03/07/2023 ISER2023 & Australian treats
One of the treats of research is travelling and getting to know quite interesting people. Last 2 weeks in Australia were a perfect example. First, at #ISER2023 with an invited talk and the chance to meet old colleagues (including a sudden cold that kept me in bed for 2 days...). Sharing the event with fellow Optica Ambassador Danuta Sampson was a real pleasure. Then visiting the QUT (Queensland University of Technology) Optica student chapter. Thanks Asik Pradhan for organizing this fantastic event, which included a very interesting lab tour hosted by David Alonso-Caneiro. Interactions with young researchers is one of the highlights of being an #OPTICAAmbassador. Finally, in Sydney with two fantastic hosts Alvaro Casas Bedoya & Arti Agrawal and the Optica Sydney local section. Great discussions and ideas for future projects! Thank you all for this great time!
02/10/2023 Invited talk Prof. Michael Telias (Univ. Rochester)
It's a great pleasure to have Prof. Michael Telias @TeliasLab @UofR next Friday (10th Feb) @IO_CSIC @CSIC . He will talk about "The role of inner retinal remodeling in vision". Join us in this very interesting event. Hybrid event.
STREAMING: https://lnkd.in/dCKdVy8b +info
02/07/2023 Invited webinar Woman In Optics 2023-Webinar # 1
Women in Optics is a webinar series that promotes women empowerment for those pursuing academic careers and working in this scientific field. The main goal is to Establish a precedent to encourage more women to pursue careers in the field, boosting diversity and gender inclusion in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Women in Optics recognizes the remarkable accomplishments of women in optics and photonics through the contributions of outstanding women in the field. Organized by the PuertoTico OPTICA student chapter +info
01/26/2023 PTA2022 @ViobioLab
ViobioLab está buscando candidat@s para solicitar un contrato de Personal Técnico de Apoyo en la convocatoria 2022, en las áreas de microscopía multifotón y otras técnicas de adquisición de imagen. El/la candidata debe tener una titulación en el ámbito de la Óptica, Física, Biomedicina, Procesado digital de imagen o similar.
++ info: https://lnkd.in/dUKRg9NM Deadline-CSIC: 3 febrero 2023
01/01/2023 Ramon y Cajal fellow @CSIC
I am very happy to share that I am coming back to Madrid for a Ramon y Cajal assistant professor position at CSIC . A new exciting & challenging career step. It's been a couple of crazy fun years. I have learnt a lot. Move out in the middle of a pandemic was not easy, but we made it! It would have not possible without you all (and many more, that did not fit in the picture). I am sure we will meet again, I will make sure of that!! #Optics #Photonics #WomeninOptics #Darkside #Science
12/14/2022 Scientific meeting
Estimad@s compañer@s, desde el Comité de Ciencias de la Visión @SEDOPTICA os invitamos a asistir al 2022 Young researchers biophotonics winter meeting @CCVision @SEDOPTICA, que se celebrará online el próximo 14 Diciembre 2022. El programa, como podéis ver en los documentos adjuntos, incluye una charla invitada a cargo de la Prof. Jennifer Hunter ( University of Waterloo, Canada) y 6 charlas de jóvenes investigadores de diferentes grupos de la Óptica y la Fotónica española.
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Contact: ccvision@sedoptica.es
Chair | María Viñas | @CSIC
Vice-Chair | Francisco Ávila | @UniZar
Secretary | Mikel Aldaba | @UPC
12/07/2022 Invited talk
Honored to participate today (7th December) in the Winter Workshop in Optics organized by the INAOE Optica student chapter. I will contribute in 2 events: (1) Practical workshop on CV clinic and (2) a Scientific talk about Biophotonics for Eye research.
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Join us for a conversation about #Optics #Photonics
12/01/2022 New publication in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
In this study we compare the binocular visual perception of participants wearing multifocal contact lenses and these same lens designs viewed through a temporal multiplexing visual simulator. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2022.101716
11/30/2022 New publication in Biomedical Optics Express
In this project, we evaluated the interaction of multifocal patterns with eye’s accommodation, and showed that factors such as pupil size, multifocal lens design, native aberrations of the eye, amount of spherical aberration induced should be considered in the management of myopia with MCLs and to gain insights on the mechanism of operation of these lenses. Studies in Adaptive Optics visual simulators are an important step prior to manufacturing specific contact lenses and fitting them on eyes, to assess additional effects such as tear film, lens-cornea interactions or fitting parameters, or lens decentration among others). https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.473595
10/19/2022 Networking event WOMEN IN OPTICS
Join Linhui (Lynn) Yu and me tomorrow #FIO for the Women in Optics: Thrive at all levels! A panel discussion with Monika Ritsch-Marte, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria & Gabrielle Thomas Menlo Systems followed by a networking session with Optica Ambassadors. All are wellcome!
Women in Optics: Thrive at all levels October 19, 2022 1:10-1:55 Showcase Theater
Panelists
Monika Ritsch-Marte, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
Gabrielle Thomas, Menlo Systems, Germany
WiO Networking: NextGen Lounge 2:00-2:30 ++info:
10/16/2022 Networking event OPTICS & VISION
If you are in University of Rochester #FIO #OFVM next week, join us for the OPTICS & VISION community Optica paired networking event We will talk about #optics #photonics #careerdevelopment and many other things!!!
REGISTRATION BY 16TH OCTOBER: ++info: https://lnkd.in/gZHN_f2P .
09/24/2022 Invited talk
Talking about research and scientific communication at the OBERON ITN EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. ITN-European Industrial Doctorate (EID) summer conference in Cambridge Anglia Ruskin University . ++info
09/23/2022 New publication on Biomedical Optics express
In this project we use optical coherence elastography (OCE) to study changes in sclera after crosslinking to stop Myopia progression. In situ measurement of the stiffness increase in the posterior sclera after UV-riboflavin crosslinking by optical coherence elastography​
07/2022 Short research stay ERC-funded MYOMICRO project
To develop projects related to structural/molecular changes during emmetropization and establish novel collaborations (Telias Lab, Hunter Lab, Marcos Lab) in the fantastic enviroment of the Center of Visual Sciences of the University of Rochester (USA).​
SCIENTIFIC PROFILES
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Optics & Photonics news. OPTICA Foundation. Senior Member Insights: María Viñas-Peña
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Celebrating #February11 International Day for Women and Girls in Science. OPTICA Foundation. ​Girls (also) wanna have fun in the lab! Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland dixit, by Maria Vinas, OSA Ambassador.
RESEARCH ON THE NEWS
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Europhysics News. Volume 51, Number 3, May-June 2020. From astronomy to the clinic: adaptive optics based visual simulators, by Maria Vinas
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The Opthalmologist. March 2019 Issue. The Sims. Is visual simulation the best way to manage patient expectations?
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CSIC press release. 2019. Un simulador portátil del CSIC permite al paciente experimentar antes de operarse cómo va a mejorar su visión
OUTREACH ACTIVITY ON THE NEWS
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Discovering light book press release (OPTICA, SPIE & CSIC)
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TV interview. Descubriendo la luz. TVE - La tarde en 24 horas - La Barra - Ciencia - 22/01/19
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Descubriendo la luz book press release (CSIC)