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Cancer Nanotechnology for Early Diagnosis and Therapy
Program Code:
BTB090
Date:
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Time:
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
SPEAKER
(S):
Omid Farokhzad, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Piotr Grodzinski, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesia
Otto Zhou, Ph.D., Lyle Jones Distinguished Professor of Materials Science, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Cent
Shan Wang, PhD, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Mansoor Amiji, Rph, PhD, Professor and Associate Department Chair, Northeastern University
Description
This session will highlight advances in the applications of nanotechnology platforms in cancer prevention, diagnosis and therapy. Leading scientists will present on the latest advances in nanotechnology applications as discovery research tools, clinical development of integrated platforms for in vivo sensing, in vitro detection platforms, multifunctional reporting, and drug delivery systems; an update on the nanomaterials characterization will also be provided.
Objectives:
Highlight feature state-of-the-art science and technology for cancer applications.
Enable cross-fertilization on the technology development and applications between disparate communities of clinicians and physical scientists.
Share programmatic vision for federal funding in the area of nanotechnology for biomedical applications.