RNA Therapeutics: Recoding Drug Design, One Gene at a Time--Dr.

RNA Therapeutics: Recoding Drug Design, One Gene at a Time--Dr. Athma Pai

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Our experience with mRNA vaccines during the COVID pandemic showed us the possibility of designing other RNA-based drugs in a flexible and efficient manner. Dr. Athma Pai of the UMass Chan Medical School talks about how her research into RNA therapeutics and the immense promise it holds for conquering a wide range of diseases, from. cancer to sickle cell anemia, and more. Veteran broadcast journalists George Lewis and Judy Muller moderated the session with Dr. Pai, recorded at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village, Colorado

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