Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies for Biomedical Applications

Invited Speakers:

• Sanford A. Asher, University of Pittsburgh, USA
  Protein hydrogel photonic crystal sensors for chemical and biological analytes
• Cindi Dennis, The National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
  Magnetic nanoparticles and the influence of their magnetic properties for biomedical applications
• Jon Dobson, University of Florida, USA
  Nanomagnetic remote control of cell signaling and gene expression
• Ioanna Giouroudi, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
  Microfluidic biosensors using magnetic nanoparticles
• Jong-in Hahm, Georgetown University, USA
  Fundamentals and applications of zinc oxide nanorods in enhanced optical bioassays
• Hafsa Khurshid, University of South Florida, USA
  The Next Generation of Multifunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Engineering Applications
• Pratap Kollu, University of Cambridge, UK
  Magnetically barcoded microcarriers detection with TMR and asymmetric giant magneto-impedance sensors
• Chian-Hui Lai, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
  Synthesis of glyco-nanoparticle and its bio-medical application
• Gil Lee, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research, Ireland
  Study of the interaction of superparamagnetic nanoparticles with cells: Targeting and mechanochemical response
• Steven Lenhert, Florida State University, USA
  Lipid nanotechnologies for drug screening and biosensor microarrays
• Chenzhong Li, Florida International University, USA
  Rapid nanotoxicity assay using biosensing devices
• Kenzo Maehashi, Osaka University, Japan
  Graphene-based biosensors and graphene synthesis
• Kohji Mitsubayashi, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
  Glucose-driven “Organic Engine” with enzyme membrane for autonomous drug release system for diabetes as self-sustainable artificial pancreases
• Subhra Mohapatra, University of South Florida, USA
  Potential of graphene as nanomaterials for biomedical applications
• Kytai Truong Nguyen, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
  Multifunctional nanoparticles for lung cancer therapy
• Vinh Q. Nguyen, Virginia Tech, USA
  New insights into the picosecond dynamics of water and solvated proteins
• Anna Pyayt, University of South Florida, USA
  Single cell endoscopy

Workshop Chair:

• Jon Dobson, University of Florida, USA
• Gil Lee, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research, Ireland