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Count Me In launches new patient-partnered research project for translocation renal cell carcinoma

Broad Institute

"Translocation renal cell carcinoma (tRCC) is a rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer that poses significant treatment challenges, said Srinivas Viswanathan, a physician at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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Navigating the challenges of cell therapies

Drug Target Review

Problem w/ CTs and foundational understanding of Vittoria: can you explore the current limitations of cell therapies and the challenges faced by patients and providers? Currently, only a small percentage of cancers can be effectively treated with cell therapies, and there is little diversity in the currently approved products.

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Oncology advances through the lens of women in STEM

Drug Target Review

Getting into medical school was very competitive with thousands of candidates vying for a handful of positions, but I was fortunate enough to succeed. My inclination toward biological sciences led me to medical school to pursue a future in STEM. I opted for medicine due to my love for biological sciences.

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Advancing CAR-T therapy: how CD5 modulation is shaping cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

What potential advantages does the CD5 modulation strategy offer over traditional CAR-T therapies? MR : Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy is very effective in treating patients with B-cell lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma, where we have six FDA-approved drugs.

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#ScienceSaturday: April 6, 2024

KIF1A

Read the Article Rare Roundup Columbia Receives $15M for Ultra-Rare ALS Medicines Creation Gene-based therapies like Antisense Oligonucleotides have taken major strides in recent years, including Susannah Rosen’s current n-of-1 ASO trial. She graduated from UC San Diego with a B.S. degree in human biology in 2023.

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Study reveals genetic clusters that may explain differences in type 2 diabetes risk

Broad Institute

It is currently not fully understood why a given person develops the disease or why there is a lot of variation around clinical features across people with the disease,” said senior author Miriam Udler, director of the MGH Diabetes Genetics Clinic, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and an associate member at Broad.

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Women in Stem with Dr Amber D. Van Laar

Drug Target Review

Through further research and work as a principal investigator on clinical studies for several central nervous system indications, I laid the groundwork for a career in gene therapy drug development. AskBio) I continue to work to bring innovative gene therapies to patients in need. In my current role at Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc.

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