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 ...
Interview with Julia Alterman
Julia Alterman, PhD RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School How did you become interested in the field of oligonucleotides? After finishing my bachelor’s degree at the University of Vermont I started my scientific career in the vibrant Boston biotech community. My first ...
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