Seminars

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

January 20

HSWG Formulation and Process Platforms for High Drug-Load Tablets

Tianyi Xiang, PhD Candidate, Sun and Siegel Labs

January 27

Exploiting synthetic lethality for treatment of NF1 associated nervous system tumors

David Largaespada, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, and Interim Deputy Director, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

February 3

Targeting FGFR Signaling in Glioblastoma: Preclinical Studies with the Pan-FGFR Inhibitor Futibatinib

Ruisi Leng, PhD Student, Elmquist Lab

February 10

Peptide targeting to improve the delivery and therapeutic efficacy of glucocorticoids

Mitch Kowalke, PhD Candidate, Pang Lab

February 17

The effect of Amyloid beta exposure on PDGF-BB: PDGFRβ signaling in the neurovascular unit

Vineetha Guttha, PhD Student, Kandimalla Lab

Targeting novel inhibitors of the MAPK pathway for gliomas

Prachi Shrivastav, PhD Student, Elmquist Lab

February 24

Role of Collagen-Integrin Signaling in Neurovascular Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease

Lyle Nyberg, PhD Student, Kandimalla Lab

A Brain-Penetrant Molecular Glue to Inhibit MAPK Signaling

Aran Kim, PhD Student, Elmquist Lab

March 3

The Lived Experience of Women in Science

Carolyn Fairbanks, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, and Associate Dean for Research, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota

March 10

No Seminar - Spring Break

March 17

Development of Agmatine Analogs for Improved Analgesia

Riddhi Kini, PhD Candidate, Fairbanks Lab

Dysregulation of Angiopoietin Signaling Aggravates Cerebrovascular Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease

Muskan Badola, PhD Student, Kandimalla Lab

March 24

p53 dynamics and the response to DNA damage in single cells

Eric Batchelor, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota Medical School

March 31

Peptide-guided delivery for novel biology and therapies

Hongbo Pang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics

April 7

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Pharmacometrics and Clinical Pharmacology

Murali Ramanathan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo

April 14

TXNIP in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Multi-Pronged Regulator of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Membrane Trafficking

Zheng Xue, PhD Student, Kandimalla Lab

Engineering Nanoparticles for Targeted Nucleic Acid Delivery to Brain Endothelial Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease

Marina Ruleva, PhD Student, Siegel and Kandimalla Labs

April 21

From Self-Assembled Hydrogels to Multi-Antigen T Cell Hybridizers

Jindřich Henry Kopeček, PhD, DSc, Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Pharmaceutics, Director, Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery, Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery, University of Utah

April 28

Antibodies and the BBB: Will it Work for GBMs?

Anya Benson, PhD Student, Elmquist Lab

Identification of Novel Therapeutics to Target Reactive Oxygen Species

Indy Hauter, PhD Student, Kirtane Lab