Welcome to the CBRG Homepage!
The Carleton Biophotonics Research Group (CBRG) is a Medical Physics Group in the Department of Physics at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Our research program involves the development and application of optical molecular imaging techniques for biological discovery. The goal is to develop optical tools that facilitate quantitative and rapid analysis related to disease detection and monitoring, and have the potential for future clinical and industrial translation.
Research Opportunities
Seeking MSc and PhD graduate Students in Physics and / or Biomedical Engineering for Fall 2019
We are looking for individuals with a strong academic track-record and good hands-on experimental and problem-solving skills in Physics or Engineering Physics to join our research team in Fall 2019. The research involves the development of new optical techniques for rapid disease diagnostics using ultrafast lasers and vibrational spectroscopy.
PHYSICS:
MScDevelop novel technique based on Raman spectroscopy of oral cavity fluids to detect important biomarkers of health. (This project is funded by MITACS and is in collaboration with an industry partner developing advanced photonic technologies to improve oral health assessment).
PHYSICS/ BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING:
MSc/ PhDDevelop optical techniques for “virtual pathology”/ develop compact and portable, hand-held fiber optic probe for detection of skin cancer. (This project is in collaboration with partners at Health Canada and the Ottawa Hospital).
For more information, please contact Professor Sangeeta Murugkar, Department of Physics, Carleton University (smurugkar@physics.carleton.ca)
News
August 22, 2018 Congratulations to Harry !
Harry successfully defended his MSc thesis titled “Raman Spectroscopy of Human Lens Epithelial Cells Exposed to a Low-dose Range of Ionizing Radiation”
July 29 - August 2, 2018 Boston work visit
We enjoyed a fun summer road trip from Ottawa to Boston when we visited our collaborator, Dr. Conor Evans’ lab for initiating a new joint project.
July 2018, Nonlinear Optical Imaging Platform almost ready!
Olivia and Harry are working hard to complete the construction of the multimodal coherent Raman microscopy setup based on the new Insight laser.
May 16-18, 2018 Volunteering for the International Day of Light
Ben Hansson showed off some cool demos including our hand-held probe at the International Day of Light Booth at the Canada-Wide Science Fair at Carleton University.
October 22, 2017 Sangeeta’s talk at the Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference
Sangeeta gave a presentation on “Biophotonics: Applications in Cancer Research”.
June 15, 2017, Congratulations to Hamid and Chris!
Hamid graduated from the MASc (Biomedical Engineering) program, while Chris graduated with a BSc (Biology and Physics) degree. A big party followed.
June 6, 2017, Sangeeta wins the 'New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award'
Awarded by Carleton University to three new faculty each year who have demonstrated teaching excellence and innovation.
2017 Summer Conferences
May 30, 2017: Harry’s oral presentation at CAP 2017 in Kingston, ON.
July 13, 2017: Harry presents a poster at COMP 2017 in Ottawa.
May 2017, Honors Project Prize
Chris Dedek awarded the "Honors project prize" for his presentation of his Honor's thesis titled "The Application of Raman Spectroscopy to Retrospective Dosimetry of Whole Blood".
March 10, 2017, Sangeeta's public lecture
Sangeeta's Physics public lecture "Shining a Light on Cancer with Biophotonics" at Richcraft Hall, Carleton University was very well-received.
Dec 20, 2016, Congratulations to Hamid!
Hamid successfully defended his MASc thesis: Development of Raman micro-spectroscopy to characterize human ovarian cancer cells. Hamid is Dr. Murugkar's first master's student to complete, and our department's first student in Biomedical Engineering to complete.
Nov 9, 2016 - Dr. Murugkar wins the Norman Edmund Inspiration Award
This award honors the contributions made by Norman Edmund to advance the science of optics. The recipient of the award is chosen from among the 30 global finalists of the 2016 Educational Award in the Americas and Europe.
Nov 30, 2016 - Latest paper
Our paper was accepted and published on line, in the Journal of Biophotonics.
Apr - Jun 2016 - Conference Fever
Hamid presented a talk at the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) meeting in Ottawa.
Hamid presented a poster at the annual meeting of the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Abrar presented a poster at the international conference on clinical spectroscopy, SPEC 2016 in Montreal on June 27 2016.
Dean Shepherdson was selected from 4000 participants at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in North Carolina, USA, to present a talk related to his research
Jan 2016 - Move to the new lab
Check out our new lab here
October 2015, I-CUREUS awarded to Abrar and Dean
Projects related to: Optical Imaging and Multivariate Analysis for Predicting Cellular and Tissue Response to Radiation Therapy.
October 2015, "Introduce a girl to Photonics" education outreach event
Dr. Sangeeta Murugkar volunteered for the IEEE Photonics event "Introduce a girl to Photonics" as part the 2015 International Year of Light.
July 2015, First group BBQ a big success!
New images posted in the Group Events page.
May 2015, Honours Project Prize
Emil Prikryl awarded the “Honors project prize” for his presentation of his Honor’s thesis titled “Live-cell Raman microspectroscopy of normal and malignant ovarian cells”.
November 2014, CIHR Poster Excellence Award
Sangeeta awarded the ‘CIHR Poster Excellence Award’ at the New PI meeting, in Mont Gabriel, Quebec.