Personal web page of Prof. Marinko Sarunic
Our research is dedicated to innovation of optical imaging systems to
assist clinicians with the diagnosis and management of diseases causing
vision loss and to improve our understanding of human vision.
Our core skills are in biomedical engineering
and medical physics with application to vision science and
ophthalmology (the branch of medicine dealing with the eye). The four
pillars of research in the lab are:
- Photonics Instrumentation:
- Applied research at the optical laboratory bench; proof of concept experiments and system development.
Team members have a background in various engineering disciplines (biomedical, electronics, systems, mechatronics, etc) or applied physics. - Artificial Intelligence:
- Smart imaging systems; Deep Learning for automatic image classification, diagnosis, and prediction of disease severity and response to treatment.
Team members have a background in electrical engineering (information and communications technology), computer engineering, or computer science. - Preclinical Imaging:
- Technology development and prototyping; validation studies using the retina as a living laboratory.
Team members may have a technical background in biomedical engineering or medical physics, or may have a science background in biology, molecular biology and biochemistry, or related disciplines. - Human Retinal Imaging:
- Clinical translation of the technologies developed in the laboratory; early phase studies using the novel technology for image acquisition on patient populations at Moorfields Eye Hospital and data analysis to improve diagnosis, prognosis, and response to treatment.
Team members may have a technical background in biomedical engineering or medical physics, or may be medical students or residents working with early career clinician-scientists.