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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. In addition to this, I also chaired national trials evaluating an anti-GD2 antibody in pediatric osteosarcoma. I opted for medicine due to my love for biological sciences.

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First-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine to treat opioid use.

The Pharma Data

The first patients have been enrolled in a phase 1 randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial to study a therapeutic vaccine for opioid use disorder developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

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New patient-partnered research project will study heart disease and diabetes risk in South Asian populations

Broad Institute

We hope that OurHealth data will lead to discoveries in many different areas and will establish new clinical trials or lifestyle modifications that will lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke,” said Whitney Hornsby, the operations director of OurHealth.

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#ScienceSaturday: April 6, 2024

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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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A common fatty acid may help restore healthy vaginal bacteria after infection

Broad Institute

At the Ragon Institute, Kwon’s lab is working to move this research toward a human clinical trial. “We I’m so proud of this team and the partnership we formed to follow the science and set up some major positive impacts on women’s health,” Blainey said.

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Cancer immunotherapy candidate provokes powerful dual response in cancer and immune cells

Broad Institute

A new small-molecule drug candidate being tested in an early-stage clinical trial aims to improve patient responses to immunotherapy. AbbVie and Calico are currently testing the molecule and another related molecule , also developed by AbbVie and Calico, in phase 1 clinical trials. We were really impressed by that.”

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Promising Phase 2 data for Sanofi and Regeneron's PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo in locally advanced basal cell carcinoma

The Pharma Data

The results mark an improvement in overall response compared to data shared on the drug in this indication back in May, and no new safety signals were observed during the trial. . Sanofi confirmed that these data will be submitted to regulatory authorities in the pursuit of market approval in the US and Europe.