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Welcome

Dear Attendee of the NEMB2016:

On behalf of the organizers, we would like to welcome you to Houston to the 5th
American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) NanoEngineering in Medicine and
Biology Conference (NEMB 2016). At this meeting, you will have the opportunity to
discuss the most recent advances in nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine with
luminaries and pioneers of the field. Whether it’s a tutorial, plenary, keynote and theme
presentation, a poster presentation, or a social event, we believe that you will enjoy
these exciting elements of the conference. We hope you will benefit from the
academic and industrial breadth of the meeting.

Applications of nanoengineering for medicine and biology are having a dramatic
impact on a myriad of healthcare needs, product development and biomedical
research. These include nanoparticle-based imaging probes and drug/gene carriers
for new and improved disease diagnostics and therapeutics, bio-inspired nanomateri-
als and nanostructures, and novel nanoengineering tools for biological and medical
applications. These frontiers of engineering, biology and medicine at the micro- and
nano-scale will be highlighted at NEMB 2016. In addition, work contributing to
completely new fundamental understanding of biological processes and phenomenon
at the nanoscale will also be presented. Together these fundamental and applied
aspects of the meeting provide the basis for solving grand challenge problems in
cancer, infectious disease, cardiovascular, neurological diseases and global health.
Nanoengineers and nanoscientists are indeed changing the world and are having a
profound impact on medicine and biology!
We would like to acknowledge support for the conference from the National Science Sincerely,
Foundation, Rice University, and many generous funders acknowledged on our
website and in our program. We would also like to acknowledge and highlight the
many volunteers who helped assemble the scientific program for this conference
especially our Steering Committee (Professors John Bischof, Michael Deem, Guy
Genin, Robert Griffin and Sulin Zhang), the Tutorial Speakers and Participants, Track
Chairs, and Poster Awards committee (led by Rafael Davalos, Emily Day and David
Juncker). You will see that amongst the Plenary and Keynote Speakers, Track Chairs
and other attendees many are leading figures in the field. In addition to stimulating Gang Bao
scientific and technical discussions, there will be ample opportunities for networking, Conference Chair
especially for young researchers to mingle with senior investigators. Showcasing
cutting edge research in nanobioengineering with broad participation constitutes the
heart of this meeting, as evident by how the talks, sessions, and tracks are construct-
ed in the technical program. Finally, working hard behind the scenes is a devoted staff
of technical assistants from ASME. The latter includes lead organizer extraordinaire
Christine Reilley, meetings manager Jimmy Le, and Program Manager, Norma
Johnston.

We wish you a productive and enjoyable stay in Houston. Please stay tuned for Warren Chan
information about the next NEMB conference! Technical Program Chair

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