------ Forwarded Message From: "Gelfand, Johanna K" <jo@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:34:58 -0400 To: "Steurer, Elizabeth D" <steurered@purdue.edu>, "Field, Wendy L" <wfield@purdue.edu>, Deborah Starewich <dstarewi@purdue.edu>, "'donna.l.bystrom.1@purdue.edu'" <donna.l.bystrom.1@purdue.edu>, "chrismur@ecn.purdue.edu" <chrismur@ecn.purdue.edu>, "Lenartz, Diane M" <lenartz@purdue.edu>, "Wilkinson, Donna D." <donnaw@purdue.edu> Subject: FW: Vince Rotello, BME Seminar, Sept. 15, 9.30am, MJIS 1001 Please e-mail/distribute this seminar notice faculty/staff/graduate students who may be interested in attending. If anyone is interested in talking to Dr. Rotello, please contact his host, Prof. Gudrun Schmidt, via e-mail (gudrun@purdue.edu). *Vincent M. Rotello, Ph.D.* Professor, Department of Chemistry University of Massachusetts, Amherst Wed., September 15 9:30-10:20 a.m. MJIS 1001 Nanoparticles in Biology: Engineering the Interface for Delivery and Sensing A key issue in the use of nanomaterials is controlling the interfacial interactions of these complex systems. Our research program focuses on the tailoring of interfaces by coupling the atomic-level control provided by organic synthesis with the fundamental principles of supramolecular chemistry. Using these tailored monolayers, we are developing particles for biological applications in particular delivery and sensing. This talk will focus on the interfacing of nanoparticles with biosystems, and will discuss our use of nanoparticles for delivery applications as well as our use of polymer-nanoparticle systems for sensing and identification of proteins, bacteria, and cancer detection/identification of mammalian cells.* *Biography:* *http://www.umass.edu/rotellogroup/* ------ End of Forwarded Message