Colorado Center for Nanomedicine and Nanosafety

• The CCNN was established within the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2016.
• The CCNN will include members from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, other University of Colorado campuses and any other interested, qualifying professionals from the State of Colorado.
• The CCNN will lead the discovery of new diagnostics and therapeutic approaches that could be translated and commercialized.
• The CCNN will provide intellectual, technical and financial resources in the research and service areas of nanotechnology and nanomedicine to collaborators from a diverse range of disciplines.
• The CCNN will promote the penetration of nanomedicine and nanosafety into clinical and translational research in order to foster future development of treatments and diagnostics and improve the safety and use of nanomedicines.
• The CCNN will increase the awareness of safety and toxicity issues associated with nanomaterials and the role of environmental nanomaterials in the pathology of disease.
• The CCNN will enhance the national and international visibility of the current efforts at the University of Colorado in the field of nanomedicine and nanosafety.
• The CCNN will provide training and education of clinical and basic scientists.

Sponsors: Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, ALSAM foundation​​

Synthesis and evaluation of magnetic nanoparticles, MRI contrast agents, near infrared probes, ultrasound microbubbles, liposomes, PLGA nanoparticles

Toxicity and safety assessment of nanomaterials including cell viability, cellular uptake/dosimetry, cellular and tissue imaging, hyperspectral imaging, biodistribution, inflammatory responses.

Small molecule, peptide, protein, and nucleic acid loaded nanoparticles for enhanced drug/gene delivery; ligand functionalized nanoparticles for targeted delivery; pure drug nanoparticles and nanotubes; polymeric, protein, and viral capsid nanoparticles. ​​

​Equipment available to members of the CCNN:

• Fiber optic based near infrared spectroscopy system (FONIRS) 2 NIR wavelengths
• CytoViva Enhanced Darkfield Hyperspectral Microscope
• Malvern Zetasizer
• Perkin Elmer ICP-MS with HPLC and single cell/nanoparticle capability
• Guava flow cytometer with high throughput capability

List to be expanded.​

Past Events

2nd Symposium on Nanomedicine and Nanosafety

March 24th, 2017

Sponsors:

• Colorado Center for Nanomedicine and Nanosafety (CCNN)
• Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPPS)
• Office of the Associate Dean for Research, SSPPS
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3rd Symposium on Nanomedicine and Nanosafety

April 26th, 2018

Sponsors:

• Colorado Center for Nanomedicine and Nanosafety (CCNN)
• Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPPS)
• Office of the Associate Dean for Research, SSPPS
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4th Symposium on Nanomedicine a​nd Nanosafety

April 26th, 2019

Sponsors:

• Colorado Center for Nanomedicine and Nanosafety (CCNN)
• Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPPS)
• Office of the Associate Dean for Research, SSPPS
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5th Symposium on Nanomedicine a​nd Nanosafety

April 30th, 2020 - cancelled due to COVID-19.