Daniel Palanker

 

  

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Contact info:

 

palanker@stanford.edu

 

Address:

Stanford University,

Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory

452 Lomita Mall, room 135

Stanford, CA 94305-4085, USA

 Phone: (650) 725-0059

      Fax: (650) 725-8311

Personal

                                                                                                           

Associate Professor

Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine and

Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University

 

Professional interests

Mechanisms of interaction of electric field and light with biological cells and tissues, and applications of these interactions to medicine and biology:

o       Effects of pulsed electric field on ion channels and cellular membranes

o       Interface of electronics with neural cells and tissues

o       Laser-tissue interactions

o       Plasma-mediated microsurgical technologies

o       Minimally-invasive therapeutic technologies

o       Optical imaging and spectroscopy

 

Current research projects

·        Artificial Sight - Optoelectronic Retinal Prosthesis

·        Laser-Tissue Interactions – mechanisms and applications

·        Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Microscopy

·        Pulsed Electron Avalanche Knife (PEAK)

 

Some of the previous research projects

*     Optical detection of physiological stress

*     Plasma-mediated electroporation

*     Pulsed liquid microjet

*     Near-field Infrared Microscopy with transient optical elements

*     Near-field Infrared Microscopy with:

*     Tapered fibers

*     Microfabricated solid-immersion lenses

*     ArF excimer laser-based system for vitreoretinal surgery

*     ArF excimer laser-based system for controlled debridement of the burned skin

*     Ablation of zona pellucida in oocytes for in-vitro fertilization:

o       Photolysis using the ArF excimer laser-based system

o       Thermolysis using a microheater-based system

*     Laser poration of cellular membrane: parallel permeabilization of millions of cells using an array of microapertures

*     Statistical approach to sub-wavelength measurements with a conventional light microscope

                                                                                                                             

Teaching

Lasers in Medicine

Basic Science Course in Ophthalmology (lectures on Ophthalmic Lasers)

Making Sense of the Human Senses (part related to restoration of sight through biotechnology)

 

Technology Transfer

More than 20 issued patents and patent applications have been transferred to industrial development and manufacturing.

Pattern Scanning Laser Photocoagulator (PASCAL) and Pulsed Electron Avalanche Knife (PEAK) are currently in clinical use worldwide.

 

Education

 

1996 - 1998:

Postdoctoral fellowship at Picosecond Free Electron Laser Center, Stanford University, CA, USA

“Photo-induced transient optical elements for near-field IR microscopy”

 

1989 - 1995:

Ph.D. in Physics (summa cum laude – with highest honor), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Dissertation Title: "Photoablation of Soft Tissues Using Lensless Optics and its Applications to Medicine and Biology".

 

1979 - 1984:

M.Sc. in Physics, Yerevan State University, USSR.         

Thesis: "Scattering of X-rays on Crystals with Various Types of Deformations"

 

List of publications