Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Laboratories

Conferences & presentations

Talks, posters and prizes from the PNT Lab — where we have presented our work and who presented it.

Plasma membrane-derived nanoparticles to overcome biological barriers
Invited talk

Plasma membrane-derived nanoparticles to overcome biological barriers

Dr Christos Tapeinos

Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science seminar series, St Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, and the CRS Women's Health Symposium 2026 · Toronto, Canada · 28-29 September and 2 October 2026

Invited seminar in the Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science seminar series on 2 October 2026, on plasma membrane-derived nanoparticles and how they can be used to overcome biological barriers. During the same visit Christos was invited to the CRS Women's Health Symposium 2026, held at the Keenan Research Centre on 28 and 29 September, where he chaired Session 4, Local vaginal and mucosal delivery, with talks from Dr Paola Luciani (University of Bern), Dr Alexandra Teleki (Uppsala University) and Dr Emmanuel Ho (University of Waterloo).

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Alginate-based hydrogels to quantify ECM viscoelasticity
Oral presentation

Alginate-based hydrogels to quantify ECM viscoelasticity

Dr Rebekah Kay

35th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2026) · Antwerp, Belgium · 7-11 September 2026

Rebekah presented her EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowship work on alginate hydrogels as a way to measure and reproduce the viscoelastic behaviour of the extracellular matrix.

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Nanofibrous peptide hydrogels as biomimetic platforms for localised lipid nanoparticle delivery in glioblastoma
Poster

Nanofibrous peptide hydrogels as biomimetic platforms for localised lipid nanoparticle delivery in glioblastoma

Ms Hajir Ali

35th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2026) · Antwerp, Belgium · 7-11 September 2026

Hajir presented a poster on charge-directed co-assembly of peptide hydrogels and their use as a local depot for STAT3 siRNA-loaded nanoparticles, with Prof Alberto Saiani.

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Highly Commended, Early Career Researchers Flash Talk Prize
Prize

Highly Commended, Early Career Researchers Flash Talk Prize

Dr Abdulwahhab Khedr

EPSRC Research & Partnership Hubs for Health Technologies All-Hub Meeting, hosted by the MicroTex Hub · Edinburgh · 7-8 September 2026

Abdulwahhab was Highly Commended in the Early Career Researchers Flash Talk Prize, awarded for a presentation demonstrating innovation, clarity and scientific excellence.

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