Brian Applegate, PhD

Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Ophthalmology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Overview

Our research interests are broadly to develop novel biophotonic technologies for point-of-care diagnosis and monitoring of human disease as well as the basic scientific understanding of human disease.

Education and Training

  • The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH — PhD — 12/2000 — Chemistry

Research Funding

  • New technologies for imaging of the human cochlea
    NIH · R01DC023511 · Jul 1, 2026 – Apr 30, 2031 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • New low cost technology for early detection of ear disorders
    NIH · R21DC023404 · Sep 17, 2025 – Aug 31, 2027 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Ultra-stable, phase sensitive, snapshot OCT system enabled by 2-Photon additive manufacturing
    NIH · R21GM149078 · Sep 15, 2023 – Aug 31, 2025 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • High-Speed, Low-Cost, Image Remapping Spectral Domain Full-Field Optical Coherence Tomography for Retinal Imaging
    NIH · R21EY035108 · Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Comb Light Source/Imaging spectrometer for advanced Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
    NIH · R21GM135530 · Sep 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2022 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Optical imaging technologies to identify residual cholesteatoma and improve ossiculoplasty outcomes
    NIH · R01EB027113 · Apr 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2023 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Morphological and Molecular Imaging System for in vivo Atherosclerosis Research
    NIH · R01HL111361 · Apr 1, 2012 – Mar 31, 2019 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Development of high-resolution molecular imaging of endogenous chromophores with
    NIH · R21RR025799 · May 15, 2009 – Apr 30, 2013 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • New Technologies for high resolution optical molecular imaging
    NIH · R21EB007729 · Jun 1, 2008 – May 31, 2011 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Bringing Molecular Contrast to OCT
    NIH · F32EB004237 · Sep 1, 2004 – Aug 31, 2006 · Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

  • Endoscopic optical coherence tomography enables morphological and subnanometer vibratory imaging of the porcine cochlea through the round window. Opt Lett. 2018 May 01; 43(9):1966-1969.. View in PubMed
  • Hybrid nonlinear photoacoustic and reflectance confocal microscopy for label-free subcellular imaging with a single light source. Opt Lett. 2017 Oct 01; 42(19):4028-4031.. View in PubMed
  • ELHnet: a convolutional neural network for classifying cochlear endolymphatic hydrops imaged with optical coherence tomography. Biomed Opt Express. 2017 Oct 01; 8(10):4579-4594.. View in PubMed
  • Enhanced coupling of light into a turbid medium through microscopic interface engineering. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 07 25; 114(30):7941-7946.. View in PubMed
  • Computer-aided detection and quantification of endolymphatic hydrops within the mouse cochlea in vivo using optical coherence tomography. J Biomed Opt. 2017 07 01; 22(7):76002.. View in PubMed
  • Hair cell force generation does not amplify or tune vibrations within the chicken basilar papilla. Nat Commun. 2016 10 31; 7:13133.. View in PubMed
  • Two-Dimensional Cochlear Micromechanics Measured In Vivo Demonstrate Radial Tuning within the Mouse Organ of Corti. J Neurosci. 2016 08 03; 36(31):8160-73.. View in PubMed
  • Multimodal optical coherence tomography and fluorescence lifetime imaging with interleaved excitation sources for simultaneous endogenous and exogenous fluorescence. Biomed Opt Express. 2016 Sep 01; 7(9):3184-3197.. View in PubMed
  • Lensless, ultra-wideband fiber optic rotary joint for biomedical applications. Opt Lett. 2016 May 01; 41(9):1973-6.. View in PubMed
  • Automated analysis of multimodal fluorescence lifetime imaging and optical coherence tomography data for the diagnosis of oral cancer in the hamster cheek pouch model. Biomed Opt Express. 2016 May 01; 7(5):2000-15.. View in PubMed