Translation of Biomaterials Research into Biotechnology

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Meeting Schedule
7:45 AM - Coffee

8:15 AM - Welcoming Remarks

Steven J. Sibener

Director of MRSEC

The University of Chicago

8:20 AM - Opening Remarks

Ka Yee C. Lee and Milan Mrksich

Conference Co-organizers

The University of Chicago

8:30 AM

Talk 1: "Synthetic Polymers for Tissue Engineering and Gene Therapy"

Antonios G. Mikos

John W. Cox Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering &

Director of John W. Cox Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering

Rice University

9:30 AM

Talk 2: "Computer Simulation Studies of Biomolecular Materials"

Michael L. Klein

Professor of Chemistry & Director of MRSEC

University of Pennsylvania

10:30 AM - Break

11:00 AM

Talk 3: "Medical Therapeutics via Top-Down Biomedical Nanotechnology"

Mauro Ferrari

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Internal Medicine (Oncology) &

Director of Biomedical Engineering Center

Ohio State University

12:00 PM - Lunch

1:30 PM

Talk 4: "Light at the End of the Tunnel Design, Development and

      Commercialization of Novel Polymeric Drugs"

Thomas Neenan

Senior Director for New Programs and Technology

GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2:30 PM

Talk 5: "Molecular Mechanics of Single Protein Molecules measured with the

      Atomic Force Microscope"

Paul Hansma

Professor of Physics

University of California, Santa Barbara

3:30 PM - Break

4:00 PM

Talk 6: "The Path to Automated DNA Analysis"

David Borkholder

Cepheid, Inc.

5:00 AM - Closing Remarks

5:15 PM - Wine and Cheese

6:30 PM - Dinner Banquet

7:30 PM

Introduction to Banquet Speaker

Norbert F. Scherer

Co-director of the Institute for Biophysical Dynamics

The University of Chicago

Banquet Speaker: "TBA"

Nicholas Naclerio

Director of Operations, Life Sciences, Millenium Ventures

Motorola, Inc.

8:45 PM - Adjournment

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