About Us

The Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital is the world’s largest academic research facility dedicated to investigating the effects of light on human biology and to the development of light-mediated, minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic technologies. A pioneer in light-based biomedical research, the Center has been the source of many of the most successful transfers of this research to clinical applications.

Wellman Center pursues its mission through the synergy of its faculty’s expertise in:

• Basic research: investigating how light interacts with molecules, cells, organisms, and people.
  
• Engineering and technology development: designing new therapeutic and diagnostic methods and tools for specific diseases.
  
• Translational research: bringing the basic and developmental research to the stage of practical, clinical applications.
  
• Education: informing scientists, physicians, students, patients, and the public about Photomedicine.