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Surender Vashist

Surender Vashist PhD

Virology
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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Surender worked for 15 years on positive-strand RNA viruses in academia and industry. The majority of this time was spent on studying the relationship of the functions of the viral genome with the sequence and the structure adopted by genomic RNA. He studied elements of the viral genome that help it translate efficiently in the hostile cellular environment. Using this experience and knowledge, Surender helped successfully build an internal platform for mRNA therapeutics, focused on infectious diseases, in AstraZeneca. He is now continuing to work on improving the platform by manipulating various cis- and trans-acting elements of the mRNA.
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