When   Thursday, January 29, 2009   Time   4:00 PM - 5:00 PM  
Where   Tech Bldg M345 2145 Sheridan Rd.   map it
Audience   - Faculty/Staff - Student - Public
Contact   Virginia Lorenzo   847-491-5635  
Group   McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department
More Info   http://www.thaxtonlab.northwestern.edu/

C. Shad Thaxton, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Urology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

Abstract:  Nanotechnology is the study of the fabrication and characterization of materials that have size dimensions between 1 and 100 nanometers.  In the context of biological nanostructures, this is the size regime of the molecular machinery that constitutes, for example, functional viruses, bacteria, and human cells. The challenge of bio-nanotechnology is to control the synthesis of structures that naturally interface with biological systems to develop exquisitely targeted, practical, safe, and effective nanoparticle therapeutics, imaging agents, and biosensors. 

Bio: Dr. Colby Shad Thaxton graduated from the University of Colorado with a BA in Environmental Biology. He earned his MD and PhD from Northwestern University in 2004 and 2007, respectively. Joining Northwestern as full-time faculty in 2008, Dr. Thaxton's research efforts focus on translational nanotechnology.