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Omar F. Khan

Also known as: Omar Khan

University of Toronto, Independent Consultant, Tiba Biotech

ORCID iD 0000-0003-3811-2369
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About

My name is Omar F. Khan from the University of Toronto. I am the Canada Research Chair in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and a cross-appointed Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine's Department of Immunology. I am also a Medicine by Design Investigator. My research lab creates nucleic acids medicines for disease prevention and treatment. Azane Therapeutics is the first spinout from my lab.

Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Associate in the labs of Professors Robert Langer and Daniel Anderson at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I was the Scientific Founder and former Chief Scientist of Tiba Biotech, a RNA vaccine company spun out from my postdoctoral research. I earned my undergraduate and doctoral degrees in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry from the University of Toronto with Professor Michael Sefton.

Employment

  • University of Toronto Assistant Professor
    2020 - Present
  • University of Toronto Assistant Professor
    2020 - Present
  • Independent Consultant Chemistry, manufacturing and control consultant
    2019 - Present
  • Tiba Biotech Founder & Chief Scientist
    2018 - 2019
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Scientist
    2016 - 2017
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Associate
    2011 - 2017

Education

  • University of Toronto Ph.D
    2006 - 2011
  • University of Toronto M.A.Sc.
    2004 - 2006
  • University of Toronto B.A.Sc.
    1999 - 2004

Projects & Funding

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