Biomimetic Receptors and Sensors

• Mark Meyerhoff, University of Michigan (Discussion Leader)
• Andrew Hamilton, University of Pittsburgh "The Design of Artificial Receptors for Small Molecule Recognition"
• David Reinhoudt, Twente University "CHEMFETs: How to Connect Solution Chemistry with Solid State Electronics"

Arrays

• David Walt, Tufts University (Discussion Leader)
• John Kauer, Tufts Medical Center "Molecular Recognition in the Olfactory System: From Biology to an Artificial Nose"
• Taiwei Lu, Physical Optics Corp."Sensor Intelligence - Advanced Algorithms for Sensor Calibration, Signal Analysis, and Automation"

Microanalysis

• Mark Wightman, University of North Carolina (Discussion Leader)
• Adrian Michael, University of Pittsburgh "Microanalytical Sensors for Monitoring Neurochemical Events in Brain Extracellular Space"
• Kim Mitchell, University of Kansas "Multiple Membrane Electrochemical Sensors for Selective Measurement of Neurotransmitters in Biological Systems"

Nonspecific Transduction

• Ralph Jorgenson, EBI Sensors, Inc. (Discussion Leader)
• Jim Gimzewski, IBM Zurich "Attograms, Femtojoules, Picometers: Chemical Sensing with Nanomechanics"
• Owen Hammil, University of Texas "The Battle of the Touch Sensors: Scorpion Legs vs. Atomic Force Microscopy"

DNA Binding

• Cathy Murphy, University of South Carolina (Discussion Leader)
• Eric Kool, University of Rochester "Molecular Strategies for Improving Selectivity and Sensitivity of Nucleic Acid Sensing"
• Nobuo Shimamoto, National Institute of Genetics "Fluorescent and Dielectrophoretic Techniques used for Detecting Movements of Single Molecules of Proteins on DNA"

Membrane Receptors

• Horst Vogel, Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne (Discussion Leader)
• Cornelia Bargmann, University of San Francisco "Detecting and Integrating Olfactory Information: Chemosensation in C. elegans"
• Yoshio Umezawa, University of Tokyo "Ion Channel Sensors"

Modified Proteins

• Tony Cass, Imperial College (Discussion Leader)
• Lynne Regan, Yale University "Designing Proteins to be Novel Metal-Ion Biosensors"
• Chandrika Govardhan, Altus Biologics, Inc. "Cross-linked Enzyme Crystals (CLECs) as Highly Sensitive and Stable Biosensors"

Whole cells and systems

• Michael Lerner, Yale University/AGI, Inc. (Discussion Leader)
• Dick Zare, Stanford University "Single-cell Biosensors as Detectors in Capillary Separations"
• Harden McConnell, Stanford University "Recent Discoveries with the Cytosensor "