Immunoengineering I: Nanoparticles for Vaccines

Session Chair(s)

• 

  Christopher Rodell, PhD (he/him/his)

  Assistant Professor
  Drexel University
  Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States
• 

  Michelle Teplensky, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Boston University
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Track Chair(s)

• 

  Michelle Teplensky, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Boston University
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• JW

  John Wilson

  Associate Professor
  Vanderbilt University
  Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• LW

  Liz Wayne

  University of Washington

Presentations:

• 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM EST

  Improving vaccine potency through the spontaneous assembly of antigen-loaded microgels within the lymph node
  

  Co-Author: Erin Euliano – Rice University

  Co-Author: Anushka Agrawal (she/her/hers) – Rice University

  Co-Author: Marina Yu – Rice University

  Co-Author: Tyler Graf (he/him/his) – Rice University

  Co-Author: Emily Henrich (she/her/hers) – Rice University

  Co-Author: Alyssa Kunkel – Rice University

  Presenting Author: Kevin J. McHugh, PhD – Rice University
• 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EST

  Macrophage-Targeted Small Molecule Drug Delivery for Therapeutic Applications
  

  Presenting Author: Christopher B. Rodell, PhD (he/him/his) – Drexel University
• 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

  Prodrug-tethered lipid nanoparticles for synergistic mRNA cancer immunotherapy
  

  Presenting Author: Qiangqiang Shi, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania

  Primary Investigator: Michael J. Mitchell (he/him/his) – Mitchell Lab, University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Jinjin Wang – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Rohan Palanki (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST

  SymphNode Technology: Injectable Microparticles for Immune Modulation and Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
  

  Presenting Author: Negin Majedi, PhD (she/her/hers) – Symphony Biosciences / Cornell University

  Co-Author: ERFAN DASHTIMOGHADAM (he/him/his) – Symphony Biosciences

  Co-Author: Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
• 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST

  A Biologic Mesh Infused with a STING Agonist Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Prevents Tumor Recurrence: Cancer Immunotherapy Meets Tissue Engineering
  

  Presenting Author: Matthew T. Wolf, PhD (he/him/his) – National Cancer Institute

  Co-Author: Sanjay Pal, PhD (he/him/his) – National Cancer Institute / National Institute of Health

  Co-Author: Iris Baurceanu, B.S. (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute / National Institute of Health

  Co-Author: Rajaa Elmeskini (she/her/hers) – Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST

  Development of a Dual-Action Lipid Nanoparticle for Gene Therapy Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy Treatment of Solid Tumors
  

  Presenting Author: Taylor Moon (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Anubhuti Bhalotia (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Kai Paulsen, . (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Diarmuid Hutchinson (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: gabrielle Arkema – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Andrew Choi, BS (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Michiko Haynie – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Laolu Ogunnaike (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University

  Last Author: Lily Wang, PHD (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic Foundation

  Primary Investigator: Efstathios Karathanasis, PhD – Case Western Reserve University