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SUMMARY:Engineering the Immune System with Synthetic Nanomaterials
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Bruno De Geest\, Ghent University (B)\nBIOENGINEERING SE
 MINAR\n\nAbstract:\nThe field of immuno-engineering has vastly expanded th
 e last decade and offers new avenues for the treatment of infectious disea
 ses and cancer. My research group works at the interface between life scie
 nces and materials chemistry with a special interest in polymer chemistry\
 , nanotechnology and immunology. In my talk\, I will give an overview of o
 ur recent findings in how we can engineer the adaptive and innate immune s
 ystem using synthetic nanomaterials to fight cancer and infectious disease
 s. In this regard we are developing strategies that allow for (1) efficien
 t targeting of dendritic cells in lymphatic tissue for engineering adaptiv
 e immunity\, (2) decorating cancer cells and infected cells with motifs th
 at activate innate immunity and (3) engineering the tumor stroma.​\n\nBi
 o:\nProf. Dr. Ir. Bruno De Geest graduated as Chemical Engineer in 2003 fr
 om Ghent University where he obtained his PhD in pharmaceutical sciences i
 n 2006 on 'Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Capsules for Pharmaceutical Applicat
 ions'. For his Phd work he was awarded the graduate student award for phar
 maceutical technology from the AAPS and the Andreas Deleenheer award from 
 Ghent University. After 2 years of postdoctoral research at Utrecht Univer
 sity (The Netherlands) he returned to Ghent University at the Laboratory o
 f Pharmaceutical Technology. From October 2012 onwards he is appointed as 
 professor in Biopharmaceutical Technology.​​
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