Continuing Education – Evening Lecture
Polymers for Drug Delivery
Presenter: Dr. Noelle Comolli
Chair of Dept of Chemical Engineering
Villanova University
Tuesday May 28, 2019
5:15pm-5:30pm – Brief Networking & Dinner
5:30pm-6:15pm – PDH Lecture
6:15pm-6:30pm – Q&A Session
PDH Credit: 1 credit
Location:
3rd Floor Main Conference Room
Two Ash St. Suite 3000
Three Tower Bridge, Jacobs Engineering
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Directions
Price:
$30 Members
$35 Non-members & Guests
$15 Students
$15 WEBEX option– Please select from Drop down menu and Laura-Ann Chin (lchin@geieng.com) will be in contact with follow up webex info.
Dinner will be provided with registration for live attendance.
Abstract:
Many of the issues with drug side effects result drug being in the wrong location, or ineffective levels (too much or too little) in the target region. These can result from non-compliance due to frequent dosage required, inability for the drug to reach the target, or loss of drug on the way to the target. This talk will focus on the basics of how polymers can be used to control a drugs delivery location, provide protection during dosage, and extend release time.
Biography:
Noelle Comolli, is Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Laboratory at Villanova College of Engineering. Her research has included nanoparticles for axonal guidance after spinal cord injury, thin film delivery of anti-inflammatory agents, development of novel microparticles for tumor targeting, and nanoparticles for inhaled drug delivery. She also is involved as part of Villanova’s NSF ADVANCE project team to promote women and under-represented minorities in STEM, and is the faculty advisor to the Society of Women in Engineering student chapter at Villanova. Dr. Comolli received her BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware, and her PhD in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University in 2007. Before starting at Villanova, she worked as a Ruth L. Kirschstein post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Neurobiology at the Drexel College of Medicine.
Registration:
Please register no later than Tuesday May 28 at 5:15 PM. Cancellation requests received by the registration deadline will be fully refunded.
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Laura-Ann Chin at lchin@geieng.com 520-275-4152 (Mobile).
If you arrive after 5.30pm and the main entrance doors are locked, please call or text:
Josh Popek (570-814-8833), or Laura-Ann Chin at 520-275-4152 (Email: Lchin@geieng.com)