Loic Roux PhD

Dr. Loic Roux received his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from Aix-Marseille University in France. His work focused on the development of new nucleotides pro-drugs against HIV focusing on the phosphorus chemistry. He joined Prof. Khvorova's lab (UMass Med School, MA, USA) in 2018 working on the stabilization and delivery of fully chemically modified oligonucleotides for neurodegenerative diseases, and then Prof. Wood's lab (University of Oxford, UK) working on peptide-oligonucleotides conjugates for muscular degenerative diseases. After a position as principal scientist at PepGen Limited promoting a peptide delivery platform for nucleic acid delivery, he is currently the Head of Chemistry of NATA, a new UKRI initiative aiming to promote the development of nucleic acid therapeutics.