3103 Natural Sciences II
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The Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD) is a national research resource center for biomedical fluorescence spectroscopy, jointly supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) division of the National Institutes of Health (grant number 8P41GM103540) and the University of California, Irvine.
The founder and Principal Investigator of the LFD is Professor Enrico Gratton. The Co-Investigator is Associate Professor Michelle Digman.
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The LFD's main activities are:
Services and Resources: the LFD provides a state-of-the-art laboratory for fluorescence measurements, microscopy and spectroscopy, with technical assistance to visiting scientists.
Research and Development: the LFD designs, tests, and implements advances in the technology of hardware, software, and biomedical applications.
Training and Dissemination: the LFD disseminates knowledge of fluorescence spectroscopic principles, instrumentation, and applications to the scientific community.