Site-specific detection of mutagenic DNA damage with an artificial nucleotide
Time: 11am - 12pm EST Date: October 27, 2022 Description: Incorporating nucleotides with altered structures that are derived synthetically is a strategy that has been used widely to interrogate biological processes involving DNA. Particularly, synthetic nucleotides able to stabilize damaged over undamaged templates ...
Patient Advocacy and Therapeutic Development for Huntington’s Disease
Time: 11am - 12pm EST Date: August 11, 2022 Description: Dan O'Reilly, PhD, a former OTS Trainee BoD member, focuses his research on developing siRNA therapeutics for Huntington’s Disease. Join us as Dr. O'Reilly discusses patient advocacy and Huntington’s Disease research. ...
Transitioning from Trainee to Faculty – A conversation with Prof. Bethany Powell Gray
Time: 11am - 12pm EST Date: July 14, 2022 Description: Join us for an open discussion with Dr. Bethany Powell Gray, who is an Assisstant Professor at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine, where we will talk about the postdoc to faculty ...
Trainee Spotlight Series: Yan Li and Roberto El Khoury
Title: Trainee Spotlight Series: Yan Li and Roberto El Khoury Time: 11am EST Date: July 7, 2022 Description: This Trainee Spotlight features Yan Li, a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Roberto El Khoury a Ph.D. candidate at McGill ...
Pitfalls and Progress in the Development of Immune Stimulatory Nucleic Acids
Date: June 2, 2022 Time: 11-12 EST Speaker: Art Krieg, MD, Checkmate Pharmaceuticals Description: Art Krieg, MD, CSO at Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, focuses his research on stimulating innate immunity with immune stimulatory DNA and RNA. Join us as Dr. Krieg discusses the history of efforts ...
Trainee Spotlight Series: Tom Metz and Briana Wilson
Date: May 19, 2022 Time: 11-12 EST, 5-6 CET Description: This Trainee Spotlight features Tom Metz and Briana Wilson. Tom Metz is a Ph.D. candidate at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). Tom will present his work involving the biodistribution of a radioactively labelled AON ...
Trainee Spotlight Series: Jakob Jung and Sara Overby
Date: April 21, 2022 Time: 11-12 EST, 5-6 CET Description: In our first of many Trainee Spotlights, we feature Jakob Jung and Sarah Overby. Jakob Jung is a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), at the University of Würzburg. ...
Chemical and Nanotechnology-based Approaches to Build Next-gen Oligonucleotide Therapeutics
Join Aurélie Lacroix, PhD and Leonora Abdullahu, PhD, the 2021/2022 OTS Trainee Reps, as they share about their research and career paths. Speaker: Aurélie Lacroix, PhD, Senior Scientist / MSCA fellow, Sixfold Bioscience Bio ...
Antisense Oligonucleotide-based Therapies for Inherited Retinal Diseases: From Mutation to Clinical Trial
Speaker: Alex Garanto, PhD Date: March 10, 2022 Time: 11-12 EST Description: The eye is at the forefront of therapeutic development for its unique properties. Local delivery of ASOs to the retina has shown to be well tolerated and safe. During this webinar, Prof. ...
Meet Your 2022 OTS Trainee Reps
Speaker: Chantal Ferguson, MD, PhD Candidate and Hassan Fakih, PhD Date: February 24, 2022 Time: 11-12 EST Description: The OTS values and encourages the contribution of trainees to the society. The trainee representative to the Board of Directors position was created to give trainees ...
