Vaccines and Beyond: Strategies and Technologies for mRNA Therapeutics

Live Symposium

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
1pm – 4pm ET

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought mRNA-based vaccines into the spotlight, but many challenges remain in the field of RNA medicines, including which additional diseases can be targeted and how vaccines and other therapeutics can be most effectively administered.

This virtual symposium scientistA panel of experts will discuss mRNA-based vaccines, current approaches and challenges, and how researchers are advancing RNA therapeutics in exciting new directions.

Symposium Program

1pm – Introductions

1:10pm – Designing synthetic biodegradable lipid nanoparticles for mRNA vaccines

Dr. Xu Qiaobing

1:45pm – TBD

Dr. Katherine Whitehead

2:20pm – Next-generation RNA vaccines and therapeutics

Dr. Anna Brackney

2:55pm – TBD

to be decided

3:20pm – Open Panel Q&A Session
Nathan Ni Scientist The Creative Services team will be joining the full panel and Q&A session, with presenters answering questions from the audience.

Dr. Katherine Whitehead Professor Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Anna Brackney Assistant Professor Tier 2 Canada Research Chair Michael Smith Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering University of British Columbia