About nanoDDS

An annual scientific conference advancing innovation in nanomedicine and targeted drug delivery

About nanoDDS

An annual scientific conference advancing innovation in nanomedicine and targeted drug delivery

Join us for nanoDDS 2025!


October 27th & 28th, 2025

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

 

Houston Methodist Research Institute
John F. Bookout Auditorium

6670 Bertner Avenue
Houston, Texas 77030

This Year’s Host

The 23rd annual Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium will be hosted by Houston Methodist, one of the nation’s premier health systems and academic medical centers.

Dr. Biana Godin, Dr. Francesca Taraballi, and Dr. Alessandro Grattoni will serve as this year’s co-chairs.

Location

The event will convene at the Houston Methodist Research Institute, located within the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, the largest medical and life science destination on the globe.

HISTORY

A world-class scientific event

Since its founding in 2003, nanoDDS has welcomed over 3,000 attendees from more than 30 different countries, establishing itself as a leading forum in nanomedicine.

Two Decades of Discovery

Dr. Alexander Kabanov and Dr. Kazunori Katoaka organized the first major nanomedicine meeting in the United States in January 2003. Since then, the Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium has been held annually at universities and medical centers across North America, becoming a major conference that connects leading researchers, clinicians, and innovators from around the globe.

Dr. Alexander Kabanov speaks at nanoDDS 2024 in Orlando, Florida

The inaugural nanoDDS conference meets in January, 2003 in Omaha, Nebraska

Past Conferences

Orlando
XXII | 2024

Boston
XXI | 2023

Chapel Hill
XX | 2022

Houston
XIX | 2021

Chapel Hill
XVIII | 2020

Boston
XVII | 2019

Portland
XVI | 2018

Ann Arbor
XV | 2017

Baltimore
XIV | 2016

Seattle
XIII | 2015

Chapel Hill
XII | 2014

La Jolla
XI | 2013

Atlantic City
X | 2012

Saarbrüken
X | 2012

Salt Lake City
IX | 2011

Omaha
VIII | 2010

Indianapolis
VII | 2009

Toronto
VI | 2008

Boston
V | 2007

Omaha
IV | 2006

Baltimore
III | 2005

Brooklyn
II | 2004

Omaha
I | 2003

Past Chairs

Mei He

Chair, 2024
Associate Professor
University of Florida

Natalie Artzi

Natalie Artzi

Chair, 2023
Associate Professor of Medicine, Principal Research Scientist
MIT

Ana Jaklenec

Ana Jaklenec

Co-Chair 2023
Principal Research Scientist
MIT

Laura Sepp-Lorenzino

Laura Sepp-Lorenzino

Co-Chair 2023
Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.

Tatiana Novobrantseva

Tatiana Novobrantseva

Co-Chair 2023
Chief Scientific Officer
Immuno-Oncology
Moderna, Inc.

Jinjun Shi

Jinjun Shi

Co-Chair 2023
Associate Professor
Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Kristy Ainslie

Kristy Ainslie

Co-Chair 2022
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Division of Pharmacoengineering & Molecular Pharmaceutics
UNC at Chapel Hill

Owen Fenton

Owen Fenton

Co-Chair 2022
Assistant Professor, Division of Pharmacoengineering & Molecular Pharmaceutics
UNC at Chapel Hill

Yevgeny Brudno

Yevgeny Brudno

Co-Chair 2022
Assistant Professor, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
UNC at Chapel Hill
NC State University

Juliane-Nguyen

Juliane Nguyen

Co-Chair 2022, 2021
Vice Chair, Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, UNC at Chapel Hill

Gang Bao

Gang Bao

Co-Chair 2021
Department Chair & Foyt Family Professor of Bioengineering, Rice University

Jacob Robinson

Jacob Robinson

Co-Chair 2021
Associate Professor, Rice University

Omid Veiseh

Omid Veiseh

Co-Chair 2021
Assistant Professor, Rice University

Qiaobing Xu

Qiaobing Xu

Co-Chair 2019
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University

Daniel Anderson

Daniel Anderson

Co-Chair 2019
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering and Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT

Gaurav Sahay

Gaurav Sahay

Co-Chair 2018
Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University

Conroy Sun

Conroy Sun

Co-Chair 2018
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University

Oleh Taratula

Oleh Taratula

Co-Chair 2018
Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University

Adam Alani

Adam Alani

Co-Chair 2018
Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University

Olena Taratula

Olena Taratula

Co-Chair 2018
Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University