ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC), a national research center at Cornell University, will hold its annual meeting June 21 in 700 Clark Hall on the Cornell campus. The meeting, under the theme of "Moving Into the Future," will feature presentations on current research, including opportunities in medicine and life sciences and the novel properties of nanostructures.

The public is invited to attend the meeting without charge, although there will be limited seating.

The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m., following a poster session and reception. Throughout the day there will be updates on the latest research by faculty from Cornell and the Weill Medical College of Cornell, as well as from graduate students.

The NBTC was designated as a science and technology center by the National Science Foundation in 2000. Support also is received from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research. Faculty members from six institutions, including Cornell, the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health, Princeton University, Oregon Health Sciences University, Clark Atlanta University and Howard University, participate in the center's collaborative research program.

Nanobiotechnology, a term coined at Cornell, uses the tools and processes typically applied to the fabrication of microelectronics to create novel devices that are used to explore questions in biology. Through an examination of nature, the researchers are developing new devices that mimic biological systems. A signiÞcant effort is devoted to designing new classes of "biochips" that can analyze chemicals in minute samples and separate DNA with unprecedented speed and precision.

Registration information can be found on line at http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/June2002.htm , or contact Lorraine Capogrossi at (607) 254-5393 or nbtc@cornell.edu .

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