Florida Association for Nanotechnology
Confirmed Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Adam Braunschweig, Ph.D.
Professor, Nanoscience Initiative
City University of New York (CUNY)
Adam Braunschweig is a professor in the Nanoscience Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center of the City University of New York and in the Department of Chemistry at Hunter College. His group investigates nanolithography of soft matter, photophysics of supramolecular systems, synthetic carbohydrate receptors, and the structure and properties of natural and synthetic mucins.
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Jason White, Ph.D.
Director
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Dr. Jason C. White is the Director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station has a research program on sustainable nano-enabled agriculture. Dr. White is a member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering and the European Science Foundation College of Experts. He is a Commissioned Official of the US FDA and a Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (2020-2023). His Ph.D. is in Environmental Toxicology from Cornell University and has secondary appointments at Yale University and the University of Massachusetts. His h-index is 87 and has published 300 papers with 26,672 citations.
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Elias Sayour, MD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics
University of Florida
Elias Sayour, MD, PhD is a board-certified pediatric oncologist and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics. He serves as Assistant Dean of Clinical Research in the UF College of Medicine, Vice Chair of the UF Health Cancer Center (UFHCC) Scientific Review Monitoring Committee (SRMC), and Co-leader of Immuno-oncology and Microbiome (IOM) Program. Dr. Sayour has extensive translational experience having served as sponsor of multiple FDA-IND submissions and as PI/Study Chair on first-in-human clinical trials (NCT03334305, NCT04573140). He serves as institutional PI for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) and Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) allowing him to coordinate national resources to advance promising therapeutics.
Ajeet Kaushik, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Dept. of Environmental Engineering
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Florida Polytechnic University
Prem Chapagain, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics; Associate Director of the Biomolecular Sciences Institute
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Florida International University
Ratnesh Lal, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Bioengineering/Mechanical Engr./Material Science & Engr.
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University of California-San Diego
Shyam Mohapatra, MBA, Ph.D.
Distinguished Health Professor,
Internal Medicine
University of South Florida
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Subhra Mohapatra, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Molecular Medicine
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University of South Florida
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Andrea Raymond, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Immunology and Nano-Medicine
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Florida International University
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Satya Prakash, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
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McGill University
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Laura Green, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist at National MagLab
Marie Krafft Professor of Physics at Florida State University
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Swadesh Santra, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Chemistry
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University of Central Florida
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Nikki Tjahjono, M.S.
PhD Candidate
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University of California Berkeley
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