December 2006 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

FW: Save the Date and Student Poster Presentation Call-out
by Willison, Sheryl L 12 Dec '06

12 Dec '06

From: Tanner, Catherine A Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 8:20 AM Subject: Save the Date and Student Poster Presentation Call-out This announcement is being forwarded to the Discovery Park e-list at the request of Kathy Beaver, Assistant Director of the Bindley Bioscience Center. ______________________ Bindley Bioscience Center at Discovery Park and the Purdue University Physiological Sensing Facility present the 1st Annual Physiological Sensing Symposium: "Advances in Physiological Sensing: New Technology to Explore Form and Function in Biological Systems" Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship -- Room 121 To REGISTER: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/bbc/psfsymp/ Keynote Address: "Ceramic-Based Microelectrode Arrays for Neurochemical Measures in the CNS of Laboratory Animals and Humans" Greg A. Gerhardt, Ph.D., Professor Anatomy & Neurobiology, Neurology and Psychiatry; Director, Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Center of Excellence; Director, Center for Sensor Technology; Co-Editor-in-Chief, Americas and Australasia, Journal of Neuroscience Methods Science is a process that seeks to understand the natural world. These processes of discovery and conceptualization involve the development of hypotheses and theories based on observation and experimentation. In biology, revolutionary changes have most often been catalyzed by new tools and technologies that have been developed and used in the scientific method. Examples include the development of: 1) nuclear chemistry and radioisotope tracing for dissecting the major metabolic pathways in the 1940-1950s; 2) electron microscopy for imaging cytoplasm and membrane structure in the 1960-1970s; and 3) molecular biotechnology and the explosion in the study of molecular biology and genetics that emerged in the 1980s. Because of these advances, research is now moving into an era dominated by new disciplines, including bioinformatics, cytomics, genomics, ionomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, to name a few. These emerging fields are based on advancing technologies and are providing more and more information that now needs to be integrated into understanding broader relationships. Because of this, the attention of researchers is returning to integration in terms of form and function in biosystems. This neo-physiological approach will, in turn, be dependent upon the development and application of physiological sensor technologies that are multidimensional and dynamic. This revolution has already begun and includes work in biosensors, biomaterials, scanning probe microsensors, biomimetics, and lab-on-a-chip technologies (BioMEMS, and microfluidics). This symposium seeks to provide a framework for this emerging field by bringing together researchers to share ideas from across this interdisciplinary domain. Registration Requested: www.purdue.edu/bbc/psfsymp/ or Call 496-1464 Sponsors: Applicable Electronics, Inc. Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. If you have any questions, please contact: Kathy Beaver, MS, RN Assistant Director Bindley Bioscience Center Purdue University 1203 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-496-1464 kbeaver(a)purdue.edu www.purdue.edu/bbc

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Birck Living: December issue
by Starewich, Deborah S. 11 Dec '06

11 Dec '06

Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Tim Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette IN 47907-2057 765-494-3509 Fax 765-496-8383 www.nano.purdue.edu

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URGENT MESSAGE for laboratory access privileges
by John Weaver 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

Please read the attached message - your laboratory access privileges depend on compliance! John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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RCHE Brownbag Lunch Series
by Willison, Sheryl L 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

________________________________ From: Tanner, Catherine A Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 1:05 PM Subject: RCHE Brownbag Lunch Series The attached flyer is being forwarded at the request of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering. The Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Brown Bag Speaker Series features various faculty from the Purdue campus and other RCHE partners Fridays beginning January 12, 2006 11:30am-12:30pm Burton D. Morgan Building Room 206 Bring your lunch and hear from others interested in healthcare research. The series is geared to graduate students at all levels in any discipline interested in healthcare. For more information, contact Mary Schultz at 494-9828 or schultm(a)purdue.edu

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FW: Chris Greer Lecture
by Willison, Sheryl L 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

________________________________ From: Tanner, Catherine A Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 12:57 PM Subject: FW: Chris Greer Lecture This message is being forwarded at the request of the Cyber Center. Chris Greer Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) National Science Foundation December 19, 2006 Lecture: 10:00-11:00 a.m. Q&A: 11:00 a.m. - 12 p.m. Fowler Hall in Stewart Center Sponsored by the Libraries Co-sponsors College of Agriculture The Network for Computational Nanotechnology Department of Computer Science Discovery Park Cyber Center College of Engineering ITaP College of Science Department of Statistics College of Technology Do you have plans for managing your data? Learn about the discussion now taking place at NSF "A Vision for the Digital Data Universe" Dr. Christopher L. Greer, Program Director of the Office of Cyberinfrastructure, will discuss the current status of the universe of digital scientific data, the strategic vision of the National Science Foundation for data, and the possible roles of the universities and academic libraries in the digital scientific data arena.

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MSE seminar announcement
by Willison, Sheryl L 04 Dec '06

04 Dec '06

________________________________ From: Tanner, Catherine A Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 2:02 PM Subject: FW: MSE seminar announcement This email is being forwarded at the request of Lou Underwood in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. ======================================================================== ==== MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SEMINAR Biologically Functional Sol-Gel Materials to Control, Mimic, and Sense Living Cells by Dr. Jenna Rickus Agricultural and Biological Engineering Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Physiological Sensing Facility at the Bindley Bioscience Center ABSTRACT Over the past 15 years, the sol-gel method of producing porous silica has proven to be a powerful platform for developing hybrid materials with biological functionality. A wide range of living and non-living biological components have been integrated into such materials. In this talk I will discuss our work using sol-gel materials as a platform for mimicking, directing and interfacing with mammalian cells. I will present our recent results on mimicking cells in nonliving systems using liposome-doped nanocomposites as well as the fundamental characterization of the sol-gel neuronal biointerface including the impact of nanotopography on protein conformation at the interface. Finally I will introduce a new method for the combinatorial presentation of multiple cell signaling peptides with quantitative control of peptide concentration at the surface. The application of these new materials to cell-based therapies and hybrid cell-silicon implantable devices for neurological disorders will be discussed. DATE: Friday, December 8, 2006 TIME: 3:30 PM - Refreshments 3:45 PM - Seminar PLACE: MSEE B012 Short Bio: Dr. Rickus is an assistant professor of biological engineering at Purdue University with joint appointments in Agricultural and Biological Engineering and the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. She has been jointly trained in the biological sciences and engineering. She has a B.S. in Biochemistry and a B.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue. She received her Ph.D. in 2003 from UCLA in Neuroscience and Neuroengineering where she co-trained under mentors in materials science and cellular and molecular neurobiology. She recently co-founded and currently co-directs the Physiological Sensing Facility in the Bindley Bioscience Center http://www.purdue.edu/dp/psf/. Her research involves the integration of hybrid materials with biological components to sense and actuate living cells, tissues, and organisms.

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Mail times
by MaryJo Totten 04 Dec '06

04 Dec '06

Hello Everyone, This is just a reminder that today starts the new mail times for Birck. Morning - 8:50AM Afternoon - 1:10PM Please make note of the earlier times. UPS and Fed Ex will have to be in the mail room before lunch in order to be transported to MMDC. Please call me with any questions. Thank you, Mary Jo Totten Operations Clerk Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park/Purdue University (765) 496-1173

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