63 The Tiny Balls of Fat that Could Revolutionize Medicine
Brigitte Gallagher; Rachel Falkowski; and Jenna Diemel
Dr. Kathryn A. Whitehead’s TEDTalk
The tiny balls of fat that could revolutionize medicine
The use of lipids to surround drugs have been utilized successfully for mRNA vaccines, like the Covid-19 vaccines. Whitehead discusses the challenges that had faced delivering the drug successfully to the system and explains how the use of these lipids enables a successful delivery. These “tiny balls of fat”, Whitehead explains, can be utilized in other drug types to target a desired area of delivery and further innovate the drug delivery industry.
