Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) and Evanescence Microscopies

Daniel Axelrod is a Professor Emeritus of Physics and Biophysics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His specialty is developing novel optical microscopy techniques to study the motion and organization of biological molecules and cellular organelles near biological surfaces. Many biological aspects are done in collaboration with research groups at the University of Michigan Medical School. Professor Axelrod is a Fellow of the Biophysical Society and a recipient of the Biophysical Society's 2010 Gregorio Weber Award for fluorescence theory and applications.