Adam Wax
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Overview
Dr. Wax's research interests include optical spectroscopy for early cancer detection, novel microscopy and
interferometry techniques.
The study of intact, living cells with optical spectroscopy offers the opportunity to observe cellular structure, organization and dynamics in a way that is not possible with traditional methods. We have developed a set of novel spectroscopic techniques for measuring spatial, temporal and refractive structure on sub-hertz and sub-wavelength scales based on using low-coherence interferometry (LCI) to detect scattered light. We have applied these techniques in different types of cell biology experiments. In one experiment, LCI measurements of the angular pattern of backscattered light are used to determine non-invasively the structure of sub-cellular organelles in cell monolayers, and the components of epithelial tissue from freshly excised rat esophagus. This work has potential as a diagnostic method for early cancer detection. In another experiment, LCI phase measurements are used to examine volume changes of epithelial cells in a monolayer in response to environmental osmolarity changes. Although cell volume changes have been measured previously, this work demonstrates for the first time the volume of just a few cells (2 or 3) tracked continuously and in situ.
Positions
Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Pratt School of Engineering
2013 Pratt School of Engineering
Professor of Physics in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
2023 Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences in the Institutes and Provost's Academic Units
2012 Institutes and Provost's Academic Units
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
2017 School of Medicine
Bass Fellow in the Pratt School of Engineering
2016 Pratt School of Engineering
Education
B.S. 1993
1993 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.A. 1996
1996 Duke University
Ph.D. 1999
1999 Duke University
Publications, Grants & Awards
- Grants (33)
- Awards (4)
- Academics Articles (296)
- Conference Pages (69)
- Book Sections (5)
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
Army Research Office
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
Medical College of Wisconsin
M2 Photonics Innovations
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
International Society for Optics and Photonics
Optical Society of America
National Science Foundation
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Biophysical Journal
Optical Engineering
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Optical Engineering
Optical Engineering
Biomedical Optics Express
Frontiers in Physics
Optical Engineering
Biomedical Optics Express
Cells
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Biomedical Optics Express
Optical Engineering
Optical Engineering
Progress in Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Optics Express
Biomedical Optics Express
Apl Photonics
Scientific Reports
JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS
Carcinogenesis
Biophysical Journal
Journal of Biophotonics
Journal of biophotonics
Translational vision science & technology
Microsystems and Nanoengineering
Journal of Biophotonics
Apl Photonics
Biophotonics International
Optical Materials Express
Biomedical Optics Express
Carcinogenesis
Biomedical optics express
Journal of Biophotonics
Biomedical Optics Express
Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)
Biomedical Optics Express
International Journal of Cancer
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Biophysical Journal
Laser Focus World
Biomedical Optics Express
Optics and Photonics News
Scientific Reports
Biomedical Optics Express
Optics Letters
Biomedical Optics Express
Biomedical Optics Express
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Biomedical Optics Express
Biomedical Optics Express
Optics letters
Journal of the Optical Society of America A
Opt Lett
Biomedical Optics Express
Biomedical Optics Express
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Plos One
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Optical Trapping Applications, OTA 2013
Bio-Optics: Design and Application, BODA 2013
Optical Molecular Probes, Imaging and Drug Delivery, OMP 2013
Optical Molecular Probes, Imaging and Drug Delivery, OMP 2013
Optical Molecular Probes, Imaging and Drug Delivery, OMP 2013
Optical Molecular Probes, Imaging and Drug Delivery, OMP 2013
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Biomedical Optics Express
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Biomedical Optics Express
Biomedical Optics Express
2012 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2012
2012 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2012
CLEO: Applications and Technology, CLEO_AT 2012
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Biomedical Optics Express
Biomedical Optics Express
Ieee Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Biomedical Optics Express
Methods (San Diego, Calif.)
Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Biomedical Optics, BIOMED 2012
Biomedical Optics, BIOMED 2012
CLEO: Applications and Technology, CLEO_AT 2012
Frontiers in Optics, FIO 2012
CLEO: Applications and Technology, CLEO_AT 2012
Advances in Optics and Photonics
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Springer Series in Surface Sciences
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Optics Letters
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Biomedical Optics Express
Integrative Biology : Quantitative Biosciences From Nano to Macro
Gastroenterology
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Optics Letters
Optics Express
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
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Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics
Analytical Cellular Pathology (Amsterdam)
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Gastroenterology
Journal of Carcinogenesis
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Biomedical Optics Express
Biomedical Optics Express
Optics Letters
Optics Express
Ieee Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Optics Express
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Applied Optics
Optics Letters
Aip Conference Proceedings
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging
Biomedical optics express
Optics Express
Proceedings of the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference 2009, SBC2009
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Laser & Photonics Reviews
2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009
2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Optics Letters
Optics Express
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Applied Optics
Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
Annals of Biomedical Engineering
Cancer Research
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Letters
Journal of the Optical Society of America A
Optics Letters
Biophysical Journal
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Analytical Chemistry
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Ieee Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Biomedical Optics, BIOMED 2008
Biomedical Optics, BIOMED 2008
Biomedical Optics, BIOMED 2008
Biomedical Optics, BIOMED 2008
Biomedical Optics, BIOMED 2008
Biomedical Optics, BIOMED 2008
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Disease Markers
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Journal of the Optical Society of America A
Optics Letters
Applied Optics
Applied Optics
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Cancer Biomarkers : Section a of Disease Markers
Physical Review Letters
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Optics Letters
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Optics Infobase Conference Papers
2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Applied Optics
Journal of the Optical Society of America A
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO
Optics Express
Optics Letters
Optics Express
Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment
Review of Scientific Instruments
Journal of the Optical Society of America A
Biophysical Journal
Optics Letters
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics
Opt. Lett. (USA)
Ieee Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest
Applied Optics
Optics Letters
Optics Letters
Optics Letters
Optics Letters
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics
Optics and Photonics News
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics
Optics Letters
Physical Review Letters
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Optics Letters
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics
Journal of the Optical Society of America A
Conference Proceedings Lasers and Electro Optics Society Annual Meeting Leos
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Bio-Optics: Design and Application
Bio-Optics: Design and Application
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optical Coherence Tomography
Frontiers in Optics - Proceedings Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science APS/DLS
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Frontiers in Optics
Bio-Optics: Design and Application
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy
Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy
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Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest
Bio-Optics: Design and Application, BODA 2015
Optical Molecular Probes, Imaging and Drug Delivery, OMP 2015
Novel Techniques in Microscopy, NTM 2015
Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie
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Biomedical Optics, BIOMED 2008
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Optics Infobase Conference Papers
Handbook of Biomedical Optics
Optical Coherence Tomography: Technology and Applications, Second Edition
Biomedical Photonics Handbook
Medical Imaging: Technology and Applications
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