Organizing Committee: Registration Fees Chairs: Please see the table below for the number and type of fee. Mauro Ferrari Professor and Director of the Division of ; Full Advanced Registration Registration Fees Deputy Chairman of the University of Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering; The University of Texas Health Science Center; Professor of ASME Member $595 Experimental Therapeutics at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; President of the Alliance for NanoHealth. Non Member $695 Thomas J. R. Hughes Professor, Institute for Computational Engineer- Student Member $150 ing and Sciences (ICES) , The University of Texas at Austin Student Non Member $200 ASME 2010 Wing Kam Liu Professor, Northwestern University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. ASME NanoCouncil Chair. Co-Director of the One Day Member $245 NSF Summer Institute on Nano Mechanics, Nano Materials and Nano/ First Global Congress on Micro Manufacturing One Day Non Member $345 NanoEngineering for Technical Chairs: Full Late/On-Site Registration Registration Fees Paolo Decuzzi Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science ASME Member $695 Medicine and Center Houston and University of Magna Graecia – Italy. Non Member $795 Advancing Health Care through Jian Cao Professor, Northwestern University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Student Member $200 NanoEngineering and Computing Important Dates: Student Non Member $250 • July 27, 2009: Submission of Extended Abstract (2-4 pages). One Day Member $345 • September 28, 2009: Author Notification of Acceptance and One Day Non Member $445 Abstract Review. • October 5, 2009: Submission of Copyright Form (1903). • November 6, 2009: Submission of Final Extended Abstract (2-4 Advanced Workshops/Tutorials Registration Fees pages). ASME Member $120 Accomodations Non Member $150 Special sleeping room rates have been arranged for attendees of the Student Member $50 NEMB 2010. Mention ASME-NANO 2010 when making your reservation to ensure that you receive the discount rate. THE CUT- Student Non Member $60 OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010. After this date, reservations will be accepted based upon avail- Late/On-Site Workshops/Tutorials Registration Fees ability. To reserve at the JW Marriott Houston call: 800-228-9290 (Toll-free). ASME Member $150 www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/houjw-jw-marriott-hotel-houston Non Member $170 Supporting Organizations Student Member $75 • ANH - Alliance for NanoHealth Student Non Member $85 • ASME - American Society for Mechanical Engineers • IACM - International Association for Computational Mechanics The delegates fees will include: Conference Proceedings, attendance at • IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers all scientific sessions, coffee breaks, reception and banquet. • NSF Summer Institute on Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials and Registration will open on Friday, September 4th, 2009. On-Site/Late Micro/Nanomanufacturing Rates After January 25th, 2010 • USACM - United States Association for Computational Mechanics Contact: For information on the technical pro- For information on registration, gram, special events, special sessions hotels/reservations, exhibits, A/V and general conference inquiries. equipment and presentations. Iana Aranda Suzette C. Hewitt, CMP Program Manager, Technical Meetings Manager Programming & Development ASME International Knowledge & Community Sector Three Park Avenue February 7-10, 2010 ASME International New York, NY 10016-5990 Three Park Avenue 212-591-7231 (phone) New York, NY, 10016-5990 212-591-7856 (fax) Houston, TX 212-591-7149 (phone) [email protected] [email protected] www.asmeconferences.org/NEMB2010 Plenary Speakers: • Tzung Hsiai University of Southern California Objectives • Eiji Osawa NanoCarbon Research Institute - Japan The ASME 2010 Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and • Mauro Ferrari, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston • Michael Teitell University of California Los Angeles Biology (NEMB 2010) focuses on the integration of Engineering Sci- • Andrew C. von Eschenbach, Former Director NCI, Commissioner FDA • Yonhua Tzeng National Cheng Kung University - Taiwan ences and to aid in addressing fundamental problems • Nicholas A. Peppas, The University of Texas at Austin • Jennifer West Rice University in Biology and Medicine and in developing devices for the early detec- • Paolo Dario, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna - Italy tion, imaging and cure of diseases. The technical program comprises • Eiji Osawa, Nanocarbon Research Institute - Japan Track 8: Multiscale modeling in biological systems three main thematic areas: • Michael Teitell, University of California Los Angeles Track Chairs: • Albert van den Berg, University of Twente - The Netherlands (i) NanoEngineering applied to Biomedical Sciences; • Viola Vogel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich • Paolo Decuzzi The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (ii) Manufacturing and Biomaterials in Medicine; and University of Magna Graecia - Italy (iii) BioEngineering Sciences. Nobel Laureate Panel with • Martin Ostoja-Starzewski University of Illinoise at Urbana- • Robert F. Curl, Rice University Champaign Topics such as NanoEngineering for medical diagnosis, therapy and • Constantine Pozrikidis University of Massachusetts at Amherst imaging; Nano/Microfluidics; Regenerative Medicine; Manufactur- • Ferid Murad, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ing and Materials for Nanomedicine; Multiscale modeling in Biologi- Track 9: Biological NanoMechanics cal systems; Biological NanoMechanics are addressed. Furthermore, Conference Topics: Track Chairs: specific tutorials are offered by clinicians, basic scientists and indus- trial experts on the current medical challenges in the diagnosis and Papers are solicited in the following areas: • Nadrian C. Seeman New York University cure of diseases; on computational modeling for biomedicine; and on • Viola Vogel Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich the commercialization and regulation of medical devices. Cancer and Track 1: NanoEngineering for Medical Diagnostics Track 10: Bio-NanoRobotics cardiovascular, inflammatory, infection, degenerative and neurological Track Chairs: diseases are considered, amongst others. Track Chairs: • Scott Manalis Massachusetts Institute of Technology The target audience for NEMB2010 comprises scientists and clinicians • Paolo Dario Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna- Italy • Thomas G. Thundat Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) • Sylvain Martel Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal- Canada involved in the development of new tools and materials in nanomedi- • Vijay K. Varadan University of Arkansas Fayetteville cine, experts from industry in the field of life sciences and all those Special Track: Nanomedicine in Space investigating the potential of future emerging technologies. The inher- Track 2: NanoEngineering for Imaging Track Chairs: ent overlap of topics combined with multidisciplinary attendees from Track Chairs: around the world presents significant opportunities for idea cross- • Neal R. Pellis NASA fertilization among engineering professionals, scientists and clinical • Ananth Annapragada University of Texas Health Science Center Houston • Scott Parazynski NASA Astronaut researchers. • Katherine W. Ferrara University of California at Davis • John D. Hazle The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Tutorials: • Massoud Motamedi The University of Texas Medical Branch NanoEngineering tools for Biomedicine Location and Research Environment Track 3: NanoEngineering for Medical Therapeutics Modeling, design and fabrication of medical devices such as cantilever Track Chairs: The NEMB2010 conference will be held in Houston (TX) in prox- beams; based systems for drug delivery, biomedical imag- imity of the largest medical center in the country: the Texas Medical • Paolo Decuzzi The University of Texas Health Science Center ing and physical therapy; microfluidic devices and biosensors. Center (TMC). With 46 not-for-profit institutions dedicated to the Houston and University of Magna Graecia- Italy Speakers: J. DeSimone, P. Decuzzi, M. Ostoja-Starzewski, T. Thundat highest standards of biomedical research, education and patient care, • Joseph DeSimone The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill TMC has about 6 million patient visits each year, US $1.2 Billion in • Omid Farokhzad Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women’s Hospital Challenges in Biomedicine for Engineers patient care and US $1.0 Billion in research. • Ramanan Krishnamoorti • Vijay K. Varadan University of Arkansas Fayetteville Clinical applications of nanotechnological tools in fields as Located in Houston is also the Alliance for NanoHealth (ANH), the (breast, liver, ovarian/prostate cancer), cardiology, gynecology, trauma first multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional collaborative research en- Track 4: Nano-/Micro-fluidics for Medical Diagnostics and and orthopedics. deavor aimed at using Nanotechnology to bridge the gaps between Therapeutics Speakers: G. Lopez-Berestein, D.D McPherson, R. Pasqualini, A.K. Sood Medicine, Biology, Material Science, Computer Technology and Track Chairs: Public Policy. The ANH comprises eight world-class research insti- tutions: Baylor College of Medicine, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, • Rashid Bashir University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Regulation and Commercialization of NanoEngineered Rice University, the University of Houston, The University of Texas • Albert van den Berg University of Twente - The Netherlands Medical Devices and Materials Health Science Center at Houston, Texas A&M University, Univer- • Michael Hughes University of Surrey - UK Early and midstage industrial developments of nanotechnological tools sity of Texas Medical Branch and The Methodist Hospital Research for biomedical applications and regulatory procedures for the bench- Institute. Track 5: NanoEngineering for Regenerative Medicine to-bedside translation. Track Chairs: 7 major Research Centers have been recently appointed within the Speakers: C. Anzalone, R. Goodall, S.E. McNeil, W.R. Sanhai TMC with the objective of integrating NanoEngineering and Biomed- • Antonios G. Mikos Rice University ical Sciences. These are the Center for Biological and Environmental • Michael Sacks University of Pittsburgh NanoEngineered Theragnostics & Therapeutics I & II Nanotechnology (Rice University); National Center for Macromolecu- • Samuel I. Stupp Northwestern University lar Imaging and Center for Protein Folding Machinery (Baylor Col- Novel approaches towards theragnostic nanosystems and active drug lege of Medicine); Medical NanoVector Research and Development Track 6: Manufacturing for Nanomedicine release from devices and induced by external stimuli, e.g. Center, Telemedicine and Advanced Technologies Research Center Track Chairs: Light, pH, US, etc. (University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston), • Shaochen Chen The University of Texas at Austin Speakers: D. Ho, T. Hsiai, C. Li, W. K. Liu, E. Osawa, M. Teitell, J. West Research Program Innovator Award and Center for BioNano Scaf- • Wei Li University of Washington Computational Methods for the Cardiovascular System folds. • Jack Zhou Drexel University Houston is also the home of the NASA Johnson Space Center and Application of computational mechanics to the study of blood flow, its Space NanoHealth Laboratory (SNL), established in 2006, with Track 7: Materials for NanoMedicine vessel dynamics, and growth and remodeling in cardiovascular health the objective to be of service in the solution of problems concerning Track Chairs: and disease. the health care of astronauts in space exploration missions as from the • Dean Ho Northwestern University Speakers: Charles A. Taylor, Jay D. Humphrey “Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap”.