New technology and clinical applications of nanomedicine: highlights of the second annual meeting of the American Academy of Nanomedicine (Part I)

Abstract

The Second Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Nanomedicine (AANM) was held at the National Academy of Science Building in Washington, DC, September 9-10, 2006. The program included two Nobel Prize Laureate Lectures, two Keynote Lectures, and 123 invited outstanding State-in-Art lectures presenting in 23 special concurrent symposia. In addition, there were 22 poster presentations in the meeting addressing different areas in nanomedicine research. All of the presenters at the meeting are outstanding investigators and researchers in the field. The Second Annual Meeting of the AANM was a great success. The meeting provides investigators from different world areas a forum and an opportunity for discussion. We believe that nanomedicine research will develop rapidly in the future. The AANM invites basic and clinical researchers from the world to join this exciting research.

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President of AANM and Editor-in-Chief, Chiming Wei, MD, PhD, commencing the Second Annual American Academy of Nanomedicine meeting during the opening ceremony.

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A, The Nobel Lecture, “Aquaporin Water Channels: from Atomic Structure to Clinical Medicine” being given by Peter Agre, MD, from the Duke University School of Medicine. B, Dr. Agre received the Honor Fellowship from President Chiming Wei, American Academy of Nanomedicine.

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A, The Nobel Lecture, “Nanotechnology, Biology and Business” being given by Ivar Giaever, PhD, from Applied BioPhysics, Inc. B, Dr. Giaever received the Honor Fellowship from President Chiming Wei, American Academy of Nanomedicine.

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A, The Keynote Lecture, “Electron Cryomicroscopy of Biological Nanomachines” being given by Wah Chiu, PhD, from Baylor Medical College. B, Dr. Chiu received the Presidential Award from President Chiming Wei, American Academy of Nanomedicine.

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The protein structure of selected complexes of cardiac troponin and a calcium sensitizer, vascular apoptosis-inducing protein 1, and calcineurin homologous protein 2.

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During the welcome reception, researchers and investigators had the opportunity to discuss the day’s lectures and presentations.

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Wenchi Wei (Chiming Wei’s daughter) performed on the Chinese music instrument gu-zheng during the reception.

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Dr. Ling Xu, the Senior Coordinator of the AANM Staff Team, received the AANM Service Award during the reception.

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The partial conference attendees in the National Academy of Science Building during the Second Annual Meeting of AANM.