His Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory is focused on developing novel optical biomedical diagnostic and imaging technologies and translating these into clinical applications. Boppart received his Ph. He has published over invited and contributed publications, delivered over invited and contributed presentations, and has over 55 patents related to optical biomedical imaging technology. He has mentored over interdisciplinary undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate researchers.
Forman Engineering Excellence Award from Optica for dedication and advancement in undergraduate research education. Boppart has co-founded four start-up companies to commercialize and disseminate his optical technologies for biomedical imaging and was recently elected a member of the National Academy of Inventors. He established and served as Director of Imaging at Illinois, a university-wide program to integrate imaging science, technology, and applications across multiple modalities and fields, and is currently Director of the GSK Center for Optical Molecular Imaging, supported by an academic-clinical-industry partnership with GlaxoSmithKline.
Boppart has been a strong advocate for the integration of engineering, technology, and medicine to advance human health and our healthcare systems. He played an active role in the initiation, visioning, launch, and growth of the new engineering-based Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and served as Executive Associate Dean and Chief Diversity Officer.
Through all these efforts he is recognized for developing new programs for research and education in technology-inspired health innovation.
My interdisciplinary research group combines the fields of engineering, medicine, and biology to develop novel optical biomedical imaging technologies and translate these for biological discovery and clinical applications.
