Honors & Awards


  • Agarwal Award, KAIST (2022)
  • Bio-X Bowes Fellowship, Stanford University (2020)
  • Asan Foundation Biomedical Science Scholarship, Asan Foundation (2018)
  • KAIST Creativity and Challenge Award, KAIST (2018)
  • Samsung HumanTech Paper Award (Silver), Samsung Electronics (2017)
  • Talent Award of Korea, Republic of Korea Government (2015)
  • SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship, SPIE (2014)
  • KAIST Presidential Fellowship, KAIST (2013)

Education & Certifications


  • M.S., Stanford University, Biology (2020)
  • B.S., KAIST, Physics and Mathematics (2018)

All Publications


  • Cell-type-specific population dynamics of diverse reward computations. Cell Sylwestrak, E. L., Jo, Y., Vesuna, S., Wang, X., Holcomb, B., Tien, R. H., Kim, D. K., Fenno, L., Ramakrishnan, C., Allen, W. E., Chen, R., Shenoy, K. V., Sussillo, D., Deisseroth, K. 2022; 185 (19): 3568

    Abstract

    Computational analysis of cellular activity has developed largely independently of modern transcriptomic cell typology, but integrating these approaches may be essential for full insight into cellular-level mechanisms underlying brain function and dysfunction. Applying this approach to the habenula (a structure with diverse, intermingled molecular, anatomical, and computational features), we identified encoding of reward-predictive cues and reward outcomes in distinct genetically defined neural populations, including TH+ cells and Tac1+ cells. Data from genetically targeted recordings were used to train an optimized nonlinear dynamical systems model and revealed activity dynamics consistent with a line attractor. High-density, cell-type-specific electrophysiological recordings and optogenetic perturbation provided supporting evidence for this model. Reverse-engineering predicted how Tac1+ cells might integrate reward history, which was complemented by invivo experimentation. This integrated approach describes a process by which data-driven computational models of population activity can generate and frame actionable hypotheses for cell-type-specific investigation in biological systems.

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2022.08.019

    View details for PubMedID 36113428

  • Label-free multiplexed microtomography of endogenous subcellular dynamics using generalizable deep learning. Nature cell biology Jo, Y., Cho, H., Park, W. S., Kim, G., Ryu, D., Kim, Y. S., Lee, M., Park, S., Lee, M. J., Joo, H., Jo, H., Lee, S., Lee, S., Min, H., Heo, W. D., Park, Y. 2021

    Abstract

    Simultaneous imaging of various facets of intact biological systems across multiple spatiotemporal scales is a long-standing goal in biology and medicine, for which progress is hindered by limits of conventional imaging modalities. Here we propose using the refractive index (RI), an intrinsic quantity governing light-matter interaction, as a means for such measurement. We show that major endogenous subcellular structures, which are conventionally accessed via exogenous fluorescence labelling, are encoded in three-dimensional (3D) RI tomograms. We decode this information in a data-driven manner, with a deep learning-based model that infers multiple 3D fluorescence tomograms from RI measurements of the corresponding subcellular targets, thereby achieving multiplexed microtomography. This approach, called RI2FL for refractive index to fluorescence, inherits the advantages of both high-specificity fluorescence imaging and label-free RI imaging. Importantly, full 3D modelling of absolute and unbiased RI improves generalization, such that the approach is applicable to a broad range of new samples without retraining to facilitate immediate applicability. The performance, reliability and scalability of this technology are extensively characterized, and its various applications within single-cell profiling at unprecedented scales (which can generate new experimentally testable hypotheses) are demonstrated.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41556-021-00802-x

    View details for PubMedID 34876684

  • Holographic deep learning for rapid optical screening of anthrax spores SCIENCE ADVANCES Jo, Y., Park, S., Jung, J., Yoon, J., Joo, H., Kim, M., Kang, S., Choi, M., Lee, S., Park, Y. 2017; 3 (8): e1700606

    Abstract

    Establishing early warning systems for anthrax attacks is crucial in biodefense. Despite numerous studies for decades, the limited sensitivity of conventional biochemical methods essentially requires preprocessing steps and thus has limitations to be used in realistic settings of biological warfare. We present an optical method for rapid and label-free screening of Bacillus anthracis spores through the synergistic application of holographic microscopy and deep learning. A deep convolutional neural network is designed to classify holographic images of unlabeled living cells. After training, the network outperforms previous techniques in all accuracy measures, achieving single-spore sensitivity and subgenus specificity. The unique "representation learning" capability of deep learning enables direct training from raw images instead of manually extracted features. The method automatically recognizes key biological traits encoded in the images and exploits them as fingerprints. This remarkable learning ability makes the proposed method readily applicable to classifying various single cells in addition to B. anthracis, as demonstrated for the diagnosis of Listeria monocytogenes, without any modification. We believe that our strategy will make holographic microscopy more accessible to medical doctors and biomedical scientists for easy, rapid, and accurate point-of-care diagnosis of pathogens.

    View details for DOI 10.1126/sciadv.1700606

    View details for Web of Science ID 000411589900007

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  • Structural basis for ion selectivity in potassium-selective channelrhodopsins. Cell Tajima, S., Kim, Y. S., Fukuda, M., Jo, Y., Wang, P. Y., Paggi, J. M., Inoue, M., Byrne, E. F., Kishi, K. E., Nakamura, S., Ramakrishnan, C., Takaramoto, S., Nagata, T., Konno, M., Sugiura, M., Katayama, K., Matsui, T. E., Yamashita, K., Kim, S., Ikeda, H., Kim, J., Kandori, H., Dror, R. O., Inoue, K., Deisseroth, K., Kato, H. E. 2023

    Abstract

    KCR channelrhodopsins (K+-selective light-gated ion channels) have received attention as potential inhibitory optogenetic tools but more broadly pose a fundamental mystery regarding how their K+ selectivity is achieved. Here, we present 2.5-2.7 Å cryo-electron microscopy structures of HcKCR1 and HcKCR2 and of a structure-guided mutant with enhanced K+ selectivity. Structural, electrophysiological, computational, spectroscopic, and biochemical analyses reveal a distinctive mechanism for K+ selectivity; rather than forming the symmetrical filter of canonical K+ channels achieving both selectivity and dehydration, instead, three extracellular-vestibule residues within each monomer form a flexible asymmetric selectivity gate, while a distinct dehydration pathway extends intracellularly. Structural comparisons reveal a retinal-binding pocket that induces retinal rotation (accounting for HcKCR1/HcKCR2 spectral differences), and design of corresponding KCR variants with increased K+ selectivity (KALI-1/KALI-2) provides key advantages for optogenetic inhibition in vitro and in vivo. Thus, discovery of a mechanism for ion-channel K+ selectivity also provides a framework for next-generation optogenetics.

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2023.08.009

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  • Cardiogenic control of affective behavioural state. Nature Hsueh, B., Chen, R., Jo, Y., Tang, D., Raffiee, M., Kim, Y. S., Inoue, M., Randles, S., Ramakrishnan, C., Patel, S., Kim, D. K., Liu, T. X., Kim, S. H., Tan, L., Mortazavi, L., Cordero, A., Shi, J., Zhao, M., Ho, T. T., Crow, A., Yoo, A. W., Raja, C., Evans, K., Bernstein, D., Zeineh, M., Goubran, M., Deisseroth, K. 2023

    Abstract

    Emotional states influence bodily physiology, as exemplified in the top-down process by which anxiety causes faster beating of the heart1-3. However, whether an increased heart rate might itself induce anxiety or fear responses is unclear3-8. Physiological theories of emotion, proposed over a century ago, have considered that in general, there could be an important and even dominant flow of information from the body to the brain9. Here, to formally test this idea, we developed a noninvasive optogenetic pacemaker for precise, cell-type-specific control of cardiac rhythms of up to 900beats per minute in freely moving mice, enabled by a wearable micro-LED harness and the systemic viral delivery of a potent pump-like channelrhodopsin. We found that optically evoked tachycardia potently enhanced anxiety-like behaviour, but crucially only in risky contexts, indicating that both central (brain) and peripheral (body) processes may be involved in the development of emotional states. To identify potential mechanisms, we used whole-brain activity screening and electrophysiology to find brain regions that wereactivated by imposed cardiac rhythms. We identified the posterior insular cortex as a potential mediator of bottom-up cardiac interoceptive processing, and found that optogenetic inhibition of this brain region attenuated the anxiety-like behaviour that was induced by optical cardiac pacing. Together, these findings reveal that cells of both the body and the brain must be considered together to understand the origins of emotional or affective states. More broadly, our results define a generalizable approach for noninvasive, temporally precise functional investigations of joint organism-wide interactions among targeted cells during behaviour.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41586-023-05748-8

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  • Rapid species identification of pathogenic bacteria from a minute quantity exploiting three-dimensional quantitative phase imaging and artificial neural network. Light, science & applications Kim, G., Ahn, D., Kang, M., Park, J., Ryu, D., Jo, Y., Song, J., Ryu, J. S., Choi, G., Chung, H. J., Kim, K., Chung, D. R., Yoo, I. Y., Huh, H. J., Min, H. S., Lee, N. Y., Park, Y. 2022; 11 (1): 190

    Abstract

    The healthcare industry is in dire need of rapid microbial identification techniques for treating microbial infections. Microbial infections are a major healthcare issue worldwide, as these widespread diseases often develop into deadly symptoms. While studies have shown that an early appropriate antibiotic treatment significantly reduces the mortality of an infection, this effective treatment is difficult to practice. The main obstacle to early appropriate antibiotic treatments is the long turnaround time of the routine microbial identification, which includes time-consuming sample growth. Here, we propose a microscopy-based framework that identifies the pathogen from single to few cells. Our framework obtains and exploits the morphology of the limited sample by incorporating three-dimensional quantitative phase imaging and an artificial neural network. We demonstrate the identification of 19 bacterial species that cause bloodstream infections, achieving an accuracy of 82.5% from an individual bacterial cell or cluster. This performance, comparable to that of the gold standard mass spectroscopy under a sufficient amount of sample, underpins the effectiveness of our framework in clinical applications. Furthermore, our accuracy increases with multiple measurements, reaching 99.9% with seven different measurements of cells or clusters. We believe that our framework can serve as a beneficial advisory tool for clinicians during the initial treatment of infections.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41377-022-00881-x

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  • Mechanogenetic role of actomyosin complex in branching morphogenesis of epithelial organs. Development (Cambridge, England) Kim, J. M., Jo, Y. n., Jung, J. W., Park, K. n. 2021

    Abstract

    The actomyosin complex plays crucial roles in various life processes by balancing the forces generated by cellular components. In addition to its physical function, the actomyosin complex participates in mechanotransduction. However, the exact role of actomyosin contractility in force transmission and the related transcriptional changes during morphogenesis are not fully understood. Here, we report a mechanogenetic role of the actomyosin complex in branching morphogenesis using an organotypic culture system of mouse embryonic submandibular glands. We dissected the physical factors arranged by characteristic actin structures in developing epithelial buds and identified the spatial distribution of forces that is essential for buckling mechanism to promote the branching process. Moreover, the critical genes required for the distribution of epithelial progenitor cells were regulated by YAP/TAZ through a mechanotransduction process in epithelial organs. These findings are important for our understanding of the physical processes involved in the development of epithelial organs and provide a theoretical background for developing new approaches for organ regeneration.

    View details for DOI 10.1242/dev.190785

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  • Deep-learning based three-dimensional label-free tracking and analysis of immunological synapses of CAR-T cells. eLife Lee, M., Lee, Y. H., Song, J., Kim, G., Jo, Y., Min, H., Kim, C. H., Park, Y. 2020; 9

    Abstract

    The immunological synapse (IS) is a cell-cell junction between a T cell and a professional antigen-presenting cell. Since the IS formation is a critical step for the initiation of an antigen-specific immune response, various live-cell imaging techniques, most of which rely on fluorescence microscopy, have been used to study the dynamics of IS. However, the inherent limitations associated with the fluorescence-based imaging, such as photo-bleaching and photo-toxicity, prevent the long-term assessment of dynamic changes of IS with high frequency. Here, we propose and experimentally validate a label-free, volumetric, and automated assessment method for IS dynamics using a combinational approach of optical diffraction tomography and deep learning-based segmentation. The proposed method enables an automatic and quantitative spatiotemporal analysis of IS kinetics of morphological and biochemical parameters associated with IS dynamics, providing a new option for immunological research.

    View details for DOI 10.7554/eLife.49023

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  • Calibration-free quantitative phase imaging using data-driven aberration modeling OPTICS EXPRESS Chang, T., Ryu, D., Jo, Y., Choi, G., Min, H., Park, Y. 2020; 28 (23): 34835–47

    Abstract

    We present a data-driven approach to compensate for optical aberrations in calibration-free quantitative phase imaging (QPI). Unlike existing methods that require additional measurements or a background region to correct aberrations, we exploit deep learning techniques to model the physics of aberration in an imaging system. We demonstrate the generation of a single-shot aberration-corrected field image by using a U-net-based deep neural network that learns a translation between an optical field with aberrations and an aberration-corrected field. The high fidelity and stability of our method is demonstrated on 2D and 3D QPI measurements of various confluent eukaryotic cells and microbeads, benchmarking against the conventional method using background subtractions.

    View details for DOI 10.1364/OE.412009

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  • Label-Free Tomographic Imaging of Lipid Droplets in Foam Cells for Machine-Learning-Assisted Therapeutic Evaluation of Targeted Nanodrugs. ACS nano Park, S., Ahn, J. W., Jo, Y., Kang, H. Y., Kim, H. J., Cheon, Y., Kim, J. W., Park, Y., Lee, S., Park, K. 2020

    Abstract

    Lipid droplet (LD) accumulation, a key feature of foam cells, constitutes an attractive target for therapeutic intervention in atherosclerosis. However, despite advances in cellular imaging techniques, current noninvasive and quantitative methods have limited application in living foam cells. Here, using optical diffraction tomography (ODT), we performed quantitative morphological and biophysical analysis of living foam cells in a label-free manner. We identified LDs in foam cells by verifying the specific refractive index using correlative imaging comprising ODT integrated with three-dimensional fluorescence imaging. Through time-lapse monitoring of three-dimensional dynamics of label-free living foam cells, we precisely and quantitatively evaluated the therapeutic effects of a nanodrug (mannose-polyethylene glycol-glycol chitosan-fluorescein isothiocyanate-lobeglitazone; MMR-Lobe) designed to affect the targeted delivery of lobeglitazone to foam cells based on high mannose receptor specificity. Furthermore, by exploiting machine-learning-based image analysis, we further demonstrated therapeutic evaluation at the single-cell level. These findings suggest that refractive index measurement is a promising tool to explore new drugs against LD-related metabolic diseases.

    View details for DOI 10.1021/acsnano.9b07993

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  • Optogenetic activation of intracellular antibodies for direct modulation of endogenous proteins. Nature methods Yu, D., Lee, H., Hong, J., Jung, H., Jo, Y., Oh, B., Park, B. O., Do Heo, W. 2019

    Abstract

    Intracellular antibodies have become powerful tools for imaging, modulating and neutralizing endogenous target proteins. Here, we describe an optogenetically activated intracellular antibody (optobody) consisting of split antibody fragments and blue-light inducible heterodimerization domains. We expanded this optobody platform by generating several optobodies from previously developed intracellular antibodies, and demonstrated that photoactivation of gelsolin and beta2-adrenergic receptor (beta2AR) optobodies suppressed endogenous gelsolin activity and beta2AR signaling, respectively.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41592-019-0592-7

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  • Cycle-consistent deep learning approach to coherent noise reduction in optical diffraction tomography OPTICS EXPRESS Choi, G., Ryu, D., Jo, Y., Kim, Y., Park, W., Min, H., Park, Y. 2019; 27 (4): 4927–43
  • Intensiometric biosensors visualize the activity of multiple small GTPases in vivo NATURE COMMUNICATIONS Kim, J., Lee, S., Jung, K., Oh, W., Kim, N., Son, S., Jo, Y., Kwon, H., Heo, W. 2019; 10: 211

    Abstract

    Ras and Rho small GTPases are critical for numerous cellular processes including cell division, migration, and intercellular communication. Despite extensive efforts to visualize the spatiotemporal activity of these proteins, achieving the sensitivity and dynamic range necessary for in vivo application has been challenging. Here, we present highly sensitive intensiometric small GTPase biosensors visualizing the activity of multiple small GTPases in single cells in vivo. Red-shifted sensors combined with blue light-controllable optogenetic modules achieved simultaneous monitoring and manipulation of protein activities in a highly spatiotemporal manner. Our biosensors revealed spatial dynamics of Cdc42 and Ras activities upon structural plasticity of single dendritic spines, as well as a broad range of subcellular Ras activities in the brains of freely behaving mice. Thus, these intensiometric small GTPase sensors enable the spatiotemporal dissection of complex protein signaling networks in live animals.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41467-018-08217-3

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  • Deep learning-based optical field screening for robust optical diffraction tomography. Scientific reports Ryu, D. n., Jo, Y. n., Yoo, J. n., Chang, T. n., Ahn, D. n., Kim, Y. S., Kim, G. n., Min, H. S., Park, Y. n. 2019; 9 (1): 15239

    Abstract

    In tomographic reconstruction, the image quality of the reconstructed images can be significantly degraded by defects in the measured two-dimensional (2D) raw image data. Despite the importance of screening defective 2D images for robust tomographic reconstruction, manual inspection and rule-based automation suffer from low-throughput and insufficient accuracy, respectively. Here, we present deep learning-enabled quality control for holographic data to produce robust and high-throughput optical diffraction tomography (ODT). The key idea is to distil the knowledge of an expert into a deep convolutional neural network. We built an extensive database of optical field images with clean/noisy annotations, and then trained a binary-classification network based upon the data. The trained network outperformed visual inspection by non-expert users and a widely used rule-based algorithm, with >90% test accuracy. Subsequently, we confirmed that the superior screening performance significantly improved the tomogram quality. To further confirm the trained model's performance and generalisability, we evaluated it on unseen biological cell data obtained with a setup that was not used to generate the training dataset. Lastly, we interpreted the trained model using various visualisation techniques that provided the saliency map underlying each model inference. We envision the proposed network would a powerful lightweight module in the tomographic reconstruction pipeline.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-51363-x

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  • Learning-based screening of hematologic disorders using quantitative phase imaging of individual red blood cells BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS Kim, G., Jo, Y., Cho, H., Min, H., Park, Y. 2019; 123: 69–76

    Abstract

    We present a rapid and label-free method for hematologic screening for diseases and syndromes, utilizing quantitative phase imaging (QPI) and machine learning. We aim to establish an efficient blood examination framework that does not suffer from the drawbacks of conventional blood assays, which are incapable of profiling single cells or require labeling procedures. Our method involves the synergistic employment of QPI and machine learning. The high-dimensional refractive index information arising from the QPI-based profiling of single red blood cells is processed to screen for diseases and syndromes using machine learning, which can utilize high-dimensional data beyond the human level. Accurate screening for iron-deficiency anemia, reticulocytosis, hereditary spherocytosis, and diabetes mellitus is demonstrated (>98% accuracy) using the proposed method. Furthermore, we highlight the synergy between QPI and machine learning in the proposed method by analyzing the performance of the method.

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.bios.2018.09.068

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  • Deep-Learning-Based Label-Free Segmentation of Cell Nuclei in Time-Lapse Refractive Index Tomograms IEEE ACCESS Lee, J., Kim, H., Cho, H., Jo, Y., Song, Y., Ahn, D., Lee, K., Park, Y., Ye, S. 2019; 7: 83449–60
  • Quantitative Phase Imaging and Artificial Intelligence: A Review IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS Jo, Y., Cho, H., Lee, S., Choi, G., Kim, G., Min, H., Park, Y. 2019; 25 (1)
  • Label-Free Identification of Lymphocyte Subtypes Using Three-Dimensional Quantitative Phase Imaging and Machine Learning. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE Yoon, J., Jo, Y., Kim, Y. S., Yu, Y., Park, J., Lee, S., Park, W. S., Park, Y. 2018

    Abstract

    We describe here a protocol for the label-free identification of lymphocyte subtypes using quantitative phase imaging and machine learning. Identification of lymphocyte subtypes is important for the study of immunology as well as diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. Currently, standard methods for classifying lymphocyte types rely on labeling specific membrane proteins via antigen-antibody reactions. However, these labeling techniques carry the potential risks of altering cellular functions. The protocol described here overcomes these challenges by exploiting intrinsic optical contrasts measured by 3D quantitative phase imaging and a machine learning algorithm. Measurement of 3D refractive index (RI) tomograms of lymphocytes provides quantitative information about 3D morphology and phenotypes of individual cells. The biophysical parameters extracted from the measured 3D RI tomograms are then quantitatively analyzed with a machine learning algorithm, enabling label-free identification of lymphocyte types at a single-cell level. We measure the 3D RI tomograms of B, CD4+ T, and CD8+ T lymphocytes and identified their cell types with over 80% accuracy. In this protocol, we describe the detailed steps for lymphocyte isolation, 3D quantitative phase imaging, and machine learning for identifying lymphocyte types.

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  • Identification of non-activated lymphocytes using three-dimensional refractive index tomography and machine learning SCIENTIFIC REPORTS Yoon, J., Jo, Y., Kim, M., Kim, K., Lee, S., Kang, S., Park, Y. 2017; 7: 6654

    Abstract

    Identification of lymphocyte cell types are crucial for understanding their pathophysiological roles in human diseases. Current methods for discriminating lymphocyte cell types primarily rely on labelling techniques with magnetic beads or fluorescence agents, which take time and have costs for sample preparation and may also have a potential risk of altering cellular functions. Here, we present the identification of non-activated lymphocyte cell types at the single-cell level using refractive index (RI) tomography and machine learning. From the measurements of three-dimensional RI maps of individual lymphocytes, the morphological and biochemical properties of the cells are quantitatively retrieved. To construct cell type classification models, various statistical classification algorithms are compared, and the k-NN (k = 4) algorithm was selected. The algorithm combines multiple quantitative characteristics of the lymphocyte to construct the cell type classifiers. After optimizing the feature sets via cross-validation, the trained classifiers enable identification of three lymphocyte cell types (B, CD4+ T, and CD8+ T cells) with high sensitivity and specificity. The present method, which combines RI tomography and machine learning for the first time to our knowledge, could be a versatile tool for investigating the pathophysiological roles of lymphocytes in various diseases including cancers, autoimmune diseases, and virus infections.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-06311-y

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  • Collaborative effects of wavefront shaping and optical clearing agent in optical coherence tomography JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS Yu, H., Lee, P., Jo, Y., Lee, K., Tuchin, V. V., Jeong, Y., Park, Y. 2016; 21 (12): 121510

    Abstract

    We demonstrate that simultaneous application of optical clearing agents (OCAs) and complex wavefront shaping in optical coherence tomography (OCT) can provide significant enhancement of penetration depth and imaging quality. OCA reduces optical inhomogeneity of a highly scattering sample, and the wavefront shaping of illumination light controls multiple scattering, resulting in an enhancement of the penetration depth and signal-to-noise ratio. A tissue phantom study shows that concurrent applications of OCA and wavefront shaping successfully operate in OCT imaging. The penetration depth enhancement is further demonstrated for

    View details for DOI 10.1117/1.JBO.21.12.121510

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  • Label-free identification of individual bacteria using Fourier transform light scattering OPTICS EXPRESS Jo, Y., Jung, J., Kim, M., Park, H., Kang, S., Park, Y. 2015; 23 (12): 15792–805

    Abstract

    Rapid identification of bacterial species is crucial in medicine and food hygiene. In order to achieve rapid and label-free identification of bacterial species at the single bacterium level, we propose and experimentally demonstrate an optical method based on Fourier transform light scattering (FTLS) measurements and statistical classification. For individual rod-shaped bacteria belonging to four bacterial species (Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus casei, and Bacillus subtilis), two-dimensional angle-resolved light scattering maps are precisely measured using FTLS technique. The scattering maps are then systematically analyzed, employing statistical classification in order to extract the unique fingerprint patterns for each species, so that a new unidentified bacterium can be identified by a single light scattering measurement. The single-bacterial and label-free nature of our method suggests wide applicability for rapid point-of-care bacterial diagnosis.

    View details for DOI 10.1364/OE.23.015792

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  • Angle-resolved light scattering of individual rod-shaped bacteria based on Fourier transform light scattering SCIENTIFIC REPORTS Jo, Y., Jung, J., Lee, J., Shin, D., Park, H., Nam, K., Park, J., Park, Y. 2014; 4: 5090

    Abstract

    Two-dimensional angle-resolved light scattering maps of individual rod-shaped bacteria are measured at the single-cell level. Using quantitative phase imaging and Fourier transform light scattering techniques, the light scattering patterns of individual bacteria in four rod-shaped species (Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus casei, Synechococcus elongatus, and Escherichia coli) are measured with unprecedented sensitivity in a broad angular range from -70° to 70°. The measured light scattering patterns are analyzed along the two principal axes of rod-shaped bacteria in order to systematically investigate the species-specific characteristics of anisotropic light scattering. In addition, the cellular dry mass of individual bacteria is calculated and used to demonstrate that the cell-to-cell variations in light scattering within bacterial species is related to the cellular dry mass and growth.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/srep05090

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  • Quantitative Phase Imaging Techniques for the Study of Cell Pathophysiology: From Principles to Applications SENSORS Lee, K., Kim, K., Jung, J., Heo, J., Cho, S., Lee, S., Chang, G., Jo, Y., Park, H., Park, Y. 2013; 13 (4): 4170–91

    Abstract

    A cellular-level study of the pathophysiology is crucial for understanding the mechanisms behind human diseases. Recent advances in quantitative phase imaging (QPI) techniques show promises for the cellular-level understanding of the pathophysiology of diseases. To provide important insight on how the QPI techniques potentially improve the study of cell pathophysiology, here we present the principles of QPI and highlight some of the recent applications of QPI ranging from cell homeostasis to infectious diseases and cancer.

    View details for DOI 10.3390/s130404170

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