The ISBC organizes online seminars given by the most impactful scientists and focusing on innovation, perspectives and new discoveries in bioluminescence<\/p>\n
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026 \u2022 9:00\u201310:00 AM ET\/ED<\/p>\n
Christopher H. Contag, PhD; James and Kathleen Cornelius Endowed Chair. Director, Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering (IQ). Inaugural Chair and Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering. Professor, Department of Microbiology, Genetics & Immunology, Michigan State University<\/p>\n
Beyond Seeing: From Bioluminescent Reporters to Biological Interfaces<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaker Bio<\/p>\n Dr. Contag is a pioneer in molecular imaging and biomedical engineering and serves as Director of the Institute for\u00a0Quantitative Health Science & Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he held leadership positions at\u00a0Stanford University, including Director of the Center for Innovation in In Vivo Imaging. His research focuses on\u00a0developing noninvasive imaging technologies that reveal molecular processes in living subjects and advance\u00a0diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n September 30, Wednesday 9 AM US-EST<\/p>\n Heather Bracken-Grissom<\/p>\n Professor &Assistant Director, Institute of Environmental Biological Sciences<\/p>\n Florida International University<\/p>\n https:\/\/case.fiu.edu\/about\/directory\/profiles\/bracken-grissom-heather.html<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, March 25, 2026<\/p>\n \u201cIn Memorium Professor Yoshihiro Ohmiya, PhD (1960-2026)\u201d<\/p>\n Prof. Vadim Viviani, Dr. Yoshihiro Nakajima, and Dr. Katsunori Ogoh<\/p>\n This special session celebrated the life, scientific legacy, and lasting impact of Professor Yoshihiro Ohmiya on the bioluminescence community<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, January 21, 2026<\/p>\n \u201cBioluminescence imaging across scales: lessons learned and future directions\u201d<\/p>\n Prof. Dr. Laura Mezzanotte<\/p>\n This seminar explored bioluminescence imaging across biological scales, highlighting key lessons from past work and discussing emerging opportunities and future directions for the field<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, December 17, 2025<\/p>\n \u201cmCherry Fluorescence lifetimes as reporters of elevated densities in cellular biocondensates\u201d<\/p>\n Prof. Dr. Eitan Learner<\/p>\n This seminar presented how mCherry fluorescence lifetimes can serve as sensitive reporters of elevated molecular densities within cellular biocondensates, offering new insight into their physical properties and dynamics<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, October 1, 2025<\/p>\n \u201cMolecular Simulations of Bioluminescent Systems: Insights into Chromophore Spectra\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Houda Moumene<\/p>\n This seminar examined how molecular simulations can reveal the structural and electronic factors underlying chromophore spectra in bioluminescent systems, providing deeper insight into their light-emitting behavior.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, October 1, 2025<\/p>\n \u201cOf Fireflies and Smart-Materials: Towards Bio-inspired Light-Emitting Molecules for Sensing and Electronics\u201d<\/p>\n Prof. Dr. Stefan Schramm<\/p>\n This seminar discussed the development of bio-inspired light-emitting molecules, drawing inspiration from fireflies to advance new materials for sensing applications and electronic technologies.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The ISBC organizes online seminars given by the most impactful scientists and focusing on innovation, perspectives and new discoveries in bioluminescence Next seminar: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 \u2022 9:00\u201310:00 AM ET\/ED Christopher H. Contag, PhD; James and Kathleen Cornelius Endowed Chair. Director, Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering (IQ). Inaugural Chair and Professor, … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-117","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isbc-society.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isbc-society.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isbc-society.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isbc-society.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isbc-society.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.isbc-society.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212,"href":"https:\/\/www.isbc-society.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117\/revisions\/212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isbc-society.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Past seminars<\/h3>\n