Dr. McFarland to Talk TomorrowIf you happen to be in the Washington DC area tomorrow,
Dr McFarland will be giving an hour long talk at the
University of Maryland which is open to the public. I'm not sure if it's possible to attend virtually. I emailed Dr. Huang about it. I will post login information if he gets back to me.
BIOE Seminar: Tackling Cancer and Infection with Light-Responsive Molecules University of Maryland
A. James Clark Scool of Engineering
Fischell Department of Engineering
Friday, April 15, 2022
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
A. James Clark Hall, Room 2121
Joe Huang
hchuang@umd.edu
About the speaker:
Sherri McFarland's research interests include translational drug discovery for cancer and infection, coordination complexes, metallodrugs and medicinal inorganic chemistry, photodrugs and photomedicine, photodynamic therapy (PDT), photochemotherapy (PCT), photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT), phototherapy, photochemistry and photophysics, chemical synthesis, chemical biology, immunomodulators and immunomodulating therapies, photosensitizing natural products, photodynamic inactivation (PDI).
Abstract:
Photomedicine is an interdisciplinary field where chemistry and light meet to fight disease. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a special branch of photomedicine that employs a sensitizer molecule, light, and oxygen to destroy target cells with spatiotemporal selectivity. Using a multidisciplinary approach, we have introduced both synthetic compounds and natural products as photosensitizers for PDT. Both have successfully completed Phase 1 clinical trials and are currently in Phase 2 clinical trials. This seminar will share some of our stories in developing metallodrug photosensitizers for treating bladder cancer and photoactive plant extracts for improving oral health. If time permits, some new directions will be highlighted.
Audience: Public