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The SCB (Catalan Society of Biology) Trajectòria Professional Leandre Cervera 2021 award has been granted to Dr.

Messenger RNA (mRNA) is becoming an increasingly important target for therapeutic intervention. The mRNA molecule transmits information directly from the genome.

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease and is characterized by a progressive loss of neurons involved in the control of movement.

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• The oligonucleotide, designed to act only on dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons, reduces the production and accumulation of the mutant alpha-synuclein protein, a key protein in the development of Parkinson's disease

• The work is led by the Barcelona Biomedical Research Institute of the CSIC and IDIBAPS