On Thursday, December 6, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) at Purdue University is hosting a workshop featuring two program officers from the National Institutes of Health, and would appreciate your sharing this information with faculty in your college or school, department, or center. * Belinda Seto, Deputy Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), will present on the topic of imaging and future initiatives of the NIBIB. * David Balshaw, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), program administrator for the Center for Risk and Integrated Sciences with specific responsibilities in systems biology, proteomics and nanotechnology applications, will address nanotechnology initiative development efforts within the NIEHS and across the NIH, with a special emphasis on environmental health implications of nanotechnology. The presenters will provide an overview of their respective institutes and of the NIH culture. The agenda for this event is: Morning: Stewart 214 C&D * 9:30 a.m. ­ Registration and coffee * 10:00 a.m. ­ Joint presentation: David Balshaw and Belinda Seto * 10:45 a.m. ­ Discussion * 11:30 a.m. ­ Luncheon with the speakers for trainees and investigators new to NIH Afternoon: MORGAN 129 * 1:00 Introduction to Discovery Park * 1:15 Nanotechnology at Purdue * 1:45 Environmental studies at Purdue * 2:15 Biomedical Imaging at Purdue * 3:00 Discussion * 3:30 Tour of Discovery Park and other facilities To register for this workshop, please visit http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/nanohealth/user_registration.php. Please register for the morning session, as well as for the luncheon. There will not be a cutoff for the morning session, but the luncheon is limited to the first 20 postdocs and investigators new to NIH who register, as this is an opportunity for discussion with the NIH presenters. The afternoon sessions do not require registration, but all morning attendees are welcome.