From the Contents: Raman and FT-IR spectroscopy: theory and general overview on application in biology and medicine -- Overview on computational techniques used for analysis of biological systems lub -- Application of computational techniques - quantum and molecular modeling - to study dynamics and spectroscopic properties of fluorescence probes in biological systems -- Raman imaging: experimental techniques and chemometric analysis -- Qualitative and quantitative FT-Raman analysis of plants -- Structural analysis of carotenoids in a single cells monitored by Raman spectroscopy supported by computational methods -- EMSC corrected Raman spectra used for medical diagnosis -- Raman polarization methods as a tool for visualization of various structures and pathology loci in tissue -- Structural studies on drug molecules.