Joao Conde: Nanotechnology to treat Cancer

Biomaterials Seminar Glasgow 2017

23. March 2017

Dr. Joao Conde

MIT & Queen Mary University London

Marie Curie Fellowship 2014-2017








More about Joao: http://www.joaoconde.com

Wellcome Image Awards for cancer treatment triple acting hydrogel

Papers mentioned in the talk

Designing Hydrogels for On-Demand Therapy N. Oliva, João Conde, K. Wang and N. Artzi Accounts of Chemical Research (2017)

Local microRNA delivery targets Palladin and prevents metastatic breast cancer A. Gilam, João Conde, D. Weissglas-Volkov, N. Oliva, E. Friedman, N. Artzi and N. Shomron Nature Communications (2016)

Colorectal Cancer Statistics Cancer J Clin 2014 C A Siegel

Revisiting the ‘one material fits all’ rule for cancer nanotherapy João Conde*, N. Oliva and N. Artzi* Trends in Biotechnology (2016)


Local triple-combination therapy results in tumour regression and prevents recurrence in a colon cancer model João Conde*, N. Oliva, Y. Zhang and N. Artzi* Nature Materials (2016). Highlighted in Science Translational Medicine and Science Bulletin

Biomaterials for Metastasis: Bridging the Gap between Basic and Translational Research  João Conde, N. Shomron and N. Artzi* Advanced Healthcare Materials (VIP paper) (2016)