Annual Meeting Poster Awardee Spotlight
Date: June 27, 2024 Time: 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 5pm CEST Title: Functional Aptamer Selection for the Low-Complexity Domain of TDP-43 as a Potential Treatment Avenue for ALS Description: Targeting of TAR-DNA Binding Protein-43 (TDP-43), a protein implicated in ...
Branching into RNAi
Date: June 13, 2024 Time: 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 5pm CEST Title: Branching into RNAi Description: Our research focuses on the synthetic short-interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that silences the oncogenic mRNA expression of the Glucose Regulated Proteins (GRPs) leading to ...
Antisense approaches for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and recent advances to address DMD brain comorbidities
Date: May 23, 2024 Time: 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 5pm CEST Title: Antisense approaches for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and recent advances to address DMD brain comorbidities Description: This presentation will cover the development of ASO-based approaches ...
2023 Annual Meeting Poster Awardee Spotlight: Stan and Moravčík
Date: May 16, 2024 Time: 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 5pm CEST Title: Validation lab: allowing standardized in vitro and in vivo experiments for candidate treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy Description: The Validation Lab was established in 2015 with support ...
In-silico siRNA Off-Target Predictions: What Should We Be Looking For?
Date: May 2, 2024 Time: 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 5pm CEST Title: In-silico siRNA Off-Target Predictions: What Should We Be Looking For? Description: Assessing sequence-dependent off-target risks is a critical step during siRNA development to ensure the safety and ...
In vivo Optical Control of Gene-Silencing in Japanese Medaka Fish Embryos
Time: 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 5pm CEST Date: April 25, 2024 Title: In vivo Optical Control of Gene-Silencing in Japanese Medaka Fish Embryos Description: The siRNA oligonucleotide duplex inherent to biology, functions by binding and cleaving mRNA, a process ...
RNA Targeting Technology – Chemistry and Delivery
Time: 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 4pm CET Date: March 21, 2024 Title: RNA Targeting Technology – Chemistry and Delivery Description: Chemistry coupled with pharmacology, both preclinical and clinical, forms the basis for the pipeline we manage at Ionis today. ...
2023 Annual Meeting Poster Awardee Spotlight
Time: 8AM PST | 11AM EST | 5PM CET Date: February 29, 2024 Title: Towards Allele-Selective Gapmer ASO Design Description: Allele selective gapmer antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are a promising strategy for the treatment of rare monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders caused by gain-of-function or ...
Meet OTS’ New BOD Trainee Reps
Time: 8AM PST | 11AM EST | 5PM CET Date: February 22, 2024 Title: Advancing Therapeutic Approaches for Erythropoietic Protoporphyria Description: Currently, no curative treatment is available for the rare disease erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP). The genetic background of EPP is well ...
2023 Annual Meeting Poster Awardee Spotlight
Time: 8AM PST | 11AM EST | 5PM CET Date: January 25, 2024 Title: siRNA therapy for ex vivo treatment of stem cell grafts and/or donor lymphocytes Description: Allogeneic T cells represent the most potent treatment for hematopoietic malignancies such es ...