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From the Test Tube to the Doctor's OfficeNSF Lecture on How Basic Research in Biomaterials May Lead to Novel TherapiesRobert S. Langer, the only active member of all three United States National Academies, will address the clinical applications of research from the fields of biomedical science and biomaterial design in a public lecture at the National Science Foundation. Langer, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will speak on how applications may include the synthesis of human tissue, such as cartilage or skin, and the use of biomaterials to precisely deliver therapeutics to targets in the human body -- an approach already leading to new therapies for certain types of cancer. Langer pioneered the field of controlled release systems for peptides, proteins and other macromolecules. He has also made a seminal contribution to the study of biomaterials.
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