Pieter Cullis: an outstanding lipid biophysicist, drug delivery scientist, educator, and entrepreneur

Abstract

There are much said about Pieter Cullis in this special volume honoring him. He was the pioneer to study the role of hexagonal HII phase in membrane fusion and the one who applied this concept for the design of lipid nanoparticles. He was also the first to utilize remote loading techniques for the delivery of amphipathic bases. At the same time, he is a tremendous entrepreneur and an excellent mentor. He is, without doubt, an exceptional scientist and set us an excellent model to follow.

Keywords:

• Doxil
• hexagonal HII phase
• Pieter Cullis
• remote loading

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.

Funding information

The authors’ lab is supported by NIH grants DK100664, CA149387, and CA198999, and by Eshelman Institute for Innovation.