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INVITED TALKS/COLLOQUIA AND  CONFERENCE  PRESENTATIONS:

 

  1. P. Adhikari, P Shukla, R Rao, P Pradhan. “Optical probing of light localization properties to quantify the probiotic effect on chronic alcoholic brain cells via confocal imaging. ”Bulletin of the American Physical Society” 2021. (Special Invited Talk for Press Conference presentation at APS March meeting, presented by P.Pradhan)

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  1. P. Pradhan, “Transport and localization properties of mesoscopic optical disordered media: Applications in biological and soft matter systems.” Physics Colloquium, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, Feb 15, 2018.

  2. P. Pradhan, “Transport and localization properties of mesoscopic optical disordered media: applications in biological and soft matter systems, Materials Seminars, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, Jan 23, 2018.

  3. P. Pradhan, “Photonic transport properties of a biological cell: application to early cancer detection.”  Colloquium, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, August 26, 2016.

  4. P. Pradhan, “Mesoscopic light transport properties of a biological cell and its applications for early cancer detection,” Department of Physics, University of Southern Kentucky, Bowling Green, KY, August 31, 2015.

  5. P. Pradhan, “Optical spectroscopic techniques to measure mesoscopic to nanoscopic light transport properties of weakly disordered media,” Invited Seminar at the Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, February 14, 2012.

  6. P. Pradhan, “Optical spectroscopic techniques to probe light transport properties of biological cells and tissues,”  Invited Seminar at the Bioengineering Department, the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX,  May 29, 2012

  7. P. Pradhan, “Mesoscopic to nanoscopic light transport properties biological media,” Invited Seminar at the Department of Physics, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, March 20, 2012.

  8. P. Pradhan, “Light transport properties of a single biological cell,” Invited Talk at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, August 31, 2011.

  9. P. Pradhan, “Mesoscopic to nanoscopic light transport properties of biological cells and detection of cancer,” Department of Physics, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, September 26, 2010.

  10. P. Pradhan, “Mesoscopic light transport properties of a single biological cell: Early detection of cancer,” Department of Electrical Engineering and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, November 10, 2009.

  11. P. Pradhan, “Optical imaging of nano-architecture of a single biological cell,” Bioengineering Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, November 10, 2009.

 

Conference Presentations

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  1. P. Adhikari, P.K. Shukla, R.K. Rao, P Pradhan. “Photonics probing of probiotics effect on chronic alcoholic brain cell nuclei using light localization via confocal imaging. CLEO: Applications and Technology, AM3C, 7 2021.

  2. P. Adhikari, P.K. Shukla, R.K. Rao, P. Pradhan. “Optical probing of light localization properties to quantify the probiotic effect on chronic alcoholic brain cells via confocal imaging. “Bulletin of the American Physical Society” 2021.

  3. P. Adhikari, F. Alharthi, P.K. Shukla, R. Rao, P. Pradhan. “Optical quantification of nanoscale structural alterations in pups' brain cells due to fetal alcoholism using dual spectroscopy Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues XIX, 2021.

  4. P. Adhikari, P.K. Shukla, R. Rao, P. Pradhan. “Quantification of light localization properties to study the effect of probiotics on chronic alcoholic brain cells via confocal imaging. “Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues XIX, 202.

  5. P. Pradhan, P.K. Shukla, S. Bhandari, P. Adhikari, R. Rao, “Optical study of the structural alteration in hippocampal tissues in chronic stress using partial wave spectroscopy,” Neural Imaging and Sensing 2020, 11226, 112261I, Photonics West (SPIE), San Francisco, February 1-6, 2020.

  6. P. Adhikari, P.K. Shukla, F. Alharthi, B. Regmi, R.K. Rao, and P. Pradhan, “Optical probing of nanostructural alterations of brain tissues by partial wave spectroscopy in chronic alcoholism,” 2020 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), Washington DC, 1-2, May 2020.

  7. P. Adhikari, F. Alharthi, and P. Pradhan, “Partial Wave Spectroscopy Detection of Cancer Stages using Tissue Microarrays (TMA) Samples,” Frontiers in Optics, September 2019, Washington DC.

  8. L.  Elkington*, S. Neupane*, P. Adhikari, and P. Pradhan. “Fractal Dimension in the Detection of Pancreatic Cancer,” Mississippi Academy of Science Symposium (Undergraduate students Presentations), May 2019, Mississippi State, MS. [ Secured 1St prize among the undergrad research presentations]

  9. P. Adhikari, F. Alharthi, and P. Pradhan. “Spectroscopic Microscopic detection of cancer stages using Tissue Microarrays (TMA),” Mississippi Academy of Science Symposium (Graduate Student Presentations), May 2019, Mississippi State, MS.

  10. P. Pradhan, “Transport and localization properties of mesoscopic optical disordered media: applications in biological systems,” Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, February 2019, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS. (Invited Talk).

  11. P. Adhikari and P. Pradhan, “Detection of Cancer stages via Fractal Dimension analysis of Optical transmission imaging of Tissue Microarrays (TMA),” Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, February 2019, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.

  12. P. Sahay, H. M. Almabadi, P. Pradhan, “Correlation study of real delay time and imaginary delay time in 1-dimensional weak disorder optical media,” American Physical Society March Meeting, March 13-17, 2017, New Orleans, LA.

  13. H. Almabadi, P. Sahay, P. K. B. Nagesh, M. M. Yallapu, M. Jaggi, S. C. Chauhan, and P. Pradhan, “Partial wave spectroscopy-based nanoscale structural disorder analysis for cancer diagnosis and treatment,” American Physical Society March Meeting, March 13-17, 2017, New Orleans, LA.

  14. E. Avery, P. sahay, M. Robinson, P. Pradhan, “Characterizing Scattering Properties of Fractal Systems via Their Light Localization Properties,” American Physical Society March Meeting, March 13-17, 2017, New Orleans, LA.

  15. P. Sahay, A. Ganju, H. M. Almabadi, O Skalli, M. Yallapu, S. Khan, M. Jaggi, S. Chauhan, P. Pradhan, “A Novel Method for Quantifying Intracellular Structural Alterations Using Confocal Fluorescence Imaging,” Workshop on Recent advances in Drug Delivery Technology, April 25, 2016, UTHSC, Memphis, TN.

  16. S. Khan, M.  Ebeling, M. Sikander, M. Yallapu, T. Ise, S. Nagata, S. Behrman, N. Zafar, J. Wan, H. M. Ghimire, P. Sahay, P. Pradhan, M. Jaggi, S. Chauhan, “MUC13 interaction with Receptor Tyrosine Kinase HER2 drives pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression,” Annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), April 16-20, 2016, New Orleans, LA.

  17. P. Sahay, H. M. Ghimire, H. Almabadi, V. Tripathi, J. Alam, L. Thompson, O. Skalli, P. Pradhan, “Quantitative analysis of confocal images to characterize structural disorder in biological cells: a novel method to analyze cancerous and noncancerous cells,” Photonics West, February 12-17, 2015, San Francisco, CA.

  18. H.M. Ghimire, P. Sahay, H. Almabadi, P. Pradhan, “Quantitative analysis of mass density fluctuation inside biological cells under the effect of alcohol using light localization properties,” American Physical Society March Meeting, March 2–6, 2015; San Antonio, TX.

  19. P. Sahay, H.M. Ghimire, H. Almabadi, P. Pradhan, “Light localization properties of biological cells via confocal imaging,” American Physical Society March Meeting, March 2–6, 2015, San Antonio, TX.

  20. H. Almabadi, P. Sahay, P. Pradhan, American Physical Society March Meeting, “Enhanced partial wave spectroscopy (EPWS) for nanoscale sensitive structural disorder measurement in weakly disordered media,” March 2–6, 2015, San Antonio, TX.

  21. P. Pradhan, D. Park, H. Subramanian, D. Damania, L. Cherkezyan, V. Backman, “Delay time spectroscopy: a novel method for measuring nanoscale disorder in a biological cell and its application to early cancer detection,” SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 24-26, 2012.

  22. P. Pradhan, D. Damania, H. Subramanian, V. Backman, “Quantification of optical disorder in nanoscale mass density fluctuations in biological tissue: inverse participation ratio (IPR) analysis of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images”, BiOS: Biomedical Optics, SPIE, San Jose, January 24-29, 2009.

  23. P. Pradhan, V. Turzhitsky, H. Subramanian, A. Heifetz,  D. Damania,  J. L. Hoogheem,  M. J. Jung,  H. K. Roy, V. Backman, "Inverse Participation Ratio (IPR) Analysis of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Images: Quantification of Optical Disorder Strength Due to Nanoscale Refractive Index Fluctuations of Tissues/Cells," American Physical Society March Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 10-14, 2008.

  24. P. Pradhan, Y. Liu, Y. Kim, Xu Li, R.  K. Wali, H. K. Roy, V. Backman, "Application of mesoscopic light transport theory to ultra-early detection of cancer in a single biological cell," Proceedings of the American Physical Society March Meeting, Denver, CO, March 5-9, 2007.

  25. Y. Kim, P.  Pradhan, M.  Kim, V. Backman, "Circular polarization memory effect in low-coherence enhanced backscattering of light," American Physical Society March Meeting, Denver, CO, March 5-9, 2007.

  26. P. Pradhan, Y. Liu, Y. Kim, X. Li, R.  K. Wali, H.  Roy, V. Backman, "Alternation of Nanoscale Cell Architecture in Early Stages of Carcinogenesis Demonstrated by Single Cell Partial Wave Spectroscopy: Ultra-Early Detection of Cancer," BMES (Biomedical Engineering Society) 2006 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2006.

  27. P. Pradhan, Y. Liu, Y. Kim, Xu Li, R.  K. Wali, H. K. Roy, V. Backman, "Mesoscopic light transport properties of a single biological cell:  Early detection of cancer," American Physical Society March Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 13-17, 2006.

  28. P. Pradhan, Y. Kim, H. Subramanian, Y. Liu, and V. Backman, "Effect of the anisotropy factor of scattering and the finite spatial coherence length of light source on enhanced backscattering,"  American Physical Society March Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 13-17, 2006.

  29. H. Subramanian, P. Pradhan, Y.L. Kim, V. Backman, "Penetration depth of low-coherence enhanced backscattering (LEBS) in sub-diffusion regime," BMES (Biomedical Engineering Society) 2006 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2006.

  30. Y.L. Kim, P. Pradhan, H. Subramanian, Y. Liu, M.H. Kim, and V. Backman, "Origin of low-coherence enhanced backscattering of light in discrete tissue models: Double scattering," BiOS 2006, Photonics West, San Jose, CA, January 21-26, 2006.

  31. Y. Liu, P. Pradhan, X. Li, Y. Kim, R. Wali, H. Roy, V. Backman, “Partial-wave spectroscopy for pre-neoplastic detection,” BiOS 2006, Photonics West, San Jose, CA, January 2006.

  32. H. Subramanian, P. Pradhan, Y. Kim, Yang Liu, V. Backman, "Modeling Low-Coherence Enhanced Backscattering (LEBS) using Photon random walk model of Light Scattering," American Physical Society March Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 13-17, 2006.

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