Florian Ströhl
Job description
Summary
Dr Ströhl's research is on the development of advanced optical system for use in biology, medicine, and industry. He leads projects cover optical system development, production of optic elements, photolithography, optical theory, nanoscopy for use in pathology, mechanosensitive microscopy development, and light-sheet microscopy development for regenerative medicine.
With a PhD in Biotechnology and over twelve years of optics research experience, Dr Florian Ströhl has a strong background in designing and managing advanced optical systems, analysing microscopy data, and creating workflows for image acquisition and analysis. Dr Ströhl's work spans application-oriented R&D, optical systems engineering, and project management.
He has a track record of authoring high-quality publications and research experience gathered at world-leading institutions in technology-driven biomedical research (EMBL Heidelberg, University of Cambridge). At UiT, Dr. Ströhl is a Principal Investigator, leading RCN projects on lightsheet microscopy development and an ERC project that will explore mechanosensitive microscopy in regenerative medicine. He is a strong advocate of open science and engages in educational outreach through video content (link to Youtube channel: click me).
New collaborators are always welcome and student projects for theses are available. More information can be found on his group's website (click me) or on LinkedIn (click me).
Areas of Competence
- optics theory (optical system design, imaging theory, image analysis methods)
- microscopy method development (SIM, Lightsheet microscopy, single-molecule imaging, labelfree methods, tomography, fluorescence lifetime microscopy)
- imaging applications (dementia research, liver and kidney pathology, cardiac research, sustainable fish farming)
- software tools (MATLAB, Optics Studio, ImageJ/Fiji)
- project management (Norwegian and European grants, leadership of complex projects, managing diverse teams)
- science communication (YouTube, popular science talks, science-meets-art)
Projects
- LiBriNa - ERC StG - 2025 - Lightsheet Brillouin Nanoscopy: mechano-sensitive superresolution imaging for regenerative medicine
- SOLIS - RCN FRIPRO - 2021 - Development of Real Volumetric Microscopy through Single Objective Light-Sheet Imaging System
- MitoQuant - EU MSCA - 2019 - Development of Deep-UV Quantitative Microscopy for the Study of Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Education
- Ph.D. in Biotechnology (2018), University of Cambridge, UK
- M.Sc. (with honours and distinction) in Advanced Optical Technologies (2014), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
- B.Sc. (with BMBF award) in Medical Engineering (2012), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Funding
- 2025 ERC Starting Grant: 20 million NOK
- 2023 RCN Innovation Grants: 1 million NOK
- 2021 RCN FRIPRO Young Grant: 8 million NOK
- 2019 Horizon 2020 MSCA Grant: 2.1 million NOK
- EMBO fellow, Nano DTC fellow, OPTICA senior member
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Research interests
My research interests focus on the development of advanced optical systems for use in biology, medicine, and industry. I am particularly interested in optical system development, the production of optic elements, photolithography, and optical theory. Additionally, I am passionate about advancing microscopy methods, including nanoscopy for pathology, mechanosensitive microscopy, and light-sheet microscopy for regenerative medicine. I am committed to exploring innovative imaging applications in areas such as dementia research, liver and kidney pathology, cardiac research, and sustainable fish farming.
