News

2013-01-28

Nanotechnology Outreach for Middle School Students

The WU PEN Skills Development Core, in conjunction with the Washington University Institute for School Partnership, organized a nanotechnology in-reach event for middle school students. The focus was to expand the reach of the WU-centered PEN to the general community and raise awareness about the latest innovations in nanotechnology.

 

2012-07-19

Nanotechnology in Medicine Workshop

The Nanotechnology in Medicine workshop seeks to promote research on the cutting-edge of Nanomedicine. This workshop will include oral and poster sessions addressing the current state of scientific research in nanotechnology.

 

2012-03-31

Community Outreach - "Nano Day" at the St. Louis Science Center

Members of the PEN partnered with the St. Louis Science Center to host four nanotechnology demonstrations.

 

2011-11-07

Nanotechnology Outreach for Middle School Students

In November the WU PEN Skills Development Core, in conjunction with the Washington University Institute for School Partnership organized a nanotechnology in-reach event for middle school students. The focus was to expand the reach of the WU-centered PEN to the general community and raise awareness about the latest innovations in nanotechnology.

 

2011-04-08 & 09

Community Outreach - "Nano Days" at the St. Louis Science Center

Members of the PEN partnered with the St. Louis Science Center to host two tables of nanotechnology demonstrations.

 

2010-09-29

WUSTL awarded $18 million to treat heart, lungs with nanotechnology

An $18 million research program headed by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will research therapies and diagnostic tools that use nanotechnology to treat heart and lung diseases.

The award, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, will fund five years of research at Washington University and four collaborating institutions: Texas A&M University, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and the University of California, Santa Barbara and Berkeley.

WUSTL Record Press Release

2010-04-23 & 24

Community Outreach - "Nano Days" at the St. Louis Science Center

Nanotechnology demonstrations

Christopher D. Sherman, a Senior Research Technician in Radiology on the PEN grant at the Washington University School of Medicine, (left) demonstrates the impact of applying sunscreen to "nano beads" and then shining ultraviolet light. Chris, along with Riccardo Ferdani, Staff Scientist in Radiology; Monica Shokeen, Instructor in Radiology; and Carolyn J. Anderson, Professor in Radiology; worked together with staff at the St. Louis Science Center to provide two tables with experiments that show how nanotechnology can be used in our everyday environment to solve science problems. "Nano Days" was a two-day event with multiple universities and companies displaying various uses of nanotechnology.

2009-06-11

Community Outreach - Local 4th graders learn nanotechnology

From the lab to the laundry

Riccardo Ferdani, staff scientist in radiology, left, assists fourth grade studentsKamryn Senizaiz, Hannah Fuller, and Jonah Mendelson in applying ketchup and coffee to stain-resistant fabric treated with nano particles.These students and their classmates fromFlynn Park Elementary School in University City did activities showinghownanotechnology is part of daily life.Carolyn Anderson, professor of radiology, invited the students to learn about nanotechnology and the research she and her colleagues are doing under the Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology on May 12. Monica Shokeen, instructor in radiology; Chris Sherman, senior research technician in radiology; and Mary C.Mohr, coordinator for Science Outreach, planned the activities and assisted the students.  The PEN is a collaboration between chemistry, the School of Medicine, and University of California campuses in Berkeley and Santa Barbara. It is supported by $12.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.

For more information, visit the Washington University website for the Record, June 11, 2009.
http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/14258.aspx 

2008-12-05

Craig J. Hawker Wins DSM Performance Materials Award

IUPAC - International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Craig J. Hawker, Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Materials and Director of the Materials Research Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, has been awarded the DSM Performance Materials Award 2008 in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the advancement of the materials sciences. Professor Hawker is one of the world’s leading scientists in the field of polymeric performance materials. His outstanding fundamental and applied research and his dedication to innovative science have earned him a high reputation and a large following in the academic world.

An international judging committee, chaired by Professor Joseph Put, Chief Technology Officer of DSM, selected Professor Hawker from among several candidates shortlisted by an international nomination committee. Professor Hawker received the award – which carries a cash prize of EUR 50,000 – from Professor Put at the IUPAC Macro 2008 Congress in Taipei (Taiwan) on June 30. Speaking on the occasion, Professor Put said: ‘A real paradigm shift took place in synthetic chemistry in the past fifteen years, which resulted in the building up of well defined large functional systems mimicking biological systems. This was made possible by a combination of very well controlled chemistry, non covalent interactions and biotechnological approaches. Professor Hawker played a vital role in this development, both by opening up new synthetic pathways and by looking into possible applications in microelectronics and biomedical.

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2008-12-02

Michael J. Welch, Ph.D. - Presentation at RSNA 2008

"Nanoparticle imaging research focuses on diagnostic, therapeutic possibilties"

RSNA Daily Bulletin

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2008-10-10

Fantastic Voyage '08 From Fantasy to Fact - Michael J. Welch, Ph.D.

Seminar by Michael J. Welch, Ph.D.

St. Louis Science Center - SciFest 2008 - International Science Festival
Friday, October 10, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

In 1966 Raquel Welch was part of a team of scientists made small enough to travel through the bloodstream of a man with a blood clot in his brain. Their journey was successful! Advances in microscopy give scientists an inside look at more than our blood vessels. Join Al Wiman, VP for Public Understanding of Science at the Saint Louis Science Center and former KMOV and KSDK reporter, Dr. Martin Gordon, former Professor of Medicine at Yale University Medical School, and Dr. Michael Welch, Professor of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, for an extraordinary journey into the human body.

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2008-09-10

Society names award for Welch

The Society for Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has created an annual award named for Michael J. Welch, Ph.D., professor of radiology, of developmental biology and of chemistry at the School of Medicine.

Welch, who specializes in the synthesis of new radioactive chemicals for medical imaging, is head of the Radiochemistry Laboratory Institute at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and a member of the Senior Leadership Committee of the Siteman Cancer Center. Over the course of more than 40 years at the School of Medicine, he has developed imaging agents for use in a wide variety of medical contexts. He focuses his research on agents that can help researchers better understand the connections between diabetes and heart disease.

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2008-07-14

Researchers hone technique to KO pediatric brain tumors

Slow release is key

The controlled release of therapeutics, as demonstrated here, is of intent for acute vascular injury and acute lung injury, foci of this PEN, but also cancer and other diseases.

To read the complete article, click here:
http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/11996.html

2007-03-30

Second Annual Nanotechnology & the Life Sciences Workshop, March 30-31, 2007

Washington Univerisity in Saint Louis, Missouri. The Symposium will be held at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Medical Campus.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Washington University will host a scientific symposium supported by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to review progress in the application of nanotechnology for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer. A one and a half day intensive program to educate participants in the current science in nanotechnologies. Oral and poster presentations will be made leading experts, local university faculty, and students.

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2007 - January/February

Monthly Feature, Academic Cross-Training in Nanomedicine

Nanotechnology offers new possibilities for dealing with old problems in diagnosing, treating, and preventing cancer. To realize this potential, scientists from disparate fields are collaborating on wide-ranging projects, bringing their different skills and mindsets to the table. Research teams comprising engineers, chemists, biologists, surgeons, and pathologists are becoming the norm in the cancer nanotechnology world, in large part because of prompting and encouragement from the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer.

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2006-09-05

2nd International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

The Society for Biological Engineering (SBE) invites you to submit your abstract for the 2nd International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. Be a part of the conference that brings together leading researchers working at the interface of bioengineering and nanotechnology. This is your opportunity to hear the latest advances and explore the enormous potential of these emerging areas which unite engineering, science and medicine. Flyer.

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2006-04-13

Symposium on Nanotechnology and the Life Sciences

At the Burnham Institute's 28th Annual Symposium, 13-14 April 2006, experts will discuss the opportunities and challenges involved in creating devices of "nanoscale" that can detect specific tissue or deliver drugs. Topics will cover targeting, nanofabrication, engineering and phototronics.
http://www.burnham.org/symposium/

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