Meds Makeover: Is how we treat disease about to change for the better?

As long as there have been treatments for disease, there have been side effects. Medications improve the quality of life for vast numbers of people, but come with trade-offs. But could this be changing? With gene therapy, protein engineering and other approaches, the potential to deliver treatments without side effects is seemingly within reach. Join us for a conversation about how pharmaceuticals are developed now, new treatments that could emerge from current research and the roadblocks to the next generation of drug delivery approaches.

Panelists:

Stephen Parente, Professor, Finance, and the Minnesota Insurance Industry Chair of Health Finance, Carlson School of Business

Sivaraj Sivaramakrishnan, Professor, Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, College of Biological Sciences

Lauren Slosky, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School

Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Program starts at 6:15 p.m.

Organized by the University of Minnesota's College of Biological Sciences In collaboration with the Bell Museum.

About Petri Dish

The Petri Dish explores how biology affects our lives and what it means for our future. No PowerPoints. Just lively, curiosity-driven conversations on timely topics with University of Minnesota experts.