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BIOENGINEERING ANNOUNCEMENTS
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October 23-27, 2006


Departmental Seminars
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**The Inaugural Allan S. Hoffman Endowed Lectureship in Biomaterials and Molecular
        Bioengineering: "PEGylation: Metamorphosis to a Breakthrough Product Technology"
    Dr. J. Milton Harris, Founder and CEO, Serina Therapeutics; Founder and Fellow Emeritus,
        Nektar Therapeutics
    Friday, October 27 at 4 p.m.
    William H. Foege Building Auditorium (S060)

**BIOEN 511 (Biomaterials Seminar)
    Thursday, October 26 from 3:30 to 4:20 p.m.
    Benson 117
    Jamie Bergen, Bioengineering graduate student
    "Tracking the Intracellular Route of Non-Viral Gene Carriers Following Spatially-Controlled
        Delivery to Axon Terminals"
    Aileen Wu, Bioengineering graduate student
    "Examining the Molecular Mechanisms behind Synaptogenesis using Microfluidic Tools"

**BIOEN 599X (Medical Imaging Seminar)
    Monday, October 23 from 4:30 to 5:50 p.m.
    Auth Conference Room (Foege N503)
    Dr. David Basiji, CEO, Amnis Corporation
    "'It's Been Done Before and It'll Never Work':  A case study in translational research"

**BIOEN 599Y (Nanotechnology Seminar)
    Tuesday, October 24 from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m.
    Bagley 260
    Dr. Kristi L. Kiick, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware
    "Combining Biological and Chemical Approaches for the Production of Advanced Materials"


Building Security
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Please make sure both glass doors on your office suite are locked in the evening, whether you are working late, leaving the suite briefly, or leaving for the day.