Engineering Prodrug Therapies For Infectious Disease and Cancer Therapy

26 September 2022 09:40 - 10:15

  • Therapeutic platform targets antibiotic and antiviral drugs to cellular compartments such as the lung macrophage to extend PK profiles and potentiate drug activity against bacterial and viral pulmonary pathogens
  • Platform can be engineered to extend the PK profile of small molecule drug regulators of mRNA gene circuits or cell therapeutic regulatory circuits
  • Liver-targeting of drugs has also been shown to hepatocytes to increase therapeutic index via IV or subcutaneous routes of administration
  • Tumor-associated macrophages and antigen-presenting cells can be targeted with adjuvanting immune-modulators for use in immune-therapies and vaccines

Professor Patrick Stayton, Distinguished Career Professor, Director, Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute, University of Washington

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