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Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 12:00 — 2:00 PM EST

Don’t Blame the Messenger(RNA)

Combatting the Threat of Misinformation

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12/05/24 12:00 PM 12/05/24 2:00 PM America/New_York Don’t Blame the Messenger(RNA) The Foundation for mRNA Medicines invites you to participate in a forum at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center. The forum will feature discussions led by thought leaders and experts about mRNA’s promise to improve human health and the threat that mis- and dis-information poses to scientific advancement in this field.<br> <br> <strong>Speakers</strong><ul><li>Jeffery Coller, PhD, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of RNA Biology and Therapeutics; Director, Hopkins RNA Innovation Center</li><li>John Cooke, MD, PhD, <br> Medical Director of the RNA Therapeutics Program, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center</li><li>Katalin Kariko, PhD,&nbsp;<br> Nobel Prize 2023, Medicine&nbsp;Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery, Penn Medicine<br> </li><li>Thomas Inglesby, MD,&nbsp;<br> Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Bloomberg School of Public Health</li><li>Walter Straus, MD, <br> Vice President, Safety & Pharmacovigilance, Moderna</li><li> <em>Additional speakers to be announced.</em></li></ul> <strong></strong><br> <strong>Why Attend?</strong><br> The event will bring together academic leaders, members of the mRNA community, and US policymakers, including Congressional staff and executive branch leaders, to engage in meaningful knowledge exchange, discussion, and education.<br> <br> <strong>Attendees will:</strong><ol><li><strong></strong>Learn more about the promising research harnessing mRNA to develop vaccines and therapeutics to address cancer, rare diseases, neurological disorders, gene editing, infectious diseases and more</li><li>Discuss the threats to advancements in mRNA medicines and technologies posed by misinformation</li><li>Lay the groundwork for a collaborative education campaign</li></ol> <strong></strong><br> <strong>About the Foundation for mRNA Medicines</strong><br> The mission of the Foundation for mRNA Medicines is to promote the development and advancement of mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics through public education and awareness, combatting misinformati... Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center 555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20001 United States Combatting the Threat of Misinformation sshonk@healthmanagement.com false MM/DD/YYYY
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Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 12:00 — 2:00 PM EST
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20001 United States