Gerardo Byk
Bar Ilan University, Israel
Biography
Gerardo Byk received his PhD (summa cum laude) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In his PhD work, he developed a new generation of peptidomimetic molecules by the introduction of the new concept of backbone cyclization. Since August 1992, he has been in AVENTIS, where he was involved in the development of novel non-viral gene delivery complexes for gene therapy. He joined Bar Ilan University/Israel in 1999, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2002, where he is currently associated with the Marcus Center of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. His main scientific interests: peptide, peptidomimetics, combinatorial chemistry and gene therapy. Lastly, his group entered the field of nanotechnology with the design and development of biocompatible nanoparticles suited both for peptide synthesis, and for in vivo applications.
Abstract
Abstract : New biocompatible nanoparticles: Multistep chemical modifications and biological applications