Duke National University of Singapore

duke-nus.edu.sg

Is a

Educational Institute

Educational Institute attributes

Location

Singapore

Email Address

enquiries@duke-nus.edu.sg

Founded Date

April 14, 2005

Parent Organization

Duke University

National University of Singapore

Industry

Healthcare

Education

Other attributes

Also Known As

Duke-NUS

Duke-NUS Medical School

Full Address

8 College Road Singapore 1698570

Wikidata ID

Q5312721

The Duke National University of Singapore (Duke-NUS) is a Singapore-based institution of higher education. It offers doctor of medicine (MD), combination MD and doctor of philosophy (PhD), and PhD programs.

COVID-19

Duke-NUS partnered with Arcturus Therapeutics to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. The pair used STARR technology, which combines self-replicating RNA with LUNAR, a nanoparticle non-viral delivery system. The role of Duke-NUS was to isolate and cultivate the virus so that developments for a vaccine could commence.

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Further Resources

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Arcturus Therapeutics and Duke-NUS Medical School Partner to Develop a Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine using STARR TechnologyTMCollaboration seeks to conduct pre-clinical testing followed by first-in-human clinical trials

https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/arcturus-therapeutics-and-duke-nus-medical-school-partner-to-develop-a-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-using-starr-technology-collaboration-seeks-to-conduct-pre-clinical-testing-followed-by-first-in-human-clinical-trials/

Web

March 4, 2020

Duke-NUS Medical School

https://youtu.be/SjS08ur2p8o

Web

June 22, 2016

Duke-NUS researchers at the front line of COVID-19 | NUS Research News

https://news.nus.edu.sg/research/duke-nus-researchers-front-line-covid-19

Web

March 26, 2020