Don't Blame the Messenger(RNA): Combating the Threat of Misinformation

Description

The Johns Hopkins Science Diplomacy Hub, Foundation for mRNA Medicines, and Alliance for mRNA Medicines host "Don't Blame the Messenger(RNA): Combating the Threat of Misinformation," a science diplomacy event that features speakers from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Moderna, the Johns Hopkins RNA Innovation Center, and Katalin Karikó, the 2023 Nobel laureate in medicine.

Speakers:

• Katalin Karikó, 2023 Nobel laureate in medicine; adjunct professor of neurosurgery, Penn Medicine
• John Cooke, medical director of the RNA Therapeutics Program, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
• Thomas Inglesby, director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Walter Straus, vice president of safety and pharmacovigilance, Moderna
• Jeff Coller, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of RNA biology and therapeutics; director, Johns Hopkins RNA Innovation Center

The event 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:

• 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
• Discuss the threats to advancements in mRNA medicines and technologies posed by misinformation
• Lay the groundwork for a collaborative education campaign