Speakers are arranged in alphabetical order. Please check back often; additional speakers and speaker biographies will continue to be added as they are confirmed.
Speakers A - F Speakers G - L Speakers M - S Speakers T - Z
IDS-4 Plenary Speaker
Dr. Ajaz Hussain; Deputy Director of, U.S. Food And Drug Administration
"Engineering a Proactive Decision System for Pharmaceutical Quality"
Ajaz HussainDr. Ajaz Hussain is the Deputy Director of the Office of Pharmaceutical Science (OPS) in CDER, FDA. This is a Senior Biomedical Research Scientist position that is parallel to the Senior Executive Position in the U.S. Government Service. In his role at OPS he has oversight responsibilities for the development of science based regulatory policies and the management of both review and research activities in the offices of New Drug Chemistry, Generic Drugs, Biotechnology Products, and Testing & Research. Prior to this appointment he served as the Director, Office of Testing and Research. In addition to his responsibilities at the FDA, Dr. Hussain currently holds adjunct faculty appointments at the School of Pharmacy, Purdue University (Adjunct Professor of Industrial Pharmacy); School of Engineering, University of Michigan (Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutical Engineering); and is Visiting Professor at the University of Basel. Read more...
Speakers A - F
Aida, Tazuko; University of Tokyo, Japan
Self-Assembly of Dendritic Macromolecules for Functional Nanomaterials
Dendrimers in Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Session; 1:00 - 1:25 p.m.; Saturday, May 21
Adronov, Alex; McMaster University, Canada
Synthesis and Characterization of Carborane-Loaded Aliphatic Polyester Dendrimers
Medical App.'s - Imaging, Biomimetics, Adhesives Session; 11:30 - 11:50 a.m; Saturday, May 21
Akai, Ichiro; Osaka City University, Japan
Quenching of Energy Transfer by Freezing of Molecular Vibrations in Light Harvesting Nanostar Dendrimers
Photonics, Electronics Session; 10:50 - 11:10 a.m.; Saturday, May 21
Astruc, Didier; University of Bordeaux, France
Nanoparticle and Cluster-cored Dendrimers as Sensors and Catalysts
Nanomaterials, Catalysis Session; 4:00 - 4:20 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Bergstrom, Debora; Dendritic NanoTechnologies, Inc., U.S.A.
Trends in Dendrimer Commercialization
Commercial Applications Session; 9:05 - 9:25 a.m.; Friday, May 20
Boyd, Ben; Monash University, Australia
The Pharmacokinetic Behavior and Biodistribution Properties of Poly-L-Lysine Uncapped Dendrimers
Medical Applications - Drug Delivery Session; 2:00 - 2:20 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Brechbiel, Martin; NCI, U.S.A.
Development of Dendrimer-Based MRI Contrast Agent Applications
Medical App.'s - Imaging, Biomimetics, Adhesives Session; 8:30 - 9:00 a.m; Saturday, May 21
Caminade, Anne-Marie; CNRS Toulouse, France
Specific Functionalization of Phosphorus Dendrimers Towards Materials
Nanomaterials, Catalysis Session; 3:40 - 4:00 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Cloninger, Mary; Montana State University, U.S.A.
Tunable Multivalent Interactions
Medical Applications - Cell Recognition, Transfection Session; 3:05 - 3:25 p.m.; Friday, May 20
Davies, Ben; Oxford University, United Kingdom
Sugar & Enzymes: Exploring and Exploiting Glycoproteins and Glycodendriproteins
Medical Applications - Drug Delivery Session; 2:20 - 2:40 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
D'Emanuele, Antony; University of Manchester, United Kingdom
The Use of Dendrimers to Enhance the Oral Bio availability of Drugs
Medical Applications - Drug Delivery Session; 3:40 - 4:00 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Duncan, Ruth; Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Dendrimers As Drugs and Carriers: A Unique Pharmacokinetics?
Medical Applications - Drug Delivery Session; 1:40 - 2:00 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Dvornic, Petar; Michigan Molecular Institute, U.S.A.
PAMAMOS: The First Commercial Silicon-Containing Dendrimers and their Application as Building Blocks for More Complex Nanostructures
Commercial Applications Session; 11:30 - 11:50 a.m.; Friday, May 20
Eisler, Sara; ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Amphiphilic Dendrimers: Strategies for Optimization of Gene Transfection
Medical Applications - Cell Recognition, Transfection Session; 4:05 - 4:25 p.m.; Friday, May 20
Endo, Takeshi; Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Dendrimer-Alloy Nanoparticle Composites as Antioxidation Agents
Medical Applications - Cell Recognition, Transfection Session; 4:25 - 4:45 p.m.; Friday, May 20
Fahlman, Brad; Central Michigan University, U.S.A.
Dendrimer-Nanostructural Carbon Composite Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
Nanomaterials, Catalysis Session; 4:40 - 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Florence, Sandy; University of London, United Kingdom
Complex Structures from Dendrimers and Dendrons Designed for Drug and Gene Delivery
Medical Applications - Cell Recognition, Transfection Session; 1:25 - 1:45 p.m.; Friday, May 20
Froehling, Peer; DSM Hybrane B.V., The Netherlands
Industrial Aspects of Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Commercial Applications Session; 10:50 - 11:10 a.m.; Friday, May 20
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Speakers G - L
Garcia-Martinez, Joaquin; Texas A&M, U.S.A.
Dendrimer-Encapsulated Pd Nanoparticles as Aqueous, Room-Temperature Catalysts for the Stille Reaction
Nanomaterials, Catalysis Session; 4:20 - 4:40 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Gauthier, Mario; University of Waterloo, Canada
One-pot Synthesis of Arborescent Polymers
Synthesis - Dendritic Structures Session; 10:20 - 10:40 a.m.; Thursday, May 19
Ghandebari, Hamid; University of Maryland, U.S.A.
Poly (Amidoamine) Dendrimers as Probes for Transport and Diffusion
Medical Applications - Drug Delivery Session; 2:40 - 3:00 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Gitsov, Ivan; State University of New York, Syracuse, U.S.A.
Hybrid Linear Dendritic Macromolecules: From Synthesis to Applications
Synthesis - Dendritic Structures Session; 11:20 - 11:40 a.m.; Thursday, May 19
Goodson, Ted; University of Michigan, U.S.A.
Enhanced Nonlinear Optical Properties in Organic Dendrimers
Photonics, Electronics Session; 9:20 - 9:40 a.m.; Saturday, May 21
Gorman, Chris; North Carolina State University, U.S.A.
The Structural Roles of Dendrimers in Controlling Electron Transfer Reactions
Photonics, Electronics Session; 9:40 - 10:00 a.m.; Saturday, May 21
Grinstaff, Mark; Boston University, U.S.A.
Dendritic Macromolecules as Ophthalmic Adhesives
Medical App.'s - Imaging, Biomimetics, Adhesives Session; 11:10 - 11:30 a.m; Saturday, May 21
Guillon, Daniel; IPCMS University Strasbourg, France
Nanostructures from Mesomorphic Dendritic Architectures
Synthesis - Dendritic Structures Session; 9:40 - 10:00 a.m.; Thursday, May 19
Haag, Rainer; Free University Berlin, Germany
Universal Multishell Nanotransporters
Dendrimers in Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Session; 1:25 - 1:50 p.m.; Saturday, May 21
Hammond, Paula; MIT (Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies), U.S.A.
Nanoscale Assembly of Hybrid Dendritic Polymers: From Solution to Multilayer Thin Films
Nanomaterials, Catalysis Session; 1:40 - 2:00 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Hawker, Craig; U.C. Santa Barbara, U.S.A.
Application of Click Chemistry in Dendrimer Design
Dendrimers in Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Session; 3:05 - 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 21
Hult, Anders; Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
15 Years with bis-MPA, from Hyperbranced to Dendronized Polymers
Commercial Applications Session; 11:10 - 11:30 a.m.; Friday, May 20
Huang, Baohua; Dendritic NanoTechnologies, Inc., U.S.A.
A New Class of Dendrimer Stabilized Quantum Dots
Synthesis - Dendritic Structures Session; 10:40 - 11:00 a.m.; Thursday, May 19
Hussain, Ajaz (Deputy Director); U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S.A.
Engineering a Proactive Decision System for Pharmaceutical Quality
IDS-4 Conference Speaker; 8:00 o.m.; Friday, May 20
Imae, Toyoko; Nagoya University, Japan
Covalently Cross-linked Complexation of Sodium Hyaluronate with Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimers and their Biological Actions
Dendrimers in Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Session; 2:15 - 2:40 p.m.; Saturday, May 21
Kannan, Rangaramanujam; Wayne State University, U.S.A.
Tailored Dendritic Nanodevices for Enhanced Drug Delivery: Synthesis, in Vitro and in Vivo Mechanistic Studies
Medical Applications - Drug Delivery Session; 4:00 - 4:20 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Klein Gebbink, Bert; Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Carbosilane Dendrimers as Soluble Supports in Organic Synthesis
Photonics, Electronics Session; 11:30 - 11:50 a.m.; Saturday, May 21
Klok, Harm-Anton; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Alternatives to Peptide Dendrimers: Highly Branched Polypeptides and Peptide-Dendronized Polystyrene
Medical App.'s - Imaging, Biomimetics, Adhesives Session; 9:40 - 10:00 a.m; Saturday, May 21
Krippner, Guy; Starpharma, Australia
Dendrimers as Drugs: New Opportunities to Treat and Prevent Human Diseases
Medical Applications - Drug Delivery Session; 1:10 - 1:40 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Lee, Cameron; UC Berkeley, U.S.A.
Synthesis of Dendritic Macromolecules for Targeted Drug Delivery
Medical Applications - Drug Delivery Session; 4:20 - 4:40 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Lowe, Tao; Penn State University, U.S.A.
Responsive and Biodegradable Dendrimers for Targeted and Sustained Drug Delivery Across the Blood-Brain Barrier
Medical Applications - Drug Delivery Session; 4:40 - 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
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Speakers M - S
Majoral, Jean Pierre; CNRS Toulouse, France
Properties and Uses of Water-Soluble Phosphorus Dendrimers
Dendrimer Session; 2:40 - 3:00 p.m.; Wednesday, May 18
Malmström, Eva; Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Dendron-coated Chromophores for Optical Power Limiting Applications
Synthesis - Dendritic Structures Session; 11:00 - 11:20 a.m.; Thursday, May 19
McCarley, Robin; Louisiana State University , U.S.A.
Stimuli-Responsive Dendrimers
Dendrimer Session; 4:30 - 4:50 p.m.; Wednesday, May 18
McCarthy, Tom; Starpharma, Australia
Nanotechnology Meets Biotechnology: Dendrimer-Based Topical Microbiocides for HIV and STD Prevention
Commercial Applications Session; 8:45 - 9:05 a.m.; Friday, May 20
McGrath, Dominic; University of Arizona, U.S.A.
Controlled Degradation of Dendrimers: Dendrimer Disassembly
Dendrimer Session; 4:50 - 5:10 p.m.; Wednesday, May 18
Meijer, Bert; TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Dendrimers Modified with Oligopeptides and Proteins
Dendrimers in Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Session; 1:50 - 2:15 p.m.; Saturday, May 21
Mizugaki, Tomoo; Osaka University, Japan
Development of Dendrimer and Dendron-Encapsulated Pd Catalyst for Organic Synthesis
Photonics, Electronics Session; 11:10 - 11:30 a.m.; Saturday, May 21
Mohanty, Dillip; Central Michigan University, U.S.A.
Vicarious Michael Addition Reaction for New Dendrimer Preparations
Synthesis - Dendritic Structures Session; 11:40 - 12:00 noon; Thursday, May 19
Müllen, Klaus; Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
Organic Functional Nanoparticles from Polyphenylene Dendrimers
Dendrimer Session; 3:50 - 4:00 p.m.; Wednesday, May 18
Nilsen, Thor; Genisphere, Inc., U.S.A.
Commercial Application of Dendritic, Hyperbranched and Molecularly Intertwined Sequence Recognition Enabled Polymers
Commercial Applications Session; 9:45 - 10:05 a.m.; Friday, May 20
Newkome, George; University of Akron, U.S.A.
Supramolecular Assembly of Nanoscopic Architectures
Dendrimer Session; 2:20 - 2:40 p.m.; Wednesday, May 18
Nobuhiro, Nishiyama; University of Tokyo, Japan
Development of Polymeric Micelles Encapsulating Dendrimer Photosensitizer for Effective Photodynamic Therapy
Medical Applications - Cell Recognition, Transfection Session; 1:45 - 2:05 p.m.; Friday, May 20
Ottaviani, Francesca; University of Urbino, Italy
Characterization of PAMAM Dendrimers and their Interactions with Biocomponents Studied by ESR Techniques
Photonics, Electronics Session; 9:00 - 9:20 a.m.; Saturday, May 21
Parquette, Jon; Ohio State University, U.S.A.
Structure and Function of Folded Dendrimers
Dendrimer Session; 4:10 - 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday, May 18
Percec, Virgil; University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Self-assembly of Dendritic Dipeptides into Helical Pores
Dendrimer Session; 3:00 - 3:20 p.m.; Wednesday, May 18
Perez-Inestrosa, Ezequiel; University of Malaga, Spain
Dendritic Hapten-Carrier Conjugates as a Tool to Assay Polyvalent Interactions Involved in the Immune Recognition of Penicillin-Directed IgE Antibodies
Medical App.'s - Imaging, Biomimetics, Adhesives Session; 10:30 - 10:50 a.m; Saturday, May 21
Petkov, Valeri; Central Michigan University, U.S.A.
3-D Structure of PAMAM Dendrimers and Dendrimer-Stabilized Au Nanoparticles by X-Ray Diffraction
Photonics, Electronics Session; 11:30 - 11:50 a.m.; Saturday, May 21
Portnoy, Moshe; Tel Aviv University, Israel
Dendrons, Dendritic Catalysts and Dendritic Effects on Solid Support
Dendrimers in Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Session; 2:40 - 3:05 p.m.; Saturday, May 21
Reineke, Theresa; University of Cincinnati, U.S.A.
Dendritic Beta-Cyclodextrin-Oligoamine Macromolecules for DNA Delivery
Medical Applications - Cell Recognition, Transfection Session; 3:45 - 4:05 p.m.; Friday, May 20
Reinhoudt, David; University of Twente, The Netherlands
Dendrimers as Building Blocks for Nanofabrication
Nanomaterials, Catalysis Session; 1:10 - 1:40 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Reymond, Jean-Louis; University of Bern, Switzerland
Peptide Dendrimers as Artificial Enzymes
Medical App.'s - Imaging, Biomimetics, Adhesives Session; 9:20 - 9:40 a.m; Saturday, May 21
Roy, Rene; University of Quebec, Canada
Glycodendrimers: Past and Future
Medical Applications - Cell Recognition, Transfection Session; 2:05 - 2:25 p.m.; Friday, May 20
Schlüter, Dieter; ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Dendronized Polymers: Hybrids of Linear Polymers and Dendrimers
Schorr, Joachim; QIAGEN GmbH, Germany
SuperFect™ - Dendrimer Technology used in Life Science Applications
Commercial Applications Session; 9:25 - 9:45 a.m.; Friday, May 20
Serrano, Jose-Luis; University of Zaragoza, Spain
Mesogenic Driving Forces in Dendrimers
Synthesis - Dendritic Structures Session; 9:20 - 9:40 a.m.; Thursday, May 19
Shabat, Doron; Tel Aviv University, Israel
Self-Immolative Dendrimers
Dendrimer Session; 5:10 - 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, May 18
Shaunak, Sunil; Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Polyvalent Dendrimer Glucosamine Conjugates Prevent Scar Tissue Formation after Surgery
Medical Applications - Cell Recognition, Transfection Session; 2:25 - 2:45 p.m.; Friday, May 20
Simanek, Eric; Texas A & M University, U.S.A.
Dendrimers Based on Melamine: Candidate Vehicles for Drug Delivery
Medical Applications - Drug Delivery Session; 3:20 - 3:40 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Singh, Pratap; Dade Behring, Inc., U.S.A.
STRATUS™ CS Analyzer, a Clinical Instrument Utilizing Dendrimer-Based Technology Quantitation of Cardiac Markers in Human Serum
Commercial Applications Session; 10:30 - 10:50 a.m.; Friday, May 20
Smith, David; University of York, United Kingdom
From Dendritic Molecules to Self-Assembled Nanomaterials
Nanomaterials, Catalysis Session; 2:00 - 2:20 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Szoka, Frank; UC San Francisco, U.S.A.
Mechanisms of Delivery of Cationic Dendritic Polymers in Gene Transefer - The Umbrella Hypothesis
Medical Applications - Cell Recognition, Transfection Session; 1:00 - 1:25 p.m.; Friday, May 20
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Speakers T - Z
Thayumanayan, Thai; University of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Designer Dendrimers Inspired by Nature
Dendrimer Session; 5:30 - 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday, May 18
Twyman, Lance; University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Porphyrin Containing Hyperbranched Polymers as Protein Mimics
Medical App.'s - Imaging, Biomimetics, Adhesives Session; 10:50 - 11:10 a.m; Saturday, May 21
Van Koten, Gerard; Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Assembly of Functional Materials to Dendrimers by Non-Covalent Binding
Nanomaterials, Catalysis Session; 2:40 - 3:00 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Vinogradov, Sergei; University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Porphyrin-Dendrimers in Small Molecule Sensing
Medical App.'s - Imaging, Biomimetics, Adhesives Session; 9:00 - 9:20 a.m; Saturday, May 21
Voit, Brigitte; Institute for Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany
Hyperbranched Polymers as Functional Nanomaterial
Nanomaterials, Catalysis Session; 2:20 - 2:40 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Vögtle, Fritz; University of Bonn, Germany
Functional and Selectively Functionalized Dendrimers and Dendrons
Dendrimer Session; 2:00 - 2:20 p.m.; Wednesday, May 18
Whitesell, James; U. C. San Diego, U.S.A.
Dendrimers for Light Harvesting Applications
Photonics, Electronics Session; 10:30 - 10:50 a.m.; Saturday, May 21
Wiener, Erik; University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
A Nanotechnology-Based Analog of Monoclonal Antibodies for Targeted Delivery of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agents
Medical Applications - Cell Recognition, Transfection Session; 3:25 - 3:45 p.m.; Friday, May 20
Wiesner, Ulrich; Cornell University, U.S.A.
Merging Soft Dendritic and Solid State Materials
Nanomaterials, Catalysis Session; 3:20 - 3:40 p.m.; Thursday, May 19
Wooley, Karen; University of Washington, U.S.A.
Biologically-active Nanostructures Derived from Functionalized Polymerization Initiators and Incorporating Dendritic Macromolecules via "Click" Chemistry
Synthesis - Dendritic Structures Session; 9:00 - 9:20 a.m.; Thursday, May 19
Zimmerman, Steve; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
Intramolecularly Cross-Linked Dendrimers: Novel Organic Nanoparticles
Synthesis - Dendritic Structures Session; 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.; Thursday, May 19
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