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
January 16
Mechanical Properties and Compressibility of Amorphous Pharmaceuticals
Vikram C. Joshi, PhD Candidate, Sun Lab
January 23
Potential Contributions of Blood-Brain-Barrier Dysfunction Involving Pericyte Loss to the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
Doug Nelson, PhD Candidate, Kandimalla Lab
January 30
Systems Pharmacology Approaches to Investigate Neurovascular Unit Integrity and Function
Karunya Kandimalla, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, and Associate Dean for Graduate Education, College of Pharmacy
February 6
Evaluating the Impact of Varied Conditions on the Functional Role of Extracellular Vesicles in the Intercellular Transfer of Nanoparticles
Yiqin Li, PhD Student, Pang Lab
Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors: Does it Influence Drug Delivery?
Lina Le, PhD Student, Elmquist Lab
February 13
Stem Cell-Derived Models of the Healthy and Diseased Blood-Brain-Barrier
Samira Azarin, PhD, Associate Professor, Shell Distinguished Chair, and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
February 20
Microbatch - A Material-Sparing Technique for Roller Compactor Formulation Development
Yiwang Guo, PhD, Researcher 5, Sun Lab
Drug Phase Transformation During Continuous Tablet Manufacturing
Bhushan Munjal, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate, Sury Lab
February 27
A Systematic Investigation of the Tabletability Flip Phenomenon
Zijian Wang, PhD Candidate, Sun Lab
March 5
No Seminar - Spring Break
March 12
Advances in Liposomes and Lipid Nanoparticles as Drug Carriers - Are We There Yet?
Francis C. Szoka, Jr., PhD, Emeritus Professor of Bioengineering, Therapeutic Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco
March 19
Microencapsulation by Coacervation
Tianyi Xiang, PhD Student, Sun Lab
Marker Molecules to Measure the Blood-Brain-Barrier Permeability In and Around Brain Tumors
Juhee Oh, PhD, Researcher 5, Elmquist Lab
March 26
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Blood-Brain Barrier Inflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease: Role of Inflammatory Cytokines and Gut Microbial Metabolites
Vrishali Salian, PhD Candidate, Kandimalla Lab
April 2
Understanding Nanoparticles Synergistic Cellular Entry Through Molecular Dynamic Simulation
Nianwu Wang, PhD Student, Pang Lab
Amyloid Beta Peptides Inhibit Insulin Trafficking at the Blood-Brain-Barrier in Alzheimer's Disease Brain
Vaishnavi Veerareddy, PhD Student, Kandimalla Lab
April 9
Targeted Delivery of DNA and RNA via Sub-50 nm Capsules
Gretchen Unger, PhD, CEO, Surtovol Laboratories
April 16
Iontophoretic Delivery of Drugs via IontopatchTM: Scientific Fundamentals, Practical Applications, and IontopatchTM Manufacturing Overview
Marina Ruleva, PhD Student, Siegel and Kandimalla Labs
Using a Macrophage Targeting Peptide to Improve Steroid Drug Delivery
Mitch Kowalke, PhD Student, Pang Lab
April 23
Screening the Disease Targeting Peptide Using In Vivo Phage Display Technique
Hae chan Kim, PhD Student, Pang Lab
Drugging the Undruggable: KRAS Pathway in Cancer
Ruisi Leng, PhD Student, Elmquist Lab