Anna Yaroslavsky graduated summa cum laude from Saratov State University, Russia, with BS in Physics. Her graduate studies were conducted at Twente University in Enschede (The Netherlands) and Heinrich-Heine University in Dusseldorf (Germany). During that time, she worked on the development of image-based methods of light dosimetry for brain tumor treatment, formulated concept and implemented inverse hybrid Monte Carlo technique for reconstruction of tissue optical properties and investigated light scattering by complex biological structures. After earning PhD degree in Biophysics from Saratov State University, she joined Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Harvard Medical School, where she progressed from Instructor to Assistant Professor of Dermatology. In 2010, Anna accepted the position of Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Massachusetts and founded Advanced Biophotonics Laboratory (ABL). Research at ABL focuses on the development of methods for light dosimetry, multi-modal approaches for functional and structural characterization of biological tissues, as well as on  pathology detection and treatment. Dr. Yaroslavsky publishes extensively in top-tier international journals and authored several patents. She serves as a reviewer on NIH and NSF panels and has been elected fellow member of SPIE and Optica. More information about research conducted at ABL can be found at https://sites.uml.edu/abl/