2G: Peptide Biomaterials for Therapeutic Applications

Peptides are chemically defined and possess a wide range of biofunctions including ligand binding, proteolytic susceptibility, and self-assembly. Owing to these features, peptide-based biomaterials show wide range of capacities to encapsulate payload, to engage cellular receptors, to respond to stimuli and surrounding environments, and to modulate cell functions as drug or immune antigens. We will feature recent advances in the development of biomaterials including, but not limited to, peptides acting as bioactive components, peptides functioning as targeting ligands, and peptides serving as scaffold building blocks, for therapeutic applications.

Moderators:

Yaoying Wu
Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Syracuse University

Era Jain
Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Syracuse University