To introduce the Southwest Virginia medical, materials, and business communities to the potential and current practice of materials medicine, the Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute (MII) and the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) are sponsoring a program featuring university researchers and distinguished plenary lecturers from Cal Tech and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

The development of systems to deliver medicines to targeted sites within the body, such as within cells, is one of the fastest growing areas of medicine. Virginia Tech's polymer science group is combining the expertise of researchers from chemistry, wood science, biomedical science, and other fields to develop synthetic biomaterials that will precisely interact with membranes and complex with DNA.

The research has the potential to make a large impact on human health. And the development of new materials for the delivery of therapeutics is a fertile area for small start up companies and giant pharmaceutical companies alike.



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Location:	Skelton Alumni Center, Inn at Virginia Tech
Price:	Free
Sponsor:	Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science and Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute
Contact:	Richard Turner srturner@vt.edu 540-231-4552
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