Matteo Cortese, PhDThe first PCRs were nuts!The first Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCRs) were nuts!Apr 21Apr 21
Matteo Cortese, PhDI was stranded on Brain Damage PlanetWhen I think about the severe brain injury I endured, my mind often goes to one specific sci-fi Hollywood movie.Apr 9Apr 9
Matteo Cortese, PhDMy accident, apophenia, split-brains, and the meaning of it allEverything happens for a reason… Well, nearly dying has taught me otherwise.Mar 25Mar 25
Matteo Cortese, PhDDFNB9: The first deafness ever treated by gene therapyTwo AAV gene therapies have restored hearing in DFNB9 deafness! But what is DFNB9 deafness in the first place? Why do DFNB9 patients lose…Mar 12Mar 12
Matteo Cortese, PhDBetter gene therapies for spinal muscular atrophy: improving AAV9 ZolgensmaPower is nothing without control. In racing and in gene therapy as well.Mar 5Mar 5
Matteo Cortese, PhDThe ship of Theseus of scientific writingWhen I write about science, I often think of Greek mythology. More specifically, my mind goes to Theseus and his ship.Feb 5Feb 5
Matteo Cortese, PhDAK-OTOF-101: How the gene therapy that restores hearing workHow AK-OTOF-101 uses two rAAVs to provide a gene essential for hearing. in a first ever, the gene therapy…Jan 26Jan 26
Matteo Cortese, PhDA genetic disease that skins you alive and a cure based on herpesThe skin of RDEB patients peels off at the slightest touch. Research on herpes is aiding in the healing of their woundsJan 23Jan 23
Matteo Cortese, PhDFive lessons from my near-death experienceA car cracked my skull four years ago, during my postdoc in California.Jan 22Jan 22