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The RNA Center is led by co-directors , Professor, Departments of Gynecologic Oncology and Cancer Biology, and , Professor, Departments of Experimental Therapeutics and Cancer Genetics, both at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Sood and Calin are internationally-recognized experts in the biology and translational applications of RNAi, miRNAs and other ncRNAs.  

Helping to lead the RNA Center is associate director , Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, at MD Anderson, whose expertise in cancer biology and drug development is well-recognized.

RNA Center Staff:

Selanere Mangala, Ph.D.
Mangala received her Ph.D. from Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), India in 1998. After continuing her research career as a postdoctoral fellow at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden and National Food Research Institute, Japan (1999-2003), she joined MD Anderson Cancer Center as a Research Investigator. During her stay at MD Anderson, she worked on Novel siRNA based therapeutic approaches for breast and ovarian carcinoma. Mangala published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and she has extensive experience in cancer biology, biochemistry and mouse models. From 2009 to 2012, she worked as a Research Assistant Professor at NASA Johnson Center and University of Houston-Clear Lake. Mangala joined the RNA Center in 2012 and her primary role is the development of targeted novel delivery system to deliver siRNA and miRNA effectively into ovarian tumors in vivo.