MANAGEMENT TEAM

Yoko Shoji, Ph.D,
Scientific Director

Dr. Shoji has been involved in biomedical research for nearly 25 years. She served as adjunct professor at St. Marianna University School of Medicine in Japan where she studied IgE rheumatoid factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Shoji developed an interest in therapeutic oligonucleotides during her postdoctoral training in Dr. Juliano’s laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Shoji was involved in developing a novel oligonucleotide carrier that could be effectively cleaved by HIV protease both in vitro and in HIV-infected cells. Dr. Shoji’s publication record is extensive, focused mainly in the development and delivery of nucleic acid-based medicines.

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