Week 1

Radiogels: Reversible Gels for Delivery of Medical Radioisotopes

Submitted by Guilherme on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 21:11

On January 19, Dr. Novella N. Bridges came to do a presentation on radiogels. The importance of Radiogels is how good it is at localizing anticancer agents and great to enhance the efficiency and on decreasing the toxic effects of cancer therapy. The components that makes up the radiogels are the Y-90 colloid because of it cost effectiveness and it’s a good agent to work with. Some chemotherapeutic agents also plays a role, and a dye is placed in the solution to make it easier to locate the agent and to keep track if the gel disperses to other tissues.

New Therapeutics for Cancer

Submitted by sam.uelkang on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 20:46

            On January 19, 2012, Dr. Novella N. Bridges of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory came to speak to us about “Radiogels: Reversible Gels for Delivery of Medical Radioisotopes, New Therapeutics for Cancer.” Dr. Novella was named one of the 23 distinguished women in Chemistry/Chemical engineering by the 2011 International Year in Chemistry Project.

Award winning visit

Submitted by kennethr on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 00:39

So when I found out I felt like the queen was coming to visit. It's not every week we get to hear from an award winning scientist. I must admit it was kinda cool.

Dr. Bridges came out to little old berrien springs to tell our chemistry department a thing or two about cancer treatment. Funny how much i'm hearing about cancer these days. My interest level is spiking to new heights.

Radiogel: Reversible Gels for Delivery of Medical Radioisotopes

Submitted by Brummett21 on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 22:40

Dr. Bridges comes from a town that is very close to me.  She hails from good ole Detroit, Michigan.  As stated in the title she came to the campus of Andrews University to talk to the Chemistry Seminar about the usage of Radiogels.  The purpose of a radiogel is that it is liquid containing a chemical that when it reaches a certain temperature it will become a gel holding the chemical or drug in a certain location.  The power of being able to pinpoint a drug is a huge discovery.

Radiogels, the cure for cancer?

Submitted by chem nerd on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 22:08

Last week we had the privilege of having award winning Chemist Novella bridges come and share with us some of what she does every day. She shared with us a project she had been working on with Radiogels, a product ready to revolutionalize cancer therapy.

"Radiogels: Reversible Gels for Delivery of Medical Radioisotopes" by Novella N. Bridges Ph.D.

Submitted by theChemist on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 21:05

Last Thursday, January 19th, we heard from Dr. Novella N. Bridges, who currently is a project manager in the Operational Planning & Logistical Group at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, located in Richland, Washington. In 2011, she was named one the twenty-three Distinguish Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering by the 2011 International Year of Chemistry project.

Radiogels: Reversible Gels for Delivery of Medical Radioisotopes

Submitted by petercho614 on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 20:36

Dr. Novella Bridges gave the first seminar of 2012 spring semester on January 19. She is currently working as a researcher and project manager at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Dr. Novella Bridgeswas one of twenty three Distinguished Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering recognized by the 2011 International Year in Chemistry Project. She gave a presentation under the tile “Radiogels: Reversible Gels for Delivery of Medical Radioisotopes”.

Radiogels: Reversible Gels for Delivery of Radioisotopes

Submitted by joshua.szynkowski on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 20:18

This week’s chemistry seminar was presented by Dr. Novella Bridges who works in the National Security Directorate of the Pacific Northwest Laboratory. Dr. Bridges, together with her multidisciplinary research group has developed technology for more effective delivery of radioimmunotherapies for the treatment of solid, cancerous tumors.

“New therapeutics for cancer”

Submitted by soonho90 on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 04:42

     Dr. Novella N. Bridges, who was named a Distinguished Woman in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering by the 2011 International Year in Chemistry Project, presented her seminar, "New therapeutics for cancer" on Thursday, January 19, 2012.  She earned a BS in chemistry from Jackson State University and a PhD in inorganic chemistry from Louisiana State University.  Currently, she is a project manager in the Operational Planning and Logistical group at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington.

Radiogels: Reversible Gels for Delivery of Medical Radioisotopes

Submitted by redpigsue on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 20:59

The speaker for this week was Dr. Novella N. Bridges. She is an award winning scientist and currently a project manager in the Operational Planning and Logistical group at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. She gave a presentation about Radiogel, which they recently discovered for cancer treatment.

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