BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Chemistry Colloquium: Tackling Cancer and Infection with Light- Responsive Molecules\n\nProfessor Sherri McFarland will be presenting the C hemistry & Biochemistry Colloquium.\n\n \n\nDr. McFarland is a Professor of Chemistry at University of Texas\, Arlington\n\nPhotomedicine is an interd isciplinary field where chemistry and light meet to fight disease. Photodyn amic therapy (PDT) is a special branch of photomedicine that employs a sens itizer molecule\, light\, and oxygen to destroy target cells with spatiotem poral selectivity. Using a multidisciplinary approach\, we have introduced both synthetic compounds and natural products as photosensitizers for PDT. Our TLD1433 (Ruvidar®) has successfully completed a Phase 1 clinical trial and is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials for treating bladder cancer wit h PDT. Our product PhytoLight® completed Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials and is commercially available for mitigating oral biofilm in dentistry. This se minar will share some of our stories in developing metallodrug photosensiti zers for treating bladder cancer and photoactive plant extracts for improvi ng oral health. If time permits\, some new directions will be highlighted. DTEND:20231115T221000Z DTSTAMP:20240706T011624Z DTSTART:20231115T211000Z GEO:39.322732;-82.10287 LOCATION:Walter Hall\, 145 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Chemistry Colloquium: Tackling Cancer and Infection with Light-Resp onsive Molecules UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44808206889054 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/chemistry_colloquium_tackling_cancer_an d_infection_with_light-responsive_molecules END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR