Nanoparticles in Transplantation
November 09, 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Basic/Clinical Science Session
Nanoparticles in Transplantation
November 09, 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: 151, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Session Description
This session conveys how nanotechnology is being used in the development of therapeutics for transplantation and autoimmune disease.
Learning Objective(s)
- Describe what nanotechnology is and how it can be used to target specific tissue in vivo
- Explain how nanoparticle-targeted therapies can affect immune-mediated disease
Learning Pathway(s)
- Transplantation/Immunology
Moderator
Presentations
- Inhibiting Innate Immune Responses with Nanoparticles
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Inhibiting Innate Immune Responses with Nanoparticles
November 09, 2019 | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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- Nanocarriers of IL6 to Reduce Allograft Injury
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Nanocarriers of IL6 to Reduce Allograft Injury
November 09, 2019 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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- Targeting Rapamycin to Allograft Tissue with Nanoparticles
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
- Satish N. Nadig, MD, PhD
Satish N. Nadig, MD, PhD
Satish N. Nadig, MD, PhD is the PK Baliga MD Endowed Chair of Solid Organ Transplantation at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He is an adult and pediatric multiorgan transplant surgeon and Associate Professor in the Departments of Surgery, Microbiology/Immunonology, and Pediatrics-Critical Care. He currently serves as the Scientific Director of the Transplant Research and ImmunoBiology Institute at MUSC and Transplant Division Director for Academic Affairs as well as Associate Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Surgery. Dr. Nadig founded and directs the NIH-funded Lee Patterson Allen Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory and holds a Doctor of Philosophy in immunology from Oxford. He has served as a national and international visiting professor and has been identified as a “Key Opinion leader” in the Transplantation Society as well as a “Rising Star” in the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Dr. Nadig is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of ToleRaM Nanotech, LLC. His research interests are focused on innovations in transplantation tolerance including cellular therapy, biotechnology, and transplant immunology. Dr. Nadig was named as one of Charleston, South Carolina’s Forty under 40 in 2015, is featured in a 2016 TEDx Talk on organ donation, and has a recently published textbook entitled Technological Advances in Organ Transplantation.
Targeting Rapamycin to Allograft Tissue with Nanoparticles
November 09, 2019 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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- Using Nanoparticles to Induce Tolerance in Diabetes
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Using Nanoparticles to Induce Tolerance in Diabetes
November 09, 2019 | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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