Nanomedicine Roadmap Initiative
Project Launch Meeting, May 4, 2004
Purpose and Agenda
Purpose
The goals of the NIH Nanomedicine Roadmap Initiative are to 1)
obtain a comprehensive set of measurements on molecules and assemblies
of molecules, and use those measurements to understand molecular
pathways and networks, and 2) use that knowledge to drive the design and
development of new nanomachines and technologies to improve human
health.
To launch this initiative, NIH will support Nanomedicine
Development Centers. This public meeting was held to discuss the NIH
vision for these Centers, receive comments from the scientific
community, and announce the details of a new funding opportunity (RFA)
for planning these Centers.
Agenda
Note: Slide presentations from the webcast can be viewed by clicking on the PDF icon under the session or speaker name.
| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome
Raynard Kington, Deputy Director, NIH
Paul Sieving, Director, NEI |
| 8:15 a.m. |
The NIH Roadmap and Nanomedicine Development Centers
Jeff Schloss, National Human Genome Research Institute
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Session I: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Nanomedicine
An example of multiple scientific perspectives needed to elucidate and apply design principles for reverse engineering
Moderator: Catherine Lewis, National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Speakers:
Steve Goldstein, Yale University
Ion Channels: Nano-Mediators of Health, Disease and Therapy
Peter Agre, Johns Hopkins University
Aquaporin Water Channels: Structures and Functions
Hagan Bayley, University of Oxford, UK
Emerging Strategies for Engineering Channels and Pores
Eric Jakobsson, NIH and University of Illinois
Multiscale Simulations of Ion Channel Function Using Tools and Principles from Computational Chemistry and Device Design
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| 10:45 a.m. |
Session II: Targets for Nanomedicine Research
A moderated discussion of additional examples of scientific target areas for Nanomedicine research
Moderator: Eleni Kousvelari, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Discussion Leaders:
Carlo Montemagno, UCLA
James Baker, University of Michigan
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| 1:15 p.m. |
Session III: Creating Nanomedicine Research Teams
A moderated discussion of strategies to establish Nanomedicine research teams
Moderators: Dan Gallahan, NCI; Kuan Wang, NIAMS
Panel members:
Denice Denton, University of Washington
Dean, College of Engineering
Ueli Aebi, Biozentrum,University of Basel
National Center of Competence in Research: Nanoscale Science
Chih-Ming Ho, UCLA
Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration
Stuart Schreiber, Harvard University
Institute of Chemistry and Cell Biology
David Thomassen, US Department of Energy
DOE Genomes to Life Program
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Session IV: Innovative Strategies for NIH Funding of Nanomedicine
Application Process and Timeline; New NIH funding authorities for Nanomedicine
Speaker: Richard S. Fisher, NEI
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