CancerNano 2006 Presents State-of-the-Art Nanotechnology Solutions for Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment at May 7-11 Event in Boston.BOSTON -- Speakers include Mass General Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston Children's Hospital Boston is a children's hospital located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 300 Longwood Avenue, Children's is adjacent both to its teaching affiliate, Harvard Medical School, and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. , National Cancer Institute, MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Brigham & Women's Hospital Women's Hospital of Greensboro (part of Moses Cone Health System) As the state's first free-standing hospital dedicated to women, the Women's Hospital of Greensboro is a 134-bed hospital is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art, compassionate and personalized care to women . Sponsored by National Cancer Institute -- National Institutes of Health CancerNano 2006 will highlight a wide range of state-of-the-art projects to show how nanotechnology nanotechnology: see micromechanics. nanotechnology Manipulation of atoms, molecules, and materials to form structures on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre). is helping physicians and researchers in the fight against cancer during its annual symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. to be held May 7-11 in Boston, Mass. CancerNano 2006 brings together the world's leading scientists, engineers, physicians, professors, and government and business professionals to examine and collaborate on how nanotechnology used in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The event is organized in part by the Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI NSTI Nano Science and Technology Institute NSTI National Summer Transportation Institute NSTI Nashville State Technical Institute NSTI National Statistics Training Institute ) and Northeastern University Northeastern University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1898 as a program within the Boston YMCA, inc. 1916, university status 1922, fully independent of the YMCA 1948. , and is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. This program is held in parallel with Nanotech 2006, the world's largest multi-disciplinary nanotechnology conference. "The opportunities for bringing nanotechnologies to the fight against cancer are tremendous," said CancerNano 2006 co-chair Mansoor Amiji, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the School of Pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. , at Northeastern University's Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. "This CancerNano 2006 event will push collaboration between our nanotechnologies and cancer research communities forward, and help make both more aware of that immense opportunity." Here are just some of the areas where nanotechnology research is helping cancer professionals prevent diagnosis and treat cancers: --Inert nano-devices that can replace the use of viruses for gene- replacement therapy --Quantum dots to help find cancers without surgery --Heated nano-particles to attack tumors, and leave more surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. tissue undamaged --In-Body nano-systems for early detection and cancer treatment --Nano-based sensors
CancerNano 2006 -- Speakers and Program CancerNano 2006 speakers will feature many of the leaders in nano-focused cancer research in the world, who will discuss the state-of-the-art of their work. Among the speakers:
Delivery of Nano-medicine to Solid Tumors -- Role of Tumor
Physiology:
Rakesh K. Jain, Massachusetts General Hospital,
Harvard Medical School
Challenges in Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment:
Judah Folkman, Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Targeted Drug Delivery in Cancer:
Vladimir Torchilin,
Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University
Novel Nanostructures for Tumor-Targeted Delivery:
Dennis E. Discher,
University of Pennsylvania
Nanodelivery -- Materializing the Potential of Cancer Molecular
Medicine:
Esther H. Chang,
Georgetown University Medical Center
National Cancer Institute Nanotechnology for Cancer Alliance:
Piotr Grodzinski, National Cancer Institute
Multifunctional Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy:
Sangeeta Bhatia, MIT, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Role of Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory:
Scott McNeil, Director-NCI Nanotechnology Characterization
Laboratory
Molecular Imaging in Cancer:
James Basilion, Associate Professor,
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve
University
More About Program, Attendance CancerNano 2006 Details about Nanotech 2006 can be viewed at http://www.nsti.org/Nanotech2006/. Specific details on the CancerNano 2006 program can be viewed at http://www.nsti.org/Nanotech2006/symposia/ Cancer_Diagnostics_Imaging_Treatment.html (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.). Also, online registration is available at http://www.nsti.org/Nanotech2006/register.html. Press Passes/Invitations A limited number of press passes will be available for CancerNano 2006. If you are interested in a press pass or if you would like to interview a speaker, please contact Sarah Wenning at wenning@nsti.org or 925-901-4959. About CancerNano 2006 and Nanotech 2006 CancerNano 2006 as part of Nanotech 2006 is the largest gatherings of industrial, academic, business and governmental nanotech-related professionals in the world, and is presented by the Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI), Boston, Mass. NSTI (www.nsti.org) is chartered with the advancement and integration of nanotechnology's use for a variety of research and business sectors through education, collaboration and research services. NSTI offers continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). programs, conventions, scientific and business publishing and custom research services. NSTI was founded in 1997 as a result of the merger between various scientific societies, and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. with additional offices in California and Switzerland. |
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