Welcome to the
Welcome to the
Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society
The Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) is an open, nonprofit forum to foster research and development of oligonucleotide therapeutics.
The Founders’ vision was to bring together the expertise from different angles of oligonucleotide research to create synergies and to bring the field of oligonucleotides to its full therapeutic potential. A new era of oligonucleotide drugs was envisioned that would change the landscape of therapeutic modalities.
Oligonucleotide therapeutics are now being used to successfully treat diseases and have the potential for widespread application. Over 100 treatments are in development for common conditions, including cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as rare diseases. Incredibly, oligonucleotide therapeutics have also been used to create an individualized treatment for one single person with a rare, fatal disease.
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Featured Member
Shipra Malik, PhD
Raman Bahal Lab
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Connecticut
I was highly inspired by the scope and therapeutic potential of nucleic acid-based drugs to tackle the diseases without any treatment options. Since then I have not looked back and continue to learn new aspects of it every day.