2013 OTS Young Investigator Award Winner Jonathan K. Watts, PhD
Jonathan K. Watts, PhD University of Southampton Biography: Jon received his PhD in 2008, working with MasadDamha (McGill University). His doctoral work included the development of two new oligonucleotide analogues, an exploration of why 2′-fluorinated oligonucleotides show such high binding affinity, and studies on the [...]
2012 Gewirtz Memorial Scholarship Winner: Christopher J. Cheng, PhD
Christopher J. Cheng, PhD Yale University Biography: Christopher Cheng received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry from Yale University in 2011 researching nanoscale delivery systems for cancer-targeted gene therapy. His research focused on the development of a new class of surface-enhanced polymer nanoparticles [...]
2012 OTS Young Investigator Award Winner Xianbin Yang, PhD
Xianbin Yang, PhD AM Biotechnologies Biography: Xianbin Yang, bioorganic chemist, graduated from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Medical University in 1988. Xianbin obtained his Master of Medicine at Beijing Medical University in 1995 and his Ph.D in 1998, after which he became a postdoctoral [...]
2011 Gewirtz Memorial Scholarship Winner: Aurélie Goyenvalle, PhD
Aurélie Goyenvalle, PhD University of Versailles Saint Quentin Talk Title: Preclinical Development of Tricyclo-DNA Antisense Oligonucleotides for the Treatment of Neuromuscular Diseases Biography: Aurélie Goyenvalle received her PhD in Virology at the University of Paris VII in 2006 from her work at Genethon in [...]