Pharmaceutics seminars are open to the public and offered weekly during the academic year.
Tuesdays 3:00 to 4:00 PM CT, Moos 5-125
Email [email protected] to request a Zoom link
September 8
Welcome to the Department of Pharmaceutics and Introduction to the Seminar Series
Raj Suryanarayanan, PhD, Department Head
Ronald Siegel, ScD, Director of Graduate Studies
Karunya Kandimalla, PhD, 2026-2027 Seminar Course Director
Katie M. James, MEd, Graduate Program Coordinator
September 15
Research Ethics
Ameya Kirtane, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
September 22
Annual Safety Refresher Training (Required)
Rebecca Cuellar, PhD, STS, College Safety Officer
Nancy Rolstad, MS, CBSP(ABSA), Biosafety Specialist
Eric Derrah, PhD, Lab and Research Safety Manager and Chemical Hygiene Officer
September 29
Biodegradable particles for vaccine delivery
Aliasger K. Salem, PhD, Bighley Endowed Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Senior Associate Vice President for Research, University of Iowa
October 6
Lubrication-associated Punch Sticking in Tablet Manufacturing: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Innovative Solutions
Tianyi Xiang, PhD Candidate, Siegel and Sun Labs
October 13
Amyloid beta peptides and insulin resistance inhibit insulin signaling and trafficking at the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s disease
Vaishnavi Veerareddy, PhD Candidate, Kandimalla Lab
October 20
Numerical simulations reveal complementary function of the blood-brain barrier and glymphatic system that amplifies amyloid-β clearance
Jeff Tithof, PhD, Benjamin Mayhugh Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
October 27
No Seminar - AAPS Annual Meeting
November 3
Tumors in the CNS: A Complex Dynamic Problem in Drug Delivery
William Elmquist, PharmD, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
November 10
Pharmacokinetics and CNS Penetrance of the Novel ATR Inhibitor AD1058
Lina Le, PhD Candidate, Elmquist Lab
November 17
Sticky Solutions: Engineering Retention for Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy
Juliane Nguyen, PhD, FCRS, FAAPS, FAIMBE, Professor and Vice Chair, Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
November 24
Omics Investigations of Neurovascular Alterations in Alzheimer’s Disease
Doug Nelson, PhD Candidate, Kandimalla Lab
December 1
Peptide targeting to improve the delivery and therapeutic efficacy of glucocorticoids
Mitch Kowalke, PhD Candidate, Pang Lab
December 8
Precision Genome Engineering in T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy
Beau Webber, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical School, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
December 15
Targeted Small-Molecule Inhibitors for Brain Tumors: CNS Exposure and Computational Prediction
Ruisi Leng, PhD Candidate, Elmquist Lab
December 22
Engineering Nanoparticles for Targeted Nucleic Acid Delivery to Brain Endothelial Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease
Marina Ruleva, PhD Student, Kandimalla and Siegel Labs