Associate Scientist
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Rupsa is an Associate Scientist in Skala lab at Morgridge Institute for Research. Trained in fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, her research employs optical imaging techniques to study the metabolism, especially in the context of human diseases like cancer, and thereby devise new approaches to therapy.
Area of Expertise
- Metabolic imaging
- Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
- Non-linear microscopy
- Cancer
Education
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2016, University of California, Irvine
M.S Biomedical Engineering, 2010, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 2008, West Bengal University of Technology, India
Selected Publications
- Rupsa Datta et al. ,”Interactions with stromal cells promote a more oxidized cancer cell redox state in pancreatic tumors”. Sci. Adv.8, eabg6383(2022).
- Rupsa Datta, et al. “Recent innovations in fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy for biology and medicine,” J. Biomed. Opt. 26(7) 070603 (10 July 2021)
- Rupsa Datta, et al. “Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy: fundamentals and advances in instrumentation, analysis, and applications,” J. Biomed. Opt. 25(7) 071203 (13 May 2020)
- “Multicomponent Analysis of Phasor Plot in a Single Pixel to Calculate Changes of Metabolic Trajectory in Biological Systems“. Suman Ranjit and Rupsa Datta, et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2019 123 (45), 9865-9873
- Rupsa Datta, et al. “Label-free imaging of metabolism and oxidative stress in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes,” Biomed. Opt. Express 7, 1690-1701 (2016)
- Rupsa Datta, et al. “Fluorescence lifetime imaging of endogenous biomarker of oxidative stress.” Sci Rep 5, 9848 (2015).