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| 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Richard George Pestell, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Georgetown University
Anna D. Barker, Ph.D.
Deputy Director for Advanced Technologies and
Strategic Partnerships
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
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| 8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. |
Cancer Plenary Session
Ronald A. DePinho, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Genetics)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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| 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Nanotechnology Plenary Session
Samuel I. Stupp, Ph.D.
Member
Board of Trustees
Professor of Materials Science, Chemistry, and
Medicine
Director
Institute for Bioengineering and Nanoscience in
Advanced Medicine
The Stupp Laboratory
Northwestern University
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| 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Break
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| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Cancer Focus Session
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| 11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. |
Nanodelivery Systems: Expanding the Therapeutic Potential
Esther H. Chang, Ph.D.
Professor of Oncology and Otolaryngology
Georgetown University Medical Center
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| 11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. |
Proteomic Studies of Changes in the Plasma Membrane and Nucleus in Resistance to Cancer Chemotherapy
Catherine Fenselau, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Life Sciences
University of Maryland, College Park
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| 11:40 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
Pentameric Nanoparticles Function as a Highly Effective Vaccine Platform
Richard Schlegel, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology
Georgetown University Medical School
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| 12:00 noon - 12:30 p.m. |
Cancer Focus Panel Discussion
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| 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Working Lunch
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| 12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
New Frontiers for Nanotechnology in 2005: Cancer Research in the Context of the National Nanotechnology Initiative
Mihail Roco, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor
Chair
Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science,
Engineering, and Technology
National Science and Technology Council
National Science Foundation
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| 1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
National Cancer Institute Funding Opportunities
Gregory J. Downing, D.O., Ph.D.
Director
Office of Technology and Industrial Relations
Office of the Director
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
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| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Nanotechnology Focus Session
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| 1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. |
Magnetic Nanotubes for Delivery
Sangbok Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Life Sciences
University of Maryland, College Park
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| 1:50 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. |
Nanowire-Based Devices
Paola Barbara, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Georgetown University Medical Center
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| 2:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Nanoscale Self-Assembled Organic Films on Optical Fibers for Use as Biosensors
James R. Heflin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Physics Department
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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| 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Nanotechnology Focus Panel Discussion
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| 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
Break
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| 3:15 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. |
Multidisciplinary Team-Building Session
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| 3:15 p.m. - 3:35 p.m. |
Center for Nanoscopic Materials Design
Robert Hull, Ph.D.
Charles Henderson Professor of Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Virginia
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| 3:35 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. |
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
Gary L. Harris, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor and Associate Director
Materials Science Research Center of Excellence
Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture, and
Computer Sciences
Howard University
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| 3:55 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
From Concept to Platform
Robert Menzi
Chief Operating Officer
Protiveris Inc.
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| 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. |
Multidisciplinary Team-Building Panel Discussion
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| 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D.
Special Expert in Nanotechnology
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjournment
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