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Taehoon (TK) Kim

Postdoctoral Fellow at Genentech

Taehoon (TK) Kim is a Biomedical Engineer with expertise in retinal imaging technologies, particularly Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), optoretinography, and angiography. His work involves in vivo studies on animal and human subjects, with a focus on conditions like glaucoma, inherited retinal disorders, age-related macular degeneration, and Alzheimer's disease. He excels in translating research from animal models to preclinical human studies, aiming to advance clinical applications in retinal imaging. Currently, as a postdoctoral trainee at Genentech, he is involved in research utilizing two-photon microscopy and adaptive optics (AO) ophthalmoscopy to enhance the understanding of glaucoma through detailed images of the retina.

Highlights

Mar 22 · linkedin

Will "Blindsight" be a breakthrough in vision restoration?! Mr. Musk has recently claimed. "The #Blindsight implant is already working in monkeys. Resolution will be low at first, like early Nintendo graphics, but ultimately may exceed normal human vision."

But how does this work?

The process begins when a camera or a similar device captures visual data. This data is then processed by a computing device, converting it into electrical signals that mimic the way the brain naturally perceives images. These signals are forwarded to a Neuralink device implanted in the individual, activating the brain's visual area and simulating the experience of sight. This method could offer a breakthrough for people with visual impairments, enabling them to 'see' without the traditional eye-to-brain pathway.

It's a fascinating time to witness such an innovative technique.

2022 Full presentation: https://lnkd.in/gBmzHy78

Mar 15 · linkedin

I'm pleased to introduce our latest research on constructing OCT angiography (OCTA) from single-scan volumetric OCT. David Le and the team have developed a Spatial Vascular Connectivity Network (SVC-Net), specifically designed to isolate blood vessels within single-scan OCT images.

This method, validated on both animal and human #OCT datasets, potentially enables the expansion of the field of view by significantly reducing the #OCTA acquisition time. With it, you could extract vessel information from your existing OCT-only datasets!

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San Francisco Bay Area