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Using spliceosome\u2011mediated RNA trans\u2011splicing and advanced delivery vectors, his team has developed a highly selective method to eliminate cancer and virus\u2011infected cells <em>in vitro and ex vivo,<\/em> and is now evaluating the approach in animal models.<\/p>\n<p>Talk details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Title: Non-Viral RNA Suicide Gene Therapy for Cancer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Date: 17 April 2026 (Friday)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Time: 3 pm-4 pm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue: MD11, CRC Auditorium\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See you there!<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15983 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/trp\/n2cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/N2CR-Talk-Poster_Patzel_17-April-2026-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/trp\/n2cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/N2CR-Talk-Poster_Patzel_17-April-2026-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/trp\/n2cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/N2CR-Talk-Poster_Patzel_17-April-2026-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/trp\/n2cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/N2CR-Talk-Poster_Patzel_17-April-2026-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/trp\/n2cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/N2CR-Talk-Poster_Patzel_17-April-2026-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/trp\/n2cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/N2CR-Talk-Poster_Patzel_17-April-2026-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/trp\/n2cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/N2CR-Talk-Poster_Patzel_17-April-2026-scaled.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear all, You are warmly invited to an N2CR Industry Talk by Dr Volker Patzel, Founder &amp; CSO of Avecris Pte Ltd and hosted by A\/Prof Norbert Lehming. 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