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Annual Graduate Research Open House
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Keynote Lecture by Dr. David A. Putnam of the
Keynote Lecture by Dr. David A. Putnam
Graduate Student Poster Session
Chemical & Biological Engineering Department, Cornell University
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. -- 330 Student Union
Graduate Student Poster Session
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. -- Atrium, Center for the Arts
Dr. David A. Putnam of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at Cornell University will present the Keynote Lecture entitled, "Design and synthesis of functional biomaterials and vaccine delivery vessels" at 1:00pm in 330 Student Union on the Amherst Campus.
Abstract
The Putnam laboratory's research interests focus on the application of chemical, biological and engineering principles to solve problems in medicine, particularly drug delivery. The Putnam research group focuses their efforts in three areas. First, they work to synthesize new biomaterials derived from structures represented in natural human metabolic pathways, and attempt to understand how their molecular compositions provide functionality to the biomaterials. Second, they work to engineer new ways to entice bacteria to express, correctly fold and stabilize non-native proteins, particularly for the formation and delivery of antigenic sequences for vaccines. Third, they work to understand how the molecular composition and architecture of water-soluble polymers collectively function to transfer nucleic acids (i.e., plasmid DNA, siRNA, microRNA) from the bloodstream to cells. This seminar will encompass two areas, showing their current work in the design and synthesis of surgical biomaterials for the treatment of postoperative seroma, and in the engineering of E. coli to enhance the immunogenicity of poorly antigenic proteins.
The seminar will be followed immediately by a Graduate Student Poster Session at 2:30pm in the Atrium at the Center for the Arts. CBE graduate students will present their research on topics in the fields of bioengineering, nanoscale materials science and engineering, and molecular and multiscale modeling. (Book of Abstracts)
Refreshments will be served and all are welcome to attend.
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