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Prof. Chuanbin Mao
Professor (Global STEM Scholar),
Department of Biomedical Engineering,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Abstract:
Bacteriophages, or phages, are non-toxic viruses that specifically infect bacteria and are safe for human use. Structurally, phages can be viewed as nanobiomaterials composed of proteins and nucleic acids. Because the DNA within the phage encodes the capsid proteins, phages can be genetically engineered to display peptides or proteins that target specific molecules, cells, tissues, or organs. This makes them powerful tools for applications in precision nanomedicine and regenerative medicine. This talk will present the recent research on the use of phages in these fields, including ultrasensitive biomarker detection for disease diagnosis, targeted drug delivery, directed stem cell differentiation, enhanced tissue regeneration, and nano-therapeutics for site-specific disease treatment.
Bio:
Prof. Chuanbin Mao is a Global STEM Professor at CUHK. He is an elected fellow of esteemed professional societies, including AAAS, AAM, ACS, AIMBE, BMES, HKIE, IAMBE, RSC, and PMSE. He has won multiple awards such as NSF CAREER Award. He has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications in top-tier journals such as Chemical Reviews, Science, Nature Mater, Nature Nanotechnol, Nature Biomed Eng, Nature Commun, Adv Mater, and Angew Chem Int Ed. His current research focuses on phage-based biomaterials and their applications in biosensing, nanomedicine, regenerative medicine, and antimicrobial therapy.
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Seminar Room 1,
G/F, Laboratory Block,
LKS Faculty of Medicine,
21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam,
Hong Kong SAR, China
All are welcome
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