Pharmaceutics seminars are open to the public and offered weekly during the academic year.
Tuesdays 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT, Moos 5-125
Email kmjames@umn.edu to request a Zoom link
September 5
Welcome to the Department of Pharmaceutics and Introduction to the Seminar Series
Ronald Siegel, ScD, Professor & Department Head
Raj Suryanarayanan, PhD, Professor, Peters Endowed Chair & Director of Graduate Studies
Katie M. James, Graduate Program Coordinator
September 12
Annual Safety Refresher Training (Required)
Rebecca Cuellar, PhD, STS, College Safety Officer
Jodi Ogilvie, PhD, Research Safety Manager & Chemical Hygiene Officer
Nancy Rolstad, MS, CBSP(ABSA), Biosafety Specialist
September 19
Research Ethics
Raj Suryanarayanan, PhD, Professor, Peters Endowed Chair & Director of Graduate Studies
September 26
Brain-Penetrating Nanoparticles for Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Tumors and CNS Diseases
Shirley X.Y. Wu, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
October 3
ABCG2: From Drug Resistance to Stem Cells and Beyond
John D. Schuetz, PhD, Member, Vice Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
October 10
Stabilization of Liquid Protein Formulations: Role of Surfactants
Jinghan Li, PhD Candidate, Sury Lab
October 17
Drug Crystallization in Amorphous Solid Dispersions: The Role of Mobility and Thermodynamics
N.S. Krishna Kumar, PhD, Researcher 6, Sury Lab
October 24
No Seminar - AAPS Annual Meeting
October 31
Crystallization Inhibition in Molecular Liquids by Polymers Above the Overlap Concentration (C*): Delay of the First Nucleation Event
Sichen Song, PhD Candidate, Siegel Lab
November 7
Delivery of RNA to the BBB Endothelium Using Cationic Bicelles
Joan Cheng, PhD Candidate, Kandimalla Lab
November 14
Engineering CNS Drug Delivery
Rachael Sirianni, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
November 21
Elucidating Mechanisms of Pain Relief via Agmatine and Central Sensitization Through TLQP-62
Tongzhen Xie, PhD Candidate, Fairbanks Lab
November 28
Facilitating Intracellular Therapeutic Delivery in Cancer Cells Using Anti-HSPG2 Antibody
Zekun Shao, PhD Candidate, Panyam Lab
December 5
A Prodrug/Enzyme Formulation for Rapid Intranasal Rescue from Seizure Emergencies
Ronald Siegel, ScD, Professor & Department Head
December 12
Model-Based Meta-Analysis of the MDS-UPDRS Scores to Improve Clinical Trial Efficiency for Parkinson's Disease
Zengtao Wang, PhD Candidate, Kandimalla Lab