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.
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8:00 a.m. |
Welcome
Raynard Kington, Deputy Director, NIH
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Paul Sieving, Director, NEI
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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 |
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Moderator: Catherine Lewis, National Institute of General Medical Sciences
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Steve Goldstein, Yale University
Ion Channels: Nano-Mediators of Health, Disease and Therapy
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Peter Agre, Johns Hopkins University
Aquaporin Water Channels: Structures and Functions
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Hagan Bayley, University of Oxford, UK
Emerging Strategies for Engineering Channels and Pores
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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 |
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Moderator: Eleni Kousvelari, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
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Discussion Leaders:
Carlo Montemagno, UCLA
James Baker, University of Michigan |
1:15 p.m. |
Session III: Creating Nanomedicine Research Teams
A moderated discussion of strategies to establish Nanomedicine research teams |
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Moderators: Dan Gallahan, NCI; Kuan Wang, NIAMS
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Denice Denton, University of Washington
Dean, College of Engineering
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Ueli Aebi, Biozentrum,University of Basel
National Center of Competence in Research: Nanoscale Science |
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Chih-Ming Ho, UCLA
Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration
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Stuart Schreiber, Harvard University
Institute of Chemistry and Cell Biology
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David Thomassen, US Department of Energy
DOE Genomes to Life Program |
2:30 p.m. |
Session IV: Innovative Strategies for NIH Funding of Nanomedicine
Application Process and Timeline; New NIH funding authorities for Nanomedicine |
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Speaker: Richard S. Fisher, NEI
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