Dr. Cordova's visit highlighted National Science Foundation centers and programs including Center for Innovative Instrumentation Technology (CiiT), Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems (EBICS), Cellular and Molecular Mechanics and BioNanotechnology-Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (CMMB-IGERT), nanoBIO Node, nano@illinois Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), and nano@illinois Research Experiences for Teachers (RET).