W. Mark Saltzman
Goizueta Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and of Chemical Engineering; Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering
Departments & Organizations

School of Engineering and Applied Science
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Developmental Therapeutics
Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
Global Health Initiative: Information & Biotechnology
Center for RNA Science and Medicine, Yale
Cellular & Molecular Physiology: Physiology and Integrative Medical Biology Track | Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
T32 Mentors
Developmental Therapeutics
Research Interests
Bio-compatible polymers, drug delivery systems more...
Selected Publications
- Woodrow KA, Cu Y, Booth CJ, Saucier-Sawyer J, Wood MJ, and Saltzman WM. Intravaginal gene silencing using biodegradable nanoparticles densely loaded with small-interfering RNA, Nature Materials 8:526-533 (2009).
- Liu J, Jiang Z, Zhang S, and Saltzman WM. Poly(omega-pentadecalactone-co-butylene-co-succinate) nanoparticles as biodegradable carriers for camptothecin delivery, Biomaterials 30:5707-5719 (2009).
- Cartiera MS, Johnson KM, Rajendran V, Caplan MJ, and Saltzman WM. The uptake and intracellular fate of PLGA nanoparticles in epithelial cells, Biomaterials 30:2790-2798 (2009).


