Advancing Modern Medicine Through Laser Spectroscopy – With Prof. Igor Lednev, University at Albany

About this episode

Prof. Igor Lednev discusses the use of laser spectroscopy in evaluating mRNA-based therapeutics and its implications for modern medicine.

Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology made headlines five years ago when Pfizer and Moderna vaccines arrived in the fight against COVID-19. Today, mRNA research is expanding into cancer treatments, cardiovascular regeneration, and other areas. Igor Lednev is a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University at Albany. His lab is developing a new technique to test mRNA-based therapeutics using lasers. On this episode of “All Things Photonics,” Igor discusses his work to evaluate mRNA vaccines and treatments through Raman spectroscopy, and he explains the role laser spectroscopy will play in advancing modern medicine."All Things Photonics"® is produced by Photonics Media and airs biweekly, on Tuesdays.Sponsored by:Hamamatsu – www.Hamamatsu.com

People in this episode

Host: All Things Photonics

Guest: Prof. Igor Lednev

Topics covered

• mRNA technology
• laser spectroscopy
• modern medicine
• cancer treatments
• Raman spectroscopy

Keywords

• mRNA
• laser spectroscopy
• Raman spectroscopy
• cancer treatments
• COVID-19 vaccines

Sponsors

Hamamatsu

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University at Albany, Pfizer, Moderna

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