Tiffany Tan awarded the Berns-SPIE SPARK Grant

Centre postdoc Tiffany Tan was one of four international recipients to be awarded $100,000 USD as part of the prestigious Berns-SPIE SPARK Grant, supported by SPIE, the international Society for Optics and Photonics, and the Beckman Laser Institute, for her project titled "A Novel Multimodal System to Improve the Success of Clinical IVF."

Centre Deputy Director Kylie Dunning and Director Kishan Dholakia Dholakia provided invaluable support and guidance in her application.

“The Berns-SPARK grant will significantly accelerate the development of our cutting-edge optical imaging technology, allowing us to push the boundaries of reproductive biology,”

“With the support from this unique funding, we can refine our multimodal microscope system to distinguish embryo quality and move one step closer to practical applications in IVF clinics. As a recipient of this prestigious grant, I am excited about the potential for our work to create a legacy in the field of biophotonics, paving the way towards developing a safe and accurate diagnostic for embryo quality, and ultimately improving IVF success.”

See press release here: https://spie.org/news/sparking-innovation-and-scientific-joy?utm_campai…