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 2
Welcome to the Department of Pharmaceutics and Introduction to the Seminar Series
Raj Suryanarayanan, PhD, Department Head
Ronald Siegel, ScD, Director of Graduate Studies
Katie M. James, MEd, Graduate Program Coordinator
September 9
Research Ethics
Karunya Kandimalla, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, and Associate Dean for Graduate Education, College of Pharmacy
September 16
Proteomic Analysis of Aβ40 and Aβ42 Responses in hCMEC/D3 and iPSC-Derived BBB Endothelial Cells
Doug Nelson, PhD Candidate, Kandimalla Lab
September 23
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 30
Discovery of Small Peptides for Drug Delivery and Cancer Immunotherapy
Kun Cheng, PhD, FAAPS, FAIMBE, Sperry Family Fund Endowed Chair, Curators’ Distinguished Professor, Division of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City
October 7
Engineering living cells for therapeutic delivery
Zongmin Zhao, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Retzky College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois Chicago
October 14
Intracellular Self-Assembly for In Situ Anticancer Nanomedicine
Bing Xu, PhD, Charles A. Breskin Chair in Organic Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University
October 21
ASO and AAVs Targeting Nociceptor NaVs: Pain and Disease Modifying Outcomes
Tony L. Yaksh, PhD, Professor, Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
October 28
Targeting EV-Mediated Intercellular Transport to Boost Nanoparticle Penetration and Efficacy in Solid Tumors
Yiqin Li, PhD Candidate, Pang Lab
November 4
Amyloid beta peptides inhibit insulin signaling and trafficking at the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s disease
Vaishnavi Veerareddy, PhD Candidate, Kandimalla Lab
November 11
No Seminar - AAPS Annual Meeting
November 18
AI-Driven Analysis of Clinical Trials to Identify Failed Drugs That May Be Revived Using Drug Delivery Technologies
Nianwu Wang, PhD Candidate, Pang Lab
November 25
Preclinical Development of WNC0901, a Novel Radiosensitizer
Lina Le, PhD Candidate, Elmquist Lab
December 2
Design and application of mRNA delivery systems
Ameya Kirtane, PhD, Assistant Professor
December 9
Therapeutic Targets in Advanced Prostate Cancers
Scott Dehm, PhD, Professor, Apogee Enterprises Professorship in Cancer Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Medical School, University of Minnesota