# Photonic Diagnosis, Monitoring, Prevention, and Treatment of Infectious Diseases

> **NIH NIH R13** · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 2020 · $5,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The emerging field of photonic diagnosis, monitoring, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases is rapidly
expanding. Therefore, it is imperative that the latest progress in this field is communicated and disseminated in
a timely manner. To address this critical need, a new annual conference series, Photonic Diagnosis,
Monitoring, Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (PDMPT-ID), was founded in 2018. Its previous
two conferences: PDMPT-ID 2018 and PDMPT-ID 2019, held on January 29-31, 2018 and February 4-5, 2019,
respectively, in San Francisco, CA, were very successful. Building upon the success of PDMPT-ID 2018-2019,
we will continue to organize the annual conference series, PDMPT-ID 2020-2024, over the next 5-year period.
The conference series will be sponsored by the International Society for Optics and Photonics, a permanently
sponsoring organization. PDMPT-ID 2020 will take place on February 3-5, 2020, in San Francisco, CA.
PDMPT-ID 2021-2024 are planned for late January to early February of each year. The overall goal of the
PDMPT-ID conference is to promote state-of-the-art research and to facilitate the translation of research
findings into new approaches. This conference goal will be achieved through performing the following three
specific aims:
Aim 1: To communicate and disseminate new findings in the field of PDMPT-ID. PDMPT-ID 2020
features 10 sessions of oral presentations, one panel discussion, one poster session and many opportunities
for informal discussions. Both session evaluation and post-conference evaluation will be a crucial part of the
conference. The conference proceedings will be published online with open access.
Aim 2: To increase collaborations between interdisciplinary research groups. The PDMPT-ID conference
series brings together experts from a range of disciplines and with a common interest in PDMPT-ID. The
conference will emphasize opportunities for networking and collaboration by hosting single track sessions,
panel discussions, coffee breaks and poster sessions. The hosted welcome reception will also include informal
discussions. A highlight of the conference is the Problems - Solutions panel discussion, where clinicians will
be invited to discuss the clinical problems and translational researchers and basic scientists will brainstorm the
potential solutions.
Aim 3: To supplement and enhance the training of young investigators (YIs). The attendance of YIs will
be fostered by awarding travel grants from the NIAID R13 funds, if awarded, to graduate students and postdoc
trainees. To support the YIs preparing to meet the daunting challenge of funding their research programs, a
pre-conference NIH grant writing workshop will be organized jointly with sister SPIE conferences at the
conference site. A special session, Young Investigator Competition, is another highlight of the PDMPT-ID
conference. In addition, the PDMPT-ID conference will offer YIs two lunch Talk Tables with invit...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9913811
- **Project number:** 1R13AI150097-01
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Tianhong Dai
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $5,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-02-01 → 2021-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9913811

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9913811, Photonic Diagnosis, Monitoring, Prevention, and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (1R13AI150097-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9913811. Licensed CC0.

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