
building tech for RNA @romixbio former @NYGCtech | @CornellBME | @NHGRI postbac
Boston, MA
Joined June 2018
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Looking for some help in the lab @romixbio, reach out if interested!
My scientific career started at NHGRI, so having them support @romixbio is a big deal to me.
Excited to build some cool tech for cfRNA!
The team at Romix is excited to announce our Phase 1 SBIR from NHGRI! This award will fund further development of our cell-free RNA platform. #LiquidBiopsy #cellfreeRNA #SBIR
Very excited to see this project launch! KD is a great test case for cfRNA, but it's only the start. Lots of other projects in the queue, going to be a fun fall @romixbio !
Grant: Funded! Romix Bio has been awarded a Phase II SBIR from NHLBI!
This grant supports our partnership with leading medical centers to apply our cfRNA×AI platform to Kawasaki disease, continuing our CEO @LoyConor's work from his time at @CornellBME
nature.com/articles/s41592-0…
Cool to see someone using this tool! People throw away way too much data
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From lab to startup, faster. Cornell’s Ignite program is helping biomed research reach real patients.
@IwijnDeVlaminck & Ph.D. student @LoyConor '24 turned cell-free RNA research into Romix Biosciences—advancing earlier detection & personalized care. news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
This data (and several other factors...) was what convinced me to co-found @romixbio
Reach out if you want to learn more about cell-free RNA!
CAR-T is effective for B cell lymphoma, but not for all patients. RNA profiling of the tumor microenvironment can inform response, but requires biopsies.
We ask whether TME signals can be detected in blood via cell-free RNA. The data are encouraging:
medrxiv.org/content/10.64898…
Spatial transcriptomics needs to look beyond just mRNAs.
Great to see this work from @ntekasi, Lena Takayasu, @IwijnDeVlaminck, and me in a past life out today!
Congrats to RNA-multiomics evangelist @ntekasi on defending your PhD today!
Loved that this slide happened to be # 42 in the deck!
Looking forward to catching up with folks at the NYC RNA Symposium w/ @Tri_I_RNA tomorrow!
It's not "direct" if you have to run RT/RCA..
Direct In-Sample Sequencing of the 3' Transcriptome Expands the Capabilities of Optical Pooled Screens biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… #biorxiv_genomic
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Pre-Seed should not take months and months to raise!
We are thrilled to announce that @2048vc is launching Pre-Seed Fast Track to help you get funding in 10 business days.
If you are raising $500K - $1.5M Pre-Seed round in Vertical AI, Deep Tech, Health or Bio we would love to meet you!
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To start the process submit your pitch through our short form - 2048.vc/fasttrack_pitch
If there is a potential fit we will reach out within a few days and follow these steps to fund you:
Step 1: Intro meeting via Zoom: 30 mins where you meet with 1 member of our team.
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We can’t wait to review your pitches and to meet you!
@2048vc // #preseed
Saying a bittersweet goodbye to @nygenome today. Have had an awesome few years working on spatial tech with @mssanjavickovic and the rest of @NYGCtech!
Excited to build some new RNA tech with old friends!
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Beyond polyA: scalable single-cell total RNA-seq unifies coding and non-coding transcriptomics biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… #biorxiv_genomic
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NYC has the talent. Now it needs the infrastructure. To become the true capital of AI, we must build our own models, share data, and invest in massive compute power. My thoughts on how NYC can move from AI adopter to AI inventor profelemento.substack.com/p/…
Thanks to everyone who came out to our RNA x Tech Dev Symposium at @nygenome!
The selfie is only blurry because I was so excited about the fantastic talks from @mason_lab, @IGainetdinov, @wu_xuebing, and @mssanjavickovic!
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Applications are NOW OPEN for the RNAConnect 5K Sprint Award!
Compete for a $5,000 cash prize to support your innovative RNA research.
🔗Learn more: bit.ly/3H80DWD
#RNA #RNAResearch #ScienceAward #ScienceFunding #ResearchGrants
Noticed that noncoding RNAs come before mRNAs in the "RNA" entry on wikipedia and that made my day-
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