This series of seminars will provide background around the ATN and its activities on behalf of its five member universities. The ATN/ISTA NanoNetwork is a recent initiative through which research collaboration with selected Chinese universities is being developed. The initial foci for the NanoNetwork are 'sustainability' (with some emphasis on the environment and renewable energy) and 'nanomedicine/medical nanotechnology'.
RMIT University - Wednesday 23rd June
9:30 - 11:30am
Research Lounge, Building 28, Level 5
The Australia-China NanoNetwork recently held an international workshop on Nanomedicine.
Nanomedicine, the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology in medicine, offers the prospect of remarkable progress in global healthcare and diagnostics. The Nanomedicine Workshop covered recent developments from laboratory research to translating novel ideas to clinical trials. The Workshop also provided an opportunity for participants to learn from research leaders in the broad field of nanomedicine, as well as a platform for the exchange of cutting-edge ideas and fostering the establishment of collaborative research projects between ATN and ISTA nanoscientists.
The Workshop scope included: nanoparticles enhanced biomedical imaging; drug delivery; nano-biosensing; nano-diagnostics; and the synthesis and characterization of advanced nanomaterials in view of their medical and biomedical applications.
Surface
Engineering of Nanoparticles Towards Improved Diagnostic and Theraputic
Strategies
Dr Benjamin Thierry
Senior Research Fellow
University of South Australia
The
Nanotech/Biotech Interface at Curtin University
Dr Bill Richmond
Senior Lecturer
Nanochemistry Research Institute
Therapeutic
possibilities for gold nanoparticles
Professor Michael Cortie
Director, Institute for Nanoscale Technology
University of Technology, Sydney
Improving health by nanotechnology
Professor Nunzio Motta
School of Engineering Systems
Queensland University of Technology
High-Perfomance Ceramic Membranes for Separation of Proteins and DNA
A/Professor Huai Zhu
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queensland University of Technology
Nano-Bio Research at the Wark
Professor Clive Prestidge
Sector Leader for Bio & Polymer Interfaces
University of South Australia
Low-cost polymer replication for biosensing and biomanipulation
A/Professor Arnan Mitchell
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
RMIT University
Foundation researchers at the meeting