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UNH's Harish Vashisth Awarded $780K NSF Grant to Advance RNA Research and Train STEM Workforce

UNH's Harish Vashisth Awarded $780K NSF Grant to Advance RNA Research and Train STEM Workforce

A UNH researcher will work to advance our understanding of chemical changes in RNA molecules and train STEM workforce in innovative RNA technologies, thanks to a major new grant from the National Science Foundation. Harish Vashisth, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering at the... Read More

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