Biological barriers serve as the body's frontline defenders, shielding against external threats and maintaining internal balance. The skin, our largest organ, acts as a formidable physical barrier, preventing the entry of pathogens and harmful substances. Mucous membranes, lining various cavities, secrete protective fluids that trap and eliminate invaders. Within the intricate ecosystem of the human body, biological barriers extend to microbiomes—communities of beneficial microbes that contribute to overall health.
These microscopic allies not only outcompete harmful invaders but also play a crucial role in digestion, nutrient absorption, and immune regulation. Understanding and fortifying these biological barriers are paramount in maintaining health and preventing diseases. Research in this field not only sheds light on the intricacies of our body's defense mechanisms but also holds the key to developing innovative approaches for disease prevention and treatment.
Title : From marker to mechanism: Ligand discovery enables functional analysis of OR51E1, an ectopic olfactory receptor, in prostate cancer
Vladlen Slepak, University of Miami School of Medicine, United States
Title : Tailored cellular environments to enable drug design
Lan Wang, Paretor LLC, United States
Title : Personalized and Precision Medicine (PPM) as a unique healthcare model based on design-inspired biotech- & biopharma-driven applications to secure the human healthcare and biosafety
Sergey Suchkov, N D Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences & InMedStar, Russian Federation
Title : Development of novel drug delivery pathways enabled by perillyl alcohol (NEO100), A monoterpene with multifaceted biomedical applications
Axel H Schonthal, University of Southern California, United States
Title : Design and characterization of gum arabic buccal films for protein drug delivery
Krisztian Pamlenyi, University of Szeged, Hungary
Title : Hepatotoxic botanicals-shadows of pearls
Consolato M Sergi, University of Alberta, Canada
Title : From in silico design to xenograft validation: Synthesis and evaluation of an Anti-EGFR antibody-derived peptide-drug conjugate for NSCLC
Pousali Mitra, Ariel University, Israel
Title : Application of quality by design for pulmonary liposomes: Preliminary study to nano in-microparticle
Lucas Amaral Machado, University of Sao Paulo State – UNESP, Brazil
Title : Precision diagnostics: Effectiveness of innovative imaging technologies for early detection of lung cancers
Huiqin Yang, ICON Clinical Research Ltd, United Kingdom
Title : Principles and standards for managing healthcare transformation towards personalized, preventive, predictive, participative precision medicine ecosystems
Bernd Blobel, University of Regensburg, Germany