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jtunnell@mail.utexas.edu
Office Location: BME 5.202B

James Tunnell

Professor

Roberta Woods Ray Centennial Fellow in Engineering

Department Research Area

Imaging and Image-Guided Interventions

Research Interests

  • Biomedical optical spectroscopy and imaging
  • Early cancer detection
  • Laser-tissue interactions
  • Nanotechnology
  • Nano-photonics

Research Focus
The Tunnell research group focuses on developing minimally invasive optical technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of disease, particularly early cancer. The next generation of cancer management strategies requires technologies that combine sensing, targeting and treating the earliest stage of disease. Tunnell's approach combines optical imaging, spectroscopy and nanotechnology to develop systems capable of combined diagnosis and treatment of early cancer. In addition, the lab actively studies the basic mechanisms of light-tissue interactions to understand light transport and develop novel imaging strategies.

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Biophotonics Laboratory

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