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\nQuantum Technologies for the Life Sciences by Prof. Martin B.Plenio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Abstract: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), a widely employed spectroscopic technique in biology and the life sciences, finds diverse applications ranging from chemical analysis and drug discovery to medical imaging. Despite its versatility, NMR faces inherent limitations, primarily linked to its low sensitivity. This constraint stems from the weak nuclear spin polarization in thermal equilibrium, typically amounting to a few parts per million, coupled with the inefficiencies inherent to inductive NMR signal detection. In this talk, I will explore strategies to overcome these limitations through the application of quantum technologies. Specifically, I will showcase how optically detected magnetic resonance, utilizing color centers in diamond, provides a means for detecting NMR signals with chemical shift resolution at the nano- and microscale. However, achieving this goal requires additional considerations, and I will discuss how quantum control can facilitate nuclear spin hyperpolarization, resulting in 10,000-fold increases in NMR signals. Combined with signal processing methods, this approach holds the potential not only for metabolic NMR-profiling of single cells but also for metabolic magnetic resonance imaging in humans, with potential applications in early treatment assessment in cancer care using standard clinical MRI scanners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Plenio is the Director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics and of the Center for Quantum Bio-Sciences and he leads the Controlled Quantum Dynamics group at Ulm University, Germany. His research interests cover Quantum Technologies, Quantum Information Science and Quantum Biology (including Photosynthesis and Electron Transport). Martin Plenio is a leading expert in the transport of excitons in natural photosynthetic systems. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year, the physics colloquium has a new format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n