Dr. Leon G. Leanse Profile

Dr. Leon G. Leanse

at University of Gibraltar

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Editorial Board Member: Biophotonics Discovery | Author

Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Blue light enhances antibiotic activity in multidrug-resistant bacteria

Leon Leanse, Carolina dos Anjos, Rox Anderson, David Hooper, Tianhong Dai

Proceedings Volume PC12358, PC123580A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2655368

KEYWORDS: Bacteria, Pathogens, Switches, Resistance, Oxygen, Microorganisms, Medicine

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Antimicrobial blue light promotes an important role in enzymatic activity and degradation of β-lactamases.

Carolina dos Anjos, Rox Anderson, Tianhong Dai, Leon Leanse

Proceedings Volume PC12358, PC123580B (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2651168

KEYWORDS: Bacteria, Resistance, Proteins, Microorganisms

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2022 Presentation

Blue light is a multi-purpose antibiotic adjuvant that synergizes with conventional antibiotic therapy

Leon Leanse, Carolina dos Anjos, Tianhong Dai

Proceedings Volume PC11939, PC1193906 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2609760

KEYWORDS: Bacteria, Resistance, Phototherapy, In vitro testing, Pathogens, Oxygen, Mode conditioning cables, Microorganisms, Medicine, Light emitting diodes

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2022 Presentation

Antimicrobial blue light for prevention of lethal Vibrio vulnificus infection in mice

Carolina dos Anjos, Leon Leanse, Richard Anderson, Tianhong Dai

Proceedings Volume PC11939, PC1193908 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610455

KEYWORDS: In vitro testing, Resistance, Oceanography, In vivo imaging, Bioluminescence

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

Dual-wavelength photo-killing of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

Leon Leanse, Xueping Sharon Goh, Ji-Xin Cheng, David Hooper, Tianhong Dai

Proceedings Volume 11626, 116260T (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2577202

KEYWORDS: Skin, Photolysis, Oxygen, In vivo imaging, Cell death, Tissues, Tissue optics, Resistance, Photomedicine, Organisms

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2020 Presentation

Photoinactivation of otopathogens using 405 nm blue light: Implications for the treatment of otitis media (Conference Presentation)

Xiaojing Liu, Qihang Chang, Raquel Ferrer-Espada, Leon Leanse, Xueping Goh, Xiuli Wang, Jeffrey Gelfand, Tianhong Dai

Proceedings Volume 11223, 112230N (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2546695

KEYWORDS: Transmission electron microscopy, Liquids, Chromatography, Animal model studies

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2019 Paper

Evaluating the potential for resistance development in Gram-negative bacteria to antimicrobial blue light (at 405 nm): in vitro and in vivo studies

Leon Leanse, Olivia Harrington, Yanyan Fang, Imran Ahmed, Xueping Sharon Goh, Tianhong Dai

Proceedings Volume 10863, 1086318 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506910

KEYWORDS: Resistance, In vitro testing, Bacteria, In vivo imaging, Pathogens, Organisms, Tissues, Microorganisms, Standards development, Stochastic processes

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2019 Paper

Synergistic effect of antimicrobial blue light (at 405 nm) and quinine against multidrug-resistant infections: in vitro and in vivo studies

Leon Leanse, Pu-Ting Dong, Xueping Sharon Goh, Y. Wang, Min Lu, Ji-Xin Cheng, David Hooper, Tianhong Dai

Proceedings Volume 10863, 108630Y (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506033

KEYWORDS: In vivo imaging, Skin, In vitro testing, Raman spectroscopy, Tissues, Bacteria, Pathogens, Scanning electron microscopy, Laser therapeutics, Resistance

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Conference Committee Involvement (5)

Photonic Diagnosis, Monitoring, Prevention, and Treatment of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases 2025

25 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Diagnosis, Monitoring, Prevention, and Treatment of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases 2024

29 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Diagnosis, Monitoring, Prevention, and Treatment of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases 2023

28 January 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Diagnosis, Monitoring, Prevention, and Treatment of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases 2022

21 February 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Diagnosis, Monitoring, Prevention, and Treatment of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases 2021

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

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