1. Nanomedicine and Nanobiology
Workshop
Grand Challenges in
Nanomedicine and Nanobiology
Sponsors
Center for Protein Folding Machinery, NIH
Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, NSF
W.M. Keck Foundation

2. Organizers
Wah Chiu, BCM
Vicki Colvin, Rice U.
Adrian Lee, BCM
John Oghalai, BCM
Lenora Trujillo, BCM
Amy Jackson, BCM

3. Workshop Goals To network across disciplines and institutions
To identify opportunities and gaps in nanomedicine and nanobiology research
To develop plausible strategies and plans in collaborative research in nanomedicine and nanobiology
To form new research partners in nanomedicine research

4. AGENDA
9:00 – 9:30am NIH and NSF definitions of Nanomedicine & Nanobiology
Chair: Wah Chiu, BCM
9:00 - 9:10 –Thomas Aigner, NIH
9:10 - 9:20 – Larry Nagahara, NIH
9:20 - 9:30 – Judy Raper, NSF
9:30 – 10:15am – Center Talks
Chair: Adrian Lee, BCM
9:30 – 9:45 – Vicki Colvin, Rice University
9:45 – 10:00 – Wah Chiu, BCM
10:00 – 10:15 –- Susan Blaney, BCM
10:15 – 10:45am – Break
10:45 – 11:30am – Center talks
Chair: John Oghalai, BCM
10:45 – 11:00 – Malcolm Brenner, BCM
11:00 – 11:15 – Mauro Ferrari, UTHSC
11:15 – 11:30 – Michael Sheetz, Columbia University
11:30 – 11:45am – Lunch
12:00 noon – 1:30pm – Discussion groups on Nanomedicine/Nanobiology Grand Challenge’s topics
1:30 – 2:30pm – Discussion Leaders give report of discussion and make recommendations
Chair: Vicki Colvin, Rice University
2:30 – 3:00pm – Break
3:00 – 4:00pm – Panel discussion and reactions to presentations and views of challenges from federal agencies; description of grant opportunities
Chair: Neal Lane, Rice University – “Introductory remarks and the history of the NNI”
Judy Raper, NSF
Thomas Aigner, NIH
Jerry Lee, NCI
Larry Nagahara, NIH
Wendy Sanhai, FDA
4:00 – 4:15pm – Summary
Wah Chiu

5. Chair: Vicki Colvin, Rice University 2:30 – 3:00pm – Break
AGENDA
11:30 – 12 noon – Lunch
12:00 noon – 1:30pm – Discussion groups on Nanomedicine/Nanobiology Grand Challenge’s topics
1:30 – 2:30pm – Discussion Leaders give report of discussion and make recommendations
Chair: Vicki Colvin, Rice University
2:30 – 3:00pm – Break
3:00 – 4:00pm – Panel discussion and reactions to presentations and views of challenges from federal agencies; description of grant opportunities
Chair: Neal Lane, Rice University – “Introductory remarks and the history of the NNI”
Judy Raper, NSF
Thomas Aigner, NIH
Jerry Lee, NCI
Larry Nagahara, NIH
Wendy Sanhai, FDA
4:00 – 4:15pm – Summary