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Are mRNA vaccines the future of cancer therapy?

RNA Canada ARN Board of Director member and McGill University’s Chair of the Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Thomas Duchaine, recently gave an exciting podcast with Dr. Ramy Saleh on the future of mRNA cancer vaccines.  These new technologies represent a major RNA-based technological advance that will become an important new class of personalized cancer therapy.  […]

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Congrats to Dr. Alain Moreau: RNA-based screen for AIS

Congratulations to Université de Montréal RNA biologist Dr. Alain Moreau on a major translational research milestone. The FDA has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to ScolimiR-3D, a novel microRNA-based blood test developed from research led by Dr. Moreau and colleagues at the Viscogliosi Laboratory in Molecular Genetics of Musculoskeletal Diseases. The assay measures a panel of […]

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RNA INNOVATION PROGRAM

In a true success story demonstrating the power of industry-academic collaboration, researchers at the Universities of Lethbridge and Sherbrooke partnered with NSERC and a group of private sector companies to develop the RNA INNOVATION training program for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. RNA Innovation is a research training program that provides real-world, hands-on experience in […]