Seminars are held remotely on Wednesdays, weekly at 4:00 p.m. unless otherwise stated. Select a semester from the drop-down menu below to browse the schedule.

January 23, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Byumseok Koh
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

Enzymatic Reversion of Bridged Carbon Nanotube Aggregates in Aqueous Solution


January 30, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Shuichi Takayama, PhD
Biomedical Engineer and Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering
College of Engineering University of Michigan

Microfluidic Tools for Cell-Based Drug Assays and Biomarker Development


February 13, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Yeamin Huh
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

Impact of Lipopolysaccharide-IInduced Acute Inflammation on the Disposition of the Aminocephalosporin Cefadroxil


February 20, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Sujatha Menon, PhD
Associate Director Clinical Pharmacology
Pfizer Specialty Care Business Unit

Model-Based Meta-Analysis in Drug Development


February 27, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Lily Yang, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Image-Guided and Targeted Therapy using Theranostic Nanoparticles for Personalized Cancer Treatment

Faculty Host: Duxin Sun
March 13, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
David C. Sperry, PhD
Research ADvisor
Eli Lilly and Company

Drug Product Performance Tools and Techniques in Drug Product Development

Faculty Host: Dr. Gregory Amidon
March 20, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Manyel Alfonso Patarroyo, MD, Dr.Sc.
Head of the Molecular Biology and Immunology Deparments
School of Medicine and Health Sciences Universidad del Rosario

Rational Vaccine Design: the Malaria Model

Faculty Host: Dr. Gus Rosania
March 27, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Jamie L. Austin
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

Molecular Understanding of HIV-1 Infectivity to Aid Therapeutic Development


March 27, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Brittany Bailey
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

Self-Encapsulating PLGA Microspheres for Delivery of Vaccine Antigens to Antigen-Presenting Cells


April 3, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Deanna Mudie
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

Mechanistic Transport Analysis of an In Vitro Two Phase Dissolution Apparatus for Bioperformance Prediction of Solid Oral Dosage Forms


April 10, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Valentino Stella, PhD
University Distinguished Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of Kansas

John G. Wagner Memorial Lecture: Poking and Prying with a Purpose (A Retrospective on 45 Years)


September 11, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Weiping Zou, MD, PhD
Charles B de Nacrede Research Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan Medical School

Immune Impact on Cancer Stemness and Therapy


September 18, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Cuiping Chen, PhD
Director of Pharmacokinetics/Clinical Pharmacology
Depomed

Role of PK-PD in Development of Gabapentin Once Daily For the Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia


September 25, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Mohamed A. Kamal, PharmD, PhD
Associate Director Clinical Pharmacology
Hoffman-La Roche Inc.

The Tamiflu Dose Prediction Program


October 2, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Kai Griebenow
Univ. Puerto Rico

TBA

Faculty Host: Steve Schwendeman
October 2, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Kai Griebenow, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry
University of Puerto Rico

Protein Stabilization by Glycosylation in Stimulus-Responsive Controlled Release Systems for Intracellular Delivery


October 16, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Laura Lowe Furge
Kalamazoo College

TBA

Faculty Host: Greg Amidon
October 16, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Laura Lowe Furge, PhD
Roger F. and Harriet G. Varney Professor of Chemistry
Kalamazoo College

Preventing Adverse Drug Events: Understanding Inactivation of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes


October 23, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Christine Allen
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Toronto

TBA


October 25, 2013
12:00pm
2548 CC Little
Glen Kwon, PhD
Professor and Jens T. Cartensen Disinguished Chair
University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy

Polymeric Micelles for Multi-Drug Delivery and Optical Imaging in Surgical Oncology


October 30, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Michael Hawley
Boehringer-Ingelheim

TBA

Faculty Host: Greg Amidon
October 30, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Michael Hawley, PhD
Pharmaceutical Development
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

Physical Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Development -- A Perspective


November 6, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Nils Walter
University of Michigan

TBA

Faculty Host: Wei Cheng
November 6, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Nils Walter, PhD
Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics
University of Michigan

Single Molecule RNA Biology: RNA Silencing, DNA Nanorobats, and DNA Rafts


November 20, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Jamie Connarn
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

TBA


December 4, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Yongjun Hu
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

TBA


December 4, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Joe Burnett
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

TBA


December 11, 2013
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Jamie L. Austin
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

TBA


January 22, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Amy Doty
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

In Vitro-In Vivo Correlations of PLGA Microsphere Drug Products


January 29, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Joanne Wang, PhD
Professor in Department of Pharmaceutics, Affiliate investigator
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington

Structure, Function and Pharmacological Significance of the Plasma Membrane Monoamine Transporter

Faculty Host: Dr. Gordon Amidon 734-764-2226
February 19, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Christine Allen
Interim Associate Dean, Graduate Education, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Toronto

Strategies to Assess and Enhance the Tumor Accumulation and Penetration of Nanomedicines

Faculty Host: Gordon Amidon
February 21, 2014
1:00 pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Gert Fricker
Director of the Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology at the University and CEO of the Steinbeis Technology Transfer Center Biopharmacy and Analytics
University of Heidelberg (Germany)

BLOOD - BRAIN BARRIER - A GATEWAY TO THE CNS ?

Faculty Host: Dr. David Smith
February 26, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Karthik Pisupati and Xiaomei Chen
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidates
University of Michigan

N/A


March 19, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Maya Lipert
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

Strategies to predict and control cocrystal solubility and supersaturation in the presence of physiologically relevant surfactants


March 26, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Daniel W. Pack
Ashland Inc., Chair, Mechanical Engineering
University of Kentucky

(Re)Engineering Gene Delivery: Toward Construction of Artificial Viruses


Speaker Abstract
April 2, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Allison Matyas and Rae Sung Chang
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidates
University of Michigan

TBA


April 9, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Yehua Xie
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

Role and relevance of PepT1 in intestinal absorption and pharmacokinetics of the photodynamic therapy agent 5-aminolevulinic acid


April 16, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Jinming Gao
Professor of Oncology and Pharmacology
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Nanomedicine Strategy for Signal Amplification in Cancer Therapy

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734/936-2570
April 23, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Deanna Kroetz, PhD
Professor in the Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California San Francisco

Genomic and Functional Studies of Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy


April 30, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Hayley Paholak
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

TBA


May 9, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Alexander Kabanov, Mescal Swaim Ferguson Distinguished Professor, Director, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, and Co-Director, Carolina Institute for Nanomedicine
Wagner Lecturer
Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Polymeric Micelles for Drug Delivery – From Idea to Clinics


July 17, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Ben Boyd
ARC Future Fellow, Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics
Monash University

“Lipids are not the poor cousins of polymers: Controlling structure in self-assembled lipid systems for triggered on-demand release”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
August 1, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Christel Bergström
Associate Professor in Pharmaceutics at the Department of Pharmacy Uppsala University, Sweden and Adjunct Associate Professor
Monash University, Australia

Early recognition of poor drug solubility: new in silico and in vitro tools to identify solubility issues and possible solutions through enabling formulations strategies

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
September 17, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Simon Zhou
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assoicate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Director, UMB Center for Nanobiotechnology
University of Maryland

Pharmacology of Paclitaxel Sensitive to Its Delivery Vehicles Drives Distinct Clinical Outcome of Paclitaxel Formulations

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun ( [email protected] ) 734-615-8740
Speaker Abstract
September 24, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Peter W. Swaan
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
UMB Center for Nanobiotechnology, University of Maryland

Transporter biology and drug delivery

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
October 8, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Brian Krieg
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

In Vivo Predictive Dissolution: Analysis of the CO2/Bicarbonate Buffer System


Speaker Abstract
October 15, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Oluseyi Adeniyi
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Characterization of flagellin-coated liposomes for adjuvant and vaccine delivery purposes


Speaker Abstract
October 22, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Adah Almutairi
Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
UC San Diego

The Art of Falling Apart: Exploiting Nanomaterial Disassembly for Health Sciences

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
Speaker Abstract
October 24, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Hiroaki Yuasa
Professor of Biopharmaceutics
Nagoya City University Japan

Proton-Coupled Folate Transporter: Its Characteristics of Function, Expression and Modulation by Flavonoids

Faculty Host: Dean Jim Dalton ( [email protected] ) 734-764-7144
October 29, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Rudolf Oldenbourg
Senior Scientist, Director of Cellular Dynamics Program
The Marine Biological Laboratory

New Frontiers in Polarized Light Microscopy for Live Cell Imaging

Faculty Host: Dr. Gus Rosania ( [email protected] ) 734-763-1032
Speaker Abstract
November 12, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Mansoor Amiji
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University

Biomaterials and advanced nano-delivery systems

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
Speaker Abstract
December 3, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Olivia Monika Merkel
Assistant Professor
Wayne State University

Novel non-viral and targeted nanosized siRNA delivery systems

Faculty Host: Dr. David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
Speaker Abstract
December 10, 2014
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Jamie Connarn
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

Metabolic Enzymes and Patient Variability Influence on the Bioinequivalence of Bupropion

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
Speaker Abstract
January 14, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
J. Max Mazzara
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A


January 21, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Shai Revzen
Assistant Professor; Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Beata Chertok ( [email protected] ) 734/763-2656
January 28, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Hayley Paholak
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A


February 4, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Kanokwan "Kate" Sansanaphongpricha
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Janus nanostructures formation by controlling self-reorganization of nanoparticles using thermo-cleavable polymer

Faculty Host: Professor Duxin Sun ( [email protected] ) 734-615-8740
February 11, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Arjang Talattof
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

N/A


February 18, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Hanna Song
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A


February 25, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Fengjuan Cao and Kellisa Hansen, Pharmsci graduate students
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidates
University of Michigan

N/A


March 18, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Yongjun Hu
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

"Development, Characterization and Application of a Novel Mouse Line Humanized for PEPT1 Transporter"

Faculty Host: Dr. David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
March 25, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
David Lechuga-Ballesteros, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist, R&D
Pearl Therapeutics, Inc

n/a

Faculty Host: Steven Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
April 1, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Yitian Chen
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A


April 8, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Amy Doty
Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A


April 15, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Marilyn Morris
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Buffalo

PK/PD modeling

Faculty Host: Dr. Gordon Amidon ( [email protected] ) 734-764-2226
April 22, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Greg Thurber
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
September 16, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Joerg Lahann
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Prof of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering and Director of the Biointerfaces Institute, College of Engineering
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
September 30, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Marival Bermejo
Visiting Research Scientist, College of Pharmacy
Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain

USP Dissolution and In Vivo Relevance


Speaker Abstract
October 7, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Karthik Pisupati
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


October 21, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Gus Rosania
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

The Healing Power of Drug Biocrystals


November 4, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Rui Kuai
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


November 11, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Xiaoxing Wang
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


November 18, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Faquan Yu
Professor, Dean, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy
Wuhan Institute of Technology

n/a

Faculty Host: Gus Rosania ( [email protected] ) 734-763-1032
November 20, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Ramesh Akkina
Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Colorado State University

Modeling HIV/AIDS prevention and novel therapies in humazined mice

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
December 2, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Allison Matyas
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


December 9, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Kari Nieto
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


Speaker Abstract
December 16, 2015
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Fengjuan Cao
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


January 6, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Chris Sinko
Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton

Drug Product Development - A Pharmaceutical Science Perspective

Faculty Host: Greg Amidon ( [email protected] )
January 13, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Xiaomei Chen
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

Determining the Functional and Mechanistic Role of Homeobox ...


Speaker Abstract
January 20, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Philip Rzeczycki
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


January 27, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Anika Hartz
Associate Professor
University of Kentucky

ABCB1 News: The Transporter and the Amyloid

Faculty Host: David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
Speaker Abstract
February 3, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Morgan Giles and Mari Gasparyan
Ph.D. Candidates in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


February 10, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
J. Max Mazzara
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


February 17, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Maria Croyle
Wellcome Professor, Professor of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy
The University of Texas at Austin

A Long-Lasting Ebola Vaccine that is Gone Without a Trace: How Pharmaceutical Science Can Influence Global Medicine

Faculty Host: Gus Rosania ( [email protected] ) 734-763-1032
Speaker Abstract
February 24, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Kanokwan Sansanaphongpricha
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


March 2, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Yitian Chen
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

pH-Dependent Solubility, Dissolution, and Stability of Ketoconazole Cocrystals


Speaker Abstract
March 9, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Rae Sung Chang - POSTPONED
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


March 16, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Laura Radecki
Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


March 23, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Trevor Douglas
Earl Blough Professor of Chemistry
Indiana University

n/a

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
Speaker Abstract
March 25, 2016
10:00 am
2548 CC Little
Jeff Barrett

n/a


March 30, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
John Wang
Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry
Genentech

n/a


April 13, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Hamid Ghandehari
USTAR Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and Bioengineering Co-Director Nano Institute of Utah Director
Utah Center for Nanomedicine University of Utah

Approaches for Localized Delivery to Solid Tumors: Opportunities and Challenges

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
Speaker Abstract
April 20, 2016
4:00pm
Building 10, Room ACR1 - North Campus Research Corridor
David B. Volkin, Ph.D.
Ronald T. Borchardt Distinguished Professor Director, Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization Center Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of Kansas

Probing the Interface of Protein Stability Analysis, Formulation Development and Biosimilarity Assessments

Faculty Host: Steve Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
Speaker Abstract
April 27, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Patrick Sinko and Emily Morin
Ph.D. Candidates in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Michigan

n/a


September 7, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Rae Sung Chang (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Coated PLGA Implants for Controlled Release of Bevacizumab

Faculty Host: Steven P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
Speaker Abstract
September 21, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Alex Avdeef
Founder of in-ADME Research, AAPS Fellow, King's College London Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Solubility/Dissolution-pH Data Analysis with Auto-Generation of Equilibrium Equations – Applications in Solubility Product and Dissolution Measurements of Salts and Cocrystals

Faculty Host: Dr. Nair Rodriguez ( [email protected] ) 734-736-0101
Speaker Abstract
September 28, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Stephen R. Byrn (Wagner Lecturer)
Charles B. Jordan Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Purdue University

Molecular Structure of Medicines


Speaker Abstract
October 5, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
No Seminar - White Coat Ceremony

n/a


October 12, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
No Seminar scheduled

n/a


October 19, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dan Li (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Development of a synthetic high density lipoprotein based drug delivery system for chemotherapy in glioma treatment

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
October 19, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Lukasz Ochyl (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Preparation and Characterization of Cell Membranes for Cancer Immunotherapy

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
Speaker Abstract
October 26, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Ryan Clauson (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

DNA-Tethered Iron-Oxide Nanoplatform for Subunit Vaccines

Faculty Host: Dr. Beata Chertok ( [email protected] ) 734-763-2656
October 26, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Nicholas Waltz (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Insights to Cocrystal Bioavailability Through In Vitro Dissolution and Absorption Modeling

Faculty Host: Dr. Greg Amidon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-7438
November 2, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Peter Tessier
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Improved methods for designing, evolving and characterizing monoclonal antibodies

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
Speaker Abstract
November 9, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dr. Maria Castro
University of Michigan

n/a


November 16, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
No seminar - AAPS

N/A


November 23, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
No seminar - Holiday Break

N/A


November 30, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Albert Chang-Ching Lin (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

To be announced

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun ( [email protected] ) 734-615-8740
December 14, 2016
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Rui Kuai (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
January 4, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
No Seminar - Holiday Break

n/a


January 11, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Xiaoxing Wang (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
January 25, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Alex Yu (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a


February 1, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Yuchen Fan (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Student Host: Anna Schwendeman
February 1, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Jia Zhou (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Steven P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
February 8, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Tatiana Bronich, Ph.D.
Parke-Davis Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Director, Nebraska Center for Nanomedicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center

TBD

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman
February 22, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Joseph Bazzill (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
February 24, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Qin Yan, Ph.D. Special Seminar
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Yale University

Targeting KDM5 histone demethylases in cancer: from biology to drug development

Faculty Host: Wei Cheng ( [email protected] ) 734-763-3709
March 1, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
SPRING BREAK

n/a


March 8, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Bart Hens (full hour)
Post Doctoral Fellow
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Gordon Amidon ( [email protected] ) 734-764-2226
March 15, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Laura Radecki (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: KD Lee ( [email protected] ) 734-647-4941
March 16, 2017
4:00pm
1544 CC Little
Audra Stinchcomb (Special Seminar)
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

n/a

Faculty Host: Nair Rodriguez ( [email protected] ) 734-763-0101
March 22, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Kari Nieto (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Steven Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 7346153749
March 29, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Morgan Giles (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

TBD

Faculty Host: Steven P. Schwendeman 734-615-3749
March 31, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Michael Hageman, Ph.D. (Special Seminar)
Hageman Pharma Consulting, LLC

Oral Absorption Facilitated Through Creating and Maintaining Supersaturation

Faculty Host: Greg Amidon ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
April 5, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Phillip Rzeczycki (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a


April 12, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Zhilin Chen (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Wei Cheng 734-763-3709
April 19, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Daniel Chiu
Professor of Bioengineering; Endowed Professor of Analytical Chemistry; A. Bruce Montgomery Professor of Chemistry; and Professor of Chemistry
University of Washington

Single-cell and single-organelle analysis for biology and medicine

Faculty Host: Wei Cheng ( [email protected] )
September 27, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Alex Yu (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Predicting Human in vivo Drug Dissolution through Mechanistic Deconvolution of an Oral Absorption Model

Faculty Host: Duxin Sun ( [email protected] ) 734-615-8740
September 27, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Daniel Epling (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Characterization of the Intestinal Permeability and Oral Absorption of Valacyclovir in Wildtype and huPEPT1 Transgenic Mice

Faculty Host: David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
September 27, 2017
2:00pm
Weiser Hall, Room 170
Yitian Chen
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

CocrystalsMitigate the Negative Effect of pH on Solubility and Dissolution Behavior of Basic Drugs

Faculty Host: Nair Rodriguez ( [email protected] ) 734-763-0101
Speaker Abstract
October 11, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Justin Pennington
PSCS-Analytical Sciences
Merck Research Laboratories

Enabling the Pipeline through Advanced Predictive Analysis Tools to Build Fundamental Understanding in Early Small Molecule and Peptide Development

Faculty Host: Greg Amidon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-7438
Speaker Abstract
October 18, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Tetsuya Terasaki (Sedman Lecture)
The University Distinguished Professor, Membrane Transport and Drug Targeting Laboratory
Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University

Pharmacoproteomics (PPx) of the CNS Barriers: Recent Advance and Prospect

Faculty Host: David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
Speaker Abstract
October 25, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
John Schiller
NIH Distinguished Investigator
NIH

HPV VLP Vaccines: Moving Toward a Single Dose

Faculty Host: Wei Cheng ( [email protected] ) 734-763-3709
Speaker Abstract
November 1, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Swati Nagar
Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Temple University
School of Pharmacy

Modeling membranes in ADME: predicting distribution, intracellular concentrations, and drug absorption

Faculty Host: Gus Rosania ( [email protected] ) 734-763-1032
Speaker Abstract
November 8, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Jay Kang (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-763-3709
November 8, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Sang Yeop Kim (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-763-3709
November 29, 2017
4:00pm
B022 Pharmacy
Morgan Giles
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Aqueous Remote Loading of Cationic Peptides in PLGA Microspheres

Faculty Host: Steven Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
Speaker Abstract
November 29, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Kazunori Kataoka (Wagner Lecture)
Director General, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine; Professor, PARI
University of Tokyo

Self-Assembled Supramolecular Nanosystems for Smart Diagnosis and Targeted Therapy of Intractable Diseases


Speaker Abstract
December 6, 2017
10:00am
NCRC Building 10-G064
Rui Kuai
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Synthetic High Density Lipoprotein Nanodiscs for Cancer Immunotherapy and Chemoimmunotherapy

Faculty Host: James Moon & Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
Speaker Abstract
December 13, 2017
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Mari Gasparyan (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Duxin Sun ( [email protected] ) 734-615-8740
December 19, 2017
2:00pm
2548 NUB
Phillip Rzeczycki
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Role of Macrophages in the Sequestration of Drug and Formation of Insoluble Drug Aggregates

Faculty Host: Gus Rosania ( [email protected] ) 734-763-1032
Speaker Abstract
January 24, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Mark Prausnitz
Regents' Professor, J. Erskine Love Jr. Chair in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, and Director of the Center for Drug Design, Development and Delivery
Georgia Tech, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Enginering

Translation of microneedles for drug delivery to skin and eye: design, development and clinical trials


Speaker Abstract
January 31, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Vernon Lalone
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

A Comprehensive Raman-based Microanalytical Methodology for the Chemical Characterization of Alveolar Macrophages

Faculty Host: Dr. Gus Rosania ( [email protected] ) 734-763-1032
Speaker Abstract
February 7, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Brandon T. Ruotolo
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan

Gas-phase Structural Biology: New Technologies for Rapidly Assessing Protein Complex Sequence, Structure and Stability


Speaker Abstract
February 14, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Lukasz Ochyl (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

PEGylated tumor membrane nano-vesicles for eliciting adaptive immune responses against melanoma

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
Speaker Abstract
February 21, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Dan Li (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-936-4056
February 28, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Yuchen Fan (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
March 7, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Lucy Her (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michgian

n/a

Faculty Host: Dr. Haojie Zhu ( [email protected] ) 734-763-8449
March 14, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Albert Chang-Ching Lin (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Duxin Sun ( [email protected] ) 734-615-8740
March 14, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Lindsay M. Scheetz (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734/763-4056
March 21, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Emily Morin (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-936-4056
March 23, 2018
3:00pm
2548 NUB
Alex Yu
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

A Novel Mechanistic and Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Model with Dynamic Gastrointestinal Fluid Transport

Faculty Host: Duxin Sun ( [email protected] ) 734-615-8740
Speaker Abstract
March 28, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Joseph Bazzill (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Student Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
April 2, 2018
1:00pm
NCRC Building 10, Room G063/064
Lukasz Ochyl
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Preparation and Characterization of Cell Membranes for Cancer Immunotherapy

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-615-8740
Speaker Abstract
April 4, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Nick Job (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Greg and Gordon Amidon ( [email protected] ) 734-764-2266
April 11, 2018
4:00pm
2548 CC Little
Patrick Sinko (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a


April 26, 2018
4:00pm
North Campus Research Complex 10 011S010 Research Auditorium
Dr. Samir Mitragotri
Hiller Professor of Bioengineering
Harvard University

Addressing Human Body’s Biological Barriers for Drug Delivery

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
Speaker Abstract
June 11, 2018
1:00pm
NCRC Building 10 in the South Atrium
Mari Gasparyan
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

“Meox1 Regulates Proliferation and Metastasis of Drug Resistant P53 and PTEN Deficient Triple Negative Breast Cancer Offering a Specific Therapeutic Target

Faculty Host: Duxin Sun ( [email protected] ) 734-615-8740
Speaker Abstract
July 10, 2018
2:00pm
NCRC Building 10, Room G063/064
Joseph Bazzill
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Formulation of Lipid Nanoparticles with Viral Subunit Antigens for Vaccination

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
July 19, 2018
2:00pm
NCRC building 10, Room ACR2
Dan Li
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Optimization and Application of Synthetic High-Density Lipoprotein (sHDL) System in Atherosclerosis and Glioma Therapy

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-763-4056
Speaker Abstract
September 12, 2018
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Irina V. Balyasnikova, PhD.
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Northwestern University

Targeting Glioblastoma with CAR T Cells: Current Challenges and Perspectives


Speaker Abstract
September 19, 2018
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Warren Chan (Wagner Lecture)
Professor (Cross Appointed), Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
University of Toronto

Complexities of delivering nanoparticles into solid tumors”


Speaker Abstract
September 26, 2018
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Mikhail Murashov (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Gus Rosania 734-763-1032
September 26, 2018
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Nathan Truchan (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Duxin Sun ( [email protected] ) 734-615-8740
October 3, 2018
12:00pm
2548 NUB
Donald E. Mager, Pharm.D., Ph.D (Sedman Lecture)
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Buffalo

TBD

Faculty Host: David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
October 17, 2018
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Zhilin (Jeremy) Chen
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Wei Cheng ( [email protected] ) 734-763-3709
October 31, 2018
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Jennifer Sheng
Director of Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS)

n/a

Faculty Host: David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
November 7, 2018
4:00pm
2548 NUB
AAPS (Nov 4-8, 2018) - No Seminar

n/a


November 14, 2018
4:00pm
Rackham Amphitheatre w/reception to follow in the Assembly Hall
Dr. Gordon Amidon giving award speech - No Seminar

Carbon Dioxide: The Good the Bad and the Ugly


November 28, 2018
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Lawrence X. Yu
Deputy Director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s Office of Pharmaceutical Quality
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

n/a


December 5, 2018
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Alireza Hassani Najafabadi (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
December 5, 2018
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Yonghyun Lee (half hour)
Postdoc (Moon Lab)
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
December 12, 2018
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Daniel Epling
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
December 19, 2018
4:00pm
NCRC10 011S010 Research Auditorium - Auditorium 1
Jia Zhou
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Steven Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
January 9, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Ryan Clauson
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Duxin Sun ( [email protected] ) 734-615-8740
January 16, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Deanna Mudie, PhD
Principal Scientist
Bend Research, a division of Capsugel Dosage Form Solutions

n/a


January 23, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Katie Cavanagh (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Nair Rodriguez ( [email protected] ) 734-763-0101
February 6, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Vernon Lalone
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Gus Rosania ( [email protected] ) 734-763-1032
February 13, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Silvia Muro
Associate Research Professor
Institute for Biosciences and biotechnology Research/University of Maryland

n/a


February 20, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Robert T. Kennedy
Hobart H Willard Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
University of Michigan

UHPLC and its use for metabolomics/lipidomics, including neurochemical measurements


February 27, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Jukyung Jay Kang (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-763-4056
March 13, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Sang Kim
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-763-4056
March 27, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Shiu-Lok Hu
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics
University of Washington

Prime-boost immunization as an approach to vaccines against HIV/AIDS


Speaker Abstract
April 3, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Alex Benet (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734/763-4056
April 3, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Jennifer Walker (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Steven Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
April 17, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Nick Waltz
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Nair Rodriguez ( [email protected] ) 734-763-0101
September 11, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Robin Bogner
Professor of Pharmaceutics Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Connecticut

Intricacies of Freeze-Drying Biologics

Faculty Host: Dr. Greg Amidon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-7438
Speaker Abstract
September 18, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Liangfang Zhang
Associate Professor, Nanoengineering
University of California, San Diego

Discovery and Translation of the Cell Membrane Coating Nanotechnology

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
Speaker Abstract
September 20, 2019
2:00 pm
NCRC Building 10 G065
Jukyung Kang
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
University of Michigan

Analytical Comparability Strategies for Originators and Biosimilars

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-763-4056
September 25, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Kim Brouwer (3rd Annual Sedman Lecture)
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate EducationWilliam R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished ProfessorAssociate Dean
University of North Carolina

Altered Hepatic Efflux Transporters in Liver Disease: Implications for Precision Medicine

Faculty Host: Dr. David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
Speaker Abstract
October 2, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
White Coat Ceremony (No Seminar)

n/a


October 9, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Molly Stevens (24th Annual Wagner Lecture)
Professor of Biomedical Materials & Regenerative Medicine
Imperial College London

New hybrid materials for ultrasensitive biosensing and regenerative medicine

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
Speaker Abstract
October 21, 2019
1:00pm
NCRC Building 10 Room G065
Sang Yeop Kim
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
University of Michigan

Optimization of Synthetic High-Density Lipoprotein Nanostructures for Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
October 24, 2019
12:30pm
NCRC Building 10 Room G064
Nick Waltz
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
University of Michigan

Insights into Cocrystal Bioavailability Through Analysis of in Vitro Dissolution Experiments

Faculty Host: Gregory E Amidon and Nair Rodriguez-Hornedo
October 30, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Nicholas Job
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Gordon Amidon and Greg Amidon ( [email protected] ) 734-764-2226
November 6, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
AAPS (No Seminar)

n/a


November 13, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Lindsay Scheetz
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
November 20, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Nathan Truchan
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun ( [email protected] ) 734-764-6401
December 11, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. John Carpenter
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Co-Director of the Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
University of Colorado

n/a

Faculty Host: Peter Tessier ( [email protected] ) 734-763-1486
December 13, 2019
10:00 am
NCRC Auditorium
Lindsay Scheetz
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
December 18, 2019
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Minzhi Yu (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 3-4056
January 8, 2020
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Brian Thompson (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Dr. David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-747-1431
January 8, 2020
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Xiaoqi Sun (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
February 19, 2020
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Klarissa D. Jackson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmcy

n/a

Faculty Host: Jim Dalton ( [email protected] ) 734-764-7144
February 26, 2020
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Lisa Jones
Associate Professor
University of Maryland

n/a

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
March 4, 2020
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Katie Cavanagh
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Dr. Nair Rodriguez ( [email protected] ) 734-763-0101
April 1, 2020
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Brian Thompson
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Dr. David Smith ( [email protected] ) 734-647-1431
April 8, 2020
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Ali Hassani Najafabadi
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] ) 734-936-2570
May 13, 2020
4:00pm
Zoom
Jason Albert (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Steven Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
May 13, 2020
4:00pm
Zoom
Kai Wang (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Gordon Amidon ( [email protected] ) 734-764-2226
May 27, 2020
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Jenna Walker
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 7346153749
September 9, 2020
4:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/97402044074
Dr. Bryce Chackerian
Professor and Vice-Chair Dept. of Mol. Genetics & Microbiology
University of New Mexico School of Medicine

“Vaccine Design using Virus-like Particle Platform-based Technologies”

Faculty Host: Dr. Wei Cheng ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
September 15, 2020
1:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/94355699153
Alireza Hassani Najafabadi
PhD Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
University of Michigan

Development and Optimization of Synthetic High-Density Lipoprotein Vaccine Nanodiscs for Immune Modulation

Faculty Host: James Moon ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
September 16, 2020
4:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/5652976039
Alex Benet (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

Forced Degradation in the Development of Biopharmaceutical Products

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
September 23, 2020
12:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/5652976039
Dr. Elizabeth M. Topp (25th John G. Wagner Lecturer)
Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy
Purdue University

Phosphate esters of glucagon for hypoglycemia

Faculty Host: Dr. Steve P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
October 7, 2020
4:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/95949238058?pwd=TFZsQXpteWZ1Rkp6TlJyZFNEaXV6dz09
Dr. Vladimir Muzykantov
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
University of Pennsylvania

Targeting drugs in the vascular system

Faculty Host: Dr. Peter Tessier ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
October 14, 2020
12:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/5652976039
Dr. Paul Carter
Genentech Fellow
Antibody Engineering Department at Genentech, Inc

“The Rise of Bispecific Antibodies as Therapeutics”

Faculty Host: Manali Sawant (Pharmsci Grad Student)
Speaker Abstract
November 4, 2020
4:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/94653885917
Justin Hong (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Characterize Peptide-Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Binding by Nano Isothermal Titration Calorimetry

Faculty Host: Steven P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
November 11, 2020
4:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/97003058475
Kai Wang (full hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

TBD

Faculty Host: Gordon Amidon ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
November 18, 2020
4:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/96037906837
Meu Pornnoppadol (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Design of bispecific antibodies for brain delivery and imaging

Faculty Host: Peter Tessier ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
November 18, 2020
4:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/96037906837
Emily Makowski (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Machine Learning Methods for Antibody Optimization

Faculty Host: Peter Tessier ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
December 9, 2020
4:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/98309148599
Lucy Her (half hour)
PharmD/Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Effect of CES1 genetic variation on enalapril pharmacokinetics in healthy subjects

Faculty Host: Haojie Zhu ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
December 9, 2020
4:00pm
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/98309148599
Hongxiang Hu (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

Albumin nanoparticle as a drug delivery system to improve thrombocytopenia and tissue distribution of Bcl-2/Bcl-xL inhibitor

Faculty Host: Duxin Sun ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
February 3, 2021
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/99129880691
Dr. Aaron Anselmo
Assistant Professor, Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics
Eshelman School of Pharmacy, UNC - Chapel Hill

Delivery Strategies for Microbe Therapeutics

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
February 17, 2021
4:00 pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/97093683192
Dr. Kathryn Whitehead
Associate Professor Dean’s Early Career Fellow Departments of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

Lipid nanoparticles for RNA delivery: SARS-CoV2 vaccines, chemistry, and beyond

Faculty Host: Marisa Aikins and Corrine Din
Speaker Abstract
February 24, 2021
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/93862704431
Dr. Nobuhiko Kamada
Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine
The University of Michigan Medical School

The Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
March 3, 2021
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/99990087574
Xiaoqi Sun
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

Developing New STING-activating Cancer Immunotherapy

Faculty Host: Dr, James Moon ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
March 10, 2021
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/94519163422
Niloufar Salehi
Graduate Student Research Assistant and Graduate Student Instructor
University of Michigan

New Insights into Oral Drug Products Formulation Design: A Physiologically Realistic Mass Transport Analysis

Faculty Host: Dr. Greg Amidon ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
March 17, 2021
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/94901493113
Marisa Aikins (30 minutes)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

Cancer Stem Cell Antigen Cocktail Nanodiscs Induce Strong Anti-tumor Immunity in a Melanoma Model

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
March 17, 2021
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/94901493113
Mery Vet George (30 minutes)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

L-Carnitine as a biomarker for adverse drug reactions

Faculty Host: Dr. Gus Rosania ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
March 24, 2021
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/91361053291
Minzhi Yu
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

Reverse Engineering and Optimization of In Vitro Release Tests (IVRT) of Liposomal Drug Products

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
March 31, 2021
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/97163160044
Jill Coghlan (30 minutes)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

Influence of anti-TNFα mAb products’ structure-activity relationships on IBD prescription tendencies and market capture

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
March 31, 2021
4:00pm
Zoom Info TBDhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/97163160044
Kristen Hong (30 minutes)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

Optimization of HDL Mimetic Micelle Composition for the Treatment of Atherosclerosis

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
April 7, 2021
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462742485
Jennifer Diaz-Espinosa
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Gus Rosania ( [email protected] )
September 2, 2021
1:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/92388328693 - Passcode: 216991
Xiaoqi (Kevin) Sun
Ph.D. Candidate, Dissertation Defense Seminar
University of Michigan

Developing Novel STING-activating Metalloimmunotherapy

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
September 29, 2021
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/95980986081?pwd=VE9JZnBNREVua1JZcisyWlhoOUs2Zz09
Chelsea Hosey-Cojocari, PhD
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacologist
Children's Mercy Kansas City

One size fits half: precision medicine for children with obesity

Faculty Host: Dr. David Smith ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
October 6, 2021
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/93455909085?pwd=TWt1YWsrOE1iVkQ4dzNLVDAwR3BYdz09
Kevin Boehnke, PhD
Research Investigator
Department of Anesthesiology and the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center

Cannabis for chronic pain – the long strange trip continues

Faculty Host: Dr. Gus Rosania ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
October 20, 2021
4:00pm
2548 NUB or Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96880503915? pwd=Vnp1S0lMcmhoYlAya253eTJSSXp6QT09
Hongxiang Hu
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Different strategies to improve drug tissue selectivity for better efficacy/toxicity profile”

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
October 27, 2021
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Jin Xu (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a


October 27, 2021
4:00pm
2548 NUB - zoom - https://umich.zoom.us/j/91559764976?pwd=SkJ3TThkWVNpZk9hUExLWlpBUTliZz09
Jin Xu (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

"Improving immunotherapy efficacy by delivering inulin-based prebiotics"

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
November 3, 2021
4:00pm
2548 NUB / Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98529478940?pwd=OWZmdGttZFo2RUhNSTBKOHZIclNJdz09
Jason Albert
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Metal-HisTag Coordination for Remote Loading of Very Small Quantities of Biomacromolecules into PLGA Microspheres”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
November 10, 2021
4:00pm
2548 NUB or https://umich.zoom.us/j/97078149977?pwd=cFdNUFJSMnZzeXJLTEh5RXZBWTIwZz09
Jingcheng Xiao (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling Based Pharmacogenetics, Sex Differences and Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Methylphenidate”

Faculty Host: Dr. Haojie Zhu ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
November 10, 2021
4:00pm
2548 NUB or https://umich.zoom.us/j/97078149977?pwd=cFdNUFJSMnZzeXJLTEh5RXZBWTIwZz09
Richard Schutzman (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Mechanistic Evaluation of the Initial Burst Release of Leuprolide from Poly(Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid) Spray-dried Microspheres”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
December 8, 2021
4:00pm
2548 NUB - zoom - https://umich.zoom.us/j/97097195408?pwd=M0Z6Q2w3OHMrZDR6TUg4eGJlejRpdz09
Emily Briggs (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Analysis using IGA and EASI Models to Predict Efficacy Outcomes in Special Populations with Atopic Dermatitis”

Faculty Host: Dr. David Smith ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
December 15, 2021
4:00pm
2548 NUB - zoom - https://umich.zoom.us/j/99001833404?pwd=NHZTeTY3UEtReGZsNXZic1hqQys4Zz09
Justin Hong
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Mapping in vivo Microclimate pH Distribution in Exenatide-encapsulated PLGA Microspheres”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
January 5, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB or zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91730729008?pwd=MmM4bVF1aUxCQU1vUndYNHMrMDRZZz09
Dr. Emily Martin
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
University of Michigan School of Public Health

“Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness and Looking Ahead in 2022”


Speaker Abstract
January 17, 2022
10:00am
https://umich.zoom.us/j/94798985279 Passcode: 273706
Dissertation Defense: Hongxiang Hu
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Different Strategies to Improve Drug Tissue Selectivity for Better Efficacy/Toxicity Profile”

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
January 21, 2022
8:30am
Zoom Info: https://umich.zoom.us/j/97190782338 Passcode: 607972
Dissertation Defense: Jason Albert
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Metal-HisTag Coordination for Remote Loading of Biomacromolecules into PLGA Microspheres”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
March 2, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB / https://umich.zoom.us/j/98989837616?pwd=S1UvbEg5cEtBNDlZejdqZlZ5SkhJUT09
Jingcheng Xiao
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Midazolam Precision Pharmacotherapy in Neonates”

Faculty Host: Dr. Haojie Zhu ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
March 9, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB / https://umich.zoom.us/j/99199151778?pwd=R3RXYkFTVG1KbFEwbDBRR1hNMjZ3Zz09
Dr. Hugh Smyth
Professor of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Alcon Centennial Professor
University of Austin Texas

“Overcoming Barriers To Inhaled Nucleic Acid Delivery”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven Schwendeman ( [email protected] ) 734-615-3749
Speaker Abstract
March 16, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB or https://umich.zoom.us/j/95374936546?pwd=aE5JZVZ0L1VicGJCTTY4Y1A5bHVPdz09
Ziyun Xia (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Characterization of Exparel®, Understanding of Critical Manufacturing Process Parameters and Investigation of Drug Release Mechanisms in vitro and in vivo”

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
March 16, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB or https://umich.zoom.us/j/95374936546?pwd=aE5JZVZ0L1VicGJCTTY4Y1A5bHVPdz09
Cameron White (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Formulation and Characterization of Exenatide-PLGA Microspheres prepared by the Coacervation Method”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
March 23, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB / https://umich.zoom.us/j/98096920905?pwd=UCtza0tFUDNDTENzMnJpeFFoeGhYdz09
Marisa Aikins
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Immunotherapeutic Strategies to Target Cancer Stem Cells and Acute Myeloid Leukemia”

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
March 30, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB or https://umich.zoom.us/j/97195762257?pwd=M2o1QWw5bWhHWnUxVmN6eFRFcC9vZz09
Chengyi Li (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Viral Mimicry NanoVaccine Boosting B Immunity to Enhance Anti-cancer Efficacy'


Speaker Abstract
March 30, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB or https://umich.zoom.us/j/97195762257?pwd=M2o1QWw5bWhHWnUxVmN6eFRFcC9vZz09
Andrew Willmer (half hour)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Phase Transitions in Weakly Basic Accumulating Xenobiotics”


Speaker Abstract
April 6, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB / https://umich.zoom.us/j/96183541919?pwd=TFRZbDFTSnNLcUZ4Wm52NFZaclFKUT09
Dr. Reina Bendayan (Sedman Lecture)
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto and Career Scientist, Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Ministry of Health of Ontario.
University of Toronto

“Pathways for Folate Delivery to the Brain: Impact in Cerebral Folate Deficiency”


Speaker Abstract
April 13, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB/ https://umich.zoom.us/j/99409346082?pwd=S3pUcU5sVnk2NUpLNTh4Y0N4MVRvZz09
Emily Makowski
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Multi-objective engineering of therapeutic antibodies”

Faculty Host: Dr. Peter Tessier
Speaker Abstract
April 27, 2022
4:00pm
Research Auditorium - NCRC/ https://umich.zoom.us/j/97466817829?pwd=Y2xmZ2J3OW15UXRvOVhncy9yL0lOUT09
Emily Briggs
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Integrated Exposure-Response of Dupilumab in Pediatric and Adult Patients with Atopic Dermatitis using Categorical and Continuous Endpoints: A Population Analysis”

Faculty Host: Dr. David Smith ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
June 8, 2022
11:00 am
https://umich.zoom.us/j/3814215994 / password:509622
Jingcheng Xiao
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Pharmacometric Modeling and Simulation in Special Populations”

Faculty Host: Dr. Haojie Zhu
Speaker Abstract
June 8, 2022
10:00 AM
NCRC Building10 Research Auditorium Hybrid option https://umich.zoom.us/j/95111858234?pwd=bzhxa1pIZ2huWm5oSmMxcFdyZ3NrZz09
Marisa Aikins
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Nanoparticle-based Immunotherapeutic Strategies to Target Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Cancer Stem Cells in Melanoma”

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
Speaker Abstract
August 4, 2022
11:00AM
https://umich.zoom.us/j/92160279598?pwd=Z280TzBrUUlKL3hZN3JDdjBycVEwdz09 Meeting ID: 921 6027 9598 Passcode: 869195
Emily Briggs
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Integrated Exposure-Response Analyses of Dupilumab in Pediatric, Adolescent, and Adult Patients with Atopic Dermatitis”

Faculty Host: Dr. David Smith ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
August 25, 2022
12:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - South Atrium
Dr. Bruno DeGeest
Professor
Department of Pharmceutics

“A lipid nanoparticle templated anti-opioid vaccine”

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
Speaker Abstract
September 7, 2022
4:00pm
BSRB - Kahn Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/97945221493?pwd=UXJydXozaUlsd1hJRk9XVjE2bSt2UT09
Dr. Drew Weissman, Wagner Lecturer
Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

“Nucleoside-modified mRNA-LNP therapeutics”


Speaker Abstract
September 16, 2022
10:00am
NCRC Building 10 - ACR1
Dr. Chan Kim
Professor
Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, CHA University, Republic of Korea

"ncolytic viruses for cancer immunotherapy"

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
September 21, 2022
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - South Atrium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/94453149877?pwd=SWVTYkFDMUV2K1R5cEdGWHQ5Tmg1dz09
Richard Schutzman
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Characterization of core-shell etonogestrel-loaded polymer microparticles prepared by electrospray and optimization of early release kinetics”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
September 28, 2022
10:00am
NCRC B10-G063/G064 / https://umich.zoom.us/j/94949393143 passcode 135682
PharmSci Defense Seminar presented by Richard Schutzman
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

Mechanistic Evaluation of Early Phases of Drug Release From Polymer Microparticles Prepared by Atomization Techniques

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
October 3, 2022
1:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - G065/ https://umich.zoom.us/j/92699138754 Passcode: 020113
PharmSci Defense Seminar presented by Minzhi Yu
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

Development and Analytical Characterization of Lipid-Based Nanoparticles

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
October 5, 2022
4:00pm
NCRC B10-South Auditorium
Xingwu Zhou
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
October 5, 2022
4:00pm
NCRC B10-South Auditorium
Fang Xie
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
October 12, 2022
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - South Atrium /https://umich.zoom.us/j/99973087864?pwd=bDRvSi9HeFdrMTNyak9BTzBlSWJ6Zz09
Dr. Ted Randolph
Gillespie Professor • Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Co-Director Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder

“Atomic Layer Deposition Techniques for Thermostable, Single-Shot Vaccines”


October 26, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB / https://umich.zoom.us/j/95228641097 Meeting ID: 952 2864 1097
Jen Diaz-Espinosa
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Mechanistic Analysis and Quantification of Clofazimine (CFZ) Accumulation in Skeletal Muscle”

Faculty Host: Dr. Kathleen Stringer
Speaker Abstract
November 16, 2022
4:00pm
2548 NUB / https://umich.zoom.us/j/99747716340
Dr. Yoon Yeo
Associate Department Head, Industrial and Physical Pharmacy Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Biomedical Engineering
College of Pharmacy, Purdue University

“Carrier engineering for local drug delivery and chemoimmunotherapy”


Speaker Abstract
November 30, 2022
4:00pm
Hybrid: NCRC10 South Atrium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/93849373197?pwd=UVdFanBUQmhnYmkxVjRoSjRWbDY2UT09 password: 325626
Meu Pornnoppadol
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Bispecific antibodies for efficient and long-lived brain delivery of off-the-shelf IgGs”

Faculty Host: Dr. Peter Tessier
Speaker Abstract
December 7, 2022
4:00pm
Hybrid: 2548 NUB / Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96158881036
Dr. Mai ElMallah
Associate Professor of Pediatrics Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Associate Professor in Neurobiology Associate Professor in Cell Biology
Duke University School of Medicine

“Respiratory Directed Gene Therapy for Pompe Disease”

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
Speaker Abstract
January 9, 2023
10:00AM
NCRC Building 10 –G064 / Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91416979060
PharmSci Defense Seminar presented by Meu Pornnoppadol
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Development of a Bispecific Shuttle for Efficient and Long-Lived Brain Delivery of Antibodies”

Faculty Host: Dr. Peter Tessier
Speaker Abstract
January 10, 2023
3:30pm
NCRC Building 10 - South Atrium - https://umich.zoom.us/j/7289372348
PharmSci Defense Seminar presented by Emily Makowski
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Multi-objective engineering of therapeutic antibodies”

Faculty Host: Dr. Peter Tessier
Speaker Abstract
January 18, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: NCRC Building 32 Auditorium/ Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92087881521?pwd=ck9iemxZSjdlYlVFNVVxeVVyVHpJZz09
Dr. Jamie Spangler
Assistant Professor, Departments of Biomedical and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Johns Hopkins University

“Engineering the immune response through molecular design”

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
Speaker Abstract
January 25, 2023
4:00pm
https://umich.zoom.us/j/99829994908?pwd=T1FYM1JmNTFQTkJMdFovN1pJS2xDUT09
Mery Vet George De la Rosa
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Identifying Endogenous Candidate Metabolites to Probe and Assess Mitochondrial Drug Toxicity”

Faculty Host: Dr. Kathleen Stringer
Speaker Abstract
February 8, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: 2548 NUB or https://umich.zoom.us/j/92336900474?pwd=RDNUUDFRMnJxbkZ4YWNLY3VSaFRKdz09
Andrew Willmer
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Immune System Impacts on the Pharmacokinetics of Weak Bases”

Faculty Host: Dr. Kathleen Stringer and Dr. Gus Rosania
Speaker Abstract
March 1, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: NCRC Building 10 - Research Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/98204092178?pwd=S3o1QWkyeWtOVS9HVnUybjdWN3ZHQT09
Antonela Rodriguez
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Synthetic high-density lipoprotein loaded with oxylipin for the treatment of arterial thrombosis”

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
March 1, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: NCRC Building 10 - Research Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/98204092178?pwd=S3o1QWkyeWtOVS9HVnUybjdWN3ZHQT09
Adaeze Eneli
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Understanding of the critical quality attributes of Doxil®/CaelyxTM performance in vitro and in vivo”

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
March 8, 2023
1:00pm
Rackham - East Conference Room - Fourth Floor & Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/95658647180)
PharmSci Defense Seminar presented by Andrew Willmer
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Impacts of the Immune System on Small Molecule Pharmacokinetics”

Student Host: Mentors: Dr. Kathleen Stringer & Dr. Gus Rosania
Speaker Abstract
March 8, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: NCRC Building 10 Auditorium/ Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91783550799?pwd=TFp5Wm5ndzd3djJMbmtKSFBBR2cydz09
Dr. Susan Thomas
Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience
Georgia Institute of Technology

“Engineered biomaterials for lymph node drug delivery and disease modeling enable next-generation approaches in cancer immunotherapy”

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
Speaker Abstract
March 15, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: NCRC Building 10 Research Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/94558102081?pwd=TGRIOEVmTERXWkhjaWk0UzZ2TVl2UT09
Jill Kinzer
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Streamlining functional and structural characterization methods for originator and biosimilar monoclonal antibody therapeutics”

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
March 16, 2023
12:00pm
Zoom only: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/3297020780?pwd=cmlHRGNRWVIvc2poWVBJYnplSHY2QT09 Meeting ID: 329 702 0780 Passcode: 746355
Dr. Yuchen Fan
Principal Scientist
Genentech Inc.

“Accelerating Drug Development: The Power of High-Throughput Screening”

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
Speaker Abstract
March 17, 2023
10:00 AM
Rackham Building, West Conference Room - Fourth Floor Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/93840644387
Mery Vet George De la Rosa
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“L-carnitine as a Probe to Assess Mitochondrial Drug Toxicity”

Faculty Host: Dr. Kathleen Stringer
Speaker Abstract
March 22, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: NCRC Building 32 Auditorium /https://umich.zoom.us/j/95806598262?pwd=MDNVWm0wdnl1bmYvdURVbXNobzl2UT09
Dr. Julie Phillippi
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Bioengineering Vice Chair, Cardiac Surgery Research Director, Post-Doctoral Research
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Pittsburgh

"Influence of Vascular ECM Hydrogels on the Function of Vasa Vasorum-Associated Cells in Human Aortic Disease"

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
March 29, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: NCRC Building 10 Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/97682300754?pwd=ckc2cUdyUm9RN04wajByVXhXdklIUT09
Corrine Din
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Remote Loading of MOG 38-50 in PLGA Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
March 29, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: NCRC Building 10 Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/97682300754?pwd=ckc2cUdyUm9RN04wajByVXhXdklIUT09
Tao Zheng
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“In vivo mechanistic evaluation of levonorgestrel PLGA microneedles”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
April 5, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: NCRC Building 10 Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/96040410180?pwd=NUFFVDF1L3pMU3RxbWFmVkdDMlZMdz09
Dr. Jamal Lewis
Associate Professor, Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, Immunoengineering
University of Florida

“Advances in engineering particles for inflammatory disease therapy”

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
Speaker Abstract
April 10, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: Michigan League, Vandenberg (2nd floor) Zoom Details: https://umich.zoom.us/j/5503684400 Meeting ID: 550 368 4400 / Passcode: 284698
PharmSci Defense Seminar presented by Jennifer Espinosa-Diaz
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Mechanistic Analysis and Quantification of Clofazimine”


Speaker Abstract
April 12, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 Research Auditorium https://umich.zoom.us/j/93277428228?pwd=VFBkTWVwdzJNazV1YUNJMUZKMGZ5Zz09
Dr. Joseph Balthasar - Sedman Lecture
David and Jane Chu Endowed Chair in Drug Discovery and Development, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Director of the Center for Protein Therapeutics, Executive Director of University Research Initiatives
University of Buffalo

“Application of mechanistic PK/PD modeling to guide the discovery of antibodies and antibody fragments”

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
April 19, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 Research Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/92213590757?pwd=ZnBwbWFmSWtBdXBFZzdQbklYdEFzUT09
Dr. Kefeng Sun
Associate Scientific Director, Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology
Takeda

“Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Gene Therapy”

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
Speaker Abstract
April 26, 2023
4:00pm
Hybrid: NCRC Building 10 - Research Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/92334605286?pwd=WlMxa05xbm1YR0R6RWhjNzJtc0t3Zz09
Dr. Tycho Heimbach
Senior Principal Scientist (Director)
Merck

“PBBM applications in drug development and regulatory filings”

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
Speaker Abstract
May 2, 2023
12:00pm
NCRC Building10 Research Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/5652976039?pwd=MC94MDUvNTlyUytPck4zakJ0VUVKQT09
Dr. Les Benet
Professor, Department of Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences Schools of Pharmacy & Medicine
University of California San Francisco

“Eliminating the Need for Differential Equation Derivations in Chemistry and Their Invalid Use in Pharmacokinetics: The Application of Kirchhoff’s Laws”


Speaker Abstract
May 10, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 Research Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/98959040396?pwd=eS9qSjVjb2xNYVRENDFtNWEzbGsrQT09
Aishwarya Chandrashekar (30mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Development of PLGA microspheres encapsulating exenatide acetate by solvent evaporation”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
May 10, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 Research Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/98959040396?pwd=eS9qSjVjb2xNYVRENDFtNWEzbGsrQT09
Shuying Wang (30mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Aqueous remote loading of setmelanotide in PLGA microspheres for long-term obesity treatment”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven P. Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
May 17, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 Research Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/91909379550?pwd=TXBRcFBINmVxNWxFamcvTjN2Qkxwdz09
Vivian Juang (30mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

Zoom “The Impacts of Critical Product Attributes on In Vitro and In Vivo Performance of Onivyde”

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
June 14, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building10 Research Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/93089036073?pwd=SEhTamdKQW1zdHE2VUk5Q3Zmczl6QT09
Zera Montemayor (30mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“The Development of an Oral Nanovaccine for the Prevention of Clostridioides difficile Infections”

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
Speaker Abstract
June 21, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - South Atrium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/95856295617?pwd=REsvZHc3eHBYTVlOMUhkcXdKUVpRUT09
April Kim (30mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Antigen-Specific Tolerogenic Nanodiscs for the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases”

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
Speaker Abstract
June 21, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - South Atrium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/95856295617?pwd=REsvZHc3eHBYTVlOMUhkcXdKUVpRUT09
Hannah Naldrett (30mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Anticoagulation with circulating endogenous nitric oxide (NO) species”

Faculty Host: Dr. Gergely Lautner
Speaker Abstract
June 28, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - South Atrium - https://umich.zoom.us/j/94247197682?pwd=UGdoczljUzJVa0VCMksrenlEWDV4Zz09
Yingzi Bu (30mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“CoGT: Ensemble machine learning method and its application on JAK inhibitor discovery”

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
Speaker Abstract
June 28, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - South Atrium - https://umich.zoom.us/j/94247197682?pwd=UGdoczljUzJVa0VCMksrenlEWDV4Zz09
Luchen Zhang (30mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Machine learning-guided development of a gastrointestinal (GI) locally activating JAK inhibitor for treatment of ulcerative colitis”

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
Speaker Abstract
July 20, 2023
9:30 am
NCRC Building 32 Auditorium Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/95371709279 Passcode: 938778
PharmSci Defense Seminar presented by Jill Kinzer
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Biologics In Vitro Characterization Advancements to Streamline Development and Approval Timelines”

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
August 30, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 South Atrium
Leyuan (Liam) Ma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department of Bioengineering (Graduate Group) Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

“Boosting Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell therapy via a synthetic vaccine”

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
Speaker Abstract
September 6, 2023
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Jozef Al-Gousous
Lecturer at the Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany; Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Michigan

“CO2-H2O Reaction: Implications for Intestinal Drug Dissolution and Solubility”

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
Speaker Abstract
September 13, 2023
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Yingzi Bu
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Variational Autoencoder (VAE) in Drug Discovery: Classification and Generation”

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
Speaker Abstract
September 27, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 Research Auditorium
Dr. Leaf Huang
Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor Eshelman School of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

“Liposomal Antibiotics Induces Anticancer Immunity by Killing the Tumor Associated Bacteria”

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
Speaker Abstract
November 8, 2023
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Zhilei Chen
Associate Professor
Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology Department Texas A&M University

“Engineering locally delivered protein therapeutics”

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
Speaker Abstract
November 15, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - Research Auditorium
Kristen Hong Dorsey
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

”Evaluation of synthetic high-density lipoprotein and mimetic micelle composition for the treatment of cardiovascular disease”

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
November 29, 2023
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarrero
Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Colorado State University

“Preclinical development of aerosol therapies for treatment of pulmonary mycobacterial infections”

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
Speaker Abstract
November 30, 2023
1:00pm
NCRC Building 520, Room 3140
Yingzi Bu
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Machine Learning Guided Drug Discovery: Application in Janus Kinase Inhibitor Design”

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
Speaker Abstract
December 13, 2023
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - Research Auditorium
Ziyun Xia
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Characterization of Exparel, Understanding of Critical Manufacturing Process Parameters and Investigation of Drug Release Mechanisms in vitro and in vivo”

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
January 17, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - G00S030 South Atrium
Chengyi Li
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

“Immuno-therapeutics modulating B immunity against cancer”

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
Speaker Abstract
January 22, 2024
1:00pm
NCRC Building 10 G063/G064 - https://umich.zoom.us/j/91718606951 / Passcode: 01222024
Kristen Hong Dorsey
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Title: Evaluation of Lipid-Based Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease”

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
February 21, 2024
4:00pm
2548 NUB / https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462141583?pwd=dkJha3NsYjlDVzRFM09tRGU5TFZHUT09
Nishant Shah (30 mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Developing mechanistic mucus models for enhancing the predictability of inhaled drug bioavailability”

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
March 6, 2024
4:00pm
2548 North University Building / https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462141583?pwd=dkJha3NsYjlDVzRFM09tRGU5TFZHUT09
Mariana Romero (30 minutes)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

"Development of inhaled niclosamide-colistin particles for treatment of multi-drug resistant pulmonary bacterial infections”

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
Speaker Abstract
March 13, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 - South Atrium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462141583?pwd=dkJha3NsYjlDVzRFM09tRGU5TFZHUT09
Cecilia Spesia (30 mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

" Investigating Safety Liabilities of Delivering CD98hc Bispecific Antibodies to the Brain”

Faculty Host: Dr. Peter Tessier
Speaker Abstract
March 15, 2024
12:00pm
NCRC B10 ACR2, HTTPS://UMICH.ZOOM.US/J/96576929601 MEETING ID: 965 7692 9601 PASSCODE: 747730
Defense presented by Chengyi Li
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

Immuno-therapeutics Modulating B Immunity Against Cancer

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
Speaker Abstract
March 20, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 South Atrium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462141583?pwd=dkJha3NsYjlDVzRFM09tRGU5TFZHUT09
Dr. Evan Scott
Kay Davis Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University

“A novel multi-drug delivery platform for facile surface engineering and immune modulation”

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
March 27, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 South Atrium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462141583?pwd=dkJha3NsYjlDVzRFM09tRGU5TFZHUT09
Swetha Kodamasimham (30 mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

"Co-delivery of Manganese-Drug Combinations in PLGA Delivery Systems for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy”

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven Schwendeman & Dr. James Moon
Speaker Abstract
March 27, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 South Atrium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462141583?pwd=dkJha3NsYjlDVzRFM09tRGU5TFZHUT09
John McClay (30 mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

"Investi Investigation into the mechanisms and optimization of remote-loading encapsulation of peptides in PLGA/PLA microspheres”

Faculty Host: Steven Schwendeman
Speaker Abstract
April 3, 2024
4:00pm
2548 NUB/https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462141583?pwd=dkJha3NsYjlDVzRFM09tRGU5TFZHUT09
Dr. Lynne Taylor
Retter Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy
Purdue University

“Exploring Release Mechanisms from Amorphous Solid Dispersions”

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
Speaker Abstract
April 17, 2024
4:00pm
2548 NUB/https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462141583?pwd=dkJha3NsYjlDVzRFM09tRGU5TFZHUT09
Bhanuz Dechayont (30 minutes)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

"Use of Natural Cationic Macromolecules for the Stabilization and Delivery of Inhaled Drug Particles”

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
Speaker Abstract
April 17, 2024
4:00pm
2548 NUB/https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462141583?pwd=dkJha3NsYjlDVzRFM09tRGU5TFZHUT09
Alexander Meyer (30 minutes)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

"Identifying Techniques for Assessing and Inducing Durable Humoral Immunity”

Faculty Host: Dr. Wei Cheng
Speaker Abstract
April 10, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC Building 32 - Auditorium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462141583?pwd=dkJha3NsYjlDVzRFM09tRGU5TFZHUT09
6th Allen J. Sedman Lecture presented by Dr. Guenther Hochhaus
Professor
College of Pharmacy / University of Florida

“Drug delivery to the lung: characterization through pharmacometric approaches”


Speaker Abstract
April 24, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC Building 10 South Atrium / https://umich.zoom.us/j/92462141583?pwd=dkJha3NsYjlDVzRFM09tRGU5TFZHUT09
Shurong Zhou
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

n/a

Faculty Host: Guizhi Zhu
May 28, 2024
9:00 am
NCRC Building 10 G063/G064; https://umich.zoom.us/j/96990786149
Ziyun Xia's Oral Defense
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD Candidate
University of Michigan

“Investigation on Formulation, Manufacturing Process, and Drug Release of a Bupivacaine Multivesicular Liposomal Formulation (Exparel®)”

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
August 28, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC Research Auditorium
PharmSci Seminar - PharmSci Research Overview

Research Overview


September 4, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Dr. Alexandra Piotrowski-Daspit
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Division
University of Michigan

“Tunable polymeric nanoparticles for in vivo nucleic acid delivery”

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
Speaker Abstract
September 11, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Max Shtein
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Associate Director Academic Program, Michigan Materials Research, College of Engineering
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
September 18, 2024
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Nils Walter
Francis S Collins Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, Biophysics and Biological Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Biophysics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Program Associate, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Pro
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
October 2, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Antonela Rodriguez
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
October 9, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Corrine Din
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven Schwendeman
October 16, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Shurong Zhou
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Julian Zhu
October 30, 2024
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Tony Zhou
Associate Professor
Purdue University

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
November 6, 2024
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Fang Xie
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon
November 13, 2024
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Nicole Brogden
Ting-Fong and Nei-Jia Chin Professor in Pharmaceutics
University of Iowa

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
November 20, 2024
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Mark Schoenfisch
Peter A. Ornstein Distinguished Professor, Jointly appointed with the School of Medicine & School of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Gergely Lautner
December 4, 2024
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Jiahe Li
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
December 11, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Swetha Kodamasimham
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. James Moon and Dr. Steven Schwendeman
December 18, 2024
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Cameron White
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven Schwendeman
January 8, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Vivian Juang
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
January 22, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Natalie Jusko (30 mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
January 22, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Hanning Wen (30 mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
January 29, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Yunxuan Xie (30 mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Peter Tessier
January 29, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Namir Khalasawi (30 mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Peter Tessier
February 5, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Dr. Natalia Higuita Castro (OSU)
Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Ohio State University

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
February 12, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Dr. Nathan Tumey
Assistant Graduate Director and Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Binghamton University - State University Of New York

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Brandon Bordeau
February 19, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Luchen Zhang
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
February 26, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Tao Zheng
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven Schwendeman
March 5, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Hannah Naldrett
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Steven Schwendeman /Dr. Gergely Lautner
March 12, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Zera Montemayor
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Duxin Sun
March 19, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Shurong Zhou
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr.Guizhi Zhu
March 26, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Aishwarya Chandrashekar
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr.Steve Schwendeman
April 2, 2025
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Grace Xia (30 mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
April 2, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Julia Crowther (30 mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr.James Moon
April 9, 2025
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Dr. Benson Edagwa
Professor - Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience
University of Nebraska

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Ashlee Brunaugh
April 16, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Kaikai Wang (30mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman
April 16, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Xiang Liu (30 mins)
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr.Guizhi Zhu
April 23, 2025
4:00pm
NCRC South Atrium
Cecilia Spesia
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Peter Tessier
April 30, 2025
4:00pm
TBD
Dr. Pieter Cullis
Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia

N/A

Faculty Host: Dr. Anna Schwendeman