National Center for Macromolecular Imaging
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Grand challenges for Nanomedicine and Nanobiology

Agenda

8:15am – Registration and continental breakfast

8:55am – Welcome: Wah Chiu, BCM

9:00 – 9:30am - NIH and NSF definitions of Nanomedicine and Nanobiology
Chair: Wah Chiu, BCM
9:00 - 9:10 – Thomas Aigner, NIH
9:10 - 9:20 – Larry Nagahara, NIH
9:20 - 9:30 – Judy Raper, NSF

9:30 – 10:15am – Center Talks
Chair: Adrian Lee, BCM
9:30 – 9:45 – Vicki Colvin, Rice University
9:45 – 10:00 – Wah Chiu, BCM
10:00 – 10:15 – Susan Blaney, BCM

10:15 – 10:45am – Break

10:45 – 11:30am, – Center talks
Chair: John Oghalai, BCM
10:45 – 11:00 – Malcolm Brenner, BCM
11:00 – 11:15 – Mauro Ferrari, UTHSC
11:15 – 11:30 – Michael Sheetz, Columbia University

11:30 – 11:45am – Lunch

12:00 noon – 1:30pm – Discussion groups on Nanomedicine/Nanobiology Grand Challenge’s topics

1:30 – 2:30pm – Discussion Leaders give report of discussion and make recommendations
Chair: Vicki Colvin, Rice University

2:30 – 3:00pm – Break

3:00 – 4:00pm – Panel discussion and reactions to presentations and views of challenges from federal agencies; description of grant opportunities
Chair: Neal Lane, Rice University – “Introductory remarks and the history of the NNI”
Judy Raper, NSF
Thomas Aigner, NIH
Jerry Lee, NCI
Larry Nagahara, NIH
Wendy Sanhai, FDA

4:00 – 4:15pm – Summary
Wah Chiu

4:15 – 5:30pm – Reception