Transducer Possibilities
Discussion Leader: Reinhard Renneberg, Hongkong University of Science & Technology
- Elizabeth Hall, University of Cambridge - "The Upside-down Biosensor"
- Larry Kricka, University of Pennsylvania - "Sensors and Point-of Care Testing: A Reality Check"
- Greg Kovacs, Stanford University - "Micromaching As An Enabling Technology For Novel Chemical and Biological Devices and Systems"
Biomolecular Interactions/Immobilization
Discussion Leader: Deborah Leckband, University of Illinois
- James Herron, University of Utah - "Packing, Orientation and Activity of Antibodies Immobilized to Silica Surfaces"
- Michael Grunze, Universitat Heidelberg - "Protein Adsorption Studies on Organic Model Surfaces: Specific Binding, Non-Specific Adsorption, and Inert Surfaces"
- Ulrich Krull, Erindale College, University of Toronto - "Immobilization of single-stranded DNA for Control of Selectivity, Sensitivity, and Response Speed of Hybridization Sensors"
Sensor Reaction Kinetics
Discussion Leader: Tony Cass, Imperial College of Science & Technology
- Peter Schuck, National Institutes of Health - "Measurement of Binding Kinetics of Biological Macromolecules Using Optical Biosensors"
- David Conrad, Naval Research Laboratory - "Photoimmobilization of Antibodies for Multianalyte Biosensor Arrays Using o-Nitrobenzyl PEG Silanes"
- Michael Hogan, Baylor College of Medicine - "DNA Microarray Technology: Kinetic Considerations"
Optical Biosensors
Discussion Leader: Richard Thompson, University of Maryland
- Walter Lukosz, ETH-Honggerberg - "Integrated-Optical Biosensors"
- Markus Ehrat, Novartis - "A Bioaffinity Sensor System Based On The Planar Optical Waveguide Principle: Performance/ Hurdles"
- Frank Bright, University of Buffalo - "Details of Biorecognition Element Performance at/in Interfaces"
SENSOR TOPIC DISCUSSIONS - (TUES. EVENING)
Microfluidics
Discussion Leader: Michael Albin, Applied Biosystems- Div. Perkin Elmer
- D. Jed Harrison, University of Alberta - "Micromachined Chips for Chemical and Biochemical Reactions and Analyses"
- Rolfe C. Anderson, Affymetrix, Inc. - "Integrated Miniature Laboratory for GeneChip Analysis"
- J. Michael Ramsey, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - "Sensors Based Upon Laboratory-On-A-Chip Concepts"
- Patricia Conway, Orchid Biocomputer, Inc. - "Commercialization Opportunities for Microfluidic Arrays in Drug Discovery"
Micromaching and Microfabricated Devices
Discussion Leader: Lloyd Burgess, University of Washington
- Paul Yager, University of Washington - "Microfabricated Optical Devices For Monitoring Blood—How Low Reynolds Number Conditions Can Affect the Design of Chemical Instrumentation"
- Michael Heller, Nanogen - "Electronically Active Microchips and Integrated Devices for Rapid DNA analysis"
- Jon M. Cooper, University of Glasgow - "Applications of Microfabrication Technologies in Low Volume Biosensing Arrays"
Innovative Biosensors
Discussion Leader: M. Allen Northrup, Cepheid Corp.
- David Baselt, Naval Research Laboratory - "Two Biosensors that Measure Antibody-Antigen Binding Forces"
- Carol Fierke, Duke University - "Optimization of Bioanalytical Sensors Using Protein Engineering"
- James R. Wild, Texas A&M University - "An Integrative Enzyme Biosensor for the Discrimination of OP Neurotoxins"
- Horst Vogel, EPFL - "Membrane Receptor Proteins as Biosensors"
What it Takes To Get A Product to Market
Discussion Leader: George Wilson, University of Kansas
- Norman Parris, Cygnus - "Commercializing Transdermal Glucose Measurement—New Challenges to Known(?) Electrochemical Art"
- Elric Saaski, Research International - "Bridging the Gap Between Lab and Field: Experiences in the Development of a Portable Fiber Optic Immunoassay System"
- Mitch Eggers, Genometrix - "Evolution of Microarrays: From Concept to Commercialization"
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