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Science Straight Up: Episode 23

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

JUDY MULLER AND GEORGE LEWIS

July 25, 2023

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