Conrad W. Merkle

My main research interests are focused on the development and application of optical imaging techniques, specifically optical coherence tomography (OCT), to study biomedical systems for preclinical or clinical research. In particular, I am interested in the role of microvascular hemodynamics in the progression of various brain and eye diseases. In my research thusfar, I have combined contrast agents with OCT improve the signal quality and extract new information that is not measureable with traditional OCT.