Dr. Cooke is Professor and Director of the Center for RNA Therapeutics, and Director of the Center for RNA Therapeutics, at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute in the Texas Medical Center. He trained in cardiovascular medicine at the Mayo Clinic, and served as a faculty member at Harvard and Stanford prior to his current position. Dr. Cooke’s research program is focused on RNA Therapeutics for vascular regeneration, and his RNACore generates RNA therapeutics and vaccines for broad applications.