Sarah Gulliford

Tag: drug design

  • The After Hours Life of a Protein

    The After Hours Life of a Protein

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    After you get home from work, perhaps after eating dinner, you may start working on other projects that you have, something that you might call a hobby. Humans aren’t the only ones that have a life after hours. Recently it’s been discovered that many proteins also have roles in the cell outside of their main…

  • “Sequence-based rational design of small molecules targeting RNA”

    “Sequence-based rational design of small molecules targeting RNA”

    The following blog article was written live at the 2nd Annual Symposium of RNA in Precision Medicine at the University of Michigan through the Center for RNA Biomedicine. Check out MiSciWriter blog for the full coverage of the symposium and follow the #umichRNA on Twitter.  “Sequence-based rational design of small molecules targeting RNA” Keynote Speaker :…

  • Scientists endeavor to eradicate all viruses with a universal treatment

    Scientists endeavor to eradicate all viruses with a universal treatment

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    By Sarah Kearns. Originally posted by The System Scientist. DRACO stands for Double-stranded RNA Activated Caspase Oligomerizer, and it’s an amazing tool that has the potential to treat and cure Ebola, Zika, and HIV in one shot. The incredible part is that the method of treatment goes down to fundamental attributes that only viruses have, the…

  • Using viruses to combat Alzheimer’s

    Using viruses to combat Alzheimer’s

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    Originally posted on The System Scientist. When one thinks of a virus, notions of ‘health’ do not immediately come to mind. Historically, viruses like the common cold or the flu, and even more serious ones like HIV and Ebola, have killed millions of people around the world so it makes sense to try to avoid…