http://www.nanohealthalliance.org Events which have already happened. daily 1 2006-11-01T18:13:02Z http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/upcoming-events/kristi-s-anseth-dynamically-tunable-materials-to-study-and-direct-cell-function A better understanding of the dynamic physical and biomolecular cues in the stem cell niche has led to a growing interest in the development of material systems for improved 3D culture environments, as well as delivery vehicles to promote cell survival and differentiation. As a result, hydrogels based on both protein components (e.g., collagen and Matrigel) and highly-tunable synthetic chemistries (e.g., PEG) have evolved to address many of these needs. However, as advances in real-time tracking of dynamic cellular functions have emerged, complementary approaches to alter the surrounding extracellular environment in a user-defined and highly-controlled fashion are extremely limited. Such materials systems would have the potential to significantly improve our understanding of how cells receive information from their microenvironment and the role that these dynamic processes may play in biological questions related to their renewal and differentiation. Towards the goal of developing a dynamically tunable scaffold, we recently reported an approach for in situ hydrogel property manipulation with light, allowing intimate control of a cell’s microenvironment in both time and space. These photoactive hydrogels afford unique user-defined manipulation of the biochemical and biomechanical nature of the extracellular microenvironment. This talk will present several examples where user-triggered changes in the material environment can be used to both better understand and direct the function of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells. No publisher mlandry 2011-02-28T17:27:36Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/upcoming-events/nicholas-a-peppas-sc-d-mass-transfer-in-drug-delivery-and-cellular-biological-media Impact of the Pioneering Contributions of Alkiviades C. Payatakes to an Emerging Field No publisher mlandry 2011-02-28T17:42:05Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/upcoming-events/alliance-for-nanohealth-2013-investigators-meeting-2010 No publisher mlandry 2010-01-08T21:05:07Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/upcoming-events/nemb2010 Advancing Health Care through NanoEngineering and Computing. No publisher mlandry 2009-09-01T20:01:23Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/past-events/events-1/201cremoving-gravity-a-new-tool-for-medical-research.201d Neal Pellis, Ph.D. Senior Scientist in the Space Life Sciences Directorate (SLSD) at NASA Johnson Space Center No publisher mlandry ANH Lunch Seminar 2010-03-12T18:16:03Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/past-events/events-1/september-21-2009-max-talbott-201cwhat-you-need-to-know-about-the-fda-from-the-very-beginning-of-your-companys-existence-regulatory-101-for-startup-companies201d The Alliance for NanoHealth is proud to announce the next ANH Seminar on September 21, 2009. Max Talbott, Owner of Max Talbott, LLC will be featured as the event’s keynote speaker. You are cordially invited to attend this session and encouraged to participate in the networking reception. Admission is free and open to the Texas Medical Center Community and Regional Academic Institutions. ***Light refreshments will be provided on a first-come-first-serve basis*** No publisher mlandry 2009-08-21T19:34:12Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/past-events/events-1/december-18-2008-george-m-whitesides-ph-d-developing-biomedical-technology-for-the-developing-world201d The Alliance for NanoHealth is proud to announce an ANH Special Event: Distinguished Lectureship on December 18, 2008. This Special Event will feature Keynote Speaker Dr. George M. Whitesides from Harvard University. You are cordially invited to attend this speaking engagement; admission is free and open to the Texas Medical Center Community and Regional Academic Institutions. No publisher mlandry 2008-12-03T17:56:45Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/past-events/grand-challenges-for-collaborative-nanomedicine-bridging-basic-and-clinical-researchers No publisher mlandry 2008-10-07T20:54:01Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/past-events/anh-sponsored-events/grand-challenges-for-collaborative-nanomedicine-bridging-basic-and-clinical-researchers Harnessing the protein-folding machinery to modulate programmed cell death (apoptosis) and treat disease No publisher mlandry Gulf Coast Consortia 2008-04-23T22:35:18Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/past-events/anh-sponsored-events/april-28-2008-b-montgomery-pettitt-ph-d-dna-to-diagnostics The Alliance for NanoHealth is proud to announce the next ANH Lunch Meeting on April 28, 2008. The University of Houston's B. Montgomery Pettitt will be featured as the event’s keynote speaker. You are cordially invited to attend this lunch session and encouraged to participate in the networking reception. Admission is free and open to the Texas Medical Center Community and Regional Academic Institutions. ***Lunch is provided on a first-come-first-serve basis*** No publisher mlandry ANH Lunch Seminar 2008-04-15T18:05:46Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/past-events/fda-anh-initiative/fda-anh-nanotechnology-initiative The Alliance for NanoHealth (ANH) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) are co-sponsoring a scientific workshop being held in Houston, Texas on March 10-12th, 2008. This workshop, called the FDA-ANH Nanotechnology Initiative Workshop, is an invitation-only event dedicated to obtaining feedback from stakeholders in an attempt to identify key scientific and translational challenges in nanoengineered medical product development. No publisher mlandry 2008-02-21T22:57:59Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/past-events/events-1/anh-lunch-meeting The Alliance for NanoHealth is proud to announce the next ANH Lunch Meeting on January 18, 2008. The University of Texas at Austin's Dr. Shaochen Chen will be featured as the event’s keynote speaker. You are cordially invited to attend this lunch session and encouraged to participate in the networking reception. Admission is free and open to the Texas Medical Center Community and Regional Academic Institutions. ***Lunch is provided on a first-come-first-serve basis*** No publisher mlandry ANH Lunch Seminar 2008-02-27T21:58:30Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/past-events/anh-sponsored-events/2nd-annual-france-usa-science-and-technology-workshop The Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France Consulate General of France – Houston - Texas Alliance for Nanohealth Rice University: Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology No publisher mlandry 2007-09-25T16:53:12Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/past-events/anh-sponsored-events/biotexas-summit-2007 Vaccines and Global Health Issues: All You Never Wanted to Know About Vaccines and How One Could Change Your Life No publisher mlandry 2007-09-24T14:23:33Z Event http://www.nanohealthalliance.org/events-2/past-events/events-1/anh-lunch-series-september-14-2007-cryo-em-of-nanomachines The Alliance for NanoHealth is proud to announce the next ANH Lunch Meeting on September 14, 2007. Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Wah Chiu will be featured as the event’s keynote speaker. You are cordially invited to attend this lunch session and encouraged to participate in the networking reception. Admission is free and open to the Texas Medical Center Community and Regional Academic Institutions. ***Lunch is provided on a first-come-first-serve basis*** No publisher jsakamoto ANH Lunch Seminar 2008-02-27T21:56:56Z Event