Welcome

Welcome to the home page for "The Salem Laboratory of Advanced Drug and Gene Delivery". Dr. Salem's research expertise is in drug discovery, development, formulation and delivery. Dr. Salem applies this expertise to developing therapies for regenerative medicine, cancer and other diseases. 

 

Selected Publication Highlights:

R. Smith†, E.I. Wafa†, S.M. Geary†, K. Ebeid, S.O. Alhaj-Suliman, A.K. Salem. Cationic nanoparticles enhance T-cell tumor infiltration and antitumor immune response to a melanoma vaccine. Science Advances. 2022. 

K. Ebeid, X. Meng, K.W. Thiel, A. Do, S.M. Geary, A. S. Morris, E.L. Pham, A. Wongrakpanich, Y.S. Chhonker, D.J. Murry, K.K. Leslie, A.K. Salem. Synthetically Lethal Nanoparticles for Treatment of Endometrial Cancer. Nature Nanotechnology. 2018.

M.C. Coleman, J.E. Goetz, M.J. Brouillette, D. Seol, M.C. Willey, E.B. Petersen, B. Khorsand, A.S. Morris, A.K. Salem, D.C. Fredericks, T.O. McKinley, J.A. Martin. Mitochondrial Responses to Intraarticular Fracture are a Disease-Modifying Target for Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention. Science Translational Medicine. 2018.

S.M. Geary, C.D. Lemke, D.M. Lubaroff and A.K. Salem. Proposed mechanisms of action for prostate cancer vaccines. Nature Reviews Urology. 2013.

A.K. Salem, P.C. Searson and K.W. Leong. Multifunctional nanorods for gene delivery. Nature Materials. Oct 2003, 2, 668-671.

H.S. Sakhalkar, M.K. Dalal, A.K. Salem, R. Ansari, J. Fu, M.F. Kiani, J. Hanes, K.M. Shakesheff and D.J. Goetz. Leukocyte inspired therapeutic particles that selectively and avidly adhere to inflamed endothelium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.100 (26): 15895-15900 DEC 23 2003.

 

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Formulation Expertise

Our research group has expertise in formulating small molecules, proteins and nucleic acids

Pyramid Scaffold

Materials Science and Nano and Microtechnology Expertise

Our research group has expertise on materials characterization and using nano and microtechnology to develop effective dosage forms.

Salem Group 2016

Formulation

Experts

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Drug and Gene Delivery

Toxicity Testing

Kareem Salem

Cancer Immunotherapy

Regenerative Medicine

Directions

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Research in progress 1

R. Smith†, E.I. Wafa†, S.M. Geary†, K. Ebeid, S.O. Alhaj-Suliman, A.K. Salem. Cationic nanoparticles enhance T-cell tumor infiltration and antitumor immune response to a melanoma vaccine. Science Advances. 2022.

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Research in progress 2

S. Areecheewakul, A. Adamcakova-Dodd, Z.R. Zacharias, X. Jing, D.K. Meyerholz, K.L. Legge, J.C.D. Houtman, P.T. O’Shaughnessy, P.S. Thorne, A.K. Salem. Immunomodulatory effects of sub-acute inhalation exposure to copper oxide nanoparticles in house dust mite-induced asthma. ACS Nano. 2023.

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Events

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Nicole Brogden, PhD promotional image

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Nicole Brogden, PhD

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:  Nicole Brogden, PhD Ting-Fong and Nei-Jia Chin Associate Professor College of Pharmacy University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa  Seminar Title: "Impact of Physiological Characteristics on Dermal Microneedle Drug Delivery" All are welcome to attend.
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APhA-ASP at UI Health and Well-Being Fair

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 7:30am to 2:00pm
Field House
The Annual Health and Well-Being Fair for UI faculty and staff will be held at the UI Field House. The event will include free health screenings, door prizes, flu vaccines, and representatives to answer questions regarding UI benefits. During the event, UI College of Pharmacy students from APhA-ASP will offer blood glucose screenings until 10:30 a.m. and cholesterol screenings all day.
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UI College of Pharmacy Alumni and Friends Reception at AAPS PharmSci 360

Monday, October 21, 2024 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Hyatt Regency
Please join us for this year’s alumni reception at AAPS PharmSci 360. This casual event hosted by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics will provide an opportunity to connect with alumni and colleagues and to hear a brief update regarding the Pharmaceutics program. Graduate students and friends of the program are also welcome to attend. RSVP to barbara-kelley@uiowa.edu.

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