Advancement of Immunotherapeutic Formulation for Breast Cancer
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Organization
UNC - Chapel Hill
Award Date
Award Amount
68,000
Program Name
Biotechnology Innovation Grant
Program Category
Research and Equipment Support
Principal Investigator
Jenny Ting
Fiscal Year
2018
Region
Research Triangle
Project Description:
Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) are small molecules produced by microbes and/or by our own body that can activate the immune system. For this project, PAMPS will be investigated as next-generation immunotherapeutics for cancer treatment. The first experimental step will be to encapsulate PAMPS in a particle delivery system for delivery to specific types of immune system cells. This award will allow researchers to develop a degradable biopolymer based particle system that overcomes many of the challenges of intracellular delivery of molecules to cells.