Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies in biology and medicine
1st International Summer Scientific School "Nano 2009. Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies in biology and medicine". June 29 – July 4, 2009, Krasnovidovo (Moscow State University).The development of nanotechnology, the creation and use of nanomaterials are new areas of knowledge that significantly affect or revolutionize the development of many areas of medicine and biology.
The Scientific and Educational Center for Nanotechnology of Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia), Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center (USA), Russian State Medical University are planning to hold the 1st International Summer Scientific School (advanced Training courses) "Nano2009. Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies in biology and medicine".
The Nano2009 School will be an interdisciplinary project, interesting for participants of different specialties, students, postgraduates and employees, it will provide up-to-date information about existing achievements and development prospects in the field of nanotechnology. Lectures by leading Russian and foreign scientists, business representatives are expected, an analysis of the situation in Russia and other countries in this area will be given, information on the development of research in various centers in the world will be presented. Poster and/or short oral reports of the school participants, organization of round tables on one or more declared topics are expected.
It is planned to publish the materials of the school in the form of a collection of abstracts and lecture materials.
Working languages are English and Russian.
The main topics of the school:
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Nanomaterials, Physical and physico-chemical aspects of nanomaterials
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Interaction of nanomaterials with membranes, with cells
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Targeted delivery and transportation of medicines
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Human genome, protein polymorphism, identification of hereditary predisposition to genetic diseases
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Designing proteins with specified properties
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Design and production of therapeutic antibodies
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Diagnostics / visualization
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Nanomolecular intracellular biosensors
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Molecular motors as engines for nanorobots
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Toxicology and nanosafety
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Clinical aspects, Regenerative medicine and cellular engineering
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Nanotechnology and business / industry, Ethical and social aspects
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Molecular modeling of biosystems at the nanoscale
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Photosensitive proteins are the basis of a new generation of photosensory, photoinformational technologies
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and other questions
Foreign lecturers who have confirmed their participation:Prof.
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Christine Allen (Canada)
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Prof. Alexey A. Bogdanov (USA)
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Prof. Tatiana K. Bronich (USA)
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Prof. Ruth Duncan (GB)
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Prof. Rogerio Gaspar (Portugal)
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Prof. Howard E. Gendelman (USA)
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Prof. Alexander V. Kabanov (USA)
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Prof. Jindrich Kopecek (USA)
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Prof. Andre Nel (USA)
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Prof. Vladimir P. Torchilin (USA)
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Dr. Alex Polinsky (USA)
Russian lecturers who confirmed their participation:Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RAMS V.A. Tkachuk
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Acad. RAS M.A. Ostrovsky
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Acad. RAS K.G. Scriabin
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Acad. RAS M.P. Kirpichnikov
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Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences E. S.Severin
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Acad. RAMS V.P. Chekhov
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Prof. A.P. Kaplun
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Prof. K.V. Shaitan
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Prof. I.N. Kurochkin
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Prof. A.S. Arsenyev
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Prof. V.I. Sevastyanov
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Prof. P.G. Sveshnikov
You can register here.