Outreach
Enclosed below are select outreach
/ news items related to my academic and research activities.
General Multimedia / Video
I have included a select group of presentations / mutlimedia on the work
from the lab. Most of the links below are links to external websites.
- [Nov. 2015] "Zeus'
ThunderBolt: How one can use light to produce sound, and how this is
used in Biology and Medicine." - St.
Michaels Hospital / Li
Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (LKSKI) Popular Lecture Series.
- [Sept. 2014] Terry
Fox Foundation supports cancer research - Archived Video Webcast
of announcement available here: http://www.vvcnetwork.ca/terryfox/20140910
(project described at 32 minute mark)
- [Jan. 2014] Video
- Ryerson Faculty of Science promotional video.
- [Oct. 2013] Video -
Highlights of work funded by the Canada
Foundation for Innovation "Lights,
sound waves, ACTION!"
- [Aug. 2013]
Interview on Canada AM
related to funding received from the Canadian
Cancer Society
[Device aims for early detection of cancer cells by identifying their
sound]
- [Aug. 2013] Virtual Researcher
on Call - This Week in Science and Education (T-WiSE)
video podcast - EPISODE
92 - Ultrasounds
for Cancer Treatment?
- [July 2013] Light Matters Newscast - photonics.com Simple
test uses lasers and sound waves to diagnose blood-related disease
- [Apr. 2012] Video
clip for "Everyone
Makes a Mark" Ryerson University Campaign
- [Nov. 2010] Video
clip on the 10th year anniversary celebration of the Canada
Research Chair's program
- [Jun. 2007] Convocation
address , at the 2007 Engineering class of the Faculty
of Engineering, Architecture and Science (starting at 16:45)
- [Jan. 2007] Presentation
at Sunnybrook Health Science Center entitled: "High frequency
ultrasound imaging and spectroscopy for the detection of changes in
cells and tissues"
Collaborations
- Ultrasonix - Michael Kolios
and Jahan Tavakkoli at Ryerson University, parts -1-,
-2- and -3-
- Graduate student Eno Hysi demonstrating the use of photoacoustic
imaging using a Ultrasonix device.
General Press
- [March 2015] Sunnybrook forms new industry partnership to advance
WaveCheck technology - Press
release and article in Biotechnology
Focus
- [May 2014] Article in Biophotonics entitled: "Photoacoustics
Applications Expand Beyond Cancer" mentioning work from the
laboratory
- [Oct 2013] General press related to Wavecheck
- the crowd-funding effort to raise capital for the ultrasound
treatment monitoring technology.
- [July 2013] Publicity on recent article on photoacoustic
imaging of red blood cells.
- [Apr. 2010] DiagnosticImaging.com "New
US technique predicts chemotherapy response"
- [Aug. 2009] PhysOrg.com "Researchers
investigate ultrasound use to treat cancer"
- [Apr 2009] Medicexchange.com "Ultrasound
to Measure Cancer Treatment Effectiveness"
- [Nov. 2006] Design Product News Magazine "Sounds
good at Ryerson University"
Ryerson Articles
- [July 2013] - - Ryerson Website - Ryerson's
Photoacoustic Microscopy in Scientific American Health News
- [June 2013] - Ryerson Website - Space
time and cell death: New developments in Biomedical Imaging and
Ryerson University
- [Sept. 2010] - Ryerson Website - Ryerson
professors on research team to study cancer treatment
- [April 2010] - Ryerson Website - Canada
Research Chair renewed for investigating use of light and sound waves
for medical treatment
- [Oct. 2009] Ryerson Website - Teaching
Award - statement of teaching philosophy
- [August 2009] - Ryerson Website - Ryerson
researcher investigates ultrasound use to treat cancer
- [June 2006] - Ryerson Website - Research
grant lead way in ultrasound imaging
- [Sept. 2003] - Ryerson Website - Michael Kolios: Sounding
Out Cancer: Using Ultrasound Research to Investigate Better Cancer
Treatments (pdf)
Ryerson Newspapers
- [Oct. 2014] Ryersonian - Pivotal
cancer research explores new ways to detect tumours
- [Oct. 2013] Ryersonian - Ryerson
professor crowd-funds new breast cancer treatment technology
- [Oct. 2013] Eyeopener - Listening
to the sounds of breast cancer
- [Dec. 2009] Ryersonian - Research
benefits undergraduates
- [Nov. 2009] Ryersonian - Ryerson
researchers’ discovery could help cancer patients
Trainees
- [Oct. 2015] Vanier
Scholars Announced / Ryerson's Vanier scholar explains his
research and what
the award means to him (The
Ryersonian) / Ryerson University Vanier
Scholars (Yates School
of Graduate Studies)
- [Oct.2014] Revolutionary
cell research
- [Jan.2014] Listening
for the sound of cancer