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Sergio Fantini
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Education
1992, Ph.D., University of Florence, Italy
Honors and Awards
- Graduate Student Council's Award for Outstanding Faculty
Contribution to Graduate Studies, Tufts University (2004).
- NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, Division of
Bioengineering and Environmental Systems, Directorate for Engineering, 2001 – 2006.
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Tufts University (2001)
Research Interests
Research activities in Prof. Fantini's group include quantitative
modeling of light propagation in optically turbid media, the design of optical
instrumentation for medical imaging, the development of novel near-infrared
spectroscopy and imaging techniques for medical diagnostics, and a number of
applications on animal models and human subjects. Specific applications are
aimed at functional imaging of the brain, optical characterization of peripheral
nerve stimulation, diffuse optical mammography, hemodynamic monitoring of
skeletal muscles, and quantitative tissue oximetry.
Biography
Sergio Fantini received his doctoral degree in physics
from the University of Florence, Italy, in 1992. His dissertation was based on a
Raman scattering study of ceramic superconductors. From 1993 to 1999, Dr.
Fantini held postdoctoral and faculty appointments at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics. In 1999, he joined Tufts University
as an Assistant Professor, and has been one of the inaugural faculty members of
the Department of Biomedical Engineering, created at Tufts in 2002. Dr.
Fantini's research interests are in the area of biomedical optics, specifically
in diffuse near-infrared spectroscopy and imaging of biological tissues. His
research laboratory has ongoing projects aimed at non-invasive functional
imaging of the brain, the study of optical signatures of peripheral nerve
activation, and the development of novel instrumentation for optical
mammography. Dr. Fantini's research has resulted in eight patents and more than
one hundred-forty journal and conference proceedings publications.
Teaching
BME 141 - Analytical Tools for Biomedical Engineering
BME / EE / BIO 131 - Principles of Medical Imaging
Professional Positions
| 9/2006 - present |
Professor, School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical
Engineering |
| 2006 - 2009 |
Associate Dean for Graduate Education, School of Engineering |
| 9/2004 - 8/2005 |
Acting Associate Dean, School of Engineering |
| 9/2003 - 8/2006 |
Associate Professor, School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| 11/2002 - 8/2003 |
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| 10/1999 - 10/2002 |
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| 8/1996 - 9/1999 |
Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics |
| 8/1995 - 7/1996 |
Visiting Lecturer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics |
Membership in Professional Societies
- Biomedical Engineering Society
- Optical Society of America
- SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering
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