Lecture: «Multifunctional nanoparticles for targeted delivery of immunomodulatory molecules»
Prof. Juan Mareque-Rivas (College of Science – Swansea University)
CiQUS Seminar Room - 12:15h
Prof. Mareque-Rivas focuses his research on how to design, synthesise, characterise, assemble, fabricate, operate and develop functional molecular systems (drug delivery vehicles, sensors, motors, actuators, and other molecule-based devices and machines) for different applications.
He has an interest in integrating chemical, biological and electronic functions; on how to mix molecular building blocks on a single platform; how to retain/enhance function in moving from solution to a surface and from bulk to the nanoscale; surface functionalization of nano- and microparticles and for devices; understanding and resolving the interference between building blocks; molecules, materials and systems that display stimuli-responsiveness.
His research lab seeks the development and screening of novel types of organised nano/microscale architectures that are spontaneously self-assembled from multiple components and which when combined together exert special (therapeutic, diagnostic, molecular recognition, sensing or catalytic) functions. An important current focus in the lab is the design, development and study of molecules and nanoparticle constructs for immunomodulation and cancer immunotherapy.