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Nanotechnology Colloquium
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Colloquium Date: Monday, April 6, 2009
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A bi-weekly event to present and discuss issues related to developments, applications and commercialization of nanotechnology.
"Running Surface Performance Enhancements Resulting From the Synthesis of Carbon Species From Carbides "
Dr. Rong Wang
Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry
Assoc. Chair
Department of Biological
Chemical, Physical Sciences
Illinois Institute of Technology
(VIDEO CONFERENCED from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois)
Abstract:
Protein-protein interactions on a cell membrane provide molecular basis for cell functions. Since each cell behaves differently, it is imperative to develop methods for spatiotemporal analysis of protein-protein interactions at the single cell level. The fact that the size of a protein is in the order of nanometers and the specific binding force is in the order of nano-Newton renders the atomic force microscopy (AFM) an ideal tool in examining the single-cell events in the native environment. In this talk, I will report on our studies of spore coat features in correlation to spore germination by high resolution imaging; membrane protein local expression and distribution relevant to stem cell proliferation and differentiation by fluorescence-assisted affinity mapping; bio-compatible nanomaterials as cell matrices for stem cell lineage specific differentiation. The development of a novel method for protein delivery with nano-scale precision will also be reported.
Bio:
Speaker: Dr. Rong Wang
Dr. Wang is an associate professor of chemistry. Her research focuses on the development and application of novel materials, tools and methods to enable researches in bioscience that can't be achieved using conventional biological assays. In specific, the research in her group harnesses the advancements in molecular characterization methods such as probe scanning microscopy, surface engineering with new conjugate chemistry and bio-compatible materials, as well as molecular manipulation via photochemistry and nano-processing, to perform spatiotemporal analysis of proteins for examining single cell events.
Dr. Wang has received funding from NIH, NSF, DOE and NASA. Her research on the amphiphilicity of TiO2 was published in Nature (total citation more than 400); her recent work on Bacillus spores was highlighted in Science; the article on the original development of the local protein delivery method was ranked as one of the top 10% IOP publications. Her current research focuses on the study of the effects of microenvironments on normal and cancer stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Dr. Wang also serves as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Langmuir, a leading journal in surface and interfacial sciences.
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VENUE: You may attend the presentation from any
one of the following locations.
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AUSTIN: Winstead PC
401 Congress Av., Ste 2100
Austin, TX 78701
512-370-2800
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CHICAGO: NEW VENUE Illinois Institute of Technology
Stuart Building, Room 212, 10 West 31st Street Chicago
IL 60616; Contact Jennifer Keplinger at keplinger@iit.edu to confirm attendence
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CHICAGO: Special Venue
Schiff Hardin LLP
6600 Sears Tower
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606; 312-258-5500
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COLLEGE STATION: Texas A&M University
Wisenbaker Building (WERC), Room #049,
College Station, TX 77843;
979-845-8912
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DALLAS: Winstead PC
5400 Renaissance Tower, 1201 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75270; 214-745-5400
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EL PASO: El Paso Community College
9050 Viscount, Bldg. B
El Paso, TX 79925
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HOUSTON: Winstead PC
1100 JPMorgan Chase Tower
600 Travis Street
Houston, TX 77002
713-650-8400
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SAN ANTONIO: Winstead PC
700 N. St Mary St., Ste 1900
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-277-6800
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THE WOODLANDS: Winstead PC
600 Town Center One
1450 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77380
281-681-5900
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Program begins at 11:30am [CDT] with a complimentary lunch provided by Winstead PC.
Presentation begins at 12:00pm.
Event Coordinators:
Richard Fink 512-339-5020x130 dfink@appliednanotech.net
Max Roundhill 512-339-5020x120 roundhill@appliednanotech.net
Chairman: Dr. Zvi Yaniv
Registration deadline is Friday, March 20 at 5:00 PM Central.
To register, please send an email to Nina Shuvalov
NShuvalov@appliednanotech.net with your preferred attendance location.
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NANOMATERIALS APPLICATION CENTER
Walt Trybula, Ph.D.
Director
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
(512) 245-6062
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DVDs of selected presentations from previous
speakers are available for a small fee (contact
Max Roundhill mroundhill@appliednanotech.net)
NanoExpress, a monthly email newsletter, is
devoted to providing information on technological
advances, applications, and business news to
nanotechnology professionals. To subscribe, go to
the web link
http://www.txstate.edu/nac/nanoexpress.htmlx
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