Science Writers Media Briefing

Date: September 13, 2004
Time: 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
Place: Natcher Conference Center, NIH Bethesda

Program Agenda

Welcome by Moderator

• Anna Barker, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Advanced Technologies and Strategic Partnerships, National Cancer Institute

Overview: Going Small for Big Advances:
The impact of nanotechnology on cancer research

• Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., Director, National Cancer Institute

Briefing Presentation #1:
Nanotechnology: what is it, how does it work, what's the promise?

• Richard Smalley, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, and Nanotechnology, Rice University
• Reporter Q&As

Briefing Presentation #2:
The Intersection of Nanotechnology and Cancer Research

• Today and tomorrow
  • Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., Special Expert to the NCI on Nanotechnology and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Ohio State University
• The clinical perspective
  • Samuel Wickline, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Washington University
• Reporter Q&As

Briefing Presentation # 3:
Moving nanotechnology forward: the safety and ethical considerations

• Janet Woodcock, M.D., Acting Director Commissioner for Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Vicki Colvin, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology and Associate Professor of Chemistry, Rice University
• Reporter Q&As

Briefing Presentation #4: The nation's commitment to nanotechnology

• The Honorable Phillip J. Bond, Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology
• Reporter Q&As

Conclusion/Thank you

• Anna Barker, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Advanced Technologies and Strategic Partnerships, National Cancer Institute