- Date and Time
- Wednesday, March 18, 2026 17:00-18:00
- Place
- Kanazawa University, Kakuma Campus, Cancer Research Institute 4th Floor Conference Room
Event Details
Associate Professor Shinichi Mochizuki of the University of Kitakyushu is conducting research on biomaterials and drug delivery systems (DDS) based on biomacromolecules. In particular, he aims to achieve next-generation medical materials with excellent biocompatibility and safety by using molecules that naturally exist in living organisms, such as nucleic acids, sugar chains, and proteins. By combining antigenic peptides with immunostimulatory CpG-DNA and other molecules, we are designing materials that can be efficiently recognized by immune cells and strongly induce antigen-specific immune responses. Such materials are expected to be more effective than conventional vaccines and immunotherapy, and are expected to be applied to cancer vaccines. We are also working on DDS using polysaccharides such as hyaluronic acid and β-glucan. These glycan molecules are easily recognized by specific cell surface receptors, enabling targeting to immune cells and lesion sites. We will introduce the latest findings in the construction of delivery systems that utilize these molecular characteristics to selectively deliver drugs and antigens to where they are needed.
- How to attend
- No registration is required. Please come directly to the venue on the day of the seminar.
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Contact
Kanazawa University, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Yamato Tanabe, Hisato Maruoka
TEL : 076-264-6726 E-mail : yamato.t(a)staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
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