Keynote: Bionanoscience for innovative global healthcare research & technology (BIGHEART)

Author

Lee, L.P.

Author_Institution

Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

18-18 April 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Modern medicine has the potential of becoming both more personalized-and low cost-thanks to recent discoveries at the intersection of molecular biology, chemistry, and engineering physics. I will speak about using optical controls of our individual gene circuits in living cells for the treatment of cancer, infectious diseases and neurological diseases. I will also describe an integrated molecular diagnostic system, which, with the help of cell phones and GPS, will enable epidemiological surveying and remote healthcare delivery. These are just two examples of new solutions made possible by bionanoscience to some of the greatest challenges in global healthcare. I will share my vision of BIGHEART, which requires the convergence of integrative art, culture, and technology and science (iACTS). The BIGHEART with iACTS can solve ill-defined real-world problems of global healthcare in both developed and developing world.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; biochemistry; cancer; cellular biophysics; cellular radio; gene therapy; health care; molecular biophysics; nanomedicine; patient diagnosis; telemedicine; BIGHEART; Bionanoscience for innovative global healthcare research & technology; GPS; cancer treatment; cell phones; chemistry; culture; developed world; developing world; engineering physics; epidemiological surveying; iACTS; ill-defined real-world problems; individual gene circuits; infectious diseases; integrated molecular diagnostic system; integrative art; living cells; low cost-medicine; modern medicine; molecular biology; neurological diseases; optical control; personalized-medicine; remote healthcare delivery; Biomedical engineering; Biophysics; Chemistry; Diseases; Medical diagnostic imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microelectronics And Electron Devices (WMED), 2014 IEEE Workshop On

Conference_Location

Boise, ID

ISSN

1947-3834

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-2222-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WMED.2014.6818706

Filename

6818706