About
Dr. Leander Petrov designs innovative drug delivery systems for peptides at Northwestern. His oral peptide delivery platform achieved 12% bioavailability, a tenfold improvement over conventional approaches.
Summary
Pioneered pH-responsive nanoparticle carriers that protect peptides through gastric transit for oral administration.
Key Lessons
A nanoparticle aggregation event during scale-up taught him that surfactant selection is as critical as polymer chemistry in peptide delivery formulations.
Certifications
- Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northwestern
- CRS Fellow
- AAPS Member
Areas of Expertise
- Nanoparticle peptide delivery
- Oral peptide formulations
- Sustained-release systems