Special Joint OSE Seminar and Physics and Astronomy Colloquium by Prof. Jonathan Liu on Nondestructive 3D pathology and analysis for precision medicine
Departmental News
Posted: April 10, 2023
Speaker: Jonathan Liu, University of Washington
Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
Time: 3:30 pm
Location: PAIS, Room 1100 & via Zoom.
Abstract: In order to catalyze a digital pathology transformation to improve clinical decisions and patient outcomes, a novel technological approach is needed that offers significant advantages over traditional "gold-standard" histopathology in terms of accuracy and throughput. We have developed an open-top light-sheet (OTLS) microscopy platform for slide-free 3D pathology of large clinical specimens, enabling whole biopsies and surgical specimens to be non-destructively imaged in toto. Using machine-learning techniques, we are quantifying 3D spatial and molecular biomarkers for prognosticating patient outcomes (indolent vs. aggressive disease) and for predicting treatment response. These non-destructive large-volume digital pathology methods are synergistic with the growing fields of radiomics and genomics, which collectively have the potential to improve treatment decisions for diverse patient populations.
Jonathan T.C. Liu is a professor of mechanical engineering, bioengineering, and laboratory medicine & pathology at the University of Washington, where his molecular biophotonics laboratory develops high-resolution optical-imaging devices and computational-analysis strategies for guiding treatment decisions. Dr. Liu received his BSE from Princeton and his PhD from Stanford before becoming a postdoc and instructor in the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford. Dr. Liu is a co-founder and board member of Alpenglow Biosciences Inc., which has commercialized the non-destructive 3D pathology technologies developed in his lab. Dr. Liu's work is funded by the NCI, NIBIB, DoD, NSF, and various foundations.
