Nanomedicine Workshop 2005

March 14-15, 2005
Edmonton, Alberta

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), NSERC's Nano Innovation Platform (NanoIP), NRC's National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT), Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) and the University of Alberta are pleased to announce the Third Annual Nanomedicine conference to be held at the Lister Conference Centre, University of Alberta in Edmonton on March 14 and 15, 2005

The general theme for this year's workshop is What's Nano about Bio? - that is, what role do nanoscale phenomena play in our understanding or ability to manipulate biological processes. The special focus of the workshop is on the interface between living tissues and materials. The overall aim is to present biomedical and biological issues that need a nanoscience or nanotechnology approach; to present the current state of knowledge on that interface and to present work in the materials sciences arena that purports to meet some of the biomedical or biological challenges.

As with previous workshops, this event seeks to stimulate interactions between clinical, biomedical, physical science, engineering, and social science researchers. Networking opportunities will be provided, and poster presentations are encouraged to allow participants to showcase their research projects.

Keynote Speaker:

• Benjamin Wu - Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UCLA; Co-Director, Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology

Dinner Speaker:

• Alan Bernstein - President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Presenters:

• Jake Barralet - Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University; Canada Research Chair in Osteoinductive Biomaterials
• Robert Burrell - Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta; Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Biomaterials
• Pu Chen - Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo; Canada Research Chair in Nano-Biomaterials
• Charles Doillon -Professor, Department of Surgery, Université Laval
• Roderick McInnes - Professor, Departments of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Paediatrics, University of Toronto; Scientific Director, Institute of Genetics, CIHR
• Gregor Reid - Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Surgery, University of Western Ontario; Director, Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics
• Molly Shoichet - Professor, Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto; Canada Research Chair in Tissue Engineering
• William Stanford - Professor, Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto; Director, Gene Trap Project, Centre For Modeling Human Disease
• Joyce Wong - Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University