12.10.2012 10:00
Vědecké a informační středisko Ústavu makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, v. v. i. Vás srdečně zve na
přednášku, kterou přednese:
Muthiah (Mano) Manoharan, Ph.D.
(Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Senior Vice President, Drug Discovery)
Na téma:
Making Drugs out of siRNAs
Přednáška se koná v pátek 12. 10. 2012 od 10:00 hod v posluchárně A.
RNAi is a revolution in biology, representing a breakthrough in understanding how genes are turned on and off in cells, and a completely new approach to drug discovery and development. RNAi offers the opportunity to harness a natural mechanism to develop specific and potent medicines, and has the potential to become the foundation for a whole new class of therapeutic products.
Dr. Manoharan joined Alnylam in 2003. He was the former Executive Director of Medicinal
Chemistry at Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading biotechnology company focused on nucleic
acid-based therapeutics where he had a 12-year tenure. With a distinguished career as a
world-leading nucleic acid and bioconjugate chemist, Mano is an author on over 130 publications and
over 200 abstracts, as well as the inventor on over 115 issued U.S. patents. Prior to Isis
Pharmaceuticals, he earned his Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
and conducted post-doctoral work at Yale University and the University of Maryland.
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