The laboratory of Professor Omar F. Khan in the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomedical Engineering. Canada Research Chair in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics.
Joined May 2020
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𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬: Meet @JanicePang_, a @UofT PhD candidate who was lead author of a much discussed paper in @scisignal about using long noncoding RNAs as future therapeutic medicines.
Full video: biotechtv.com/post/janice-pa…
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Love this!
For over a decade, I’ve been infatuated with miRNAs and lncRNAs as disease targets, revealing a whole new frontier of human therapeutics.
It’s complex space, but nothing this big is ever that easy!
𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: A paper in @scisignal this month by researchers at the University of Toronto illustrated progress being made in turning long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) into medicines. Via @chloeckirk
Link to research: science.org/doi/10.1126/scis…
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A team presents the synthesis and chemical engineering of 3 #lncRNAs to suppress inflammation in mice and in human cells—one of the first demonstrations that lncRNAs outside of cells can be deployed to affect cell biology. @OFKLab @JanicePang_ @bme_uoft scim.ag/4urlDfg
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Study suggests long non-coding RNA (#lncRNA) has potential as new class of genetic medicine, including as an anti-inflammatory drug. I talked to the scientists at University of Toronto to learn more for my story in @endpts - endpoints.news/study-suggest…
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Mining the dark transcriptome: U of T Engineering researchers create the first potential drug molecules from long noncoding RNA 🧬 uofteng.ca/js1ipk
ALT BME PhD student Janice Pang and Professor Omar F. Khan in a laboratory
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A team presents the synthesis and chemical engineering of 3 #lncRNAs to suppress inflammation in mice and in human cells—one of the first demonstrations that lncRNAs outside of cells can be deployed to affect cell biology. @OFKLab @JanicePang_ @bme_uoft scim.ag/4urlDfg
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Researchers @juliencsenecal @JagritiNatraj @OFKLab @UofTEngineering are working to enable the design of faster-degrading drug delivery systems using optimized cell-free reactions monitored by 1H NMR news.engineering.utoronto.ca… #NMRnews #NMRchat #NMR 🧲
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Professor Omar F. Khan has been awarded the prestigious McCharles Prize for Early Career Research Distinction for his contributions to the fields of biomedical and immune engineering: uoft.me/apl
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Dr. Omar Khan @OFKLab comments on the rising measles cases surge worldwide. Ensure your vaccinations are up to date, especially in BC where access to records varies: vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/0…
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We are thrilled to announce the newest cohort of EPIC Doctoral Awards recipients! From diagnostics to virology to epidemiology, these PhD students are tackling important questions that will improve our ability to respond to infectious diseases.
Read more: bit.ly/3NW3rqj
ALT Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 EPIC Doctoral Awards!
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Check out this Comment from @OFKLab for best practices for characterizing RNA lipid nanoparticles
go.nature.com/3sJ542V
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Yesterday @cos_uoft summer students, funded by #MedicinebyDesign to work in #regenmed labs at #UofT & affiliated hospitals, shared highlights from their projects. Read more about the program for high potential students from underrepresented communities: mbd.utoronto.ca/news/summer-…
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Awesome work this summer by our undergrads Fabiha and Avery! Thank you for keeping the lab bench energized these past few months 👏🏻 – at Toronto, Ontario
Yesterday @cos_uoft summer students, funded by #MedicinebyDesign to work in #regenmed labs at #UofT & affiliated hospitals, shared highlights from their projects. Read more about the program for high potential students from underrepresented communities: mbd.utoronto.ca/news/summer-…
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Now in its second year, Medicine by Design's Summer Student Research Program, a partnership with @cos_uoft @uoftmedicine, funds high-performing students from underrepresented communities in positions in #MedicinebyDesign-funded labs. Read more ➡️mbd.utoronto.ca/news/summer-…
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Congratulations to Professors Helen Tran and Anatole von Lilienfeld!
They are recipients of the 2023-2025 Joint EMHSeed & XSeed Funding Program for their innovative research projects in #AI and medicine.
Read more: chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/p…
#chemistry #uoft
ALT Photo 1: -Left side is a picture of Helen Tran -Right Side (Top): Text says Chem News -Right Side (Middle) is a block quote. Text says: "I am incredibly excited to work with Professor Omar Khan, a leader in nucleic acid therapies, on stimuli-responsive polymers for injectable nanoparticles to treat inflammation." -Helen Tran, on being a recipient of the Joint EMHSeed & XSeed Funding Program Photo 2: -Left side is a picture of Professor Anatole von Lilienfeld -Right Side (Top): Text says Chem News -Right side is a block quote. Text says: "Through the Open Quantum MOF Database, our findings will become a communal resource, a foundation for other researchers to build upon in pursuit of a sustainable future." -Anatole von Lilienfeld, on being a recipient of the Joint EMHSeed & XSeed Funding Program
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I made this short idle animation of a lipid nanoparticle encapsulating mRNA! I recently got into using Blender (with lots of help from @bradyajohnston @CgFigures for tutorials and plugins) and its been fun. #molecularnodes is not just for proteins 😁. #b3d #sciart
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Heading home after a fantastic #RNA Breakthrough Forum @UHN and @UofT. Thanks for the hospitality @BowenLi_Lab @ganglabstyle! The #RNA nanomedicine future is bright. With @AnnaBlakney @sahayg1 @OFKLab
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Scientists at the University of Toronto have shown that the molecular structure of ionizable lipids in lipid-based nanoparticles plays a critical role in the translation efficiency of mRNA in the muscle. Read more here: uoft.me/8--
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[1/2] Congratulations to Anson Lau for winning a Minister’s Award of Excellence in the category of Rising Star!
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Congrats to researchers from the @OFKLab on this recent publication in @acsJACS, pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…, and coverage in @ScienceMagazine, "Making Lipids for Lipid Nanoparticles," science.org/content/blog-pos…
