FLAIR 2027 Workshop Schedule

FLAIR 2027 Workshop

2nd Annual Collaborative AIM/LFD Workshop: Synergizing Efforts
January 26 to 28, 2027 · University of California, Berkeley

FLAIR 2027 brings researchers together for three days of talks, keynotes, hands on workshops and a poster session covering fluorescence lifetime imaging, AI and computational microscopy, and advanced quantitative imaging. The workshop is co-hosted by UC Irvine’s Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics and Optical Biology Core and by the Molecular Imaging Center at UC Berkeley.

Registration fees

Academic student	$300
Academic non profit faculty, postdoc or staff	$500
Industry	$750
Sponsor attendee	$1,000
Speaker, organizer, chair or volunteer	$300

Fees in US dollars. A credit card processing fee may apply.

Schedule Tentative, subject to change

Speaker session (25 minute talks) Keynote (1 hour) Hands on

Tuesday, January 26Opening day: talks, keynote and dinner

9:00 to 10:15
Session 1
FLIM Technology
- 9:00Wolfgang Becker
- 9:25Ammasi Periasamy
- 9:50Thomas Blacker
10:15 to 10:30Break
10:30 to 12:10
Session 2
AI and Computational Microscopy
- 10:30Shalin Mehta
- 10:55Loïc Royer
- 11:20Uri Manor
- 11:45Gokul Upadhyayula
12:10 to 12:55
Lunch
12:55 to 2:10
Session 3
Probes, Biosensors and FRET
- 12:55Evan Miller
- 1:20Luke Lavis
- 1:45Steven Vogel
2:10 to 2:25Break
2:25 to 3:40
Session 4
Single Molecule and Fluctuation Spectroscopy
- 2:25Ke Xu
- 2:50Noah Helton
- 3:15Michelle Digman
3:40 to 3:55Break
3:55 to 4:55
Keynote
Laura Waller
5:10 to 8:00
Community Dinner
All attendees and invited speakers

Wednesday, January 27Morning talks, two hands on rounds and poster reception

9:00 to 10:40
Session 5
Cancer Imaging
- 9:00Marina Shirmanova (remote)
- 9:25Vladislav Shcheslavskiy
- 9:50Margarida Barroso
- 10:15Riccardo Cicchi
10:40 to 10:55Break
10:55 to 12:35
Session 6
Light Sheet, Volumetric and In Vivo Imaging
- 10:55Bo Huang
- 11:20Raju Tomer
- 11:45Shi Lin
- 12:10Guosong Hong
12:35 to 1:20
Lunch
1:20 to 2:50
Hands on
Round 1
2:50 to 3:05Room change
3:05 to 4:35
Hands on
Round 2
4:45 to 6:30
Poster Session and Reception

Thursday, January 28Morning talks, hands on workshop, final talks and keynote

9:00 to 10:15
Session 7
Label Free, Nonlinear and Translational Imaging
- 9:00Melissa Skala
- 9:25Mihaela Balu
- 9:50Randy Bartels
10:15 to 10:30Break
10:30 to 12:10
Session 8
Quantitative and Structural Microscopy
- 10:30Aaron Streets
- 10:55Ben Smith
- 11:20Hailey Parry
- 11:45Jay Nadeau
12:10 to 1:10
Lunch
1:10 to 2:40
Hands on
Workshop
2:40 to 2:55Break
2:55 to 4:10
Session 9
Synaptic and Neural Imaging
- 2:55Gordon Wang
- 3:20Zach Newman
- 3:45Kim Doré
4:10 to 4:25Break
4:25 to 5:25
Keynote
Elizabeth Hillman