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I am a scientist and entrepreneur who has driven human therapeutics from idea...

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... to Series A

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Idea

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Scientific literature

 

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"The potential applications of RCas9 are seemingly boundless."

"Such an approach has the potential to be applied to diverse transcript types in multiple cell systems" 

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Scientific literature

 

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"Researchers [have used] CRISPR to fix problems in RNA rather than to change DNA, a promising step for a group of diseases, including Huntington’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, that have no cure."

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Proof of concept

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Technical strategy

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Business strategy

Early-stage operations

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Experience

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Locana, Inc.

Awards

STAT Wunderkind: selected during a nationwide search for "the next generation of scientific superstars" 

BIOCOM Catalyst: among 15 awardees to have made unique contributions to the biotech community in Southern California

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Press

"Locana bags $55M for RNA-targeting gene therapies"

"Locana, Fueled With $55M, Looks to Develop Fixes for Faulty RNA"

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Preclinical development

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Published preclinical studies

 

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Co-first author of a series of preclinical studies that establish the safety and efficacy of RNA-targeting Cas9 in a model of the most common type of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.

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