[Seminar] iNOVA4Health
Strategies for autonomously controlled responses to infections by engineered therapeutic cells
| When |
19 Jul, 2023
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03:00 pm to 04:00 pm |
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| Where | ITQB NOVA/iBET Auditorium |
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Speaker: Dagmar Wirth, PhD
Head of research group MSYS at Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany; University Professor for Synthetic Biology of Cell Systems at Hannover Medical School & Chair for Synthetic Biology of Cell Systems
Abstract: In the treatment of various diseases, the administration of cells for therapeutic purposes has become a routine procedure in modern medicine. Recent advances in targeted genetic editing and cell manufacturing have
expanded the options of cell-based (immune)therapies. The focus of this seminar is laid on synthetic biologyinspired strategies for combating infections. This will include a strategy based on the conversion of an infection-associated biomarker, used to visualize infection and produce antivirals or antibacterials. Moreover, the use of cells for local delivery and controlled release of therapeutics will be discussed.
