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The Beckman Laser Institute (sometimes called the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic) is an interdisciplinary research center for the development of optical technologies and their use in biology and medicine. Located on the campus of the University of California, Irvine in Irvine, California, an independent nonprofit corporation was created in 1982, under the leadership of Michael W. Berns, and the actual facility opened on June 4, 1986.〔 It is one of a number of institutions focused on translational research, connecting research and medical applications. Researchers at the institute have developed laser techniques for the manipulation of structures within a living cell, and applied them medically in treatment of skin conditions, stroke, and cancer, among others. == History == Around 1980, Michael W. Berns, a professor of biology at the University of California, Irvine, founded an institute focusing on the then-new technology of lasers. After receiving a National Institutes of Health biotechnology grant,〔 he established a laboratory for laser microscopy, the Laser Microbeam Program (LAMP). He then proposed the creation of an interdisciplinary center which would combine research into lasers and their applications in medical treatment.〔〔 Berns obtained the support of local philanthropists Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) and his wife Mabel (1900-1989). The Beckmans were interested in the potential of the new instruments, and agreed to partner with the university in funding the development of an independent center which would eventually become the property of the university. Beckman presented a $2.5 million matching check to Dan Aldrich, the Chancellor of UCI.〔 Other early supporters of the Beckman Laser Institute included David Packard of Hewlett-Packard, who donated $2 million,〔 SmithKline Beckman Corp. which donated $1 million,〔 and the Irvine Community Foundation. Arnold Beckman and Michael Bern were listed as co-founders in the institution's bylaws.〔 The institute was established as an independent nonprofit corporation in 1982, under the leadership of Michael W. Berns. The actual facility opened on June 4, 1986. The current director is Bruce J. Tromberg. He became interim head of the Institute in 2002〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bli.uci.edu/profiles/editor/userfiles/bjtrombe/Tromberg%20CV%2003-27-15%20review.pdf )〕 and head of the Institute in 2003. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beckman Laser Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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