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Samir Mitragotri is a prominent leader in the field of drug delivery and biomaterials. His contribution in the field of transdermal drug delivery was noticed by the community when his group successfully published the delivery of vaccines (proteins), insulin (peptides), and siRNA via skin into the…
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Ile-Pro-Pro (IPP) is a bioactive peptide found in bovine milk when casein is hydrolyzed by gastrointestinal enzymes. It has an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory potency of 5µM with the potential to reduce blood pressure, if orally administered.1 Although IPP is stable in…
Introduction
Microorganisms are contributing to a great degree nowadays in the field of biotechnology, with increasing demand as they provide a wide range of by-products that show promising economic importance and value in many specialized branches of…
Introduction
During autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), the body incorrectly recognizes and attacks “self ” tissues. Conventional clinical therapies for MS employ broad immunosuppression, which has provided important benefits for…
Ali Khademhosseini
Prof. Ali Khademhosseini is a professor of biomedical engineering and medicine at Harvard Medical School and a faculty member at the Harvard–Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Division of Health Science and Technology and at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as an…
Mauro Ferrari is the executive vice president of Houston Methodist Hospital (a U.S. News and World Report Honor Roll Hospital, 2016) and the president/CEO of the
Mauro Ferrari in front of the Houston Methodist Research Institute he inaugurated in 2011.
Houston Methodist Research Institute, where he…
