Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium

Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium

Date: 11/02/2007
Location: Northeastern Univesity
Speaker: Dr. Robert Langer of MIT

Objective
Provide a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in all aspects of nanomedicine and drug delivery.

Composition
Keynote presentation
Over 20 presentations from the leaders in the fields
Poster session

Expected Participants
Academic and industrial scientists, graduate students, clinicians and business specialists.

Scientific Advisory Board
Martyn Davies, Nottingham, UK
Adi Eisenberg, Montreal, Canada
Hamid Ghandehari, Baltimore, USA
Allan Hoffman, Seattle, WA, USA
Alexander Kabanov, Omaha, NE, USA
Kazunori Kataoka, Tokyo, Japan
Thomas Kissel, Marburg, Germany
Henry Kopecek, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Robert Langer, Cambridge MA, USA
Kalle Levon, New York, NY, USA
Kinam Park, West Lafayette, IN, USA
W.Mark Saltzman, New Haven, CT, USA
Francis Szoka, San Francisco, CA, USA

Key Note Speaker
Prof. Robert Langer of MIT

Confirmed Speakers
Tamara Minko, Rutgers University, USA
Alexander Kabanov, University of Nebraska, USA
Mansoor Amiji, Northeastern University, USA
Francis Szoka, University of California San Francisco, USA
Christine Allen, University of Toronto, Canada
Anna Moore, MGH/Harvard Medical School, USA
Volkmar Weissig, Northeastern University, USA
Alexander Wei, Purdue University, USA
Hamid Ghandehari, University of Maryland, USA
Jonathan Aylott, University of Nottingham, UK
Neil Desai, Abraxis BioScience, USA
Muthiah Manoharan, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, USA
Joseph DeSimone, University of North Carolina, USA
Hideyoshi Harashima, Hokkaido University, Japan
Yuri Lvov, Louisiana Tech, USA
Dan Luo, Cornell University, USA
Patrick Stayton, University of Washington, USA
James Leary, Purdue University, USA
Aliasger Salem, University of Iowa, USA

Organizing Commitee
Vladimir Torchilin, Chairman
Alexander Kabanov
Hamid Ghandehari
Mansoor Amiji
Robert Campbell
Volkmar Weissig
Tatyana Levchenko
Anita Young

Selected Topics
Drug and Gene Delivery for Cancer Therapy
Multifunctional Nanomedicines
Nanodiagnostics
Intracellular Drug Delivery

Location
On the campus of Northeastern University, downtown Boston. Walking distance to Museum of Fine Arts and many other attractions.

Social Activity
Boston Harbor dinner cruise aboard the Odyssey

Accomodations
Details regarding accommodations can be found at www.nanodds.org.

Registration
Registration fees on or before July 15, 2007 are $275 for academia, $650 for industry and $75 for graduate students. After July 15, the fees are $350 for academia, $800 for industry and $100 for graduate students. The fee includes the abstract book, continental breakfasts, lunches, refreshment breaks and dinner on the cruise ship. You can register online at www.rxce.neu.edu.

Important Dates
Early registration – until July 15th
Abstract submission – until August 1st to nanomedicine@neu.edu
Call for papers – will be sent in April

For more information please visit the symposium website: www.nanodds.org