The Molecular Pharmaceutics & Drug Delivery Seminar Series Presents:
Coleman Johnson and Sorawee Yanwinitchai
Coleman Johnson from the Zhang lab will be speaking about, "Novel melting point depression method to measure solubility of small-molecule drug in poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA)."
Sorawee Yanwinitchai from the Williams lab will be speaking about, "Cryoprotective synergistic effect of polysorbate 80 deaeration on denaturation of IgG during thin-film freeze drying process."
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PHR 4.114
In-Person/Hybrid
Coleman graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors from the Chemistry department of the University of Oregon. He then earned a Master’s degree in Polymer Sciences from the University of Oregon before joining Lonza Pharma and Biotech in Bend, Oregon. At Lonza, his responsibilities included Chemistry Lead of a formulation and analytical development team for a small-molecule drug product and co-manager of the internal gas chromatography service. Coleman joined Dr. Feng Zhang’s group at the University of Texas in 2022 where he is researching long-acting biodegradable drug delivery products.
Sorawee earned her Pharm.D degree from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. After graduating, she worked in sterile pharmaceutical industry, supervising production of parenteral solutions and setting specification of utilities and facilities in sterile production plants before taking a position as a research and development pharmacist. Her responsibilities included developing sterile pharmaceutical products and establishing specifications for new pharmaceutical products. She joined Dr. Williams’s group in Summer 2023 and is currently researching preventing denaturation and optimizing formulation of monoclonal antibody during thin-film freeze (TFF) drying process.