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The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) are sponsoring the "Workshop on Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology" on March 17-18, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Bethesda, Maryland. The goals of this workshop are to (l) make nanotechnology researchers aware of needs and opportunities in nanobiomedicine, (2) make funding agencies aware of ongoing research programs and resources, (3) identify specific opportunities for and issues associated with agency interactions, and (4) promote collaborations among NIH intramural, DOE laboratory, and other agency investigators.
The 1 ½-day workshop includes (l) plenary presentations describing agency research programs and resources, research needs and opportunities and scientific advances and (2) poster presentations of nanobiotechnology research advances and programs. Attendance will be limited by room size to about 120 people, including scientific and program staff members from NIH, DOE, National Institute of Standards and Technology of the U.S. Department of Commerce, other Federal agencies, national laboratories, and universities. Agency coordinators are Drs. Peter Kirchner and Richard Swaja (NIH/NIBIB) and Drs. John Miller (DOE/Basic Energy Sciences Program) and Michael Viola (DOE/Biological and Environmental Research Program).
The following links provide (l) a preliminary workshop agenda, (2) a workshop prospectus (objectives, format, background, etc.), (3) an online registration form, (4) an online abstract submission form for poster presentations, and (5) hotel information. There is no registration fee for this workshop, and interested persons are strongly urged to register as soon as possible due to room size limitations. One-page abstracts for poster presentations are due by February 14, 2005.
Contact Ms. Chipper Whalan (chipperw@md.capconcorp.com) for questions concerning workshop logistics.
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