Cancer Nanotechnology

The Norris Cotton Cancer Center, in conjunction with Dartmouth College and Thayer School of Engineering, has a community of scientists, clinicians, and engineers, focused on the enormous potential of nanotechnology for improving cancer diagnostics and therapy. The group pulls together these diverse communities for educational and research purposes. Professors Ursula Gibson and P. Jack Hoopes are co-directing this effort.

A key element of the group's activities is cross-disciplinary research projects .

The group has extensive training programs with multiple elements aimed at improving cross-disciplinary communication, informing each segment of the community on the activities of the others, and sparking interest in the broader research community in the area of Cancer Nanotechnology research. This training program brings in internationally recognized speakers, promotes local researchers active in the field, and maintains an online calendar of events sponsored by, and relevant to, the group.

In addition, the group maintains a database of local expertise. The formation of new research partnerships is fostered both by the availability of this information, and targeted research discussion groups assembled by the group's co-directors. This website contains relevant funding opportunities, upcoming seminars, and descriptions of the research expertise of participants, which will serve as a central information exchange for physical scientists and cancer biologists looking for collaborators.