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Dr.-Manfred-Jäger-Lecture der Ernst-Jäger-Stiftung: Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil

Uni-Veranstaltungen

Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz

“Chemical Bonding and Valence“ 

Abstract

Wouldn't it be amazing if we could design soft materials that could actively integrate into cells or tissues and stimulate cellular responses? Can we envision materials instructing cells to grow, proliferate or induce apoptosis? How would such materials look like and could we learn the language of cells and translate it into communicating materials?

In my presentation, I will first discuss the identification of bioactive peptide nanostructures that stimulate neuron outgrowth or enrich virions at the cell membrane, which is attractive for applications in regenerative medicine and gene therapy. The controlled formation of peptide nanostructures within the cytoplasm through chemical cascade reactions opens new avenues as metabolic inhibitors of cancer cells.

Ultimately, our field requires a materials revolution to design soft materials that resemble certain features of living matter so that they could communicate and stimulate desired cellular processes, such as those required for regeneration or cancer therapy, among others.

 

 

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Veranstaltungsdetails

08.06.2022, 16:30 Uhr - 18:00 Uhr
Prof. Dr. Laura Hartmann, Lehrstuhl Makromolekulare Chemie
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