Biophotonics is a highly interdisciplinary field that investigates the fundamental principles governing light interaction with biological organisms, tissues, cells, and molecules and develops new technology for basic science and clinical applications based on these principles.

The Designated Emphasis Biophotonics and Bioimaging (DEBB) is a graduate program for:

• Students doing advanced research in optics/photonics with imaging technologies, computational models, and visualization methods with applications in biology and medicine
• Students in any area of biology or medicine who use or will use optical or imaging technologies ranging from micro- to meso- to macro- scale in their research.