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Ofer Levi
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Research
Latest papers
Joint feature issue in Optics Express, Applied Optics, and Biomedical Optics Express: Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging 2025.
Biomedical optics express · 2026
Spreading depolarization suppression from inter-astrocytic gap junction blockade assessed with multimodal imaging and a novel wavefront detection scheme.
Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2024
Data compression and improved registration for laser speckle contrast imaging of rodent brains.
Biomedical optics express · 2018 · senior author
Latest funding
- $474,000
"Translating Cardiovascular Remote Diagnostic and Monitoring Technologies for Equitable Healthcare (CaRDMEq)"
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $168,000
Optical sensors for ultrasound detection in photoacoustic imaging
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
- $149,113
Facility for the rapid prototyping and characterization of point-of-care diagnostic systems
NSERC · 2016 · Co-investigator
12 publications.
Joint feature issue in Optics Express, Applied Optics, and Biomedical Optics Express: Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging 2025.
Gao L, Doblas A, Lee SA, Levi O, Luo Y, Zheng G
Spreading depolarization suppression from inter-astrocytic gap junction blockade assessed with multimodal imaging and a novel wavefront detection scheme.
Ringuette D, EbrahimAmini A, Sangphosuk W, Aquilino MS, Carroll G, Ashley M, Bazzigaluppi P, Dufour S, Droguerre M, Stefanovic B, Levi O, Charveriat M, Monnier PP, Carlen PL
Data compression and improved registration for laser speckle contrast imaging of rodent brains.
Ringuette D, Nauenberg J, Monnier PP, Carlen PL, Levi O
Continuous multi-modality brain imaging reveals modified neurovascular seizure response after intervention.
Ringuette D, Jeffrey MA, Dufour S, Carlen PL, Levi O
Imaging brain activity during seizures in freely behaving rats using a miniature multi-modal imaging system.
Sigal I, Koletar MM, Ringuette D, Gad R, Jeffrey M, Carlen PL, Stefanovic B, Levi O
Reducing misfocus-related motion artefacts in laser speckle contrast imaging.
Ringuette D, Sigal I, Gad R, Levi O
Laser speckle contrast imaging with extended depth of field for in-vivo tissue imaging.
Sigal I, Gad R, Caravaca-Aguirre AM, Atchia Y, Conkey DB, Piestun R, Levi O
Evaluation of laser speckle contrast imaging as an intrinsic method to monitor blood brain barrier integrity.
Dufour S, Atchia Y, Gad R, Ringuette D, Sigal I, Levi O
Rapid multiexposure in vivo brain imaging system using vertical cavity surface emitting lasers as a light source.
Atchia Y, Levy H, Dufour S, Levi O
Multi-modality optical neural imaging using coherence control of VCSELs.
Munro EA, Levy H, Ringuette D, O'Sullivan TD, Levi O
"Translating Cardiovascular Remote Diagnostic and Monitoring Technologies for Equitable Healthcare (CaRDMEq)"
Principal investigators: Yadollahi, Azadeh A
Keywords: bioelectronics; biosensors; cardiovascular technologies; digital health; health equity; health monitering; point-of-care diagnostics; wearables
Optical sensors for ultrasound detection in photoacoustic imaging
Principal investigators: Levi, Ofer
Keywords: Micro and Nano fabrication; Optical device simulations; Optical nanostructures; Optical sensors; Photoacoustic imaging; Photonic crystals; Ultrasound detection
Facility for the rapid prototyping and characterization of point-of-care diagnostic systems
Principal investigators: Aitchison, JStewart
Integrated optical sensors and nano-structures for biomedical diagnosis applications
Principal investigators: Levi, Ofer
Integrated optical sensors and nano-structures for biomedical diagnosis applications
Principal investigators: Levi, Ofer
Simultaneous optical imaging of oxygenation and blood flow for chronic monitoring of stroke and seizure activity
Principal investigators: Levi, Ofer
Simultaneous optical imaging of oxygenation and blood flow for chronic monitoring of stroke and seizure activity
Principal investigators: Levi, Ofer
Keywords: Biophotonics; Blood Flow; Epilepsy; Fluorescence; In Vivo Rodent Imaging; Neurophysiology; Optical Brain Imaging; Stroke; Vcsel Laser Diodes
Optical nanostructures for high sensitivity bio-sensing
Principal investigators: Levi, Ofer
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Bojana Stefanovic and Ofer Levi: 2 shared papers
- Bojana Stefanovic and Melanie Jeffrey: 1 shared paper
- Melanie Jeffrey and Ofer Levi: 1 shared paper
- Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Inst. of (IBBME)
- Department of Medical Biophysics
- Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
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