Photonic platforms for single-cell in vitro optogenetics

by Dr Clara Zaccaria (Department of Physics, University of Trento)

Friday 10 Apr 2026, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Rome

1/2-2 - Aula C (Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia - Edificio Marzolo)

Investigating the processes underlying brain activity can be challenging. Traditional in vivo experiments involve millions of different cells, making it difficult to isolate and study individual processes. This is where in vitro techniques can provide a controlled environment to explore mechanisms involved in processes like memory formation or abnormal network activity. From a digital light processing (DLP) device integrated within a confocal microscope to the development of integrated photonic neural interfaces, the seminar will explore the challenges and capabilities of such techniques, also in combination with functional imaging and immunostaining techniques

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