Lectures

Each morning of the 2015 Summer Institute, participants will hear lectures by, and have the opportunity to interact with, experts in the field.

2015 Summer Institute Lecturers

Alexei Aksimentiev
Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Rashid Bashir
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Richard Chadwick
Chief, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders NIDCD

Brian Cunningham
Director, MNTL, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Amy Herr
Assistant Professor ofBioengineering, UC Berkeley

Joseph Irudayaraj
Professor of Biological Engineering, Purdue University

Hyun Joon Kong
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ting Lu
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Marina Marjanovic
Associate Director, Imaging at Illinois, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Cathy Murphy
Professor of Chemisty, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Shuming Nie
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director for Emory-Georgia Tech Cancer Nanotechnology Center

Scott Siechen
Department Chair, Natural Sciences, Parkland College

Ivan Smalyukh
Associate Professor of Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

 

 

The Summer Institute is sponsored by NSF IGERT, NIH M-CNTC, NSF EBICS, CNST, and NSF nanoBIO node.

INSTITUTE FOCUS:
Cancer Nanotechnology and Cell Mechanics

OBJECTIVES

The overall objective is to enhance the ability to address challenges in Cancer Nanotechnology and Mechanobiology. The 2015 Summer Institute offers expertise from interdisciplinary faculty in biology, engineering, materials science, and nanotechnology through a combination of lectures and hands-on lab experiences.

Specific objectives include:

  • Train next-generation researchers in nanotechnology, applied to both engineering and biology through lectures and hands-on experiences
  • Foster multi-lateral and multi-disciplinary collaboration and interaction