The 4th BioNanoTox and Applications Research Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, O -
The 4th BioNanoTox and Applications Research Conference held in Little Rock, Arkansas,
October 21-22nd, 2009
Abstract
Research at the nanoscale pave the path for unforeseen discoveries that will further improve the standards of
daily life. Many enigmas still remain unanswered in Biology, Nanotechnology, and Toxicology. To shed light, a
coordinated effort of various scientific, medical, and government agencies is imperative. One of the hurdles is to
create an infrastructure allowing such coordinated activity to occur. For that reason, annual multi-professional
conferences are a vital component of such infrastructure.
This proposal is directed towards partially supporting the annual conference entitled the 4th BioNanoTox
(Biology, Nanotechnology, and Toxicology) and Applications Research Conference held in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The proposed conferences will deepen the understanding of the interdisciplinary approach between disciplines
such as biology, chemistry, bioinformatics, toxicology, nanotechnology, environmental and agricultural sciences to
name a few. BioNanoTox conference would be of genuine interest to both the National Center for Toxicological
Research (NCTR) and any nanotox working groups within the NCTR.
The conferences are aimed at strengthening training and education, fostering collaborations, and initiating new
research. They will also increase students' awareness of global interdisciplinary approach in BioNanoTox research.
To address this, the specific aims are as follows: 1) to bring together U.S. and foreign speakers as well as
participants regardless of gender and race from multiple disciplines, 2) to encourage women, minorities, and
persons with disabilities to participate. Announcements are posted on the BioNanoTox and other websites, 3) to
provide training experience for undergraduate / graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and young investigators in
the areas relevant to the BioNanoTox. Individuals are encouraged to submit abstracts for brief talks and poster
sessions as well as research articles, and 4) to disseminate information generated during the conferences through
scientific publications.
