Ms. Jinyu Hao, a 2nd year master course student, of the Biomimetic Molecular Science Laboratory received a student award at the membrane symposium 2019.
Summary
Ms. Jinyu Hao, a 2nd year master course student, of the Biomimetic Molecular Science Laboratory received a student award at the membrane symposium 2019, which was held at Osaka University on November 11th and 12th 2019. 17 excellent presentations were awarded among 84 posters.
- Presentation title
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Spontaneously Formed Lipid Bilayer Nanodisc as a Novel Carrier for Drug Delivery
- Authors
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Jinyu Hao, Yuma Mitsuyoshi, Rapenne Gwénaël, Kazuma Yasuhara
Comment
I am greatly honored to receive this award. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all of my laboratory members especially my supervisors, Yasuhara-sensei and Rapenne-sensei who give me energetic guidance and support. This award encouraged me a lot for my future research.
Research detail
Drug delivery systems have attracted a lot of attention due to their potential to enhance the efficacy of medicinal drugs with diminishing unexpected side effects. Development of nanocarriers that can efficiently deliver the drugs to a specific target is needed to realize the drug delivery systems. In this study, we developed a membrane-active amphiphilic polymer that spontaneously forms lipid bilayer nanodiscs through the fragmentation of membrane. We examined the interaction of the lipid bilayer nanodiscs with cells to demonstrate their potential as a novel molecular carrier for drug delivery.
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