Facts about COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines and the Decades of Research That Went into Creating Them
Posted: February 11, 2021 | Updated: October 8, 2021 Despite the global threat of COVID-19, mRNA vaccines, which are highly effective at preventing COVID-19 illness and have passed rigorous safety standards, have been met with skepticism by many people. This suspicion is due in part to misconceptions and misinformation that is circulating regarding mRNA vaccines. In this article, we ...
20th Anniversary of RNA Interference in Mammalian Cells
The groundbreaking discovery of RNA interference by Craig Mello and Andrew Fire was swiftly followed by the discovery of RNAi as a gene-silencing mechanism in mammalian cells. Since these breakthroughs, members of our community have devoted their lives to building on these exciting discoveries, and together we are producing results that greatly improve the quality of people’s lives. In ...
Oligonucleotides and the OTS Community Provide Excellent Solutions to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Oligonucleotide therapies are relatively new in the field of medicine, but they have allowed us to make astounding progress in the fight against COVID-19. Rather than simply repurposing existing drugs or spending years to develop new drugs and vaccines, oligo therapies are quickly providing solutions to this global health crisis caused by SARS-CoV-2. Some of the most promising technologies ...
Oligonucleotide Therapeutics: New Drugs That Could Stop COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists around the world have joined together in applying their skills and technologies to fight this global threat. Some of the most promising technologies to fight the coronavirus are based on a new type of drug called oligonucleotide therapeutics. In order to promote public awareness of these drugs and how they could stop ...
Coronavirus Highlights Urgent Need for Science-Backed Research
News Release from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers Coronavirus Highlights Urgent Need for Science-Backed Research As an academic publisher, we publish many important resources relevant to COVID-19 such as Health Security, Viral Immunology, Telemedicine and e-Health, and Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. We are keeping our finger on the pulse of the spread of COVID-19 around the world and ...
Interview with the 2019 OTS Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Muthiah (Mano) Manoharan
Dr. Alan M. Gewirtz Memorial Scholarship Award: Bruno M.D.C. Godinho, PhD, RNA Therapeutics Institute, UMass Medical School
Facts about COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines and the Decades of Research That Went into Creating Them
Posted: February 11, 2021 | Updated: October 8, 2021 Despite the global threat of COVID-19, ...
20th Anniversary of RNA Interference in Mammalian Cells
The groundbreaking discovery of RNA interference by Craig Mello and Andrew Fire was swiftly followed ...
Oligonucleotides and the OTS Community Provide Excellent Solutions to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Oligonucleotide therapies are relatively new in the field of medicine, but they have allowed us ...
Oligonucleotide Therapeutics: New Drugs That Could Stop COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists around the world have joined together in applying ...
Coronavirus Highlights Urgent Need for Science-Backed Research
News Release from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers Coronavirus Highlights Urgent Need for Science-Backed Research ...
Interview with the 2019 OTS Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Muthiah (Mano) Manoharan
Dr. Alan M. Gewirtz Memorial Scholarship Award: Bruno M.D.C. Godinho, PhD, RNA Therapeutics Institute, UMass Medical School