The central theme of our research is the development of novel chemical imaging technology and structures that can be employed to detect, diagnose and understand living and non-living materials' structure. Scientific areas of particular interest include cancer pathology and progression, polymer composites, foodgrains and cultural artefacts. Imaging technology used includes optical (spectroscopic imaging), material (probes) and development of novel algorithms for information extraction from large imaging data sets. Understanding tissue structure includes the analysis of human samples, engineered cell and tissue cultures and well as microfabricated materials. Please use the links above to view more information about a particular area of research.

We are grateful for the support provided by the National Institutes of Health (NCI and NIBIB R01 awards and other sub-awards), National Science Foundation (CHE and DMR), Department of Defense (Prostate and Breast Cancer Programs), United Soybean Board, Grainger Foundation and the University of Illinois.

To apply for a position at CISL, contact Professor Bhargava.