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Daniel Palanker
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Contact info: Address: Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory 452 Lomita Mall, room 135 Stanford, CA 94305-4085, USA
Fax: (650) 725-8311 |
Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology,
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:
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Effects
of pulsed electric field on ion channels and cellular membranes
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Interface
of electronics with neural cells and tissues
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Laser-tissue
interactions
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Plasma-mediated
microsurgical technologies
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Minimally-invasive
therapeutic technologies
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Optical
imaging and spectroscopy
Current research projects
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Artificial Sight
- Optoelectronic Retinal Prosthesis
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Laser-Tissue Interactions – mechanisms and
applications
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Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Microscopy
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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:
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Photolysis
using the ArF excimer
laser-based system
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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
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
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1996 - 1998: |
Postdoctoral fellowship at Picosecond
Free Electron Laser Center, “Photo-induced transient optical elements for
near-field IR microscopy” |
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1989 - 1995: |
Ph.D. in Physics (summa cum laude – with highest
honor), Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, |
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1979 - 1984: |
M.Sc. in
Physics, Yerevan State
University, Thesis: "Scattering of X-rays on Crystals with
Various Types of Deformations" |
