Antibodies and their peptide mimics as pharmaceutical drugsEdutalk
University of Cambridge HousePfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road.
Speaker
Sir Gregory P. Winter The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 Born: 14 April 1951, Leicester, United Kingdom Affiliation at the time of the award: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom Prize motivation: “for the phage display of peptides and antibodies” Prize share: 1/4
Description
Antibodies have become established as the paramount biological drug, particularly for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease, and are now making inroads into other areas poorly served by chemical drugs. Even as the application of antibodies expands, Darwinian selection technologies are leading to new drug platforms, including chemically synthesised cyclic peptides with the potential to mimic antibodies. I will describe the technologies underpinning the development of antibodies and their mimics for clinical application. This talk is part of the SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society series. This talk is included in these lists: All Talks (aka the CURE list) Biology Chris Davis' list DevBio Featured lists Featured talks Graduate-Seminars Guy Emerson's list Humanitas and General Science Life Sciences Life Sciences ME Seminar Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society custom my_list ndk22's list other talks se393's list