Lunch and Learn!
From Innovation to Access:
Regulatory Strategies for Equitable Deployment of Nanomedicine
Program Speaker:
Vuk Uskoković, PhD, MSc, MS, BSc
Event Agenda:
DATE: Monday 13 January 2025
TIME: 11:30 AM – 11:35 AM Welcome and Announcements
11:35 AM – 11:40 AM Introductions of Speaker
11:40 AM – 12:30 PM Program Presentation
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM Q and A
12:55 PM – 1:30 PM Closing Remarks and End of Session
LOCATION: This event is being offered virtually. The zoom link will be shared with you via email 1-2 days before the event.
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Program Topic:
Nanotechnologies—when focused on affordability and accessibility—can bridge healthcare disparities, as illustrated by the development of COVID-19 nanovaccines, which highlight global inequalities in medical access. Despite high efficacy, the distribution of such nano-enabled solutions remains limited due to regulatory and economic barriers that favor affluent markets. This gap underscores the need for regulatory frameworks that prioritize equitable healthcare access in the approval and distribution of medical nanotechnologies. It also calls for policies that support the affordability of these products and establish simplified pathways for low-cost diagnostic and therapeutic tools to address global public health needs. In this seminar, Dr. Uskoković will address the role of nanotechnology in enhancing equitable healthcare access, particularly for under-resourced regions, by exploring the potential for cost-effective, scalable nanomedicine. The studies that will be discussed advocate for policy revisions that reduce the economic and logistical barriers in deploying advanced nanotechnologies and propose that regulatory bodies adopt frameworks that prioritize socio-economic inclusivity in healthcare innovation.
Speaker Biography:
Vuk Uskoković, PhD, MSc, MS, BSc, is a Serbian-Slovenian-American scientist, educator and multimedia artist, currently the Cofounder and Chief Scientific Officer at TardigradeNano LLC, a zero-profit biotech startup, think tank and educational powerhouse located in Irvine, California, an adjunct professor of chemistry at Fullerton College, a lecturer in engineering at San Diego State University, and a visiting professor of natural sciences at University of Montenegro. Dr. Uskoković holds degrees in physical chemistry (BSc & MS), materials science and engineering (MSc), and nanoscience and nanotechnologies (PhD), and has completed postdoctoral trainings in colloid chemistry, fine particle synthesis, biomimetics, tissue engineering and controlled drug delivery. Prior to his current appointments, he was a professor in the schools of engineering, pharmacy and medicine at the University of California in Irvine, Chapman University and University of Illinois in Chicago, respectively, where he ran research labs and taught a variety of subjects, including biomaterials, nanophysics, medical devices, biologics, bio-optics, and other. He was also a principal investigator and a research scientist at University of California in San Francisco, Clarkson University in New York,
Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia, and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Dr. Uskoković’s research, which resulted in over 230 publications, provided major contributions to the scientific understanding of a number of critical phenomena from physical and biological sciences. Many of Dr. Uskoković’s discoveries have originated from the enthusiasm to address the pressing medical needs of humanity, particularly in the domains of targeted drug delivery, bone tissue engineering, and next-generation antimicrobial and anticancer therapies. Dr. Uskoković is the recipient of the prestigious Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health and a prolific author of research papers, reviews and essays throughout his decades-long scientific career. An ardent advocate of academic justice, he was the president of the UCSF postdoctoral association, the largest in America, and of the UC Council of Postdoctoral Scholars, representing around 10,000 postdocs from all Californian universities. In 2010s, he established himself as America’s number one expert in science of hydroxyapatite and other calcium phosphates. He is the founder of the field of astromimetics and the first person to have created a nanoparticle modeled after a celestial body. A true renaissance scientist, Dr. Uskoković has also been a lifelong supporter of the union between natural sciences, arts and humanities. A quintessential contribution to this interdisciplinary venture came through his pioneering work on treating scientific paper as a medium for combined displays of analytical rigor, scientific novelty, humanistic values and artistic expression.
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