Targeted Nanoprobes for Bioimaging and Nanomedicine Date: 12/01/2015 Time: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Location: 111 Snell Library Speaker: Hak Soo Choi, Ph.D., Division of Hematology-Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Two fundamental and unsolved problems facing biophotonics and nanomedicine are nonspecific uptake of intravenously administered diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents by normal tissues and organs,…
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Theranostic Cardiovascular Applications using Novel Nanopolymers
Theranostic Cardiovascular Applications using Novel Nanopolymers Date: 11/06/2015 Time: 3:25 am – 4:30 am Location: 111 Snell Library Speaker: Peter Kang, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Theranostic cardiovascular applications using novel nanopolymers The major focus of our laboratory is basic and translational cardiovascular research with an emphasis on developing novel therapies for cardiovascular diseases….
Selective treatment and imaging of cancer micrometastases
Selective treatment and imaging of cancer micrometastases Date: 10/30/2015 Time: 3:25 pm – 4:30 pm Location: 111 Snell Library Speaker: Bryan Spring, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Northeastern University Selective treatment and imaging of cancer micrometastases Molecular-targeted, activatable probes are emerging for optical biopsy of cancer. An underexplored potential clinical use of this approach…
From Bioinspiration to Innovation
From Bioinspiration to Innovation Date: 10/23/2015 Time: 3:25 pm – 4:30 pm Location: 111 Snell Library Speaker: Dr. Jeff Karp, Associate Professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School From Bioinspiration to Innovation When developing technologies to solve medical problems, often one encounters significant hurdles, that at times seem insurmountable. Overcoming these hurdles requires…
Computational Techniques to Make Drug Discovery More Efficient
Computational Techniques to Make Drug Discovery More Efficient Date: 04/10/2015 Time: 4:00 pm Location: 123 Snell Library Speaker: Enoch Huang, Ph.D., Head of Computational Sciences, Pfizer R&D Applying the right computational technique to the right problem at the right time is critical to making the complex drug discovery process more efficient. This talk will survey…
JDRF – Whys & Hows of Venture Philanthropy for Patient Advocacy
JDRF – Whys & Hows of Venture Philanthropy for Patient Advocacy Date: 04/03/2015 Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Location: 123 Snell Library Speaker: Peter Lomedico, Ph.D., Director of Partnerships and Alliance Management, JDRF JDRF – Whys & Hows of Venture Philanthropy for Patient Advocacy JDRF is the leading global organization focused on type 1…
Cancer Nanomedicines: Promises and Challenges
Cancer Nanomedicines: Promises and Challenges Date: 03/27/2015 Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Location: 123 Snell Library Speaker: Vahe Bedian, Ph.D., Director of Oncology External Projects, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Vahe Bedian Director of Oncology External Projects, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Cancer Nanomedicines: Promises and challenges Nanotechnologies have the promise of bringing a number beneficial aspects to cancer therapeutics,…
Business School of Hard Knocks: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective
Business School of Hard Knocks: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective Date: 03/27/2015 Time: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Location: 123 Snell Library Speaker: Peter Steiger, Ph.D., VP of Medical Imaging, PAREXEL Informatics Business School of Hard Knocks: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective Many things can be learned in lectures, courses and books, but there is little that can…
If you want advice ask for money, if you want money ask for advice…
If you want advice ask for money, if you want money ask for advice… Date: 03/20/2015 Time: 4:30 pm Location: 123 Snell Library Speaker: Michael K. Dempsey, Entrepreneur in Residence and Director of CIMIT Accelerator Program If you want advice ask for money, if you want money ask for advice… This talk will review sources…
Opportunities and Challenges Unique to Developing Global Health Products
Opportunities and Challenges Unique to Developing Global Health Products Date: 03/20/2015 Time: 3:30 pm Location: 123 Snell Library Speaker: William Rodriguez, M.D., Co-founder and CEO, Daktari Diagnostics, Inc Opportunities and Challenges Unique to Developing Global Health Products The development of point-of-care diagnostics for global health presents challenges unique to developing countries. Come learn about some…