The 10th annual conference exploring the global opportunities in nanobiotechnology and related science and engineering fields
FREE CONFERENCE
NO REGISTRATION NEEDED
FREE DISPLAY TABLES
FREE PARKING - FREE LUNCH
FREE RECEPTION - OPEN BAR
Monday, April 23, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Mark your calendar for a one-day conference titled “Nano 2012.” The 10th annual nanotechnology/biotechnology conference will be held in the
Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies on the campus of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.
There is no charge to attend this conference.
This year will mark the 10th anniversary of this event. Nano 2012 is an international multi-disciplinary conference which explores commercialization opportunities of nanotechnology, medicine, pharma, biotechnology, and related science and engineering fields. While exploring innovative research and development efforts that are underway globally, presenters at the conference will highlight the urgent need for vigilance with regard to "nanotoxicity." Ethical, business, FDA and patent law issues will also be examined to ensure a fruitful future for the science of manipulating and building at the molecular level.
The conference will offer networking opportunities to researchers, engineers, physicians, ethicists, environmental scientists, intellectual property practitioners, lawyers, business professionals, technology transfer specialists, policy makers, and venture capitalists. Please approach them during the conference, especially during the networking luncheon. All presentations (15-30 mins.) will be fast-paced and focused and will rely upon extensive color graphics and animations to reach the diverse audience. Raffle drawings will be held throughout the day.
"International Journal of Nanomedicine Student Achievement Award" will be presented in the amount of $500 to the winner at the conference by Dr. Tom Webster '98, '00G of Brown University on behalf of Dove Medical Press. The competition is open to graduate students, medical fellows and post-doctoral fellows globally. The winner will present their reach in a short PowerPoint presentation. To be considered for this award, email to bawabio@aol.com, the following: full contact information; one-page research description; copies of publications that pertain to this research, etc.
The official journals of the conference are: (1)
International Journal of Nanomedicine, (2)
Journal of Bionanoscience, and (3)
Nanotechnology Law and Business.
A light lunch will be served, and a networking reception will follow the conference. Free parking for the conference will be available in the RPI Parking Garage, located off College Avenue. The garage is a very short walk across a campus green from the conference venue. The garage will be open to attendees of the conference from 8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
There is no charge to attend, but the conference is limited to the first 200 registrants. You may also register for display space at no charge. Online registration is now closed, but you may still sign up at the door. The recommended hotels in Troy, NY are the Hilton Garden Inn at (518) 272-1700 and Franklin Square Inn and Suites at (518) 274-8800. The address to mail packages and marketing materials for the conference is: Kathy Kinsey, Att: Nano 2012 Conference, Office of Alumni Relations, Heffner Alumni House, 1301 Peoples Avenue, Troy, New York 12180-3590. The closest airport is in Albany, NY, a 20-30 minute cab ride to the conference site in Troy, NY. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the conference, please do not hesitate to contact Kathy Kinsey in the Office of Alumni Relations at
kinsek@rpi.edu or (518) 276-2832, or the conference chair, Dr. Raj Bawa '90 at
bawabio@aol.com or (703) 582-1745.
Organizing Committee
Kathy Kinsey • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
Ellen Johnston • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
Susan Gilbert • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
Chid Iyer • Sughrue Mion (Washington, DC)
Stephen Maebius • Foley Lardner (Washington, DC)
Rutledge Ellis-Behnke • University of Heidelberg (Germany) and MIT (Cambridge, MA)
S. R. Bawa • Bawa Biotech LLC (Schenectady, NY)
Annette I. Kahler • Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. (Albany NY)
Jagat Kanwar • Deakin University (Australia)
Drew Harris • Attorney General‘s Office (Austin, TX)
Ratnesh N. Mehra • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Philadelphia, PA)
Raj Bawa '90, PhD • Patent Agent, Bawa Biotech LLC (Ashburn, VA); Adj Prof/Adj Faculty, Rensselaer (Troy, NY), Chair
Conference Program
(click for a PDF of the Conference Program)
Registration and Media Interviews: 9:00am – 9:30am
Welcome and Introduction – 9:30am
Jeffrey M. Schanz
Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations; Executive Director of the Rensselaer Alumni Association; Rensselaer (Troy, NY)
The World of Nanomedicine in Pictures– 9:35am
Raj Bawa '90, PhD
Patent Agent, Bawa Biotech LLC (Ashburn, VA); Adj Prof/Adj Faculty, Rensselaer (Troy, NY)
Keynote: 9:45am – 10:10am
Applications of Nanomaterials to Medicine
Robert J. Linhardt, PhD
Ann and John Broadbent, Jr. '59 Senior Constellation Professor; Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Professor of Biology, Rensselaer (Troy, NY)
Session I: 10:15am – 11:15am
Moderator: Raj Bawa '90, PhD, Patent Agent, Bawa Biotech LLC (Ashburn, VA); Adj Prof/Adj Faculty, Rensselaer (Troy, NY)
Needle-free Nanomedicines: Focus on the Skin and the Eye
Marianna Foldvari, DPharmSci, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Bionanotechnology and Nanomedicine; Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Waterloo (Canada)
Nanoplatforms for Imaging, Drug Delivery and Radiation Oncology
Sri Sridhar, PhD
CAS Distinguished Professor of Physics; Director, NSF IGERT Nanomedicine Science and Technology Center; Director, Electronic Materials Research Institute, Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
Nanotechnology and Stem Cell Research
Glenn Monastersky, PhD
Director of Operations and Associate Director, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies; Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering; Director, Rensselaer Center for Stem Cell Research, Rensselaer (Troy, NY)
Toxicity of Nanomaterials: Lessons Learned and Where to Focus
Thomas J. Webster '98, '00G, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Nanomedicine; Co-Director, Indo-US Center for Biomaterials for Healthcare; Associate Professor, School of Engineering and Department of Orthopaedics, Brown University (Providence, RI)
Group Photo and Coffee Break: 11:15am – Noon
Session II: Noon – 1:00pm
Moderator: Susan Gilbert, PhD, Professor and Head, Biology Department, Rensselaer (Troy, NY)
Why do we Have so Many Definitions of Nanotechnology?
Lajos Balogh, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, Nanomedicine: NBM; Chief Scientific Advisor, AA Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology; Adj Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
Nanomedicine for Healthcare Providers - Arthritis as Case-in-Point
Israel Rubinstein, MD
Professor of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)
The Empire State - Ready for Nanotechnology!
Terry Rogelstad and Domenica Guy
Program Managers, Empire State Technology Group (Albany, NY)
Intellectual Property and Nanotech - U.S. Patent Office Updates
Annette I. Kahler, JD
Of Counsel, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC (Albany, NY)
Networking Lunch: 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Raffle + Student Achievement Award Ceremony/Presentation: 1:45pm – 2:00pm
($500 award sponsored by Dove Medical Press)
Thomas J. Webster, PhD, Editor, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Dove Medical Press
Keynote: 2:00pm – 2:25pm
Applications in Nanotech
Tom Baruch '60, JD
Founder and Managing Director, Baruch Future Ventures LLC (San Francisco, CA); Member, Board of Trustees, Rensselaer (Troy, NY)
Panel Discussion: 2:25pm – 2:45pm
Session III: 2:45pm – 4:00pm
Moderator: Glenn Monastersky, PhD, Director of Operations and Associate Director, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies; Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering; Director, Rensselaer Center for Stem Cell Research, Rensselaer (Troy, NY)
Insights into F Plasmid-driven Conjugation and Protein Nanotube Oligomerization
Gerald F. Audette, PhD
Associate Professor of Chemistry, York University (Canada)
Publishing Interdisciplinary Science
Meghana Hemphill, PhD
Senior Developmental Editor, John Wiley & Sons, Inc (Hoboken, NJ)
Complement-Mediated Adverse Immune Effects of Nanomedicines
Janos Szebeni, MD, PhD
Director, Nanomedicine Research and Education Center
Semmelweis University/Bay Zoltan Ltd (Budapest, Hungary)
Occupational Health and Exposure Assessment for the 21st century Nanoelectronics Workforce
Sara Brenner, MD, MPH
Asst Vice President for NanoHealth Initiatives; Asst Professor of Nanobioscience; UAlbany College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering (Albany, NY)
Nanomedicine-based War Against Microbial Infections
Jagat R. Kanwar, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor of Immunology and Cell Biology
Deakin University (Australia)
Reception: Experimental Media & Performing Arts Center
4:00pm – 5:00pm
(Sushi and Open Bar)