NANOTECHNOLOGY: POINT OF CARE DIAGNOSTICS, IMAGING AND THERAPEUTICS
August 13, 2011, 8am to 6:30pm, Quadrus Conference Center http://www.quadrusconference.com/
Please register here: https://stanfordmedicine.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_836J2mIwVRbpigQ
Morning Session
8:00-8:30 Coffee, breakfast
8:30-8:45 Welcome, Shan Wang and Gary Schoolnik, Stanford
8:45-9:10 Nanotechnology applications in biomedical research and medicine, Mark Davis, Stanford
Point of care diagnostics for developing countries
9:15-9:35 Need, setting and performance characteristics: Gary Schoolnik, Stanford
9:40-10:00 On-chip isotachophoresis for nucleic acid extraction, identification, and quantification, Moran Bercovici, Stanford
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-10:35 Magnetic nanotechnology at the point of care: Richard Gaster, Stanford
10:40-11:00 Programmable Bio-Nano-Chip Sensors: New Tools for Global Health Applications:
John McDevitt, Rice University
11:05-11:25 Detection of volatile aromatic compounds in the breath of TB patients, Niaz Banaei
11:30-11:50 Micro- and Nanotechnologies for Low Cost Genomics and Proteomics" Mehdi Javanmard, Stanford
11:50-12:20 Panel discussion and questions
12:30-1:30 LUNCH
Cellular and immune monitoring
1:30-1:50 A clinical microchip for evaluation of single immune cells reveals high functional heterogeneity in phenotypically similar T cells, James Heath, CalTech
1:55-2:15 Current immune monitoring methods and role for nanotechnology, Holden Maecker, Stanford
2:20-2:40 Protein Profiling Using on Demand Peptide Arrays, Madoo Varma, Intel
2:45-3:05 Biosensor Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection: A Path to Better Treatment? Joe Liao, Stanford
3:05-3:35 Panel discussion and questions
3:35-3:45 Break
Nanotechnology therapeutics and imaging
3:45-4:05 Novel in vivo molecular imaging applications and methods, Adam de la Zerda, Stanford
4:10-4:30 Fluorescence-Enhancing Plasmonic Gold Films for
Diagnostic Applications, Scott Tabakman, Stanford
4:35-4:55 Quantum Tunneling Spectroscopy for Electronic Biomolecular Sensing, Chaitanya Gupta, Stanford
5:00-5:30 Panel discussion and questions
5:30-6:30 Wine and cheese reception
