Drug Delivery from Macro to Nano

Drug Delivery from Macro to Nano

Date: 11/08/2013
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: 121 Snell Library
Speaker: Daniel Kohane, M.D., Ph.D. , Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School Pediatric Critical Care, Boston Children’s Hospital

Drug delivery systems come in a wide range of sizes, ranging from macroscopic devices to solutions. Here we will discuss the pros and cons of various drug delivery systems, with particular emphasis on microparticles, nanoparticles, and hybrid systems.

Dr. Daniel S. Kohane obtained his M.D. and a Ph.D. in Physiology from Boston University. He subsequently completed residencies in Pediatrics (Boston Children’s Hospital) and Anesthesiology (Massachusetts General Hospital), followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care (Boston Children’s Hospital). He is a Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School and a Senior Associate in Pediatric Critical Care at Boston Children’s Hospital, where he directs the Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery. His research focuses on drug delivery, biomaterials in general and nanomedicine in particular.