Crossing Borders in Medical Nanoscience and Biomaterials
When: Friday, March 8th, 2019
Where: Lecture hall: Biomedicum 1, Biomedicum, Solnavägen 9
Welcome to a one-day symposium in Medical Nanoscience and Biomaterials within The Stockholm - Tokyo University Partnership Multidisciplinary collaboration for sustainable development. Talks are presented by internationally leading scientist from University of Tokyo, Karolinska Institutet (KI) and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). You are most welcome to participate in this exciting event, to share and gain knowledge in these exciting fields. To expand your network, we encourage you to take the opportunity to present your work in the poster sessions.
Speakers:
- Agneta Richter-Dahlfors (Karolinska Institutet)
- Susanne Löffler (Karolinska Institutet)
- Keira Melican (Karolinska Institutet)
- Karl Svennersten (Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska Hospital)
- Kazuhiko Ishihara (University of Tokyo)
- Horacio Cabral (University of Tokyo)
- Tatsuro Goda (Tokyo Medical and Dental University)
- Yuji Teramura (University of Tokyo, Uppsala University)
- Jöns Hilborn (University of Tokyo, Uppsala University)
- Anna Herland (Royal Institutet of Technology, Karolinska Institutet)
- Max Hamedi (Royal Institutet of Technology)
- Ulrica Edlund (Royal Institutet of Technology)
Programme:
this is a tentative programme and still subject to change
| Time | Speaker | Title |
| Session 1, moderator: Agneta Richter-Dahlfors | ||
| 9:00 - 09:05 | Agneta Richter-Dahlfors | Introduction |
| 09:05 - 09:30 | Kazuhiko Ishihara | Multi-functional polymeric nanoparticles for the in-cell nanomedicine |
| 09:30 - 09:55 | Horacio Cabral | Supramolecular Nanomedicines for Targeting Intractable Tumors |
| 09:55 - 10:20 | Susanne Löffler | Conducting Polymers for modulation and sensing in biological systems |
| 10:20 - 10:45 | Yuji Teramura | Cell surface engineering using amphiphilic polymers for cell manipulation |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee | Poster session |
| Session 2, moderator: Yuji Teramura | ||
| 11:15 - 11:40 | Jöns Hilborn | Designing and controlling bioactive molecules for regeneration in orthopedics |
| 11:40 - 12:05 | Keira Melican | Mammalian tissue - the ultimate biomaterial |
| 12:05 - 12:30 | Karl Svennersten | Technical challenges from the Stone Age |
| 12:30 - 12:55 | Anna Herland | Organs-on-Chip, new models of human physiology |
| 12:55 - 14:00 | Lunch | Poster session |
| Session 3, moderator: Susanne Löffler | ||
| 14:00 - 14:25 | Ulrika Edlund | Functionalized nanocellulose for biomaterials and bio-marker sensing |
| 14:25 - 14:50 | Tatsuro Goda | Biorecognizable Conducting Polymers for Biosensing |
| 14:50 - 15:15 | Mahiar Hamedi | Paper and Textile as a platform for advanced DNA diagnostics |
| 15:15 - 15:40 | Agneta Richter-Dahlfors | Nanomedicine for infection research and diagnostics |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Agneta Richter-Dahlfors | Closing remarks |
Download the program here.
To take part in the workshop, please register here. For questions contact Linda Thörn at Linda.Thorn@ki.se.