Scientific ProgramApplications of Magnetic Carriers
May 9 - 11, 2002
Tallahasse, Florida, U.S.A.
Each meeting day, we will have an invited speaker give an authoritative overview and introduction to his/her speciality field. The speakers will highlight how magnetic carriers can advance their areas.
Jack CrowDirector of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Professor of Physics at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory: A national resource in support of bio-medical science and technology
Dr. Crow has been doing high magnetic field research for more than 20 years. He is very interested in magnetism, superconductivity, and magnet-related technologies and will update us on the newest research going on at the Magnet Lab, especially as it relates to medical areas and technologies.
Kurt Hofer
Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Hyperthermia in Cancer Therapy
Dr. Hofer has been researching the therapy of cancer using combinations of hyperthermia, radiation and radiosensitizers for the last 30 years. He will give us an overview of the state of the art in hyperthermia and will tell us how magnetic microspheres might be useful.
John H. Wolfe
Professor of Pathology and Director of Comparative Medical Genetics, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Targeted Gene Therapy: Introduction and Prospects
Dr. Wolfe's focus is on somatic cell gene transfer and therapy, with a special emphasis on the brain. He uses animal homologs of human genetic diseases as test systems for gene transfer by viral and other vectors. Dr. Wolfe will give us an introduction to gene therapy and will discuss the importance of vectors for gene delivery.
Sherif S. Farag
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at Ohio State University and Medical Director of the Stem Cell Transplantation Laboratory, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
Current and Emerging Therapies using Cell Separations
Dr. Farag treats hematologic malignancies and performs stem cell transplantations. His research covers stem cell manipulation and therapy. Dr. Farag will give us an introduction to the clinical use of (magnetic) cell separations from the physician's point of view.
Ron Ziolo
Co-Director of the University of Barcelona Xerox Laboratory
for Nanoscience and Magnetics and Senior Research Scientist, Xerox
Corporation
Self-Stabilized Aqueous Ferrofluids and Their Unusual Particulate Properties
Dr. Ziolo has been doing research in nanoparticulate for over 20 years . His focus is on the chemistry and physics of mesoscopic magnets and their unusual properties and applications. Dr. Ziolo will present an overview of a new series of non-traditional aqueous ferrofluids developed at Xerox Corporation that possess unusual characteristics, properties and applications.
Basic Physics of Magnetic Carriers Lecture
A first in our meetings, this special feature consists of 3 half-hour lectures (one per meeting day) about the basic physics knowledge everybody in the field of magnetic targeting should know. The lectures will be given by professor Tim St. Pierre. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Biophysics Programme of the Department of Physics at the University of Western Australia and has been working in this field for many years.
A handout will contain all relevant information about this lecture series.