UC San Diego School of Medicine Updates in Medical Technology
.Nanomedicine: New Strategies and Innovations to
.Understand, Treat and Monitor Disease
Fighting Cancer with Nanotechnology
 
     
 
     
 
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Session Length: all sessions are 1 hour
Webinar Format: includes course syllabus, introduction, and presentation and Q &A session

Program


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Friday, November 20, 2009 – 11:00 am Pacific


Session 1: Understanding Nanomedicine – From Evolution to Impact

Presented by

Liangfang, Zhang, PhD,
Professor, Department of Nanoengineering,
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, San Diego, CA


Tuesday, December 1, 2009 – 11:00 am Pacific


Session 2: Catalyzing a New Frontier – Centers for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence

Presented by

Piotr Grodzinski, PhD
Director,
NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer
Office of the Director
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

Sadik Esener, PhD
Principal Investigator and Center Director,
NanoTumor Center;
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering,
UC San Diego School of Engineering, San Diego, CA

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 – 2:00 pm Pacific


Session 3: Use of Nanoparticles for Suppression of Metastatic Disease

Presented by

Eric Murphy, PhD
Assistant Project Scientist
Tumor Growth, Invasion & Metastasis Program
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, San Diego, CA


Wednesday, January 18, 2009 – 2:00 pm Pacific

Session 4: Detection of Cancer Related Nanoparticulate Biomarkers Directly from Blood
Presented by

Mike Heller, PhD
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Bioengineering, Nanoengineering
UC San Diego School of Engineering, San Diego, CA

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 – 1:00 pm Pacific


Session 5: Molecular Imaging for Diagnosis and Therapy

Presented by

Robert Mattrey, MD
Professor, Radiology
Tumor Growth, Invasion & Metastasis Program
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, San Diego, CA


Wednesday Feb 3, 2010 – 11:00 am Pacific


Session 6: Development and Application of DNA Nanoparticles

Presented by

Bradley Messmer, PhD
Assistant Project Scientist,
Translational Oncology Program,
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, San Diego, CA

 

 
 

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