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BIOCOMM 2027
Inspiration - Education - Technology
Advance your knowledge and skills at BIOCOMM 2027. Our comprehensive educational program features renowned experts sharing their knowledge through engaging presentations and practical, hands-on workshops. Whether you are new to the field or an experienced professional, BIOCOMM 2027 provides unique opportunities to learn, connect, and be inspired in the vibrant city of Toronto.
Adam Cooper, BS, RBP, FBCA is the Immediate Past-President of the BCA. Adam has presented at numerous BCA
conferences from 2002 on and has served on conference committees, Workshop Chair, Program Chair, and event photographer many times.
After a 32 years tenure at Northwell Health in New York, Adam moved to Florida. Adam worked with Final Cut Pro but is now using Adobe Premiere Pro primarily at the Pero Family Farms, Marketing Department in Delray Beach, Florida
Presentation:
AI features in Adobe Premiere
Danielle is a retired medical photographer with over
35 years experience in clinical and scientific photography. These days she embraces an artistic and interpretative approach to her photography. With her photographic expertise based in
medical and scientific imaging Danielle has a diverse skill set that she now applies to her own aesthetic. Danielle uses a hybrid system of digital capture and analog printing to create
images with her own distinctive style.
Processes she uses regularly are silver gelatin, Platinotype, Van Dyke Brown, Chrysotype and Cyanotype and the occasional Lumen print. She is a contributor to three of the Contemporary
Practices in Alternative Process Photography focal press book series and is an advisor to the Lishui International Handmade Photography Center, Lishui, China. Her images have been exhibited
nationally and internationally. Danielle currently serves as the BCA Director of Communications and is a BCA Louis Schmidt Laureate and continues to be active in many professional
associations.
Alan Goldstein, FBPA has been a full time professional biomedical photographer and videographer with 44
years’ experience and 38 years in a management capacity from 1971-2015. Alan specializes in medical photography, high speed cinematography and video production. His achievements include
documentaries for ABC Discovery Health, CBS and CNN as well as several TV commercials and cinematographer for two theatrical films. His work was nominated Outstanding Science, Technology
Programing for 26th Annual Emmy Awards.
Charles “Chip” Hedgcock has more than 30 years of experience
photographing in medicine, the life sciences, and fine arts. He is equally at home photographing in the studio or in the field. Since 2009 Chip has been the lead photographer for a
series of biological expeditions into remote regions of Northern Mexico. Chip is a Registered Biological Photographer, a Fellow of the BioCommunications Association, and a Louis Schmidt Laureate. His award-winning photographs have appeared
in an eclectic mix of publications including; LensWork, Spin, Ranger Rick, BBC Wildlife, Outdoor Photographer, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature, and the Journal of
BioCommunications.
For more information: charleshedgcock.com
Eugene Liscio is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, Canada and is the owner of ai2-3D, a consulting company that specializes in 3D forensic documentation, analysis and visualizations. He is also the developer of Recon-3D and Vision-3D. Recon-3D is a tool used for scanning small scenes while Vision-3D is used for sharing 3D evidence. Eugene has testified in court in both US and Canada, and in Europe, utilizing 3D technologies such as photogrammetry and laser scanning and has also provided interactive 3D crime scene reconstructions to aid the jury. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, where he is actively engaged in research, publishing and mentoring students focusing on 3D documentation and analysis techniques.
Presentation:
Maria Ikenberg Lindberg Keynote Speaker
Pixels to Presence: How Emerging Technologies Are Changing the Way We See and Share Science
Manuel earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical and
electrical engineering from Tec de Monterrey in 2000 and completed his master's degree in production engineering at the Technische Universität Berlin in 2006. His early career focused on
finite element analysis, gears calculations and drive systems.
Since 2006, Manuel has been working at his own company, Química Tech, where one of his key responsibilities is assisting clients with microscopy applications. Additionally, he creates content for the @quimica_tech Instagram account.
In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing and adventure motorcycling. He was also a member of Mexico's national athletics team, competing in pole vaulting and the decathlon.
Michael R. Peres, MS, RBP, FBPA is Professor Emeritus at the Rochester Institute of Technology. From 1989 until 20210 he served as Chairman of the Biomedical Photographic Communications Program and from 2010 to 2022 as Associate Director of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences. He is the series editor of the Focal Press Applications in Scientific Photography series and the Editor of the Focal Encyclopedia of Photography - Fourth Edition. He is the 2007 recipient of the Louis Schmidt Award, BCA’s highest honor.
Presentation:
Anne Shiras Pioneer Lecture
Photography, its Technology, & Pictures
Howard J. Radzyner is a board certified medical and scientific photographer based
in New York. As Principal of Radzyner, et al., LLC he provides a variety of photographic, communications and consultancy services to clients in the worlds of medicine, science, law and
art. He previously held professional appointments at several NY area medical schools. His photographs have been published in journals such as Science, Nature, Cell and the New
England Journal of Medicine; have illustrated numerous papers, books, exhibits and presentations; have supported submissions for product, drug and device approval before federal agencies
and have provided evidence in civil and criminal proceedings.
His previous research on Roman Vishniac’s work as a scientific photographer and cinematographer has been widely published and presented.
Gale is an Adjunct Professor at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently active in forensic consulting, research and conducts workshops for various private
organisations and government departments. He retired in 2013 as the Deputy Dean of Teaching and Learning in the School of Science. From 1988 to 2008 he was the Program Leader of Scientific
Photography and from 2008 to 2011, was the Program Leader of the Applied Science Multi-major degree program. Gale is BCA Vice President and a BCA Louis Schmidt Laureate.
Bob Turner is a retired biomedical photographer with better than five decades experience in a variety of
medical and scientific photographic areas. His professional positions included the U.S. Navy; The Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, Massachusetts; the V.A. Medical Center, La Jolla, California;
and was the Director of BioMedical Graphics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Califorinia for better than thirty-one years. Since retiring, Bob has concentrated his efforts on
natural science imaging with both digiscoping and conventional (DSLR & mirrorless) techniques. Bob is a BCA Louis Schmidt
Laureate.
Tom Vadnais, PE, is an independent tire and automotive engineering consultant and a professional photographer. His work as
a tire failure and application expert requires him to regularly create photographs of very challenging subjects in every kind of lighting condition. Tom’s accident reconstruction work
requires him to photograph vehicles and wreck sites regardless of conditions. As one of his specialties, he is often asked by clients and other consultants to take night photographs that
accurately document lighting conditions. For his product liability consulting, he’s got to be prepared to photograph specimens, labs, test facilities, test setups, and the tests
themselves whether they are indoor, outdoors, or both, in any kind of light or weather.
Since 2018, Tom has taught a three-day automotive forensic photography class through SAE International at various locations around the US. He has also taught landscape and nature photography workshops and Photoshop classes since 2004.
For more information, visit VadnaisEngineering.com or LinkedIn.
Program Chair
If you require additional information about presentations or if you wish to present at BIOCOMM 2027, please contact Gale Spring.
Program Planning Committee
Gail Matsumoto, José Manuel Martínez López, John Yeats, Simon Brown, Bob Turner, Alan Goldstein, Charles Hedgcock, James Hayden, Adam Cooper, Gale
Spring, James Koepfler, Allison Bruce, Danielle Edwards
