Chris Cooper
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Chris Cooper
@profchriscooper.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Essex and Honorary Professor in the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at UCL. Interests in oxygen biology, muscle Near Infrared Spectroscopy (mNIRS) and blood substitutes.
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Congratulations Dr. Ben Jones, the winner of the Knisely Award for outstanding achievements in the field of oxygen transport to tissue
August 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Ben’s Knisely award was presented by Professor Ilias Tachtsidis, president of the Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT) at their annual meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece
August 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Proud to give my plenary talk at ISOTT2025 in Thessaloniki. “Measurement of Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase with Near Infrared Spectroscopy - an ISOTT magical mystery tour”It’s amazing the field is so dynamic at the moment - many people shining a light on mitochondrial function
August 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Calling all mNIRS Italians. There will be an introductory one day course on mNIRS and EMG offered by Artinis in Rovereto near Trento in Northern Italy on Friday, October 10

www.artinis.com/introduction...
Italy mNIRS & HD-EMG Introduction Course — Artinis Medical Systems | (f)NIRS devices
We are happy to announce that we will soon host another mNIRS & HD-EMG introduction course on 10th of October 2025 in Rovereto, Italy .
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July 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Our latest blogpost highlights how physiological signals can provide valuable insights when properly analyzed. With some #fNIRS devices, researchers can turn physiological parameters into complementary data sources.

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#Neuroimaging #BrainResearch
May 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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A free online seminar about the use of time domain measurements in mNIRS from PIONIRS. TD NIRS is not a wearable technology, but can give you absolute measurements of tissue parameters unavailable by simpler devices. Register here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/182a482f…
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May 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Hold the dates! mNIRS 2026 will be from Sept 17-19 2026 at University of Pavia, Italy. All the best new science about oxygen measurements in the muscle in sport and health. See the latest equipment. Come for the science. Stay for the food and culture (Pavia is near Milan) www.mNIRS.org for updates
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March 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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See this free advanced mNIRS course on Amsterdam. Looks really interesting

www.artinis.com/events/advan...
Advanced mNIRS course — Artinis Medical Systems | (f)NIRS devices
Join us at our advanced muscle NIRS course on 7th of March at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and learn more about using NIRS to measure muscle oxygenation!
www.artinis.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Breaking news about the world's best oxygen transport meeting. Ben Jones will chair a special session on "Muscle, Exercise and Sports Science" at ISOTT 2025 Aug 24-28. Speaker slots available now. Submit your mNIRS abstract at isott2025.com/index.php/ab...
Abstract – ISOTT2025
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February 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Check out the recordings of all the mNIRS talks at the recent MOXY Summit

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Moxy Summit 2025
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February 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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ISOTT 2025. The place to study mNIRS and fNIRS in the Greek sun this August 24-28. Amazing list of confirmed speakers isott2025.com/index.php/in...
Submit a talk/poster abstract in any of the many thematic areas
isott2025.com/index.php/th...
Invited Speakers – ISOTT2025
isott2025.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Registration (free!) is open for the online MOXY mNIRS SUMMIT. A great way to learn about practical use of mNIRS in sport and wellness. A slight bias toward studies using MOXY monitor devices but there is always much of interest for all mNIRS users
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Moxy Summit 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Moxy Summit 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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January 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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The mNIRS conference is going to Italy in September 2026 organised by Dr. Somone Porcelli at the University of Pavia. More details in the New Year
December 13, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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All the talks from the recent mNIRS conference at the University of Essex (Sept 10-11), Uk are now available to view at www.mNIRS.org. Enjoy!
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mNIRS News
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December 13, 2024 at 1:29 PM