Nanobiotechnology seeks to exploit the recent advances in nanotechnology to address critical needs in medicine and biological sciences. These complex, large-scale scientific opportunities require cutting edge interdisciplinary work by teams of researchers drawn from multiple disciplines. Important examples include more effective therapies for cancer, obesity and drug abuse; innovative diagnostics for early detection of diseases; more efficient and sustainable harvesting and storage of energy resources and more effective technologies to make best use of these energy sources.
Responding to the opportunity and addressing these challenges, the University of Kentucky Nanobiotechnology Center was setup as an innovative platform for interdisciplinary collaboration among the many investigators across the UK campus with research efforts at the interface of nanotechnology with the biological sciences. The proposed center serves as a catalyst for establishing communication, collaboration and cross-training among diverse facilities and several existing centers, linking work in the Colleges of Engineering, Pharmacy, Medicine, Arts and Sciences, and, Markey Cancer Center (NCI-designated Cancer center).
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Linda Dwoskin
Associate Dean for Research, College of Pharmacy
Tony Elam
Interim Associate Dean of Research of College of Engineering
B. Mark Evers
Director of Markey Cancer Center
Peixuan Guo
William Farish Endowed Chair in Nanobiotechnology, Markey Cancer Center, College of Pharmacy
Elizabeth Lorch
Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts and Sciences
Guo-Min Li
Professor of Toxicology, College of Medicine
Kathleen O'Connor
Associate Director of Cancer Education, Markey Cancer Center
Daniel Pack
Professor of Chemical & Materials Engineering and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Chris Richards
Assistant professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Daret St. Clair
Professor of Toxicology, College of Medicine
Jon Thorson
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Bruce Webb
Professor of Virology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Entomology
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Nancy Cox
Dean of College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Alan Daugherty
Senior Associate Dean of College of Medicine
B. Mark Evers
Director of Markey Cancer Center
Mark Kornbluh
Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of History
Patrick McNamara
Senior Associate Dean of College of Pharmacy
Tim Tracy
Dean of College of Pharmacy
John Y. Walz
Dean of College of Engineering
