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Tuesday 18 April at AACR Annual Meeting 2023

Drug Discovery World

DDW’s Megan Thomas rounds up highlights from Tuesday 17 April at AACR 2023, from AI and mathematical oncology to winners of the AACR James S Ewing-Thelma B Dunn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pathology in Cancer Research. Dunn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pathology in Cancer Research. Read more here. AACR James S.

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Guide to using AAV vectors in gene therapy

Drug Discovery World

In 2023, DDW hosted a webinar, ‘A comprehensive guide to using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in gene therapy’, supported by Azenta Life Sciences. AAV is optimal for gene therapy due to its efficiency and safety in humans; however, AAV processes can present obstacles for researchers. Why are those important?

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Twist Bioscience Harnesses AI-Powered Cloud for Synthetic Biology Breakthroughs

Fierce BioTech

The company has developed a disruptive DNA synthesis platform that pioneers a new method of manufacturing synthetic DNA by “writing” DNA on a silicon chip. The company has developed a disruptive DNA synthesis platform that pioneers a new method of manufacturing synthetic DNA by “writing” DNA on a silicon chip.

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ADCs: the next generation of targeted therapies 

Drug Discovery World

Additionally, the dynamic nature of tumour biology means that these targets can change over time, or under treatment pressure, necessitating continuous research and adaptation.” Stefan Ries is Chief Scientific Officer at DISCO Pharmaceuticals, a German company specialising in finding targets for targeted therapies such as ADCs.

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Is That DNA Dangerous?

Codon

Tessa Alexanian and Max Langenkamp build computational DNA screening tools for a living. When the CDC contacted Harris to ask about the plague samples, Harris claimed that he was doing research for the CIA to stop an “imminent invasion from Iraq of super-germ-carrying rats.” This article concludes our mini-issue.

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Who are the AACR Scientific Achievement Award winners?

Drug Discovery World

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will honour the following cancer researchers, physician-scientists, advocates, and journalists during its annual meeting to be held April 14-19 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. June’s award lecture will be held on Sunday April 16 at 4:30pm ET.

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Big data – charting a new path to drug discovery and development

Drug Discovery World

Now, with the growth of publicly available genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics databases, the ability to quickly carry out large-scale DNA, RNA, and protein screenings, and the availability of massive sets of de-identified patient data, the amount of high-value, analysable data has reached enormous proportions.

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