Kirill V. Larin (Senior Member, IEEE) received the first M.S. degree in laser physics and mathematics from Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia, in 1995, the second M.S. degree in cellular physiology and molecular biophysics in 2001, and Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX, USA, in 2002. He is currently with the Cullen College of Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston. He also holds joint appointments in the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine. His research contributions and interests are in biomedical optics and biophotonics and development and application of various optical methods for noninvasive and nondestructive imaging and diagnostics of tissues and cells. Dr. Larin is the recipient of Presidential Award from Russian President Boris Yeltsin recognizing his significant contributions in optics. He has also received Wallace Coulter Young Investigator Translation Award, Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the Houston Society for Engineers in Medicine and Biology, and Herbert Allen Award from American Society for Mechanical Engineers. He currently serves as an Instructor for short courses on Tissue Optics for the OSA. He is Fellow of AIMBE, SPIE, and OSA.