The 2012 Gordon Conference on Drug
Carriers in Medicine and Biology is a
well established forum with three
decades of history, focused on the
principles and means for improvement of
pharmacotherapy and diagnostics of human
maladies employing advanced drug
delivery systems. It will bring together
an exciting multi-disciplinary group of
prominent academic and
pharmaceutical/biotechnology researchers
working to develop and implement such
new medical and experimental
interventions. The conference will
feature integrated sessions that bring
together cutting-edge advances in
intracellular drug delivery,
biotherapeutics including protein and
nucleic acid drugs, nanotechnology and
nanomedicine, polymer- lipid- and
cell-based carriers, carriers for
targeted therapeutics, vascular and CNS
targeting, vaccine delivery. Themes to
be explored include molecular and
cellular targets for drug delivery and
action, siRNA and other nucleic acid
therapeutic and delivery platforms, drug
transport across biological and cellular
barriers, defining biological factors
modulating drug delivery and effects and
enabling experimental and translational
approaches for pre-clinical and clinical
development. The conference provides a
dynamic, diverse and collegial
environment for collaboratively
identifying current barriers and
interdisciplinary solutions to pressing
medical needs, and facilitates the
informal mixing of an international
group of researchers, junior and senior
scientists, as well as academic,
industrial and regulatory viewpoints.
The conference is also noted for its
lively poster sessions and selected
short talks from poster presenters. The
wonderful resort setting at the
Waterville Valley Resort will provide
many opportunities for informal
discussions and outdoor recreation
activities as part of the conference
registration. We recommend early
application to the Drug Carriers in
Medicine and Biology GRC as attendance
is limited, and welcome applications
from junior scientists to attend and
present their research findings. A
number of travel awards will be made
based on submitted poster abstracts.
