Category: Events

From Quantum Dots to Nano-droplets: Commercializing Life Science Tools & Diagnostics Date: 04/06/2016 Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Location: 121 Snell Library Speaker: Andy Watson, Vice President Corporate Development, Cell Signaling Technology (CST) Inventions in leading academic labs can appear to have the potential to transform many areas of bio-analysis.  This talk will discuss…

Microengineered hydrogels for tissue engineering applications Date: 03/31/2016 Time: 2:50 pm – 3:50 pm Location: 102 East Village Speaker: Nasim Annabi, PhD, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University Micro- and nanoscale technologies have been shown to be powerful techniques in addressing the current challenges in tissue engineering. These technologies have allowed for an unprecedented ability…

Cancer Nanomedicines: Promises and challenges Date: 03/30/2016 Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Location: 121 Snell Library Speaker: Vahe Bedian, Ph.D., Director, Search and Evaluation, Global Product and Portfolio Strategy, at AstraZeneca Vahe Bedian, Ph.D. Director, Search and Evaluation, Global Product and Portfolio Strategy at AstraZeneca Cancer Nanomedicines: Promises and Challenges Nanotechnologies have the promise…

Academic Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned Date: 03/23/2016 Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Location: 121 Snell Library Speaker: Dr. Ali Khademhosseini , Professor, Harvard Medical School Academic Entrepreneurship: Lessons learned In this talk, I will discuss issues with translating bench science to the clinic.  Using examples from my own lab, I will discuss case studies of…

Nanotechnology-Mediated Biomolecular Delivery for Medicinal Applications Date: 02/11/2016 Time: 2:50 am – 4:00 am Location: 102 East Village Speaker: Jinjun Shi, Ph.D., Anesthesia Department, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Dr. Shi’s laboratory research involves a highly interdisciplinary combination of nanotechnology, biomaterials, drug delivery and immunotherapy. In the seminar, he will discuss some of his recent work…

Healthcare Innovation: Balancing Creativity with Skepticism Date: 02/10/2016 Time: 4:00 am Location: 121 Snell Library Speaker: Andrew Miller, Ph.D., Vice President & Venture Partner, PureTech PureTech Health is a cross-disciplinary healthcare company, developing innovative products that could improve the lives of billions of patients. PureTech has a pipeline of 12 programs, seven of which are…

Design and Characterization of Polyvalent Nanotherapeutics Date: 02/04/2016 Time: 2:50 am – 4:00 am Location: 102 East Village Speaker: Prakash Rai, PhD, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UMass Lowell Design and Characterization of Polyvalent Nanotherapeutics Polyvalent Nanotechnology has the potential to deliver therapeutic agents for enhancing treatment outcome while reducing morbidity. This could dramatically improve treatment…

Pathways to a career in venture capital Date: 02/03/2016 Time: 4:00 am – 5:00 am Location: 121 Snell Library Speaker: Christopher de Souza, PhD, Director, Broadview Ventures Pathways to a career in venture capital Gone are the days when a graduate joined a company and worked there, many times in the same job or department,…

Tumor vascular disruption with gold nanoparticles and radiation therapy Date: 01/21/2016 Time: 2:50 pm – 4:00 pm Location: 102 East Village Speaker: Dr. Ross Berbeco, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School Many studies support the hypothesis that radiation–induced tumor vascular damage is driving the success of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation…

Environmental health and safety of engineered nanomaterials: Challenges and State of Science Date: 12/04/2015 Time: 3:25 pm – 4:30 pm Location: 111 Snell Library Speaker: Christa Watson Wright. Ph.D., Dept. of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health The incorporation of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in nano-enabled products (NEPs) is growing exponentially. Increased manufacturing and availability…