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Wolfson Family Laboratory for Clinical and Biomedical Optics Team
The Wolfson Family Lab collaborates with diverse disciplines to investigate the use of noninvasive optical technology for monitoring cerebral hemodynamics, and we ultimately aim to bring our research to bedside management. Our team values communication, teamwork, and curiosity for scientific discovery and is always open to innovative ideas that can improve a patient’s quality of life.
The Wolfson Family Laboratory receives generous support from the Wolfson family. Their philanthropy creates a translational impact that has a multiplier effect, allowing the lab to gain more funding support and continue to make discoveries that improve neurological outcomes of critically ill infants and children. With the help of their charitable contributions, Dr. Licht began developing a unique bedside optical instrumentation that uses near-infrared light for noninvasive neuromonitoring of patients during critical interventions.
Leader
Wesley B. Baker, PhD
Director, Biomedical Optical Devices to Monitor Cerebral Health Frontier Program
Dr. Baker is a physicist with specialization in optics in biological tissues whose research in biomedical optics aims to develop and translate optical tools for clinical use. He also studies the interplay between the delivery of pediatric critical care and the patient’s long-term brain health.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT
Alyssa Seeney
Lab Manager
seeneya@chop.edu
STAFF
Tiffany Ko, PhD
Scientist II
kotiff@chop.edu
Rodrigo Forti, PhD
Research Associate
menezesfor@chop.edu
Jennifer Lynch, MD, PhD
Attending Physician
lynchj3@chop.edu
Caitlyn Mulvihill, CRNP
mulvihillc@chop.edu
Alistair Lewis
Physics PhD Candidate
alilewis@sas.upenn.edu
Nicolina Ranieri
PhD Student
ranierin@chop.edu
Akshatha Krishna
Clinical Research Assistant
krishnaa@chop.edu
Rika Goto
Clinical Research Assistant
gotor1@chop.edu
April Hurlock
Clinical Research Assistant
hurlockam@chop.edu