Alex Vitkin, PhD
Alex Vitkin leads the lab's research in biophotonics, with a focus on optical coherence tomography, tissue polarimetry, optical fiber sensing, and biomedical applications of light. His laboratory works closely with clinicians and industry partners, bridging fundamental optical research with diagnostic and therapeutic applications in medicine.
Working Together
Kseniia Tumanova
PhD Candidate
Kseniia is a PhD candidate in Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Alex Vitkin. Her research focuses on the use of polarized light microscopy to study tissue microstructure and its potential applications in cancer assessment. She combines optical imaging with quantitative image analysis and machine learning to investigate tissue characteristics in breast and colorectal cancer. Her work explores whether polarization-derived optical parameters can provide additional information related to clinically relevant features and patient outcomes.
Beyond the Lab
Kseniia Tumanova
PhD Candidate
Kseniia is a PhD candidate in Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Alex Vitkin. Her research focuses on the use of polarized light microscopy to study tissue microstructure and its potential applications in cancer assessment. She combines optical imaging with quantitative image analysis and machine learning to investigate tissue characteristics in breast and colorectal cancer. Her work explores whether polarization-derived optical parameters can provide additional information related to clinically relevant features and patient outcomes.