Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 251-273 , September 2009

Translational nanomedicine: status assessment and opportunities

  • James S. Murday, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Southern California, Office of Research Advancement, Washington, DC 20004 USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Office of Research Advancement, University of Southern California, Washington, DC 20004, USA.
    • ,
  • Richard W. Siegel, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Troy, New York
    • ,
  • Judith Stein, PhD

      Affiliations

    • General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York 12309 USA
    • ,
  • J. Fraser Wright, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

Received 28 May 2009 ,Accepted 7 June 2009.

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 The Re-Engineering Basic and Clinical Research to Catalyze Translational Nanoscience workshop was funded by National Science Foundation award CBET 0805207.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.06.001

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 251-273 , September 2009

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