This preliminary program is subject to change.

Nucleic Acid Delivery


Description:
This session seeks to explore topics associated with the development of novel gene delivery vehicles and processes in gene and/or oligonucleotide delivery.

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


Chair:
Millicent O. Sullivan
Assistant Professor
University of Delaware
Chemical Engineering
150 Academy Street
Newark, DE 19716
Fax Number: 302-831-3009
Email: msullivan@udel.edu

Co-Chair:
Junghae Suh
Assistant Professor
Rice University
Department of Bioengineering
Houston, TX 77005
Email: jsuh@rice.edu


Papers:
Design and Characterization of Micro-Porous Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Non-Viral DNA Delivery
Talar Tokatlian, University of California, Los Angeles; Cynthia Cam, University of California, Los Angeles; Shayne Siegman, University of California, Los Angeles; Yuguo Lei, University of California, Los Angeles; Tatiana Segura, University of California Los Angeles
Airway Gene Transfer and Intracellular Trafficking of Highly Compacted DNA Nanoparticles
Anthony J. Kim, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Nicholas Boylan, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Jung Soo Suk, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Justin S. Hanes, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Telecommunications Model of Lipoplex-Mediated Gene Delivery
Timothy M. Martin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Tadeusz Wysocki, UNL; Beata Wysocki, UNL; Angela K. Pannier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Microrna-29b Delivery Via EpCAM Targeted Cationic Lipoplexes in Lung Cancer Treatment
Yun Wu, The Ohio State University; Yicheng Mao, the Ohio State University; Melissa Crawford, The Ohio State University; L. James Lee, the Ohio State University; Serge P. Nana-Sinkam, The Ohio State University
Cellular Trafficking of Dextran Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles for Effective siRNA Delivery
Amanda P. Malefyt, Michigan State University; Georgina Comiskey, Michigan State University; Elizabeth Hinds, Michigan State University; Stephen Lindeman, Michigan State University; Gregory L. Baker, Michigan State University; Christina Chan, Michigan State University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University
Co-Delivery of cDNA and siRNA Using Viral/Nonviral Chimeric Nanoparticles for Synergistic Cancer Gene Therapy
Soo Kyung Cho, University of California, Irvine; Shirley Wong, Unversity of California, Irvine; Young Jik Kwon, University of California, Irvine