SBE's 3rd International Conference on
Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
August 12-15, 2007, Biopolis, Singapore
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last updated on July 30, 2007

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Sunday, 12 August 2007
Venue: Balmoral Hall, Royal Plaza on Scotts

Time

Program

6:00pm to 7:30pm

ICBN 2007 Registration and Cocktail Reception

Monday, 13 August 2007
Venue: Breakthrough Theatrette, Level 4, Matrix, Biopolis

Time

Program

9:30am to 9:35am

Welcome Address by ICBN 2007 Conference Chair
IBN Executive Director Jackie Y. Ying

9:35am to 9:45am

Opening Speech by Guest-of-Honor
Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr George Yeo

9:45am to 10:15am

Keynote Lecture I: Designing Nanocrystal Quantum Dots for Biological Imaging
Moungi Bawendi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10:15am to 10:45am

Keynote Lecture II: NanoSystems Biology and New Technologies for In Vitro and In Vivo Diagnostics of Cancer
James R. Heath, California Institute of Technology

10:45am to 11:30am

Tea Reception

11:30am to 12:30pm

Drug Screening and Pharmaceutical Synthesis / Biocatalysis, Organocatalysis and Nanobiotechnology
Chair: Yugen Zhang
 

11:30am to 12:00pm

New Concepts for Organocatalysis
Invited Speaker: Benjamin D. List, Max-Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung
 

12:00am to 12:15pm

N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Catalyzed Synthesis of Isoxazolidin-5-Ones and One-Pot Synthesis of ß-Amino Acid Esters
Jayasree Seayad, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
 

12:15pm to 12:30pm

Shaped Hydrogel Monoliths for Recyclable Chemoenzymatic Synthesis
Amira Y. Moreno, The Scripps Research Institute

12:30pm to 1:30pm

Lunch

1:30pm to 3:30pm

Cell and Tissue Engineering I
Chair: Hanry Yu
 

1:30pm to 2:00pm

Cell Sheet Technology for Tissues with Micro-Capillary
Invited Speaker: Teruo Okano, Tokyo Women's Medical University
 

2:00pm to 2:15pm

Three-Dimensional Micro-Well Array for Single Cell Analysis
Mirjam Ochsner, ETH Zürich
 

2:15pm to 2:45pm

The Tissue Engineering of Muscular Organs: Heart and Esophagus
Invited Speaker: Buddy D. Ratner, University of Washington
 

2:45pm to 3:00pm

New Tubular Scaffold Structures as Tools for Kidney Tissue Engineering
Karl Schumacher, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

3:00pm to 3:30pm

Coffee/Tea Break

3:30pm to 4:30pm

Drug Delivery Systems and Devices
Chair: Yi-Yan Yang
 

3:30pm to 4:00pm

Engineered Supra-Macromolecular Assemblies as Nanocarriers for Gene and Drug Delivery
Invited Speaker: Kazunori Kataoka, The University of Tokyo
 

4:00pm to 4:15pm

Chromatographic Separation Behavior of PEGylated Proteins in Relation to Their Physical and Biochemical Properties as a Drug Delivery System
Shuichi Yamamoto, Yamaguchi University
 

4:15pm to 4:30pm

Enzyme-Mediated Injectable Hydrogels Composed of Hyaluronic Acid-Green Tea Cathecin Conjugates
Motoichi Kurisawa, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

4:30pm to 5:45pm

Poster Session I
Chair: S. Tamil Selvan


Drug Screening and Pharmaceuticals Synthesis / Biocatalysis, Organocatalysis and Nanobiotechnology
Artificial Organs and Implants
Drug Delivery Systems and Devices
Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites and Nanoporous Materials for Bio-Applications
Protein and Gene Delivery Systems

6:00pm

Evening Tour Program (Optional)

Tuesday, 14 August 2007
Venue: Breakthrough Theatrette, Level 4, Matrix, Biopolis

Time

Program

9:30am to 11:00am

Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites and Nanoporous Materials for Bio-Applications I
Chair: Su Seong Lee

9:30am to 10:00am

Smart Polymer-Biomolecule Conjugates and Nanoparticles
Invited Speaker: Allan S. Hoffman, University of Washington
 

10:00am to 10:15am

Inorganic-Biodegradable Polymer Composite Spheres as a Controlled Vaccine Delivery Platform
Jenny Ho, Monash University
 

10:15am to 10:45am

Designer Self-Assembling Peptide Scaffolds for Nanobiotechnology
Invited Speaker: Shuguang Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 

10:45am to 11:00am

Entropy-Driven Helical Mesostructure Formation with Achiral Cationic Surfactant Template
Yu Han, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

11:00am to 11:30am

Coffee/Tea Break

11:30am to 1:00pm

Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites and Nanoporous Materials for Bio-Applications II
Chair: Hsiao-hua (Bruce) Yu

11:30am to 12:00pm

Microsystems for Accelerating Chemical Synthesis and Biological Studies
Invited Speaker: Klavs F. Jensen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 

12:00pm to 12:15pm

Self-Assembling Peptide Nanogels for Drug Delivery
Weiping Wang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

12:15pm to 12:45pm

Nanostructured Organic Conductors - Bridging the Bionic Interface
Invited Speaker: Gordon G. Wallace, University of Wollongong
 

12:45pm to 1:00pm

Live Cell Imaging with Semiconductor and Magnetic Quantum Dots
S. Tamil Selvan, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Lunch

2:15pm to 3:45pm

Protein and Gene Delivery Systems
Chair: Shu Wang
 

2:15pm to 2:45pm

BacMAM Viruses: A Versatile Gene Delivery Technology for Mammalian Cells
Invited Speaker: Thomas A. Kost, GlaxoSmithKline
 

2:45pm to 3:15pm

Biomaterials that Biologically Prevent Infection
Invited Speaker: James D. Bryers, University of Washington
 

3:15pm to 3:45m

Baculovirus as a New Gene Delivery Vector for Cartilage Tissue Engineering
Invited Speaker: Yu-Chen Hu, National Tsing Hua University

3:45pm to 4:15pm

Coffee/Tea Break

4:15pm to 6:00pm

Bio-MEMS and Microbioreactors / Medical and Biological Devices
Chair: Francis Tay

4:15pm to 4:45pm

A Si-based Microdevice Utilizing Electrochemistry and Nanoparticles for Point-of-Care Applications
Invited Speaker: I-Ming Hsing, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

4:45pm to 5:00pm

Miniaturized Microtiter Plates for ELISA and Cell-based Assays
Namyong Kim, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
 

5:00pm to 5:30pm

Droplet-Based Microfluidics for High-Throughput Screening
Invited Speaker: David A. Weitz, Harvard University
 

5:30pm to 6:00pm

Understanding Why Forces Matter: From Molecules to Tissue Engineering
Invited Speaker: Viola Vogel, ETH Zürich

6:00pm to 6:30pm

Proceed to Conference Dinner Venue
One-Way Transport Provided from Biopolis

6:30pm to 9:30pm

Conference Dinner at Carousel, Royal Plaza on Scotts

Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Venue: Breakthrough Theatrette, Level 4, Matrix, Biopolis

Time

Program

9:30am to 11:00am

Bioimimetic and Self-Assembled Materials I
Chair: Andrew Wan
 

9:30am to 10:00am

The 2-D and 3-D Cooperative Assembly of Transmembrane Proteins
Invited Speaker: Galen D. Stucky, University of California Santa Barbara
 

10:00am to 10:30am

Improvement of Hydrothermal Stability for Mesoporous Materials and "Fish-in-Net" Encapsulation of Enzymes in Mesoporous Materials
Invited Speaker: Feng-Shou Xiao, Jilin University
 

10:30am to 11:00am

Development of Bio-Inspired Molecular Machines
Invited Speaker: Takuzo Aida, The University of Tokyo

11:00am to 11:30am

Coffee/Tea Break

11:30am to 1:00pm

Biomimetic and Self-Assembled Materials II
Chair: Motoichi Kurisawa

11:30am to 12:00pm

Symbiotic Assembly of Bio/Nano Interfaces and Architectures
Invited Speaker: C. Jeffrey Brinker, Sandia National Laboratory, and The University of New Mexico
 

12:00pm to 12:30pm

Encapsulated Polymers: Creating Unique Microenvironments
Invited Speaker: D. Tyler McQuade, Cornell University
 

12:30pm to 1:00pm

Polymer Biomaterials with Artificial Cell Membrane Surface
Invited Speaker: Kazuhiko Ishihara, The University of Tokyo

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Lunch / Poster Session II
Chair: Namyong Kim


Bio-MEMS and Microbioreactors / Medical and Biological Devices Biomimetic and Self-Assembled Materials
Cell and Tissue Engineering
Biosensors and Molecular Diagnostics
Biological and Biomedical Imaging

2:15pm to 4:00pm

Cell and Tissue Engineering II
Chairs: Rachel Kraut and Zhuo Lang

2:15pm to 2:45pm

Effects of Scaffold Stiffness and Degradation Rate on Tissue Engineering
Invited Speaker: Myron Spector, Harvard Medical School
 

2:45pm to 3:05pm

Investigation of Chemical Cues Involved in Corneal Regeneration Using a Membrane-based Microfluidic Gradient Generator
Winnette McIntosh Ambrose, Johns Hopkins University
 

3:00pm to 3:15pm

Presentation of Biological Signals for Tissue Engineering
Andrew C. A. Wan, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
 

3:15pm to 3:45pm

Delivering Biochemical and Topographical Cues by Continuous Nanostructures
Invited Speaker: Kam W. Leong, Duke University
 

3:45pm to 4:00pm

A Sphingolipid-Binding Fluorescent Probe Traces Specific Membrane Microdomain-Derived Trafficking Pathways in Living Cells
Rachel Kraut, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

4:00pm to 4:30pm

Coffee/Tea Break

4:30pm to 5:30pm

Biosensors and Molecular Diagnostics
Chair: Zhiqiang Gao

4:30pm to 5:00pm

Emerging Application of Magnetic Tweezers: From Single Molecules to High Throughput Screening
Invited Speaker: Gil U. Lee, Purdue University
 

5:00pm to 5:15pm

Polyethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) Nanobiointerfaces
Hsiao-hua (Bruce) Yu, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
 

5:15pm to 5:30pm

3D Micro- and Nanostructures for Proteomics
Andreas M. Binkert, ETH Zürich

5:30pm to 5:40pm

Closing Address by ICBN 2007 Conference Chair
Jackie Y. Ying