Audrey K Bowden is Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Computer Science (CS) at Vanderbilt University. An expert in biomedical optics, Dr. Bowden is currently a Fellow of SPIE, a Fellow of AIMBE, a Fellow of Optica and a recipient of numerous awards. Her research interests include advanced technology development and image processing using biomedical optics (particularly optical coherence tomography and near infrared spectroscopy), microfluidics and point-of-care diagnostics, including advanced endoscopy for surgical and interventional applications.