University of Notre Dame
Molecular Devices Workshop 2001
Sponsored by the Research Division of the Graduate School
Organizer: Professor Bradley D. Smith, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: (219) 631 8632; email: smith.115@nd.edu

Monday July 30, 2001

(McKenna Hall, Center for Continuing Education, opposite the Morris Inn)

11 am - 1 pm Registration (McKenna Hall) and Buffet Lunch (Donors Room. Morris Inn)

1:00 pm Professor Bradley Smith, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Univ. Notre Dame
           Welcome

1:10 pm  Professor Tony Hyder, Associate Vice President, Graduate School
           Opening Remarks

1:20 pm Dr Stephen J. Lee, Director of Organic Chemistry, U.S. Army Research Office,
           Organic and Inorganic Chemistry at the Army Research Office.

1:40 pm Dr Leila Zarif, Vice President, BioDelivery Sciences Inc.,
           Cochleates : A New Nanosized Lipid-based Drug Delivery System.

2:00 pm Dr. Bryan A. Roecklein, Director of Pre-Clinical Development, ValiGen Inc.
           Application of Genoplasty For Functional Genomics

2:20 pm Dr Richard Fitzpatrick, Principal Scientist, GelTex Pharmaceuticals
           Synthetic Polymers From Molecular Diversity To Pharmaceuticals.

2:40 pm Dr Paul L. McGrane, Director of Chemical Development, CellGate Inc.
           A General Method to Enable or Enhance the Transmembrane Transport and Solubility of Drugs.

3:00 pm Coffee Break

3:20 pm Dr P. Greg Mattingly, Research Fellow, Abbott Laboratories,
           Chemiluminescent Acridinium Salts Applicable to In Vitro Diagnostics.

3:40 pm Dr Michael Pugia, Senior Manager, New Products Bayer Corporation
           The Technology Behind Diagnostics Strips.

4:00 pm Dr Vadim Yuzhakov, Senior Scientist, LifeScan
           Design and Fabrication of Biomedical Microdevices.

4:20 pm Dr Manuel Marquess, Technology Principal, Kraft Foods,
           The Kraft Nanotechnology Group.

6:00 pm Dinner (DonorsRoom, Morris Inn)

8:00 pm Poster Session (McKenna Hall)
 

Tuesday July 31, 2001

8:00 am Professor Hsueh-Chia Chang, Department of Chemical Engineering, Univ. Notre Dame
            Microfluidics Research at Notre Dame

8:20 am  Professor Martin Tenniswood, Department of Biological Sciences, Univ. Notre Dame
           SHERPAS: Small molecule inhibitors of prostate specific membrane  antigen (PSMA) designed to target disseminated prostate cancer  cells.

8:40 am  Professor Agnes Ostafin, Department of Chemical Engineering, Univ. Notre Dame
           Silicate Nanoshells

9:00 am  Professor Marvin Miller, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Univ. Notre Dame
           Drug Nutrient Conjugates

9:20 am  Professor Elliot Rosen, Keck Center for Transgene Research, Univ. Notre Dame
           Transgene Research at Notre Dame

9:40 am  Professor Al Miller, Department of Chemical Engineering, Univ. Notre Dame
           Structured Films Bioanalysis and Delivery

10:00 am  Professor Ed Maginn, Department of Chemical Engineering, Univ. Notre Dame
           Fundamentals of Binding and Transport in Functionalized Porous Materials

10:20 am  Professor Bradley Smith, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Univ. Notre Dame
           Drug Delivery using Liposomes with Synthetic Fusion Catalysts

10:40 am  Coffee Break

11:00 am  Brainstorming Sessions in Three Different Rooms
        (I) Drug Delivery and Targeting (Discussion Leader: Smith)
        (II) Diagnostics and Sensing  (Discussion Leader: Rosen)
        (III) Microfabrication and Microencapsulation (Discussion Leader: Chang)

12:30 - 1:30 pm  Lunch(DonorsRoom, Morris Inn)

1:30 - 2:30 pm  Debriefing of Brainstorming Sessions to Entire Group

3 pm Departure