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American Society for Photobiology

    Lux et vita since 1972

The ASP promotes research in photobiology, integration of different photobiology disciplines, dissemination of photobiology knowledge, and provides information on photobiological aspects of national and international issues.


 

ASP-2008 Travel Award Winners

Supported by the Frederick Urbach Memorial Travel Award. The ASP acknowledges the support of AGI-Dermatics, The Charles Rivers Laboratory, and Mrs Anne Spikes in making these awards available.

Award Recipient Advisor Institution Abstract title
ASP-2008: Burlingame CA, June 20-25, 2008
Baozhong Zhao Colin Chignell NIH/NIEHS Phototoxicity of pristine (C60) and hydroxylated [C60(OH)24] fullerene towards keratinocytes
Joerg Liebmann V Kolb-Bachofen Univ. Duesseldorf
(Germany)		 Blue light at 450nm wavelength modulates proliferation and differentiation of human skin cells
Jodi Johnson Amanda McCullough Oregon Health Sciences Univ. Cv-pdg Facilitates repair of UVB-Induced DNA damage in skin
Anna Cristina Samia Pamela B Davis Case Western Reserve Univ. Imaging of DNA nanoparticles with tunable fluorescent nanocrystals for gene delivery monitoring
Marine Dgebuadze Nunu Metreveli Chavchavadze State Univ.
(Georgia) 		Identification of free radicals induced by UV irradiation in collagen water solutions
Jae Youn Hwuang Daniel L Farkas Univ. Southern California Multimode optical imaging system for In Vivo chemotherapy assessment in small animals
Max Rempel Myakishev Francisco Tausk Univ. Rochester School of Med. Hairless mouse with UV-induced skin tumors as a model for chemo- and photo- therapy of cancer.
Joanna Turner Alfio Parisi Univ. Southern Queensland
(Australia) 		Characterising the influence on human UV exposures due to reflective vertical surfaces
Peter Schouten Alfio Parisi Univ. Southern Queensland
(Australia) 		Measurement of solar UVB exposures in sea water with a high-exposure dosimeter
Goutham Kodali Robert J Stanley Temple Univ. The excited states of fluorescent adenine analogs: An Ab Initio and stark spectroscopic study of 2-Aminopurine and 8-Vinyladenine
Madhavan Narayanan Robert J Stanley Temple Univ. Investigating the role of adenine in the FAD of DNA photolyase
William Chin Paul WS Heng Natl. Univ. Singapore Fluorescence kinetics and drug transport of chlorin e6-polyvinylpyrrolidone for photodynamic applications of urological cancer
Ramaswamy Bhuwaneswari Malini Olivo Natl. Cancer Ctr. Singapore Evaluation of angiogenic markers in vascular and cellular mediated photodynamic therapy using hypericin
Imene Chebbi Olivier Seksek Univ. Pierre & Marie Curie
(France) 		Phototriggered liposomal release
Janusz M Dabrowski Grazyna Stochel Jagielloinian Univ. Krakow
(Poland) 		New amphiphilic halogenated bacteriochlorins: spectroscopic, photophysical and photobiological studies.
Priscila FC Menezes Vanderlei Bagnato Univ. Sao Paulo
(Brazil) 		Photoimunomodulation in cosmetics
Priyanka Agharkar Bin Chen Univ. Sciences Philadelphia Elucidating the mechanisms of photodynamic therapy induced endothelial cell morphological and functional change
Noemi Rubio Robert W Redmond Wellman Ctr., Mass. Gen. Hosp. Mechanisms of bystander signaling following photodynamic stress
Kim Mongrain JE van Lier Univ. Sherbrooke
(Canada) 		Effect of fluence rate on tumor metabolism during PDT of tumors in rats evaluated by Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Maria Gonzalez Bejar Tito Scaiano Univ. Ottawa
(Canada) 		Interaction between 7-mercapto-4-methylcoumarin and CdSe quantum dots
Laetitia Rene-Boisneuf Tito Scaiano Univ. Ottawa
(Canada) 		Making quantum dots more luminescent by sulfur photocuring without compromising sensor response
Liliana B Jimenez Tito Scaiano Univ. Ottawa
(Canada) 		Synthesis and photophysical properties of functional macromolecules from short Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (sSWNT), (4,4'-diphenylvinyl)-sSWNT and (alkyl-azaxanthone)-sSWNT.
Jane Buchanan Linda Jones College of Charleston Optical model for Barrett's esophagus
Diana Glennie Tom Farrell Juravinski Cancer Ctr.
(Canada) 		Patient specific integrating sphere for improvement of dosimetry in PDT
Naja McKenzie Robin B Harris Arizona Cancer Ctr. Validation of bio-behavioral measurement methods of sun exposure for skin cancer prevention research in Southern Arizona high school students
Cara Benjamin H N Ananthaswamy M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr. Transgenic mice with a knock in point mutation at p53 codon 172 exhibit increased sensitivity to UV-induced skin damage, immunosuppression, and skin cancer