Jerome Mertz, PhD
Professor
Boston University College of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
BA, Princeton University



Jerome Mertz, PhD, is professor of Biomedical Engineering and director of the Biomicroscopy Laboratory at Boston University. Prior to joining Boston University, he was a CNRS researcher at the École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles in Paris. He specializes in the development of novel microscopy techniques for biological imaging

Professor Mertz’s lab focuses on the development and applications of novel optical microscopy techniques for biomedical imaging. Some specific topics include imaging through complex media, imaging through a single optical fiber, and oblique back-illumination microscopy.


Multi-layer neuronal imaging with reverberation multiphoton microscopy
03/15/2020 - 12/31/2024 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
5R01NS116139-04

Ultrafast high-contrast voltage imaging in freely moving animals
03/15/2022 - 02/28/2024 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
1R34NS127098-01

Fast, large-scale neuronal imaging with multi-z confocal microscopy
02/01/2020 - 11/30/2023 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering
5R01EB029171-04

Speckle-free phase-contrast ultrasound imaging
09/15/2019 - 08/31/2022 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences
5R21GM134216-02

Retinal/choroidal imaging with transcranial back-illumination
09/01/2018 - 08/31/2021 (PI)
NIH/National Eye Institute
5R21EY029486-02

Development of label-free computational flow cytometry for high-throughput micro-organism classification
06/01/2018 - 03/31/2021 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences
5R21GM128020-02

High dynamic range multiphoton microscopy for large-scale imaging
09/30/2016 - 07/31/2020 (Multi-PI)
PI: Jerome Mertz, PhD
NIH/National Eye Institute
5R21EY027549-02

UNS: Fluorescence light-field imaging with a lensless flexible fiber bundle
06/01/2015 - 11/30/2019 (PI)
National Science Foundation
CBET-1508988

High Resolution Phase Contrast Endoscopy
12/15/2013 - 11/30/2019 (PI)
NIH/National Cancer Institute
5R01CA182939-04

Advanced laser scanning confocal microscope for multiple users
08/01/2018 - 07/31/2019 (PI)
NIH/Office of the Director
1S10OD024993-01

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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2023 Multi-layer neuronal imaging with reverberation multiphoton microscopy 5R01NS116139-04
2023 Fast, large-scale neuronal imaging with multi-z confocal microscopy 5R01EB029171-04
2022 Ultrafast high-contrast voltage imaging in freely moving animals 1R34NS127098-01
2022 Multi-layer neuronal imaging with reverberation multiphoton microscopy 5R01NS116139-03
2022 Fast, large-scale neuronal imaging with multi-z confocal microscopy 5R01EB029171-03
2021 Multi-layer neuronal imaging with reverberation multiphoton microscopy 5R01NS116139-02
2021 Fast, large-scale neuronal imaging with multi-z confocal microscopy 5R01EB029171-02
2020 Multi-layer neuronal imaging with reverberation multiphoton microscopy 1R01NS116139-01
2020 Fast, large-scale neuronal imaging with multi-z confocal microscopy 1R01EB029171-01
2020 Speckle-free phase-contrast ultrasound imaging 5R21GM134216-02
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  1. Abdelfattah AS, Zheng J, Singh A, Huang YC, Reep D, Tsegaye G, Tsang A, Arthur BJ, Rehorova M, Olson CVL, Shuai Y, Zhang L, Fu TM, Milkie DE, Moya MV, Weber TD, Lemire AL, Baker CA, Falco N, Zheng Q, Grimm JB, Yip MC, Walpita D, Chase M, Campagnola L, Murphy GJ, Wong AM, Forest CR, Mertz J, Economo MN, Turner GC, Koyama M, Lin BJ, Betzig E, Novak O, Lavis LD, Svoboda K, Korff W, Chen TW, Schreiter ER, Hasseman JP, Kolb I. Sensitivity optimization of a rhodopsin-based fluorescent voltage indicator. Neuron. 2023 May 17; 111(10):1547-1563.e9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37015225
     
  2. Zheng S, Mertz J. Correcting sampling bias in speckle contrast imaging. Opt Lett. 2022 Dec 15; 47(24):6333-6336. PMID: 36538431; PMCID: PMC9801309; DOI: 10.1364/OL.474604;
     
  3. Zheng S, Mertz J. Direct characterization of tissue dynamics with laser speckle contrast imaging. Biomed Opt Express. 2022 Aug 01; 13(8):4118-4133. PMID: 36032565; PMCID: PMC9408238; DOI: 10.1364/BOE.462913;
     
  4. Sheinman M, Erramilli S, Ziegler L, Hong MK, Mertz J. Flatfield ultrafast imaging with single-shot non-synchronous array photography. Opt Lett. 2022 Feb 01; 47(3):577-580.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35103680
     
  5. Xiao S, Lowet E, Gritton HJ, Fabris P, Wang Y, Sherman J, Mount RA, Tseng HA, Man HY, Straub C, Piatkevich KD, Boyden ES, Mertz J, Han X. Large-scale voltage imaging in behaving mice using targeted illumination. iScience. 2021 Nov 19; 24(11):103263.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34761183; PMCID: PMC8567393; DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103263;
     
  6. Zheng S, Xiao S, Kretsge L, Cruz-Martín A, Mertz J. Depth resolution in multifocus laser speckle contrast imaging. Opt Lett. 2021 Oct 01; 46(19):5059-5062.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34598268; PMCID: PMC9801310; DOI: 10.1364/OL.436334;
     
  7. Xiao S, Zheng S, Mertz J. High-speed multifocus phase imaging in thick tissue. Biomed Opt Express. 2021 Sep 01; 12(9):5782-5792. PMID: 34692215; PMCID: PMC8515987; DOI: 10.1364/BOE.436247;
     
  8. Weber TD, Khetan N, Yang R, Mertz J. Ultrasound differential phase contrast using backscattering and the memory effect. Appl Phys Lett. 2021 Mar 22; 118(12):124103. PMID: 33785963; PMCID: PMC8004294; DOI: 10.1063/5.0048071;
     
  9. Tsang JM, Gritton HJ, Das SL, Weber TD, Chen CS, Han X, Mertz J. Fast, multiplane line-scan confocal microscopy using axially distributed slits. Biomed Opt Express. 2021 Mar 01; 12(3):1339-1350.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33796357; PMCID: PMC7984773; DOI: 10.1364/BOE.417286;
     
  10. Chamling X, Kallman A, Fang W, Berlinicke CA, Mertz JL, Devkota P, Pantoja IEM, Smith MD, Ji Z, Chang C, Kaushik A, Chen L, Whartenby KA, Calabresi PA, Mao HQ, Ji H, Wang TH, Zack DJ. Single-cell transcriptomic reveals molecular diversity and developmental heterogeneity of human stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte lineage cells. Nat Commun. 2021 01 28; 12(1):652. PMID: 33510160; PMCID: PMC7844020; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-20892-3;
     
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Bar chart showing 129 publications over 36 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2001

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2020 Boston University: Innovator of the Year
2014 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering: Fellow
2013 Optical Society of America: Fellow
2012 Focus on Microscopy, Singapore: Plenary Speaker
2009 Optical Society of America: Travelling Lecturer
2009 Royal Microscopical Society: Lecturer
2009 ECBO, Munich, Germany: Plenary Speaker
2001 French Physical Society: Aimé Cotton Prize
2000 French Optical Society: Fabry-de-Gramont Prize
1992-1994 Alexander-von-Humboldt fellowship
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