Behind the ASO Design and Discovery with Konstantina Skourti-Stathaki, Ph.D.

Konstantina Skourti-Stathaki leads the n-Lorem research team behind the design and discovery of ASOs. Nadina, as we at n-Lorem call her, has a passion for helping patients and an excitement for science that is contagious. She joins the Patient Empowerment Program podcast to discuss her day-to-day activities as n-Lorem’s Director of ASO Design and Discovery, the ongoing research her team is conducting, and more! On This Episode We Discuss: Inspired to study biology at the University of Crete Leaving Greece to attend grad school at the University of Oxford An internship led Nadina to the world of RNA Leaving academia to impact lives Lessons learned from experiencing drug discovery and development The reason she joined n-Lorem Day-to-day activities as Director of ASO Design and discovery n-Lorem’s internal research management committee to make key decisions regarding programs Ongoing research at n-Lorem to enhance allele selectivity Stan Crooke on why he pioneered antisense technology