This preliminary program is subject to change.

Nanotechnology in Medicine and Drug Delivery I


Description:
Advances in nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, bionanotechnology, and nanomedicine hold significant promise to play vital roles in the diagnostic and treatment of human disease. This session is focused on these advances for drug delivery and medicinal applications. Both fundamental and applied studies are welcome.

Sponsor:
Pharmaceuticals


Chair:
Leonard F. Pease III
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of Utah
Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
50 S. Central Campus Drive, 3290 MEB
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Fax Number: 801-585-9291
Email: pease@eng.utah.edu


Papers:
Synthetic Antibacterial Probiotics
Yiannis Kaznessis, University of Minnesota
Functionalization of Novel Polyanhydride Nanoparticle Adjuvants to Promote Pathogen-Mimicking Characteristics
Yashdeep Phanse, Iowa State University; Brenda R. Carrillo-Conde, University of Texas at Austin; Amanda Ramer-Tait, Iowa State University; Rajarshi Roychoudhuri, Iowa State University; Scott Broderick, Iowa State University; Nichola Pohl, Iowa State University; Krishna Rajan, Iowa State University; Balaji Narasimhan, Iowa State University; Michael J. Wannemuehler, Iowa State University; Bryan H. Bellaire, Iowa State University
Gold Nanoparticle-M2e Nanocomplex for Influenza Vaccination
Wenqian Tao, Texas Tech University; Harvinder Gill, Texas Tech University
An Investigation of the Pulmonary and Systemic Persistence of Polyanhydride Nanoparticle Vaccine Formulations
Kathleen A. Ross, Iowa State University; Shannon Haughney, Iowa State University; Lucas Huntimer, Iowa State University; Latrisha Petersen, Iowa State University; Amanda Ramer-Tait, Iowa State University; Michael J. Wannemuehler, Iowa State University; Balaji Narasimhan, Iowa State University
Sputum Penetration and Enhanced Airway Gene Transfer by Mucus Penetrating Synthetic Gene Nanocarriers
Anthony J. Kim, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Jung Soo Suk, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Nicholas Boylan, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Justin S. Hanes, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dendrimer Nanocarriers for Transport Modulation Across the Pulmonary Epithelium: Cellular Internalization, Transport and Formulation in Portable Inhalers
Balaji S. Bharatwaj, Wayne State University; Radovan Dimovski, Wayne State University; Denise S. Conti, Wayne State University; Sandro R. P. da Rocha, Wayne State University
Elastin Based Nano-Particles for Targeted Therapy of Lung Adenocarcinomas
Raul Iglesias, University of South Florida; Piyush Koria, University of South Florida
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Targeted to the Tumor Vasculature for the Treatment of Breast Cancer
Brent D. Van Rite, University of Oklahoma ; Luis F. F. Neves, University of Oklahoma ; Whitney Prickett, University of Oklahoma ; Antonietta Restuccia, University of Oklahoma; Daniel Resasco, University of Oklahoma; Roger Harrison, University of Oklahoma