Electricity & Nanoparticles – Could These be Future Cancer Therapies??

Folarin Erogbogbo

Asst. Professor, Biomedical Engineering, San Jose State University

Nova, Suite 799, 505 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale

April 30, 2019

8:30Am-10:30Am

Cancer has a major impact on every society and innovative solutions are desperately sought after for the “hard to treat” cancers. Two promising approaches to treating cancer include tumor treating fields and nanoparticles.

Tumor Treating Fields (TTF) are mild electrical fields that pulse through the skin and interrupt cancer cells ability to divide. TTFs have been approved by the FDA for the “difficult to treat brain cancer” glioblastoma.  While TTFs have been commercially approved for GBM, the effects of TTFs on many cancer types are mostly unknown.

Nanomaterials are materials controlled by manipulation of size and shape at the nanometer scale (atomic, molecular, and macromolecular scale) that produce structures, devices, and systems with at least one novel/superior characteristic or property. There is generally excitement when a superior property of materials on the nanoscale that can revolutionize the world are discovered, however undesirable properties (such as toxicity or inefficiency) can dim their prospects of real-world applications.

This presentation will focus on 1) introduce lay audiences to the use of TTF as a medical device and 2)  highlight innovative approaches to creating and understanding nanomaterials for cancer.

BIO

Upon receiving his B.S in Chemical Engineering, Prof. Erogbogbo stayed on as a National Science Foundation IGERT Fellow to pursue a graduate degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering at University at Buffalo (SUNY) with Professor Mark Swihart. Prof. Erogbogbo then moved to the Institute for Lasers Photonics and Biophotonics and served as a NIH Funded, Ford Fellow with Professor Paras N. Prasad. He has published multiple high impact peer reviewed articles on nanoplatforms for biomedical applications. He has won numerous awards for his research and mentoring work. Professor Erogbogbo joined the SJSU faculty in the summer of 2013 as an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical, Chemical and Materials Engineering Department. His research focuses on scalable synthesis of biocompatible nanomaterials for biomedical applications.

Event Information

Event Topic:
Electricity & Nanoparticles – Could These be Future Cancer Therapies??

Event Description:
Cancer has a major impact on every society and innovative solutions are desperately sought after for the "hard to treat” cancers. Two promising approaches to treating cancer include tumor treating fields and nanoparticles. Tumor Treating Fields (TTF) are mild electrical fields that pulse through the skin and interrupt cancer cells ability to divide. TTFs have been approved by the FDA for the “difficult to treat brain cancer” glioblastoma. While TTFs have been commercially approved for GBM, the effects of TTFs on many cancer types are mostly unknown. Nanomaterials are materials controlled by manipulation of size and shape at the nanometer scale (atomic, molecular, and macromolecular scale) that produce structures, devices, and systems with at least one novel/superior characteristic or property. There is generally excitement when a superior property of materials on the nanoscale that can revolutionize the world are discovered, however undesirable properties (such as toxicity or inefficiency) can dim their prospects of real-world applications. This presentation will focus on 1.) introduce lay audiences to the use of TTF as a medical device and 2.) highlight innovative approaches to creating and understanding nanomaterials for cancer.

Date/Time:
Date(s) - 04/30/19
8:30 am - 10:30 am

Event Location:
NOVA - 505 West Olive Ave, Sunnyvale- Suite 799:

Speaker Information

Event Speaker:
Folarin Erogbogbo

Event Speaker Title:
Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering

Event Speaker Company:
San Jose State University

Event Speaker Bio:

Upon receiving his B.S in Chemical Engineering, Prof. Erogbogbo stayed on as a National Science Foundation IGERT Fellow to pursue a graduate degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering at University at Buffalo (SUNY) with Professor Mark Swihart. Prof. Erogbogbo then moved to the Institute for Lasers Photonics and Biophotonics and served as a NIH Funded, Ford Fellow with Professor Paras N. Prasad. He has published multiple high impact peer reviewed articles on nanoplatforms for biomedical applications. He has won numerous awards for his research and mentoring work. Professor Erogbogbo joined the SJSU faculty in the summer of 2013 as an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical, Chemical and Materials Engineering Department. His research focuses on scalable synthesis of biocompatible nanomaterials for biomedical applications.

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