Develop an optical imaging device (OFDI or OTI) for imaging of the airway mucosa in small animals.

Project Overview

The goal of this project is to create and validate an optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) probe for imaging in the airway of small animals. The cells lining the airway play an important role in common airway diseases and new therapeutics are being developed for treatment. A limitation in the work to develop these therapeutics is the difficulty of measuring changes over the course of an experiment. Some imaging techniques, including OFDI, are able to monitor changes in the airway; however, they are too large for small animal testing. Due to this problem, the aim of this project is to create an effective miniaturized OFDI probe for the use in animal testing.

Team Picture

Files

• Final Notebook (December 15, 2022)
• Final Report (December 15, 2022)
• Final Poster Presentation (December 9, 2022)
• Preliminary Report (October 12, 2022)
• Preliminary Presentation (October 7, 2022)
• PDS (September 24, 2022)

Contact Information

Team Members

• Peter Wawrzyn - Team Leader
• Jade Berget - Communicator
• Andy Slayton - Co-BSAC
• Yash Shah - Co-BSAC
• Lillian Zahn - BWIG
• Sofia Castagnozzi - BPAG

Advisor and Client

• Prof. Filiz Yesilkoy - Advisor
• Dr. Allan Brasier - Client