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Investigating Cell-Nanomaterial Interaction to Identify Therapeutic Targets

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

This event is a hybrid event hosted in Teams and in person at 3009 Health 2.

About the Event

Priyabrata Mukherjee’s research focuses on the interface between biology and materials science to address unmet challenges in healthcare. He conceived the idea of self-therapeutic nanoparticles that are currently being utilized as a discovery tool to identify molecular targets for personalized medicine. In this talk, Mukherjee will address fundamental aspects of cell-nanomaterial interaction and the development of designer nanoformulation for targeted therapy.

About the Speaker

Priyabrata Mukherjee, Ph.D., FRSC, FAIMBE, FAAAS, FNAI is a Presbyterian Health Foundation presidential professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and associate director for translational research at Stephenson Cancer Center at the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center. He also holds the Peggy and Charles Stephenson endowed chair in cancer laboratory research at the OU Health Sciences Center. 

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Location
Health 2, Room 3009 and Online
Cost
Free
Contact
For more information, contact Nadine Peterson, DDI Coordinator