This was a highly interactive and stimulating 2-1/2 day invitational meeting focused on long-term prospects for revolutionary advances in medical applications based on improved precision in our control of matter, and how to speed current research in that direction.
Wide-ranging thinkers, firmly grounded in a deep and broad understanding of current science will facilitate future research directions, encourage the formation of new multidisciplinary teams, and speed nanoscale advances in medical applications.
This was a private, invitation-only event.
Demir Akin, DVM, PhD, Deputy Director
Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Stanford School of Medicine
http://web.stanford.edu/~dakin/
Tural Aksel, PhD
The Douglas Lab, UCSF
http://profiles.ucsf.edu/tural.aksel
Amanda Barnard, PhD, OCE Science Leader
Virtual Nanoscience Laboratory, CSIRO Materials Science & Engineering Australia
http://people.csiro.au/B/A/Amanda-Barnard.aspx
Aaron Becker, PhD
Swarm Robotics Lab, Harvard Medical School, University of Houston
https://sites.google.com/site/aabecker/
Keith Brown, PhD
MIRKIN Research Group, Northwestern University
http://mirkin-group.northwestern.edu/mirkin/
Tejal Desai, PhD
The Desai Lab, Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences School of Pharmacy, UCSF
https://pharm.ucsf.edu/desai
Jennifer Dionne, PhD
The Dionne Group, Stanford University
http://dionne.stanford.edu/JDionne_Members.html
Anne-Sophie Duwez, PhD
NanoChemistry & Molecular Systems, University of Liege
http://www.nanochem.ulg.ac.be/team.html
Martin Edelstein, PhD
Covalent / Biophiltre
https://www.foresight.org/about/Edelstein.html
Greg Fahy, FSC, FAAA, Vice President and CSO
21st Century Medicine, Southern California
http://www.21cm.com/
Donglei (Emma) Fan
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
http://www.me.utexas.edu/~dfan/index.html
Ouajdi Felfoul, PhD
Pediatric Cardiac Bioengineering Lab, Childrenās Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School
http://robotics.tch.harvard.edu/team/team.php
https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/profile/1236384
Steven Fowkes, Co-Founder, Chief Science Officer
Nanopolymer Systems, San Francisco Bay Area
http://www.nanopolymersystems.com/
Rob Freitas
Institute for Molecular Manufacturing, Palo Alto
http://www.imm.org/,Ā http://www.rfreitas.com/
James Gimzewski, PhD, Distinguished Professor
Gimzewski Lab, UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
http://gim.chem.ucla.edu/
William Goddard, III, PhD
Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology
http://www.wag.caltech.edu/
Si-Ping Han, PhD
Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/si-ping-han/1/b97/90b
Huang, Possu, PhD
The Baker Laboratory, University of Washington
http://www.bakerlab.org/index/
A.T. Charlie Johnson, PhD, Director
Nano/Bio Interface Center, Penn Arts & Sciences
http://www.physics.upenn.edu/people/standing-faculty/charlie-johnson
http://nanophys.seas.upenn.edu/,Ā http://www.nanotech.upenn.edu/
Nazila Kamaly, PhD, Instructor
Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnazilakamaly,Ā http://farokhzad.bwh.harvard.edu/ofarokhzad.php
Mark Kline, PhD
X-Therma Inc., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-kline/32/7b0/4b8/en
Amy Lam, Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University
http://orion.bme.columbia.edu/hess/index.html
Alice Lay, PhD
The Dionne Group, Stanford University
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/alice-lay/73/327/95b
Joseph Lyding, PhD
Lyding Research Group, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois
http://stmgroup.beckman.illinois.edu/,Ā http://tiptek.com/
Sylvain Martel, PhD, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Medical Nanorobotics
Professor and Director, Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal
http://wiki.polymtl.ca/nano/index.php/Biography
Hareem Maune, PhD
IBM Almaden Research Center
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/hareem-maune/2/685/293
Huan Meng, PhD
Department of Medicine, NanoMedicine Member, Johsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
http://www.cancer.ucla.edu/research/find-become-a-member/find-a-member?id=601
Ralph Merkle, PhD
Institute for Molecular Manufacturing; Nanotechnology Co-Chair, Singularity University
http://www.imm.org,Ā http://singularityu.org/bio/ralph-merkle/,Ā http://www.merkle.com/
Stephanie Morris, PhD, Program Manager
NCI Office of Cancer Nanotechnology Research, NIH
http://nano.cancer.gov/about/meet/alliance.asp
Andre Nel, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine
Chief, Division of NanoMedicine
Associated Director, California NanoSystems Institute.
http://people.cnsi.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=8739
Lizanne Nilewski, Graduate Student
James M. Tour Group, Department of Chemistry, Rice University
http://chemistry.rice.edu/facultydetail.aspx?riceid=1027
Aleksandr (Alex) Noy, PhD
Bionanoscience and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
https://www-pls.llnl.gov/?url=science_and_technology-life_sciences-bionanoscience
Matthew āOkiā OāConnor, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, MitoSENS Lead, SENS Research Foundation
http://www.sens.org/
Gayle Pergamit
Covalent / Biophiltre
http://www.covalent.to/
Kevin Perrott, Co-Founder
SENS Research Foundation
http://www.sens.org/
Benjamin Ricca, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar
Fletcher Lab, UC Berkeley
http://fletchlab.berkeley.edu/team/benjamin-ricca/
Mehmet Sarikaya, PhD
The Sarikaya Research Group, GEMSEC-Labs, An NSF-MRSEC, University of Washington
http://faculty.washington.edu/sarikaya/
Christian Schafmeister, PhD, Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, Temple University
https://chem.cst.temple.edu/directory/faculty/schafmeister/
Milan Stojanovic, PhD, Associate Professor
Columbia Systems Biology, Columbia University
https://systemsbiology.columbia.edu/faculty/milan-stojanovic
Ennio Tasciotti, PhD, Co-Chair
Department of NanoMedicine at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
http://www.houstonmethodist.org/enniotasciottiphd
http://www.nanogagliatoconference.org/tasciotti.html
Meni Wanunu, PhD
Wanunu Lab, Deptartment of Physics and Chemistry, Northeastern University
http://www.northeastern.edu/wanunu/
Andre Watson, Founder & CSO
Ligandal, Inc., San Francisco Bay Area
http://www.ligandal.com
Xiaoxi Wei, PhD, CEO & Founder
X-THERMA Biomimetic Nanotech, San Francisco Bay Area
http://www.x-therma.com/,Ā https://www.linkedin.com/pub/xiaoxi-wei/32/290/b6
Colin Zamecnik, PhD
The Desai Lab, UCSF
https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinzamecnik
Alex Zettl, PhD
Zettl Research Group, UC Berkeley
http://research.physics.berkeley.edu/zettl/
Ronald Zuckermann, PhD, Senior Scientist
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
http://www.ronznet.com/
Yang Zhao, PhD
The Dionne Group, Stanford University
http://dionne.stanford.edu/JDionne_Members.html#,Ā http://postdocs.stanford.edu/profiles/49345
Miguel Aznar, Foresight Director of Education, Workshop Knowledge Worker
https://www.foresight.org/about/aznar.html
Julia Bossmann, Workshop Facilitator, Program Co-Developer
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/julia-june-bossmann/32/680/599
Delara Chizarii, Workshop Knowledge Worker
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/mahtaab-delara-chizari/75/704/b59
Travis Dirks, PhD, Workshop Knowledge Worker
http://www.rotarygallop.com/
Gayle Pergamit, Program Co-Developer
http://www.covalent.to/
Tad Hogg, PhD, Workshop Report Writer, Workshop Knowledge Worker
http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/idl/people/tad/
Markus Krummenacker, Workshop Knowledge Worker
http://www.n-a-n-o.com/
Andy Bot Lee, Workshop Knowledge Worker
http://5cell.net/
Stephanie Malone, PhD, Workshop Knowledge Worker
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/stephanie-malone/3a/151/b69
Paul Melnyk, Foresight President, Workshop Oversight
http://www.foresight.org
Ralph Merkle, PhD, Master of Ceremonies, Feynman Prize Awards Event
http://www.imm.org,Ā http://singularityu.org/bio/ralph-merkle/,Ā http://www.merkle.com/
Traci Parker, Logistics & Workshop Knowledge Worker
http://www.launchmediaenterprises.com/
Christine Peterson, Foresight Co-Founder, Workshop Facilitator
https://www.foresight.org/about/Peterson.html
Christine Sapyta, Workshop Knowledge Worker
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinesapyta
Marcia Seidler, Logistics Coordinator
http://seidlerevents.com/
Max Sims, Workshop Knowledge Worker
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxsims
Edwin Urey, Workshop Knowledge Worker
http://www.ligandal.com
Library of Foresight Institute Conferences on Nanotechnology, 1989ā2015
Library of Foresight Vision Weekends and Senior Associates Gatherings, 1992ā2011