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Public lecture by Prof Kattesh Katti
Director, University of Missouri Cancer Nanotechnology Platform

Title: What Do You Know About Green Nanotechnology? Implications in Health and Hygiene

Dr. Katti's research is focused on unraveling fundamentals of science and apply those principles and concepts to developing new chemical species at the macro and nano scales. In the nanodomain, he is interested in exploring chemical, biophysical, magnetic and photophysical properties, that are unique to specific nanoparticulates, toward the design and development of sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic agents. Targeted nanoparticles are being utilized in the detection of diseases at the cellular/sub cellular levels while radiochemical and X ray absorption properties of gold nanoparticles, embedded selectively within tumor cells/sites, are being applied for effective therapy of breast, liver, lung, oral, prostate and pancreatic cancers. Drug discovery approaches are built around clinical translation motif as Dr. Katti strongly believes that discoveries should translate into value added products to ultimately serve humanity.

Green nanotechnology is at the focal point of Dr. Katti's approach to pursuing research in nanotechnology as he strongly believes in the total elimination of toxic chemicals either for the synthesis or as byproducts in the production of engineered nanoparticles. Toward this end, phytochemicals occluded within plants, herbs or from various sources from mother nature are being used in developing 100% green processes for the development of nano constructs for use in a plethora of medical, agricultural, hygienic and technological applications.


Date: Wednesday 19 June
Time: 13h00-14h00
Place: UWC campus, SANBI Seminar room, Life Science Building, 5th Floor, Core 1
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Date:Thursday, 20th June 2013

Time: 13h00 – 14h00
Place: Stellenbosch University, Room A203, JC Smuts Building
For more information please contact: Dr HJ Maree; Department of Genetics; Tel.:+27 808 9294; Mobile:+27 83 556 5567