Technical Presentations (recent – 2004 to present)

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Thomas Lane
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Kurt Brandstadt

  1. “New Technologies,” T. H. Lane and J. M. Gilson (Invited), Corning Shareholder Meeting, New York, NY (February 2004).
  2. “Silicon Biotechnology,” T. H. Lane (Invited), University of Texas, Austin, TX (February 2004).
  3. “Siloxane Biocatalysis,” Bassindale, A.R., Brandstadt, K.F., Lane, T.H., Taylor, P.G., National ACS Meeting (March 2004).
  4. “All Acid Catalysts Used in Ring Opening Polymerization of Cyclosiloxanes are not Created Equal,” Bassindale, A.R., Lane, T.H., Taylor, P.G., Alvarez, K., National ACS Meeting (March 2004).
  5. Bassindale, A.R., Brandstadt, K.F., Lane, T.H., Taylor, P.G., “Siloxane Biocatalysis,” Silicon Symposium, Philadelphia, PA (May 2004).
  6. Sahoo, B., Brandstadt, K.F., Lane, T.H., Gross, R.A., “Sweet Silicones”: Biocatalytic Reactions to form Organosilicon Carbohydrate Macromers,” Silicon Symposium, Philadelphia, PA (May 2004).
  7. Brandstadt, K. and Lane, T. H. (Invited), “An Enzyme-Catalyzed Reaction at Silicon,” Biocatalysis Gordon Research Conference, Meriden, NH (July 2004).
  8. “Ion Channel Switch Based Biosensors for Defense Applications,” Todd Becker, T. H. Lane, Q. Lee, Kevin Ryan; U. S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, Washington D. C. (December 2004).
  9. “Biocatalysts at Silicon,” T. H. Lane (invited), Florida International University, (January 21, 2005).
  10. “Template-driven enzyme immobilization: Development of a rapid and practical process inspired by diatoms,” Joseph C. McAuliffe, Wyatt C. Smith, Risha Bond, Jasan Zimmerman, Donald E. Ward, Karl Sanford, and Thomas H. Lane, National ACS Meeting (March 2005).
  11. “Photo, Nano, Bio:  Radical technologies reshaping the chemical industry,” Thomas H. Lane (Invited), Presidential Event – National ACS Meeting (March 2005).
  12. “Organosilicon Chemistry,” Thomas H. Lane (invited), Midland, MI (April 2005).
  13. “Concerted enzyme immobilization within polycation-templated silica,” McAuliffe, Joseph C.; Smith, Wyatt C.; Ward, Donald E.; Sanford, Karl; Lane, Thomas H..,  230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, United States, Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2005  (2005).
  14. “Inspired by Nature:  Biocatalyzed Siloxane Bond Formation,” Bassindale, A.R., Brandstadt, K.F., Lane, T.H., Taylor, P.G., The 14th International Symposium on Organosilicon Chemistry (ISOSXIV) & 3rd European Organosilicon.
  15. “Photo, nano, bio; Radical Technologies Shaping Our Industry,” Thomas H. Lane (Invited Keynote) International Symposium on Chemical Process Industries, Houston, TX (October 2005).
  16. L. Nanney, J. Davidson, J. Crissman, P.Klykken, X.Thomas, G. Whitaker, T. Lane, K. Bradstadt, C. Kollar, M. Saldajeno, G. Ganshaw, M. Gebert, I. Mazeaud, R. Bott; “A silicone based controlled release dressing for accelerated proteolytic debridement” Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (December 09, 2005).
  17. “A Silicone Based Controlled Release Dressing for Accelerated Proteolytic Debridement,” Brandstadt, K.F., Crissman, J.W., Klykken, P.C., Kollar, C., Lane, T.H., Thomas, X., Whitaker, G.S., Bott, R., Ganshaw, G., Gebert, M., Mazeaud, I., Saldajeno, M., Nanney, L.B., Davidson, J.M., Particle 2006 Conference, Berlin, Germany. (February 2006).
  18. “New Directions; The Biology of Silicon,” Lane, T. H., Technical Advisory Board (May 2006).
  19. “Biocatalytic Transformation of Aryl Silanes using Aromatic Dioxygenases,” Whited, G.M., Smith, W., McAuliffe, J.C., Lane, T.H., and Sanford, K., ACS Central Regional Meeting & 39th Silicon Symposium, Frankenmuth, MI (May 2006).
  20. “Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Epoxy-Functional Silanes and Siloxanes,” McIvor, M.L., Brandstadt, K.F., Hand, J., Vo, H.X., Lane, T.H., Takehara, D.K., van Gastel, F., Sala, R., ACS Central Regional Meeting & 39th Silicon Symposium, Frankenmuth, MI (May 2006).
  21. “Silicone Based Controlled Release Dressing for Accelerated Proteolytic Debridement,” Kollar, C., Brandstadt, K.F., Crissman, J.W., Klykken, P.C., Lane, T.H., Thomas, X., Whitaker, G.S., Bott, R., Ganshaw, G., Gebert, M., Mazeaud, I., Saldajeno, M., Nanney, L.B., Davidson, J.M., ACS Central Regional Meeting & 39th Silicon Symposium, Frankenmuth, MI (May 2006).
  22. “Acid Catalysed Interconversion of Cyclosiloxanes,” Alvarez, Khristopher E.; Taylor, Peter G.; Lane, Thomas H.; Bassindale, Alan R., 38th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Frankenmuth, MI (May 16-20, 2006).
  23. “Conjugation of siloxane-containing compounds with amino acids, peptides, and sugars,” Polizzi, Karen M.; Hallett, Jason P.; Charney, Reagan; Donaldson, Megan; Pollet, Pamela; Bommarius, Andreas; Eckert, Charles; Liotta, Charles; Hand, James; Brandstadt, Kurt; Lane, Thomas,     38th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Frankenmuth, MI, United States (May 16-20, 2006).  
  24. “Silicone Based Controlled Release Dressing for Accelerated Proteolytic Debridement,” Kollar, C., Brandstadt, K.F., Crissman, J.W., Klykken, P.C., Lane, T.H., Thomas, X., Whitaker, G.S., Bott, R., Ganshaw, G., Gebert, M., Mazeaud, I., Saldajeno, M., Nanney, L.B., Davidson, J.M., Symposium on Wound Healing,  Orlando, FL (May 2006).
  25. “Conjugation of siloxane-containing compounds with amino acids, peptides, and sugars,” Polizzi, Karen M.; Hallett, Jason P.; Charney, Reagan R.; Donaldson, Megan; Pollet, Pamela; Brandstadt, Kurt F.; Lane, Thomas H.; Eckert, Charles A.; Liotta, Charles L.; Bommarius, Andreas S., 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA (Sept. 10-14, 2006).
  26. Brandstadt, Kurt; Malczewski, Regina, Walker, Quintisha; Lane, Thomas H.; “Silanols as Antimicrobial Agents”, 4th European Silicon Days, Bath, England (Sept 9-11, 2007).
  27. Lane, Thomas H., “Inspired by Nature,” (Invited), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (February 13, 2008).
  28. Vincenzo Abbate, Alan R Bassindale, Kurt F Brandstadt, Antonio Codina-Barrios, Nanda Frascione, Rachel Lawson, Peter G Taylor and Thomas H Lane, “Bioinspired Silicon Chemistry,” (Invited), ISOS-XV, Jeju, Korea (June 1-6, 2008).
  29. Lane, Thomas H. (Invited), “Water, a global imperative.” ACS/SCI, Washington DC (June 3, 2008).
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