Seminars & Events

Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
Harnessing the MIR-145 Knockdown to Prevent Degeneration and Enhance Repair in Multiple Sclerosis
Speaker: Rashmi Kothary, PhD
Deputy Scientific Director
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Professor, Departments of Medicine, CMM, and BMI,
University of Ottawa
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 3248 and ZOOM
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link
Hosted by Dr. Giulia Fadda
 
Learning Objectives
1.To understand the challenges of developing regenerative therapies
for MS
2.To discuss the potential inhibitory effect of a microRNA at MS lesion
sites
3.To discuss whether targeting miR-145 is a valid therapeutic strategy
for MS

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