Creating a national network of experts/stakeholders to facilitate & promote the development of Nucleic Acid Therapies for patients with rare diseases in the UK

MRC / NIHR
Joined November 2023
Today, on #RareDiseaseDay, we are happy to share the @DHSCgovuk newly published 2025 England Rare Disease action plan - exciting work ahead for the @UpNAT_node! gov.uk/government/publicatio… #RareDiseaseDay #RareDiseaseDay2025 #RareDisease
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12 PhDs on Antisense oligonucleotide #research to foster the full therapeutic potential of antisense technology across tissues euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/2… 11 posts across Europe, the other at UCL under @UpNAT_node Director Haiyan Zhou @lab_zhou
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Join the @UpNAT_node team! Applications for the Child Health Research (CHR) PhD Studentships for 25/26 are open. Deadline for students to apply is 09:00 Friday 13th December. ucl.ac.uk/child-health/devel…
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We shared the excitement as Haiyan Zhou @lab_zhou presented an update on her research as Harrington Scholar @HarringtonDI_UH. And appreciated the introduction to our @UpNAT_node! #OxfordHarrington2024 @OHRareDisease @RDRUKHub #RareDisease
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UPNAT Node partner Prof Carlo Rinaldi chairs an excellent session at the #OxfordHarrington2024 Rare Disease Centre Symposium. Full agenda here: oxfordharrington.org/events-… @rinaldi_ca @OHRareDisease @UniofOxford @UpNAT_node
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Excellent speakers lined up for the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre  Symposium later this month (including @UpNAT_node Director Haiyan Zhou) Registration is open: oxfordharrington.org/events-… #RareDiseases @lab_zhou @OHRareDisease
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Buzzing crowd at yesterday's Genomics England Research Summit, where @MinaRyten contributed to the "Therapeutic Innovations and Trials" session with an introduction to our @UpNAT_node. @GenomicsEngland #RareDisease #gers2024
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UPNAT Director Haiyan Zhou @lab_zhou will be speaking tomorrow alongside UK DRI Director Mina Ryten @MinaRyten at the @GenomicsEngland Summit about the @UpNAT_node and enhancing rare disease treatment: genomicsresearchsummit.co.uk…
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Now to build on the momentum of the recent @UpNAT_node Symposium, with the help of our partners across the UK and beyond. With special thanks to @OTSociety who supported PPIE at the event with their generous grant: oligotherapeutics.org/ots-lo…
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Join the @UpNAT_node team! Now hiring: our candidate will have a PhD degree in biomedical sciences or closely related areas, with strong knowledge & skillset in bioinformatics. Preclinical RNA therapy drug development (ASO, siRNA, mRNA) are highly desired. ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search…
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