Session III: Immuno-targeting and intelligent design: exploiting nano-objects for regulating immunity
09:00 - 10.20
Session chair: Albert Duschl, Universitat Salzburg, Austria
09.00 - 09.20 Diana Boraschi, National Research Council, Italy
Concepts for nano-delivery of therapeutic immunomodulatory agents
09.20 - 10.00 Donald A. Tomalia, NanoSyntons, USA
Dendrimers as novel carriers and immunogens in nanomedicine
10.00 - 10.20 (Short talk) Steffi S. Thomas, University College Dublin, Ireland
Labelling the structural integrity of nanoparticles for advanced tracking and degradation in bionanotechnology
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee break & Group Photo
Session III (continued)
11.20 - 12.45
10.50 - 11.10 (Short talk) Mohammed Sadiq Imam, US FDA, USA
Bio-distribution of silver nanoparticles in different organs of rats after oral gavage using electron microscopy techniques
11.10 - 11.30 (Short talk) Alireza Haghparast, Mashad University, Iran
Design, synthesis, characterization and in vivo immunological properties of a novel nano-adjuvant based vaccine delivery system based on SWCNT loaded with PEI and TLRs conjugated with PLGA
11.30 - 11.50 (Short talk) Judith Guasch, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Effect of cell adhesion and surface stiffness on T cell activation using nanostructures
11.50-12.30 Moein Moghimi, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Exploiting microbial strategies for improving nanomedicine escape from immunity and for macrophage targeting
13.00 Lunch
Session III (continued)
15.00 - 16.05
15.00-15.40 Socorro Espuelas, Universidad de Navarra, Spain
Nanoparticles as activators of the immune system to combat pathogens
15.40-16.00 (Short talk) Admire Dube, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
A dual macrophage activating and drug delivery nanoparticle platform: potential technology for eradicating intracellular pathogens
16.00-16.30 Coffee break
Session III (continued)
16.30 - 17.10
16.30-16.50 (Short talk) Massimiliano Bianchi, University of Parma, Italy
Engineered nanomaterials enhance macrophage activation by LPS through size-dependent targeting of different cell compartments
16.50-17.10 (Short talk) Daniela P. Vasconcelos, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Modulation of the inflammatory response to chitosan through M2 macrophage polarization using pro-resolution mediators