This preliminary program is subject to change.

Drug Delivery I


Description:
This session deals with the latest advances in drug delivery methods and related technologies. Specific topics of interest include (not limited to) novel drug carriers and drug delivery device as well as new drug release/activation strategies.

Sponsor:
Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science
Co-Sponsor(s):
Biomedical Applications of Chemical Engineering (T7)


Chair:
Seungpyo Hong
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Biopharmaceutical Sciences
833 S. Wood St. Rm 335
Chicago, IL 60612
Fax Number: 312-996-0098
Email: sphong@uic.edu

Co-Chair:
Joshua Ramsey
Oklahoma State University
Chemical Engineering
Rm 423 Engineering North
Stillwater, OK 74078
Email: josh.ramsey@okstate.edu


Papers:
Active Stealth Signaling with a Synthetic 'self' Peptide
Dennis E. Discher, University of Pennsylvania
Exploring Peptide-Based Nanostructures As Effective Drug Carriers
Ran Lin, Johns Hopkins University; Andrew G. Cheetham, Johns Hopkins University; Pengcheng Zhang, Johns Hopkins University; Honggang Cui, Johns Hopkins University
Dendron-Based Micelles: A Potential Nanocarrier Platform
Ryan Pearson, University of Illinois at Chicago; Jin Woo Bae, University of Illinois at Chicago; Hao-Jui Hsu, University of Illinois at Chicago; Sayam Uddin, University of Illinois at Chicago; Seungpyo Hong, University of Illinois at Chicago
Microfluidic Cell Deformation As a Robust, Vector-Free Method for Cytosolic Delivery of Macromolecules
Armon Sharei, MIT; Janeta Zoldan, MIT; Andrea Adamo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Woo Young Sim, MIT; Nahyun Cho, MIT; Emily Jackson, MIT; Shirley Mao, MIT; Sabina Schneider, MIT; Abigail Lytton-Jean, MIT; Jungmin Lee, MIT; Daniel A. Heller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robert S. Langer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Klavs F. Jensen, MIT
Self-Dispersing Drug Carriers for Pulmonary Delivery: Spreading of Aqueous Surfactant Solutions On Model Airway Surface Liquid Subphases
Amsul Khanal, Carnegie Mellon University; Ramankur Sharma, Carnegie Mellon University; Roomi Kalita, Carnegie Mellon University; Fan Gao, Carnegie Mellon University; Timothy Corcoran, University of Pittsburgh; Ellen Peterson, Carnegie Mellon University; Todd M. Przybycien, Carnegie Mellon University; Stephen Garoff, Carnegie Mellon University; Robert D. Tilton, Carnegie Mellon University
Cathepsin B Degradable Peptidic Dendrimers for Drug Delivery
Rohit Kolhatkar, University of Illinois Chicago; Ravi Shankar, University of Illinois Chicago; Abhilash Samykutty, University of Illinois Chicago
Antitumor Efficacy Following the Intracellular and Interstitial Release of Liposomal Doxorubicin
Amey Bandekar, Rutgers University; Stavroula Sofou, Rutgers University
Targeted Nitric Oxide Pretreatment Alters p53 and O6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase Activity Resulting in Enhanced Chemosensitivity in Glioma Cells
Shahana Safdar, Georgia Tech; Courtney A. Payne, Spelman College; Nam H. Tu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lakeshia Taite, Georgia Institute of Technology
Strategies for Convection-Enhanced Drug Delivery
William L. Olbricht, Cornell University