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A Joint
University-Industry
Workshop
on the Role
of Nanomaterials
in Drug
Delivery
and Cancer
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July 28-29,
2008 |
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The
Role
of Nanomaterials
in Drug
Delivery
and
Cancer
Treatment
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A Joint
University-Industry
Workshop,
July
28-29,
2008 |
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The
unique
chemical
and
physical
properties
of nanomaterials
are
stimulating
joint
ventures
in academia,
industry
and
government
across
the
globe
to explore
their
applications.
Beyond
new
uses
in electronics,
optics,
and
catalysis,
nanomaterials
hold
promise
in the
discovery
and
delivery
of new
drugs
to combat
various
diseases
including
cancer.
Research
in this
area
is progressing
from
bench
to clinic
and,
in a
few
cases,
to commercialization.
This
workshop
will
draw
participants
from
industry,
academia
and
government
who
will
discuss
advances
and
future
challenges
in this
rapidly
growing
field,
and
propose
ways
in how
it can
stimulate
joint
university-industry
research
in Pakistan.
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SSE Workshop
2007 |
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January
16, 2007 |
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About
the
Workshop
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The
objective
of the
workshop
was
to try
and
understand
what
kind
of science
and
technology-based
research
can
or should
be done
at an
institution
like
the
LUMS
SSE,
given
its
desired
goal
of academic
excellence
as well
as socio-economic
impact.
The
generalized
version
of this
problem
was:
how
might
research
universities
in developing
countries
balance
the
role
of academia
as the
explorer,
conservator
and
transmitter
of knowledge
with
the
desire
for
tangible
impact
on society?
The
participants
gained
an appreciation
of the
SSE's
vision.
They
were
also
be able
to acknowledge
the
contributions
of theoretical
research
applied
to society;
and
the
nature
of contributions
a school
like
the
SSE
can
make
to education
and
to Pakistan.
Finally,
while
the
discussion
focused
on the
SSE,
we hope
the
manner
in which
questions
were
framed
can
be generalized
to building
research
universities
in other
developing
countries.
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SSE Workshop
2006 |
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February
16, 2006 |
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About
the
Workshop |
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LUMS
SSE
hosted
a workshop
on building
research
universities
in countries
like
Pakistan,
on February
16,
2006
at the
LUMS
Campus.
The
event
coincided
with
the
first
ever
visit
of the
LUMS
SSE
Advisory
Committee
to Pakistan
(currently
from
MIT,
Stanford,
University
of Chicago,
and
Corporate
leaders
in the
US (Advisory
Committee).
Other
distinguished
national
and
international
participants
were
also
in attendance.
One
purpose
of the
workshop
was
to understand
the
role
of research
universities
in creating
knowledge
for
capacity
building
and
socio-economic
development.
To do
this,
a full
day
of deliberations
involving
distinguished
academics,
industrialists,
policymakers,
opinion
makers
and
supporters
of the
LUMS
SSE
was
planned.
We sought
to establish
the
need
for
building
quality
research
universities
in developing
countries;
dedicating
resources
to research;
balancing
basic
and
applied
research
for
development;
and
ensuring
long-term
commitment
by supporters.
We also
attempted
to understand
implementation
issues
from
other
countries'
experiences,
such
as:
recruiting
and
retaining
quality
faculty;
starting
and
sustaining
quality
research
programs;
creating
the
right
research
and
educational
environment;
raising
resources;
mobilizing
policymakers,
and
understanding
the
pitfalls
of such
initiatives.
The
other
purpose
of the
workshop
was
to help
chart
a course
forward
for
LUMS.
LUMS
SSE
is an
attempt
to build
the
first
private
research
university
in Pakistan,
modeled
on some
of the
best
US schools.
In February,
we will
have
been
in the
development
and
planning
stage
for
almost
two
years.
This
workshop
was
our
first
opportunity
to engage
a wide
range
of national,
regional
and
international
supporters
in a
more
sustained
dialogue
with
the
SSE.
It was
an exciting
and
thought
provoking
day.
But
since
capacity
was
limited,
the
workshop
was
by invitation
only.
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Analog and
Mixed-Signal
CMOS Integrated
Circuit
Design course
by Dr. Asad
Abidi |
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July 10-21,
2006 |
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Overview |
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We would
like
to share
with
you
the
success
of the
recently
conducted
Analog
and
Mixed
Signal
IC Design
course
hosted
by the
LUMS
School
of Science
& Engineering
(SSE).
After
a stringent
selection
process
based
upon
a qualification
exam,
twenty-five
candidates
were
selected
from
across
the
country
to attend
the
course
in Lahore
between
July
10-21,
2006.
The
course
was
conducted
by Dr.
Asad
Abidi,
a professor
of electrical
engineering
at UCLA
and
a leader
in the
area
of CMOS
analog
integrated
circuit
design.
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