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2022 Conference Update 0 comments

by Larry D. Unsworth
Dear Colleagues Breaking News We are so excited that Prof. Jennifer Elisseeff Johns Hopkins has accepted our invitation to be a Plenary Speaker for the upcoming 2022 CBS Conference in Banff Prof...
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CBS Mentorship and Professional Development Program 0 comments

by Neda Latifi
Why register in the CBS mentorship and professional development program? A PhD for what and then what? This is a question I asked myself during my PhD and my two postdocs...
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Launch of our Newly Updated Website 0 comments

by Kyla Sask
The CBS Board of Directors Communications Committee is excited to announce that our website has an updated look...
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GOLD 2022 Webinars (Biomedical applications of gold, October 6, 2021) 0 comments

by Neda Latifi
GOLD 2022 Webinars Webinar 8 Biomedical applications of gold in vivo applications and technologies, injectable nanoparticles and pharmacology Cancer nanomedicine Overcoming the challenges in current radiotherapy using gold nanoparticles Dr...
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3D Bioprinting Human Tissue Models of Alzheimer's Disease using Drug Releasing Microspheres comments

by Stephanie Willerth Claire Benwood
Alzheimer s disease AD , a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is becoming increasingly prevalent in aging populations...
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Temozolomide-Loaded PLGA Microspheres for Management of Glioblastoma Multiforme comments

by Mohsen Akbari Reihaneh Hosseinzadeh
Glioblastoma multiforme GBM constitutes over half of 21,800 patients diagnosed with primary brain tumours in the United States...
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Visible Light Stimulated Degradable Micelles for Intraocular Corticosteroid Delivery comments

by Brian Amsden Ronghui Qi
Intravitreal release of corticosteroids shows promise as an effective treatment for ocular diseases such as diabetic macular edema and uveitis...
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Development of a Thermoresponsive Homopolymer for Biomedical Applications comments

by Amanda Brissenden
Hydrogels are often used as both drug and cell delivery vehicles due to their high water content, which facilitates diffusion, and mechanical properties, which minimize inflammation from mechanical irritation...
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Targeting cell cycle proteins in breast cancer cells by siRNA using lipid-substituted polyethylenimine comments

by Hasan Uludag Manoj Parmar
There are significant limitations side effects to all breast cancer chemotherapy regimens, radiation and surgical treatments, which urgently warrant a search for alternative and more effective therapies...
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