Thayer School hosts symposium on nanomedicine
 Ursula Gibson
’76 (Photo by Joseph Mehling ’69)
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The applications of nanomaterials to medicine held the attention of
attendees of the Eighth
Annual Dartmouth Nanomaterials Symposium, hosted by Thayer School of
Engineering on Oct 27. The 2007 symposium’s focus on nanomedicine, notes
associate professor of engineering and symposium co-organizer Ursula
Gibson ’76, reflects the organizers’ desire to recognize and further
develop existing collaborations between Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) cancer
researchers and Dartmouth scientists who work with nanomaterials. The symposium
was co-sponsored by the Center for Nanomaterials
Research at Dartmouth (CNR@D) and Cancer Nanotechnology at
Dartmouth (CND). CNR@D is an interdisciplinary group of faculty and
students in chemistry, physics and astronomy, engineering sciences, and
medicine, whose research explores nanomaterials. CND is a collaborative group
of scientists, clinicians and engineers focused on the applications of
nanotechnology for cancer diagnostics and therapy.
The meeting’s invited presenters spoke on the preparation, use, and handling
of nanomaterials; among the papers was one given by DMS’s Ebo de Muinck, who
spoke on “Molecular Imaging of New Blood Vessels with Targeted Nanoparticles.”
“The symposium’s invited speakers are highly distinguished researchers, known
for their innovative and interdisciplinary work,” Gibson says. The meeting’s
poster session, she notes, included presentations addressing a wider range of
topics than the conference’s medical theme, allowing participants to display
current projects related to nanomaterials and nanotechnology that have
applications in other fields.
“This symposium brought together people from diverse backgrounds for a
stimulating program with a highly interactive format, promoting discussion and
crossdisciplinary interactions,” says Gibson. “The intersection between
nanotechnology and medicine holds the promise of improved therapeutics and
diagnostics, and this highly visible forum was an opportunity to make the
connections that will move the community towards those goals.”
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