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New nanoparticles can perform gene editing in the lungs
Dr. Wen Xue at the RNA Therapeutics Institute at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Dr. Daniel Anderson at MIT have designed a new type of nanoparticle that can be administered to the lungs, where it can deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding useful proteins.
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Personalized medicine is having its day
From made-to-order genetic therapies to model organisms engineered to be ‘patient avatars’, the technology exists right now to save patients with rare diseases. Jonathan K. Watts, Ph.D., Professor, RTI, UMass Chan Medical School, weighs in on the latest N-of-1 landscape.
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EnPlusOne Biosciences Appoints Dr. Jon Watts to Scientific Advisory Board
EnPlusOne Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company harnessing the power of enzymes to synthesize RNA oligonucleotides, announced that Jonathan K. Watts, Ph.D., Professor, RTI, UMass Chan Medical School, has been appointed to the company’s Scientific Advisory Board.
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Craig Mello visits Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas in Brazil
“The good thing about science? It’s that it takes you places you never thought you’d see.” So goes one of Craig Mello’s sayings, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of RNA interference along with his colleague Andrew Fire.
Watch Craig's seminar on Informational Therapies: Ancient Mechanisms, New Medicines
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Craig Mello interviewed at the Bergamo Science Festival
“The good thing about science? It’s that it takes you places you never thought you’d see.” So goes one of Craig Mello’s sayings, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of RNA interference along with his colleague Andrew Fire.
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UMass Chan clinical trial shows potential to safely suppress gene related to ALS
Researchers at the UMass Chan Medical School say they have safely used injections to suppress a mutant gene linked to ALS.
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New research from UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester shows ‘encouraging’ results that could slow progression of ALS
New research developed from studies at UMass Chan has the potential to revolutionize treatment options for people with ALS.
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OUTREACH NEWS
Coloring book created by medical professor addresses vaccine, COVID-19 concerns
A new coloring book is helping kids draw clear lines between COVID-19 and the vaccines. Download or request coloring book.
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Superhero Emma RNA gives COVID-19 bam! pow! zap! in new comic/coloring book
WORCESTER — There’s a new comic book superhero in town and her mission is combating COVID-19 through education...and coloring. Download or request coloring book.
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UMass Chan Medical School professor creates kids coloring book on COVID-19 vaccine
A new coloring book is helping kids draw clear lines between COVID-19 and the vaccines. Download or request coloring book.
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First Rounders Podcast: Craig Mello
Craig Mello is a Nobel Laureate, co-founder of Atalanta Therapeutics, and a professor at UMass Chan Medical School, where he runs the Mello Lab. Our conversation covers the lure of conspiracy theorists, the state of RNA therapeutics, and getting that call from the Nobel committee.
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Local Nobel Prize Winner Hopes COVID Vaccine RNA Technology Can Fight Other Diseases
Many experts have hailed the fast development of COVID-19 vaccines as a miracle of modern medicine. The science behind it could pave the way to revolutionary treatments for a number of crippling diseases.
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