1st ACS/Biomacromolecules Symposium on
“Polymers at the Interface with Biology"

244th American Chemical Society National Meeting
Philadelphia on August 19 - 23, 2012.

Abstract and Preprint Deadline:  March 19, 2012

This symposium, which is organized under the patronage of the ACS journal Biomacromolecules (http://pubs.acs.org/journal/bomaf6), will showcase exciting new research in selected, specific topical areas that are located at the interface between polymer science and biology. The aim of the symposium is to highlight the (possible) opportunities that polymer science offers to address challenges in each of these selected areas and/or demonstrate the (potential) implications of recent advances in each of these areas on polymer science.

The 1st ACS/Biomacromolecules Symposium on “Polymers at the Interface with Biology” will feature 4 half-day sessions that will discuss the following topics:

• Infections and infectious diseases
• Immunology
• Targeted intracellular delivery
• Imaging

CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS:

Infections and infectious diseases
Prof. Justin Hanes - Johns Hopkins University
Prof. Ravi Kane - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Prof. Patrick Kiser - University of Utah
Prof. Kenichi Kuroda - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Immunology
Prof. Tarek Fahmy - Yale University

Prof. Darrell Irvine - MIT
Prof. Steven Little - University of Pittsburgh

Targeted intracellular delivery
Prof. Mark M. Banaszak Holl - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Prof. Shana O. Kelley - University of Toronto
Prof. Silvia Muro - University of Maryland

Imaging
Prof. Christine Payne - Georgia Institute of Technology
Prof. Kevin Belfield - University of Central Florida

Prof. Chad Mirkin – Northwestern University

CALL FOR PAPERS:
The organizers kindly invite you to submit oral and/or poster presentations on topics that are within the scope of the 4 research areas of the symposium. Abstracts and preprints are due on March 19th, 2012 and have to be submitted through the PACS website: http://abstracts.acs.org. In case of any questions or for further information, please feel free to contact one of the organizers.

ORGANIZERS:
Prof. Harm-Anton Klok
Associate Editor - Biomacromolecules
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Institut des Matériaux, Laboratoire des Polymères
STI - IMX – LP, MXD 112 (Bâtiment MXD), Station 12
CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Phone: + 41 21 693 4866
E-mail:  harm-anton.klok@epfl.ch

Webpage: http://lp.epfl.ch/page-40361-en.html 

Prof. Gregory N. Tew
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Polymer Science and Engineering
Rm A-617, Conte Building, 120 Governors Dr.
Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Phone: + 1 413-577-1612
E-mail: tew@mail.pse.umass.edu 

Webpage: http://www.pse.umass.edu/~gtew/index.html

Semra Colak, Ph.D.
Sr. Biomaterials Scientist
3M Corporate Research Laboratories
3M Center, 201-3E-03
St.Paul, MN, 55144
Phone: + 1 651 736 4315
E-mail: scolak@mmm.com