Ocean Optics Names Winner of 2014 Young Investigator Award

Ocean Optics, an industry leader in modular spectroscopy applications and products, recently named Gabriel Orsinger of the University of Arizona as winner of the 2014 Ocean Optics Young Investigator Award.

The Young Investigator Award is presented to a researcher who is a graduate student or has completed their graduate work in the last five years and is the primary author of the best juried paper submitted as part of the “Colloidal Quantum Dots for Biomedical Applications IX” conference at the 2014 BiOS/Photonics West Symposium. The prize includes a $1,000 investigator reward and a company grant to the investigator’s advisor.

Orsinger was honoured for his work with advisor Dr. Marek Romanowski, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arizona Cancer Centre, as presented in the paper “Intracellular light-induced release of signaling molecules from gold-coated liposomes.” Their work describes the use of gold-coated liposomes as a tool for studying cellular behavior as it relates to cancer and other diseases.

Ocean Optics has sponsored the Young Investigator Award since 2005 and has long supported young scientists from around the world through sponsorships, grant programs and partnership.

“We believe these passionate innovators can harness the power of spectroscopy to protect and improve the quality of life for people worldwide,” said David Creasey, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Ocean Optics. “Ocean Optics embraces a tradition of working closely with researchers across many disciplines, and is inspired by the enthusiasm and dedication of the men and women just starting their careers."