Congrats! Raymon received the fall 2021 UROP Student Research Awards.

Raymon Chen received the fall 2021 UROP Student Research Awards. He will be leading a project focus on a novel human lncRNA with an important role in the regulation of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) with the goal of acquiring a new therapeutic target for HbF induction in patients with SCD and β-thalassemia. Targeting lncRNAs therapeutically has the advantages of increased specificity, different RNA-directed therapeutic approaches, and the possibility of small molecule inhibitors. The proposed studies would allow him to gain skills and knowledge of various cutting-edge techniques, such as lentivirus- mediated RNA interference and gene delivery to human hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells.

https://www.bumc.bu.edu/hematology/files/2021/10/Section-Newsletter-September-2021.pdf