Alessandro Parodi
Houston Methodist Research Institute, USA
Biography
Alessandro Parodi completed his PhD at University of Genoa in pharmacological and cosmetic sciences. His post-doctoral studies was initially performed at Advanced Biotechnology Center (Genoa) investigating tumor angiogenesis and the impact of carbon nanostructures on endothelium. He then moved to the Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI-Houston) where he distinguished himself in the designing and the development of biomimetic carriers to target inflammatory disease. Currently he is an instructor of the department of Regenerative Medicine at the HMRI and he is author of more than 20 papers and 1 patent describing Cellular Vector technology for the treatment of pulmonary cancer lesions.
Abstract
Abstract : Cellular vectors to enhance the pulmonary delivery of chemotherapeutics