Kevin Eliceiri

Kevin Eliceiri is a Professor of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he also serves as Director of the Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging. His primary affiliation is with the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering, with additional ties to the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.

Research Interests

• Development of optical imaging methods for cell signaling and cancer progression
• Software tools for multidimensional bioimage analysis (e.g., ImageJ/Fiji, PyImageJ, napari integration)
• Quantitative fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM)
• Label-free imaging techniques and polarization microscopy
• Tumor microenvironment characterization using collagen fiber analysis
• Machine learning in biomedical image processing

Recent publications emphasize advancements in polychromatic polarization microscopy for pancreatic cancer diagnostics, collaborative bioimage analysis frameworks, and live tumor fragment platforms for immunotherapy assessment. His work bridges computational methods with clinical applications.

Lab Affiliation

• Lead Investigator, Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI) since 2000
• Director, Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging