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SUMMARY:Building Immunity with Biomaterials
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. David J. Mooney\, Wyss Institute\, Harvard University\, 
 Boston\, MA (USA)\nDISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING\n\nAbst
 ract:\nDysfunction of the immune system underlies many diseases\, and resu
 lts from certain cancer therapies. However\, strategies to effectively acc
 elerate return of immune function and program disease-specific immune resp
 onses by manipulating stem cells and immune cells are at an early stage. W
 e are creating biomaterials capable of concentrating\, interrogating\, and
  manipulating stem and immune cells ex vivo and in the body by controlling
 \, in space and time\, the interaction of the cells with various cues.  T
 he utility of this concept in the cancer therapies will be highlighted.\n
  \nBio:\nDave is a leader in the fields of biomaterials\, mechanotransduc
 tion\, drug delivery\, tissue engineering and immunoengineering. He is int
 erested in understanding how cells sense signals in their environment and 
 how this alters cell behavior. His laboratory develops biomaterials that e
 xploits these signals to regulate specific cells and their function. They 
 were the first to demonstrate in 3-D culture that the mechanical propertie
 s of a substrate regulated stem cell fate. His lab also developed the firs
 t implantable biomaterial cancer vaccine that contained biochemical cues t
 o recruit and re-educate the immune system to destroy cancer cells. Dave
 ’s goal is to use our knowledge of cell biology in conjunction with mate
 rials to boost therapeutic effects.\nDave is the Robert Pinkas Family Prof
 essor of Bioengineering in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied S
 ciences\, and a Core Faculty Member of the Wyss Institute at Harvard Unive
 rsity. He is a member of several national academies and has won numerous a
 wards for his research and his mentorship/teaching. He has published over 
 400 articles and has been issued numerous patents\, several of which have 
 been licensed to companies\, resulting in successful commercial products. 
 He is also an active member in major engineering professional societies\, 
 an editorial advisor to multiple journals\, and serves on several industry
  and government advisory boards.\n 
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