Our lab is focused on leveraging the wealth of optical information available beyond the visible to enhance diagnosis and management of skin disease. Beyond skin, the technology we build has general applicability to human health.
We are thankful for research support from the NIH Common Fund, the CDC, the NIBIB, the Dermatology Foundation, and Washington University in Saint Louis
Coaligned thermal, near-infrared, and visible imaging
Ensuring optical coaligment between visible, near-infrared, and long-wave infrared sensors
Skin color assessment
Objective assessment of the components of skin that determine skin color
Impact of melanin on medical device function
Novel mosaic swine model to isolate impact of pigmentation on optical medical device function while controlling for other physiologic variables
3D-printed skin-mimicking flow phantoms
Building multi-layer optical phantoms that mimic skin properties and support pulsatile flow experiments
Short-wave Infrared Imaging
Short wave infared imaging offers a novel approach to quantifying skin disease