Sylvie Landry, PhD.
Junior Scientist
Education:
- Ph.D., (1996), University of Toronto, Ontario
- M.Sc., (1989), Université Laval, Quebec
- B.Sc., (1987), Université Laval, Quebec
Appointments and Affiliations:
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics, Lakehead University
Research Areas of Focus:
- Optical imaging of living biological materials with emphasis on applications to real-time monitoring and quantification of medical treatment efficacy
- Applications of digital image analysis to the development of tools for fast extraction of quantitative information from very long image sequences
- Development of new optical microscopy techniques to monitor live samples without contrast agents for extended periods of time.
Selected Recent Publications:
- S. Landry, R. J. Girardin, P. L. McGhee and W. J. Keeler, Quantifying UVA light induced cell damage via time-lapse OIR microscopy, Proceedings of the Microscopy and Microanalysis 2007 Meeting, Microsc. Microanal. 13(Suppl. 2), 354-355 (2007)
- S. Landry, L. H. DeGagne, P. L. McGhee and W. J. Keeler, Oblique incidence reflection imaging of live cells: improv ing contrast and image quality with an objective mask, J. Microsc. Oxford 227(Pt 2), 185-189 (2007)
- S. Landry, P. L. McGhee and W. J. Keeler, Time-lapse imaging of untagged therapeutically treated cells in cultures. Am. Biotechnol. Lab. 24(5), 20-22 (2006)
- S. Landry, P. L. McGhee, R. J. Girardin and W. J. Keeler, Monitoring live cell viability: Comparative study of fluores cence, oblique incidence reflection and phase contrast microscopy imaging techniques, Opt. Express 12, 5754-5759 (2004)
