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The Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology hosts its second annual NanoBio Symposium on May 1 -2, 2008 at the School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. Learn about leading-edge technologies and recent scientific breakthroughs from international experts using nanoscale solutions to solve problems in health care and medicine. Attend a workshop on Nanotechnology for Cancer lead by Hopkins faculty. Visit the poster display featuring research from across Johns Hopkins University, as well as from government and industry.

Johns Hopkins NanoBio Symposium Set for May 1-2

Baltimore, MD | Posted on March 5th, 2008

Thursday, May 1: Nanotechnology for Cancer workshop, Owens Auditorium, Koch Cancer Research Building, 2 -5 p.m. Friday, May 2: SpeakerＴ Series, Turner Auditorium, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Poster session, Turner Concourse, 2 - 4:30 p.m.

Invited speakers include:

-Donald E. Ingber, M.D., Ph.D., Judah Folkman Professor, Vascular Biology, Harvard Medical School

-Andrew D. Maynard, Ph.D., Chief Science Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

-Paras N. Prasad, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Chair of Chemistry, Director, Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics, SUNY-Buffalo

-Jeffery A. Schloss, Ph.D., Co-chair, Trans-NIH NANO Task Force Program Director, Technology Development Coordination, National Human Genome Research Institute

-Jennifer L. West, Ph.D., Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering, Rice University

CALL FOR POSTERS: All registrants may submit a poster (subject to INBT approval). Deadline for poster submissions is April 17, 2008. Attendance is free for JHU-affiliated faculty, staff, students and postdoctoral fellows, but online registration is required. Un-affiliated persons pay a registration fee. Registration deadline is April 24, 2008. Registration forms and guidelines for poster submission are available at inbt.jhu.edu. Sponsorships opportunities also are available. For more information, contact Mary Spiro, at or 410-516-4802.

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About Institute for NanoBioTechnology
The Institute for NanoBioTechnology brings together internationally renowned expertise in medicine, engineering, the sciences and public health to create new knowledge and groundbreaking technologies. Programs in research, education, outreach and technology transfer are designed to foster the next wave of nanobiotechnology innovation. Faculty members affiliated with INBT are members of the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Whiting School of Engineering, School of Medicine, Bloomberg School of Public Health and Applied Physics Laboratory

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Contacts:
Mary Spiro
Phone: 410-516-4802

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