Transcript Building the Multidisciplinary Nanomedicine Team: a Case Study

Building the Multidisciplinary
Nanomedicine Team: a Case Study
Guangzhao Mao
Department of Chemical Engineering
and Materials Science
Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine
• Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of
matter at the nanoscale, at dimensions between
approximately 1 and 100 nanometers.
• Nanomedicine is an offshoot of nanotechnology,
which refers to highly specific medical interventions
at the molecular scale for curing disease or repairing
damaged tissues, such as bone, muscle, or nerve.
What is so special about the
nanoscale?
• Scale at which quantum effects dominate properties
of materials.
• Scale at which much of biology occurs.
• Scale at which surfaces and interfaces play a large
role in materials properties and interactions.
http://www.nano.gov/nanotech-101/special
Multidisciplinary Nano Incubator
Program
• The program has been funded by OVPR since 2010.
• More than 20 faculty members from 4 colleges have
participated in the program.
• The program has provided seed funding for team
projects with 2-4 faculty members in each project.
• The funding has resulted in 6-8 new collaborative
research projects per year for 3 years.
Lessons Learned
• Matching medicine needs with
nanotechnology solutions
• Matching personality and personal
commitments
• Support network (Nano@Wayne seminars,
nano symposiums, nano summer workshops,
group meetings and joint retreats, etc.)