His research is focused on the development and application of optical spectroscopic and quantitative wide-field near infrared imaging techniques to interrogate superficial living tissues in-vivo, including skin cancer, burn wounds and reconstructive surgery. Durkin holds a PhD in biomedical engineering that was awarded in 1995 from the University of Texas at Austin, with emphasis on biomedical optics and fluorescence spectroscopy. He has been a JBO editorial board member since 2003. Xingde Li, PhD (bio)Johns Hopkins UniversityUSATopic: Imaging