Recent Announcements

We’re Hiring: Senior Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate in Biomedical Optics

The Translational Biophotonics Lab at Western University is seeking a highly motivated researcher with expertise in time-resolved optical spectroscopy.
What you’ll do:
 ✅ Lead projects using SNSPDs for broadband time-resolved spectroscopy
 ✅ Develop advanced analysis tools in MATLAB/Python
 ✅ Publish high-impact research and contribute to grant writing
 ✅ Help mentor undergraduate and graduate students
What we’re looking for:
 ✔ Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Medical Biophysics, Physics, or related field
 ✔ Strong background in time-resolved spectroscopy
 ✔ Hands-on experience with SNSPDs or time-correlated single-photon counting
 ✔ Excellent programming and writing skills
Position Details:
 📍 Location: Western University, London, Ontario
 💰 Salary: Commensurate with experience + full benefits
 📅 Start Date: Immediate
Apply now: Send your CV, cover letter, and references to Dr Mamadou Diop (mdiop@uwo.ca)

June, 2026 - 2026 Canadian Association of Physicists Congress

Natalie Li, Rasa Eskandari, Saeed Samaei, Emma Zhang, Ann Ping, Sule Karagulleoglu Kunduraciand, and Darya Sukhina will present their work at the 2026 Canadian Association of Physicists Congress, which will be hosted in Ottawa, ON, Canada. Conference programme and registration information can be found here.
  • Natalie's oral talk: Hyperspectral Time-Resolved Near-Infrared Spectrometer for In-Vivo Adult Neuromonitoring
  • Rasa's oral talk: Estimating absolute optical properties in turbid media using single-distance broadband continuous-wave spectroscopy
  • Saeed's oral talk: Development and Validation of a Wearable, Low-Cost Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System for Cerebral Hemodynamic Monitoring
  • Emma's oral talk: Towards Non-invasive Assessment of Tissue Stiffness Using Diffuse Correlation and Time-resolved Near-infrared Spectroscopy
  • Ann's oral talk (delivered by Rasa): Towards a Standard Minimum Spectral Resolution for Broadband Continuous-Wave Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
  • Sule's oral talk (delivered by Mamadou): Optical assessment of the hemodynamic and metabolic response to elevated intracranial pressure in piglets
  • Darya's poster (delivered by Mamadou): Evaluating an approximation of biological tissue photon propagation model using simulations 

June, 2026 - London Imaging Discovery Day 2026

Saeed Samaei, Rasa Eskandari, Farah Kamar, Aria Riahi, Emma Zhang, and Darya Sukhina will present their work at London Imaging Discovery Day 2026, which will be hosted at King's University College in London, ON, Canada. Conference program and registration information can be found here.
  • Saeed's oral talk: Measuring the Cerebral Metabolic Rate of Oxygen During Shoulder Surgery Using Non-invasive Light-Based Technologies
  • Rasa's oral talk: Non-Invasive Assessment of Mitochondrial Abundance and Metabolic Activity Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
  • Farah's oral talk: Optical Characterization of Cerebral Pulsatility During Postural Intracranial Pressure Changes: A Feasibility Study
  • Aria's oral talk: Detector Placement Optimization for Application of Two-Layer Photon Diffusion Model to Three-Layer Digital Phantoms with Broadband Time-Resolved Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Recovery of Oxygen Saturation and Total Haemoglobin
  • Emma's oral talk: Towards Non-invasive Assessment of Tissue Stiffness Using Diffuse Correlation and Time-resolved Near-infrared Spectroscopy
  • Darya's oral talk: Exploring Photon Propagation Approximations for Near Infrared Spectroscopy Application

June, 2026 - Photonics North 2026

Mamadou Diop will give an invited talk at Photonics North 2026, which will be hosted in Québec, QC, Canada. Conference program and registration information can be found here.
  • Mamadou's invited talk: Time‑Resolved and Continuous‑Wave Hyperspectral Near‑Infrared Spectroscopy for Quantitative Monitoring of Cerebral Metabolism from Neonates to Adults

Featured Publications

Kamar, F., Shoemaker, L. N., Samaei, S., Milej, D., Diop, M., St. Lawrence, K. (2026). Reproducibility of a time-resolved NIRS, multidistance diffuse correlation spectroscopy system: towards noninvasive longitudinal neuromonitoring. Neurophotonics, 13(1), 015016-015016.

Samaei, S., Eskandari, R., Shoemaker, L., Li, N., Kamar, F., Sikstrom, L. D., Holdsworth, D., Diop, M. (2026). Wearable near-infrared spectroscopy device for low-resource settings. Journal of Physics: Photonics.

Karagulleoglu-Kunduraci, S., Kamar, F., Eskandari, R., Samaei, S., Diop, M. (2025, October). Neonatal cerebral hemodynamics under elevated intracranial pressure: a near-infrared spectroscopy study in piglets. Pediatric Research.

Suwalski, M., Milej, D., Mousseau, J. P., Rajaram, A., Diop, M., Murkin, J., St. Lawrence, K., Chui, J. (2025, June). The Effect of Hypotension on Cerebral Metabolism and Perfusion in Adults Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Prospective Cohort Study. Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Eskandari, R., Li, N. C., Samaei, S., Milej, D., St. Lawrence, K., Diop, M. (2025, August). Quantification of oxidized and reduced cytochrome-c-oxidase by combining discrete-wavelength time-resolved and broadband continuous-wave near-infrared spectroscopy. Biomedical Optics Express, 16(9), 3797-3812.

Ping, A.1, Haque, R.1, Li, N. C., Eskandari, R.#, & Diop, M.# (2025, April). Minimum spectral resolution for continuous-wave hyperspectral near-infrared tissue spectroscopy. Journal of Biomedical Optics (Vol. 30, Issue 4, 047002).

Eskandari, R., Milkovich, S., Kamar, F., Goldman, D., Welsh, D. G., Ellis, C. G., & Diop, M. (2024, December). Non-invasive point-of-care optical technique for continuous in vivo assessment of microcirculatory function: Application to a preclinical model of early sepsis. The FASEB Journal, 38(23), e70204.

Mawdsley, L.1, Eskandari, R.1, Kamar, F., Rajaram, A., Yip, L. C. M., Abayomi, N., Milkovich, S., St. Lawrence, K., Carson, J. J. L., Ellis, C. G., & Diop, M. (2024, August). In vivo optical assessment of cerebral and skeletal muscle microvascular response to phenylephrine. FASEB BioAdvances, 6(9), 390.

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