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Single Molecule Symposium is Over
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you for your interest! Conference
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"At
the Single Molecule Frontier: Integration
in Biology and Nanotechnology"
Founder's
Room, Alumni Center
University of
Michigan
Ann
Arbor
May
18-20, 2006
Mission
Statement
In
recent years a revolution has occurred
in the basic sciences, which exploits
novel single molecule detection and
manipulation tools to track and analyze
biomolecules in unprecedented detail.
The goal of this Symposium is to develop
a university-wide initiative in the
emerging area of single molecule technology,
including single molecule spectroscopy
(SMS) and imaging (SMI), laser tweezers
(LT), and atomic force microscopy (AFM),
to bring basic scientists, engineers,
and clinical researchers together to
apply this technology to the most relevant
questions in medicine and nanotechnology. This
initiative will thus build on the momentum
established by the State's creation
of the Michigan Lifescience Corridor
(MLSC) Core Technology Alliance for
single molecule spectroscopy at Michigan.
Strategic
Aims:
- As
the first step towards the goal of establishing
an internationally recognized Center
of Single Molecule Analysis (CoSiMA)
at the UM, the University of Michigan
Single Molecule Interest Group will
organize a 2-day symposium for the
academic year 2005-2006. Our
plan is for this event to promote:
- Awareness of high-profile, cutting-edge
applications of single molecule technology
in medicine and nanotechnology.
- The
identification of areas of natural
strength in single molecule technology
at the UM to be developed into a Center
with support from OVPR (nanotechnology
initiative), Biophysics, Engineering,
LS&A, and the Medical School.
- The discovery of natural collaborations
within the UM research community, resulting
in collaborative efforts/grants in
nanomedicine and nanotechnology.
- A subsequent UM-wide workshop and
seminar series (supported for at least
2 years) with the goals of forming
collaborations to support systematic,
university-wide graduate student recruitment
and training, and of developing applications
for Graduate Student Training Grants
and federally funded Centers.
Symposium
Sponsors:
- Office
of the Vice President of Research
(OVPR): VP for Research
- Medical
School: Associate
Dean for Research
- Engineering
School: Associate Dean
for Research
- College
of Literature, Science and Arts (LS&A):
Associate Dean for
the Natural Sciences Division
- Optical
Physics Interdisciplinary Laboratory
(OPIL): Director
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Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and the Biological Sciences: Director
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UM Center for Computational Medicine and Biology
http://www.ccmb.med.umich.edu/
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