Antisense oligonucleotide

An ASO is a short synthetic single strand of DNA that targets a specific region of a gene that produces a faulty protein known to cause disease. It can reduce production of that faulty protein or stop it from being expressed completely, or restore function to that protein.

I work as a Research Officer within the MND Association to help organise the International Symposium and communicating the latest updates of MND research across our social media platforms. I graduated with a master's degree in Neuroscience from Cardiff University in 2023. I have previously supported the awareness of Fragile X syndrome within the UK.