Tech Session III: Delivery to the Nervous System I

Chair(s)

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  Eliana Lima, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Professor
  Universidade Federal de Goias
  Goiania, Goias, Brazil

Co-Chair(s)

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  Claudia Martins (she/her/hers)

  PhD
  i3S-University of Porto
  Porto, Portugal

Systems for delivering therapeutic agents to the central and peripheral nervous system, blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-nerve barrier (BNB) crossing, intrathecal, intracranial, intracerebroventricular, and nasal administration, focused ultrasound.

Presentations:

• 10:04 AM - 10:29 AM EDT

  Modulating the Response of Neurons and Glia Cells for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
  

  Invited Speaker - Exceptional Abstract: Roberta Censi, PharmD, Phd (she/her/hers) – University of Camerino
• 10:29 AM - 10:54 AM EDT

  Breaking Barriers: Gold Nanoparticle-Based Strategies for Delivering Biologics to the Brain
  

  Invited Speaker - Exceptional Abstract: Rachela Popovtzer, PhD – Bar Ilan University
• 11:05 AM - 11:16 AM EDT

  Development of neuron-derived, mitochondria-containing extracellular vesicles for ALS treatment
  

  Oral Abstract Speaker: Paromita Paul Pinky, B.Pharm (she/her/hers) – Duquesne University
• 11:16 AM - 11:27 AM EDT

  Peptide-Functionalized Lipid Nanoparticles for Targeted Systemic mRNA Delivery to the Brain
  

  Oral Abstract Speaker: Emily L. Han, BS – University of Pennsylvania
• 11:27 AM - 11:38 AM EDT

  AI-Validated Brain Targeting mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles with High Neuronal Specificity
  

  Oral Abstract Speaker: Gal Chen, PhD in Biotechnology, Leader at the Young Israeli Controlled Release Society (she/her/hers) – Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
• 11:38 AM - 11:49 AM EDT

  Novel Biodegradable NanoArtemisinin to Treat Leukemia in Blood and Brain
  

  Oral Abstract Speaker: Charles C. Dai, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Maryland School of Dentistry