work partly at the department of thoracic surgery of the Medisch Spectrum Twente and partly in the Biomedical Photonic Imaging group.

BMPI welcomes Niels LanghoutIn the first week of November, Niels Langhout joined BMPI for his graduation assignment. His work regarding photoacoustic imaging of lymph nodes for detection of melanoma metastases will be the last part of his masters in both Technical Medicine and Medicine.

Michelle Heijblom wins prize at Dutch Society for Technical Medicine Congress21 October 2011 - Michelle Heijblom of the Biomedical Photonic Imaging (BMPI) group won the Best Presentation Award at the 2nd Congress of the Dutch Society for Technical Medicine (NVvTG - Nederlandse Vereniging van Technische Geneeskunde).

4 master graduations at BMPIIn the last months, four master students finished their research at BMPI and became Master of Science (MSc). BMPI congratulates Maj Haverkate, Diederik Grootendorst, Ellen Ten Tije en Carla Kloeze and wishes them best luck with their new jobs.

BMPI has place for new bachelor and master students, so if you are interested in the projects of the students:

Maarten Heres joined BMPIMaarten Heres has joined the BMPI group for his graduation internship. Maarten is a master student biomedical engineering at the University of Twente

BMPI welcomes Peter van Es as a PhD Student!On the first of June 2011, Peter van Es has joined BMPI as a PhD Student. In the coming four years, he will be working on photoacoustic imaging of finger joints in the hand as a test for rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and therapy monitoring.

Research in Light-nanoparticle interactions published in Nanoletters.Together with collaborators in the NKI (The Netherlands Cancer Institute), we showed that in their interactions with cells and with pulsed NIR light, gold nanorods can lose their attractive optical properties.

Indo-Dutch project grantedA joint proposal from the Biomedical Photonic Imaging (BMPI) Group, and Indian Institute of Science has been granted. The project is on photoacoustic Imaging of finger joints in the hand as a test for rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and therapy monitoring.

Guillaume Lajoinie joined BMPIGuillaume Lajoinie has joined the BMPI group for his Masters Internship. He is from Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France where is pursuing a double degree: as Engineer, and as Master in Biomedical Instrumentation and Imaging.

BMPI logoThe Biomedical Photonic Imaging Group has a new logo.