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Workshop objectives

• Identify integrated risk analysis approaches to address the unique challenges posed by nanotechnology and nanomaterials.
• Enhance and establish collaborative networks to advance the science and understanding of nanomaterials.

Selected speakers

• Ann Bostrom, PhD (Professor University of Washington)
• Rick Canady, PhD (Senior Science Policy Analyst, FDA Nanotechnology Task Force)
• Kristen Kulinowski, PhD (Director, International Council on Nanotechnology, Rice University)
• Garrick Louis, Ph.D. (Professor, University of Virginia)
• Andrew Maynard, PhD (Science Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotech, Woodrow Wilson Center)
• Terry McIntyre, PhD (Chief, Environmental Biotechnology Applications, Environment Canada)
• Peter Preuss, PhD (Director, EPA National Center for Environmental Assessment)
• Nancy Rachman, PhD (Senior Director, Grocery Manufacturers Association)
• Lorraine Sheremeta, JD (Research Officer, National Institute for Nanotechnology, Canada)
• Nigel Walker, PhD (Lead, Nanotechnology Safety Initiative, National Toxicology Program)
• Jonathan Wiener, PhD, JD (Duke University Law School; President, Society for Risk Analysis)

Date and Location

10-11 September 2008, Washington DC

More information

Contact: Jo Anne Shatkin, PhD (+1 617 850-1715, Jashatkin@clf.org)
Online: http://srananoworkshop.org/

“One of the biggest challenges in technology transfer is to prove to the FDA that what was made in the lab can be made on a large scale to the same quality standards,” said Lawrence Tamarkin, president and CEO of CytImmune Sciences. Tamarkin presented the first talk of the summer professional development series hosted by the Institute for NanoBioTechnology at Johns Hopkins University. CytImmune Sciences will soon begin Phase 2 clinical trials on a colloidal gold based product that provides targeted and concentrated delivery of a tumor destroying substance.

INBT’s summer professional development series offers students an opportunity to learn from industry representatives on a number of topics related to research and relevant to success in the sciences. Topic range for protecting ones intellectual property to seeking venture capital support,

“These talks allow the students to expand their ideas beyond the focus on their research,” says Denis Wirtz professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering in the Whiting School of Engineering and associate director of INBT. “It also gives them a better perspective on the ways their research can help society.”

Wirtz added that Tamarkin’s talk highlighted the importance of persistence in research. “Tamarkin emphasized how one must multitask—you must care about the science and manage the public perception of nanoscience as well.”

Talks begin at 11 a.m. and are held in room 303 of Shafer Hall. To attend any of the seminar series talks listed below, please RSVP to Ashanti Edwards via e-mail at aedwards@jhu.edu or by phone at 410-516-6572.

Upcoming professional development talks are:

• July 9
• July 23
• August 6