Prof. Rachela Popovtzer

April 22, 2025 | Weekly School Seminar

About the Seminar

The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research hosted Prof. Rachela Popovtzer from the Laboratory of Nanotheranostics for Personalized Medicine at Bar-Ilan University as part of its weekly seminar series.

During the seminar, Prof. Popovtzer presented her lecture:

"The Golden Approach for Overcoming Bio-Barriers: Delivering Nanomedicine to Brain and Beyond."

The lecture explored innovative nanomedicine strategies for overcoming biological barriers, with a particular focus on targeted drug delivery to tumors and the brain using gold nanoparticles.

Seminar Details

Date April 22, 2025

Time 12:15 PM

Location Sherman Building, Room 02

Speaker Prof. Rachela Popovtzer

Laboratory of Nanotheranostics for Personalized Medicine

Faculty of Engineering & the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials

Bar-Ilan University

Seminar Title

"The Golden Approach for Overcoming Bio-Barriers: Delivering Nanomedicine to Brain and Beyond"

Seminar Overview

Overcoming biological barriers, particularly those surrounding tumors and the brain, remains one of the greatest challenges in modern drug delivery. During the seminar, Prof. Popovtzer presented cutting-edge research demonstrating how gold nanoparticles can serve as highly effective nanomedicine platforms due to their biocompatibility, unique physicochemical properties, and excellent imaging capabilities.

The lecture highlighted novel approaches for using naturally coated gold nanoparticles to cross the blood–brain barrier, selectively target tumors, improve immunotherapy, and provide rapid image-guided disease stratification. The presentation illustrated the growing potential of nanotechnology to advance precision medicine and targeted cancer therapies.