No pharmaceutical treatments exist for addictions to drugs like cocaine or cannabis. Now, scientists are engineering gene therapies, immunotherapies, and more.
After a heart attack, the damage is permanent — for now. Researchers are testing innovative ways to get the heart to regenerate muscle cells and fix itself.
Biologics like monoclonal antibodies and mRNA vaccines are complex drugs. Yongchao Su uses biophysical tools and innovative strategies to understand them better.
Researchers created an improved method for assays that detect viral vectors in a patient’s blood or urine. It’s used to ensure that bystanders will not be exposed.