{"110461":{"#nid":"110461","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Prof. Gang Bao, Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProf. Gang Bao, Georgia Tech, Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConstructing Imaging Probes and Molecular Machines for Nanomedicine\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The integration of biomolecular engineering, nanotechnology and biology is expected to produce major breakthroughs in medical diagnostics and therapeutics.\u0026nbsp; Due to the size-compatibility of nano-scale structures with proteins and nucleic acids, the design, synthesis and application of nanoprobes, nanocarriers and nanomachines provide unprecedented opportunities for achieving a better control of biological processes, and drastic improvements in disease detection, therapy, and prevention.\u0026nbsp; Recent advances include the development of functional nanoparticles, activitable molecular probes, nano-structured materials and devices, and engineered nanomachines for biological and biomedical applications.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In this talk I will present the development of molecular imaging probes and engineered nucleases in my lab, including molecular beacons, quantum dot - fluorescent protein FRET probes and magnetic nanoparticle probes for molecular imaging in living cells and animals, and the design and validation of Tal Effector Nucleases (TALENs) for gene correction.\u0026nbsp; Examples will be given to illustrate the potential application of nanotechnology to disease studies, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and sickle cell disease.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information contact \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mailto:lyon@chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EProf. Andrew Lyon\u003C\/a\u003E (404-894-4090).\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProf. Gang Bao, Georgia Tech, Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConstructing Imaging Probes and Molecular Machines for Nanomedicine\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27275","created_gmt":"2012-02-20 10:51:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:58:05","author":"Shirley Tomes","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-02-28T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2012-02-28T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-02-28T16:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-02-28 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-02-28 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-02-28 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"2548","name":"biomedical"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EShirley Tomes (404-894-0591) \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:shirley.tomes@chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eshirley.tomes@chemistry.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}