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Keynote Speakers
We are very pleased to present the following keynote speakers at the Nanotechnology Conference.
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Keynote Address - Auditorium
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Director, Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences , University of Michigan Topic: Nanotechnology in Medicine and Biology Abstract: The application of nanotechnology to the prevention and treatment of human diseases holds great promise, but has great hurdles. Nanomaterials must be biocompatible, non-toxic and functional in biologic (wet) conditions and well enough defined to pass the scrutiny of regulatory agencies. Early applications of nanomaterials will likely involve the development of medications that take advantage of unique aspects of nanostructures to achieve or enhance therapeutic activity. Examples will be provided for the design, synthesis and analysis of therapeutic nanomaterials where distinct kinds of attached molecules allow for unique therapeutic functions. These applications include antimicrobial compounds, drug and gene delivery and functional imaging. Concepts of future nanotechnology applications such as cellular engineering, human performance augmentation and genetic manipulation for the treatment of human disease will be addressed. Biography: James R. Baker, Jr., M.D. completed his undergraduate education at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. After an internship and internal medicine residency at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., he completed an Allergy and Clinical Immunology Fellowship, also at Walter Reed and at NIAID . He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan , in 1989 as an Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine , Division of Allergy . In May, 2001, Dr. Baker was named the Co-Director of the Center for Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering . Dr. Baker has over 25 years experience in basic biologic research, concentrating in immunology and host defense. Dr. Baker's work with synthetic lipid and polymeric nanostructures has resulted in the development of a new class of antimicrobial agents with activity against bacteria, spores, fungi and viruses. |
Keynote Address 2 - Auditorium
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Rick Snyder Chair of the Board, CEO and a Co-Founder of Ardesta, LLC Topic: Nanotechnology Jobs in Michigan Abstract: Michigan's economy has become a disaster as a result of the decline of the manufacturing and auto industry. While Michigan can still re-emerge as the automotive capital of the world, we need to properly leverage our talent, research, capital and innovative spirit to transform Michigan's economy and ignite an era of innovation. We are already producing some of the most exciting products and companies in the field of nanotechnology and other emerging industries, but there is a great deal more we can do. With the right vision, plan and real action we can grow a knowledge-based economy that serves as the foundation for a brighter future and bring our state back to the top again. Biography: Since 1991, his primary business activities have focused on the technology industry and the development of emerging and high growth companies. In 1997, Rick founded and led Avalon Investments, Inc. , a venture capital company targeted at investments in technology-oriented ventures. Avalon was established as a $100 million fund targeting early stage technology investments. Rick studied at the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor of General Studies degree with high distinction in 1977, a Masters of Business Administration with distinction in 1979, and a Juris Doctor in 1982. |
Keynote Address - Ballroom
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Director, NSF Engineering Research Center For Wireless Integrated Microsystems (WIMS) , University of Michigan , IEEE Life Fellow Topic: Wireless Integrated Micro-Systems: Wearable and Implantable Devices for Improved Health Care Abstract: Wireless integrated microsystems promise to become pervasive during the coming decade in applications ranging from health care to environmental monitoring and homeland security. Merging low-power embedded circuitry, wireless interfaces, and wafer-level packaging with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), the resulting button-sized modules will serve as smart information-gathering nodes that will permit wearable and implantable sensors to be realized to revolutionize health care. These microsystems will be have dimensions of 1mm or less, dissipate from a few μW to a few mW, and communicate wirelessly. This talk will highlight several emerging microsystems. A wearable gas chromatography system allows the rapid analysis of gaseous mixtures, including biomarkers for lung cancer and tuberculosis, and may lead to better understanding of the links between pollution and childhood asthma. It relies on carbon nanotubes for ultra-low-mass pre-concentration and on nanoparticles for forming chemiresistive detectors resolving below 100ppt. An intraocular pressure sensor is being integrated in batch-fabricated silicon-glass package with an embedded nW processor, a rechargeable microbattery, and an ultra-wide-band communication link to autonomously gather, store and transmit information for better treating glaucoma. Finally, a chronically-implantable neural microsystem integrates high-density three-dimensional electrode arrays with embedded signal processing and wireless telemetry, promising major advances in understanding the brain and offering new hope for the treatment of disorders such as deafness, blindness, paralysis, epilepsy, and Parkinson's disease. Biography: Kensall D. Wise received the B.S.E.E. degree from Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN, in 1963, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University , in 1964 and 1969, respectively. From 1963 to 1965 and from 1972 to 1974, he was a Member of Technical Staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories . In 1974, he joined the University of Michigan , where he is now the William Gould Dow Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the J. Reid and Polly Anderson Professor of Manufacturing Technology, Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering. He holds the 2007 Henry Russel Lectureship , at the University of Michigan, is a Life Fellow of the IEEE , a Fellow of the AIMBE , and a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering . |
