Christopher Dahlke

Lab Staff
RNA Therapeutics Institute, UMass Chan Medical School
Christopher.Dahlke(at)umassmed.edu

Christopher grew up in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts and received his BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2023. In his junior and senior year, he worked on a thesis project generating luciferase reporters to examine circadian rhythm protein interactions while in the Farkas Lab. Following graduation, Chris began working for Anastasia Khvorova and Julia Alterman as a research associate. Chris’s work has focused on chemical optimization of siRNA scaffolds targeting the central nervous system. He has worked as part of a team to optimize siRNA scaffolds for delivery to the musculoskeletal system, skin, and eye. In his free time, Chris enjoys reading, working out, the rainforest cafe, and collecting smooth rocks.