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Session 8 (Nonclinical, CMC, Clinical Development Tracks): Hot Topics
Session Chair(s)
Arthur A. Levin, PhD
CSO
Avidity Biosciences , United States
Haw-Jyh Chiu, PhD
Toxicologist, OMPT, Office of New Drugs, DHOT, CDER
FDA, United States
Hot Topics will present cutting-edge information of interest to all three tracks. This year the hot topics will focus on miRNA roles in disease and therapy, and a novel form of crop protection against insects based on ingestion of siRNA. As a whole the presentations will explore rivaling forces governing RNA expression in maintaining, enhancing, and disrupting function.
Speaker(s)
Viruses and Micro RNAs
Bryan R. Cullen, PhD
Duke University Medical Center, United States
James B. Duke Professor, Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
The Placental-specific Chromosome 19 miRNA Cluster (C19MC) Exerts Antiviral Effects Against Diverse Viruses
Carolyn Coyne, PhD
University of Pittsburgh, United States
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Using RNAi in Food Crops as Pesticides
Gregory R. Heck, PhD
Monsanto Company, United States
Weed Control Platform Lead
The Chance of a Lifetime: Developing Antisense Oligonucleotide-mediated RNA Modulation as a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis
Tita Ritsema
ProQR Therapeutics B.V., Netherlands
Program Manager
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