Joy Wolfram: How nanoparticles could change the way we treat cancer
喬伊‧沃爾佛蘭: 奈米粒子改變我們治療癌症的方式
Joy Wolfram leads a nanomedicine research lab with the goal of developing innovative nanoparticles that bring the next generation of treatments directly to the clinic. Full bio
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back in April of this year.
what are you talking about?"
you have to let me go.
with breast cancer.
researchers are committed
over 100 billion on cancer research
光是美國政府就投入了
in regards to patient survival,
of very aggressive cancers.
has not been working.
is to send out firefighters,
就是派出打火弟兄,
are the cancer drugs.
without a fire truck --
沒有給他們消防車——
never make it to the fire.
never make it to the tumor
沒有到達腫瘤所在之處,
they're aiming for.
location, location, location.
地點,地點,地點。
to get to the right location.
前往對的地點。
that nanoparticles are the fire trucks.
奈米粒子就是消防車。
inside nanoparticles,
can function as the carrier
to the heart of the tumor.
奈米大小又是什麼意思?
to be nano-sized?
types of nanoparticles
what it means to be nano-sized,
40,000 nanometers in diameter.
400 of our nanoparticles
of a single hair strand.
to fight cancer and other diseases
旨在對抗癌症及其他疾病,
to make a difference for patients,
and grants to fund our research.
我們研究的外界捐贈和獎助金。
manage to transport cancer drugs
要如何將抗癌藥物
are quickly washed out of the body
to reach the tumor.
沒有時間到達腫瘤所在之處。
the cancer drugs.
washed out of the body
inside the tumor.
inside nanoparticles,
放在奈米粒子中,
to circulate in the blood,
the firefighters,
抗癌藥物(打火弟兄),
它們沒有被排出體外,
reaching the tumor.
do nanoparticles have?
還有什麼其他工具?
from getting destroyed inside the body.
使其在體內時不會被摧毀。
but sensitive drugs
by enzymes in the blood.
this nanoparticle protection,
are these surface extensions
就是這些表面延伸物,
that grab on to the tumor
are circulating,
more time to do their job.
來盡它們的本份。
that nanoparticles can have.
這些只是其中一部分。
nanoparticles for cancer
測試的抗癌用奈米粒子,
all over the world.
like Rebecca, who die.
和瑞貝卡一樣過世了。
challenges and limitations
filtration system,
and destroys foreign objects,
and also nanoparticles.
eat the nanoparticles,
where the kidney is no longer a problem,
腎臟已經不是問題,
end up reaching the tumor.
to improve nanoparticles
the immune cells in the liver.
that were already clinically approved
could stop the immune cells
in one of our preclinical studies,
一項臨床前研究中,
from internalizing the nanoparticles
to their goal, the tumor.
of blocking the liver.
are made in science
for preventing nanoparticles
have a lot of nanoparticles
to label them as foreign.
貼上外來物的標籤。
can be found in the saliva,
in pancreatic juice.
for cancer drugs.
免疫細胞比較不可能
are less likely to eat
a Trojan-horse-based concept
特洛伊木馬發想出來的概念
the biological nanoparticles
nature's own nanoparticles
from being in the wrong location.
nanoparticles in large quantities
an efficient method for doing this.
開發出了有效的方法。
of liquids from the body
high-quality formulation
are not yet in clinical use,
that requires teamwork
thanks to inspiration from patients.
我們持續努力著。
on these nanomedicines,
在奈米醫學的領域奮鬥,
to healthy organs,
had been available for Rebecca,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Joy Wolfram - NanotechnologistJoy Wolfram leads a nanomedicine research lab with the goal of developing innovative nanoparticles that bring the next generation of treatments directly to the clinic.
Why you should listen
Dr. Joy Wolfram has designed many preclinical nanoparticles for treating cancer and other life-threatening diseases, and has authored more than 50 publications in the past five years. She is the director of the Nanomedicine and Extracellular Vesicles Laboratory at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and holds affiliate faculty positions at the Houston Methodist Hospital, the University of North Florida and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is a board member and scientific advisor of several companies around the world with a cumulative customer base of more than 18 million.
Wolfram's mission is to inspire and support underrepresented minorities in science. She is actively involved in community outreach and scientific education, including serving as the chair of an education and outreach working group of the National Cancer Institute in the United States. She was included in the Amgen Scholars "ten to watch" list, which highlights the best and brightest up-and-comers in science and medicine across 42 countries.
A native of Finland, Wolfram was selected as one of 12 internationally accomplished Finns, alongside Nobel laureates. She was also listed on the Forbes "30 under 30" in healthcare in 2019. Additionally, she is part of the Global Young Academy, which represents 83 countries and is limited to 200 members who are selected based on scientific excellence and commitment to service.
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