2025 President’s Special Award
Marc Lemaitre, Ph.D. M_L Consult Biography: Dr. Lemaitre is very experienced with and has an in-depth knowledge of oligonucleotide therapeutics, mainly focusing on Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control [CMC]. He holds a Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, with extensive training ...
2025 Dr. Alan M. Gewirtz Memorial Scholarship for Postdoctoral Fellows and Junior Industrial Professionals
Sarah E. Pierce, Ph.D. Broad Institute “An approach to disease-agnostic therapeutic genome editing” Biography: Sarah Pierce is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. David Liu's lab at the Broad Institute. She completed her PhD in Cancer Biology at Stanford University in the labs of Dr. ...
2024 OTS Travel Grant Recipients
Muna Abedrabbo, The University of British ColumbiaUnnur J. Björgvinsdóttir, Technical University of DenmarkMathilde Blitek, U1179 UVSQRut Bryl, UT Southwestern Medical CenterJessica Cale, PhD, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative TherapeuticsMyriam Cerezo-Magaña, PhD, Lund UniversityDavid Cheerie, The Hospital for Sick ChildrenMarguerite Colin, MRC Toxicology Unit, University ...
2024 Patient Advocacy Award
Katie Gross Research Associate, RNA Therapeutics Institute, UMASS Chan Medical School Biography Katie Gross is a Research Associate in the laboratory of Dr. Julia Alterman and Dr. Anastasia Khvorova in the RNA Therapeutics Institute at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. She began ...
2024 Dr. Alan M. Gewirtz Memorial Scholarship – Graduate Students
Jillian Belgrad, M.D./Ph.D. Candidate, MS3/GS4 Khvorova Lab, RNA Therapeutics Institute, UMass Chan Medical School Biography: Jillian Belgrad is a sixth-year MD/PhD student in the RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Chan Medical School. Before joining UMass Chan, Jillian graduated from Colgate University with a ...
2024 Dr. Alan M. Gewirtz Memorial Scholarship – Postdoctoral Fellows and Junior Industrial Professionals
Hassan H. Fakih, Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Associate, Prof. Anastasia Khvorova Research Group RNA Therapeutics Institute | UMASS Chan Medical School Biography: Hassan is a Postdoctoral Associate in the lab of Prof. Anastasia Khvorova at the RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Chan Medical School. His research focuses on ...
2024 Mary Ann Liebert Publishers Inc., Young Investigator Award
Hélène Tran, Ph.D. Research Director, Head of Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapeutics, Neurology Therapeutic Area, Servier Research Institute, France Biography: Hélène Tran is a Director in the Neuroscience Therapeutic Area at the Servier Research & Development Institute in Paris-Saclay, where she leads the antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapeutics ...
2024 Paper of the Year – Basic Research category
Dr. Mikyung Yu, Ph.D. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Evaluating the oral delivery of GalNAc-conjugated siRNAs in rodents and non-human primates 2024 Paper of the Year – Basic Research category https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38742636/ Biography: Mikyung Yu, Ph.D., is a Principal Scientist in Research at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Yu led the ...
2024 OTS Lifetime Achievement Award Winner John Maraganore
John Maraganore, Ph.D.Founding CEO & Director, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 2002-2021Biography:Dr. John Maraganore served as the founding CEO and a Director of Alnylam from 2002 to 2021, where he built and led the company from early platform research on RNA interference through global approval and commercialization of the ...
