Alastair Breen is back from a 2 month research stay at Kunming University of Science and Technology

During March and April, Alastair Breen visited the group of Prof Jihong Zhang (a former University of Nottingham, School of Pharmacy student) at the Kunming University of Science and Technology to share his expertise in encapsulating antitumour Benzothiazoles within apoferritin.

Alastair Breen and Dr Yang Fan working in Cell Culture.

This proved to be very successful and the formulations were tested in a panel of Gastric and Hepatic cancer cells lines. Promising activity was found in Gastric cancer cell lines and encapsulation within apoferritin was shown to significantly enhance the activity of antitumour benzothiazoles.

Alastair Breen sharing his expertise with Dr Yang Fan in the encapsulation technique. 

Following these encouraging in-vitro results, in-vivo experiments are currently being planned and will hopefully commence shortly!

Alastair Breen with the Prof Jihong Zhang (third from right) group outside the Kunming University of Science and Technology 

So, overall a very successful trip.