Letter from the Directors

Sharon Gerecht

Hai-Quan Mao Welcome to 2017 and our new publication, The Nano-Bio Report, which combines some of the data of an annual report with the some of the storytelling of a magazine. We hope you will enjoy reading our report and will share its content with your colleagues and friends.

As INBT enters its next decade, we look forward to new challenges and innovative breakthroughs as we focus our efforts on three main research areas:

• Engineering for Cancer Therapies: Through INBT’s Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, mechanical, chemical, biomedical and computer engineers are unraveling the life of both normal and cancerous cells at a precise level of detail. (See Page 6 for a story on the PS-OC.) • Stem Cells and Regenerative Engineering: INBT researchers have harnessed the power of stem cells to repair and regenerate different tissues damaged due to injury or disease. (See Page 12 for a preview of our 2017-symposium topic.) • Diagnostic Tools Engineered for Early Detection: At INBT, scientists and engineers coming from disciplines such as materials science, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering and chemical and biomolecular engineering are developing technologies and tools that can be used to diagnose and treat disease quickly and with very small patient samples. (See Page 9 to read about some of these innovations from our international research interns.)

INBT researchers are poised for an exciting future of discovery. We hope that you will join us on the journey. If you are interested in learning how to partner with INBT, either through a private contribution or through a corporate partnership, please contact INBT through our main number, 410-516-5634, or by contacting one of us directly via our emails listed below.

Thanks for reading!

Sharon Gerecht Director Professor, ChemBE gerecht@jhu.edu Hai-Quan Mao Associate Director Professor, MSE hmao@jhu.edu