2.3 Nanoformualtion – LNP production (Part 2)
Tracks
Track 3
| Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
| 12:05 PM - 1:15 PM |
| Law Annex Seminar Room 106 (F10A.01.106) |
Speaker
Dr Yuhong Jiang
Associate Professor
Southwest Jiaotong University
Nanosized manganese acts as a promising antigen delivery system and immune nanoadjuvant
12:05 PM - 12:25 PMBiography
Dr Yuhong Jiang earned a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and a Master's degree in Pharmaceutics, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University. She obtained a Ph.D. in The University of Queensland under the supervision of Professor David Fairlie. Her primary research interest focuses on immune/inflammatory therapeutic targets and the molecular mechanisms of nano-formulated immune adjuvants in enhancing immune responses. She has also secured research funding as the principal investigator on projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grants. She has authored over 30 SCI-indexed research papers in leading international journals such as ACS Nano, Acta. Pharm. Sin. B, J. Control. Release, Biomaterials and Br. J. Pharmacol. and obtained 2 granted patents. Her publications feature a highest single-article impact factor of 17.1, a cumulative impact factor exceeding 200, and have garnered over 600 citations.
Dr Yiyang Li
Ph.D. Candidate
Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau
Bioengineered brain targeting RVG-modified BMSCs-derived small extracellular vesicles overexpressed with miR-21 alleviate excess autophagic neuronal injury after cerebral ischemia via regulating PTEN/Akt/mTOR pathway
12:25 PM - 12:35 PMBiography
As a Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. candidate at the University of Macau, Yiyang Li possesses several years of experience and a robust skill set in the field of biomedical research, with a focus on ischemic stroke, neuroscience, nanomedicine, and the screening of Chinese medicinal compounds. He has actively contributed to multiple national and institutional research initiatives and has authored seven papers in SCI-indexed journals. Moreover, Yiyang Li has a commendable grasp of clinical practice and holds a license as a practicing Chinese medical physician.
Prof Makiya Nishikawa
Professor
Tokyo University of Science
Rice Bran-derived Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Peritoneal Dissemination and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
12:35 PM - 12:45 PMBiography
He graduated from the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kyoto University and was appointed Assistant Professor at the same institution in 1995. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2002 and established his laboratory at Tokyo University of Science in 2017. He served as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Pittsburgh from 1999 to 2001, and as a senior scientific research specialist at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, from 2012 to 2014.
He has received several awards, including the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Young Scientists (2004), the Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan Award for Young Scientists (2007), and the Japan DDS Society Nagai Award (2017).
Dr Duy Le Ngoc
Postdoctoral researcher
Yeungnam University
Antiangiogenic Therapeutic mRNA Delivery Using Lung-Selective Polymeric Vector for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
12:45 PM - 12:55 PMBiography
Ngoc Duy Le earned his Bachelor of Pharmacy from Hanoi University of Pharmacy in 2017 and worked at the National Institute of Medicinal Materials in Vietnam. He began his Ph.D. studies at Yeungnam University, South Korea, in 2021 and completed his degree in 2025. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Lab of Applied Nanomedicine, Yeungnam University. His research focuses on the development of targeted non-viral delivery vectors for nucleic acid therapeutics.
Dr Dr. Lakshimipriya Sethuram
Scientist
Vellore Institute of Technology
Fabrication and formulation of eugenol encapsulated nanofibrous scaffolds for dual action therapeutics in diabetic wound repair
12:55 PM - 1:05 PMBiography
Dr. Lakshimipriya is a research scientist at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), specializing in nanotechnology, regenerative medicine and various other drug delivery paradigms in the field of tissue engineering and biomedical research. She previously served as a Project Research Scientist at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, where she contributed to infectious disease modeling and PK/PD analysis using hollow fiber infection models. With a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from VIT and over six years of research experience, her work focuses on the development of advanced nanofibrous scaffolds for diabetic wound healing, including the use of growth factor-impregnated biomaterials and silver nanocomposites. Dr. Lakshimipriya has published extensively in high-impact journals, holds multiple patents, and has received national and international recognition for her contributions to biomedical research.
Dr Jesil Aranjani
Associate Professor
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Phage-Loaded Liposomal Inhalation Therapy For Drug-Resistant Lung Infections
1:05 PM - 1:15 PMBiography
Dr. Jesil Mathew A is a distinguished life sciences academician with over 20 years of experience. His research focuses on antimicrobial resistance, bacterial biofilms, phage therapy, and cancer metastasis mechanisms. He has published extensively in reputed journals and mentors multiple PhD students. Currently, Dr. Mathew is a faculty member at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, part of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India. His work is supported by grants from top Indian funding agencies. Committed to advancing science, he actively pursues international collaborations to expand his research impact globally, making him a key contributor to both national and international scientific communities.