Drug Delivery I - Targeted Delivery and Triggered Release

Thursday, November 12, 2009: 8:30 AM
Cheekwood F (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:
This session deals with the latest advances in drug delivery methods and related technologies. Specific topics of interest include (not limited to) novel materials and devices for drug delivery, targeting strategies, conjugation/loading/release of new therapeutics, and synergistic technologies with drug delivery (e.g., combined imaging and therapy). New theoretical findings and useful biological models (in vitro and in vivo; diseases) for drug delivery are also welcome.


Sponsor:
Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science


Chair:
Omolola Eniola-Adefeso
Email: aeniol1@yahoo.com

Co-Chair:
Young Jik Kwon
Email: kwonyj@uci.edu


8:50 AM
(512b) Ultrasonic and Liposomal Drug Delivery to Tumors
William G. Pitt, Ghaleb A. Husseini, Beverly L. Roeder, David Dickinson, David R. Warder, Jonathan Hartley and Peter R. Jones

9:10 AM
(512c) Development of “Bulky” Lipid Microbubbles for Ultrasound Triggered Drug Delivery
Shashank R. Sirsi, Cherry Chen, Jameel Feshitan, James Kwan, Chinpong Fung, Henning Blomback and Mark A Borden

9:50 AM

10:00 AM

10:40 AM
(512g) Directed Evolution of Novel Cell Penetrating Peptides for Delivery to the Brain
Shan Gao, Melissa J. Simon, Barclay Morrison III and Scott A. Banta
See more of this Group/Topical: Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division