Biomedicine brings together RNA scientists …
at the frontier of RNA discoveries.
Center for RNA Biomedicine
Center for RNA Biomedicine
RNA Therapeutics
RNA Therapeutics
The University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine brings together RNA scientists, whose passion and research are at the frontier of RNA discoveries.
About Us
Our vision is to build a synergic community and empower collaborations between RNA researchers to help streamline the discovery of novel, individualized disease targets; and establish a system of in-house RNA production that would enable U-M investigators to produce and screen therapeutics rapidly and cost-effectively.
What is RNA?
What is RNA’s role in the cell and in diseases?
Publications
We are pleased to announce the publication of our third annual magazine and report, RNA Translated. The 2025 issue focuses on the vital role of cross-disciplinary collaboration, bringing together foundational researchers, clinicians and administrators, and supportive centers, institutes and initiatives at the U-M, to unlock mysteries in RNA biology and realize the full potential of RNA therapeutics.
Through exemplary stories of success, we explore breakthroughs ranging from the harnessing of microRNAs in cancer to the role of stress granules in neurodegenerative diseases, single-cell spatial transcriptomics and synergistic small-molecule drug discovery efforts across a range of pathologies.
The last section of the magazine features the main activities of the center for the 2024 calendar year, along with information on how to participate in supporting our mission.
Core Facilities
Annual Symposium
The Center for RNA Biomedicine symposia bring together national leaders of the scientific, medical and engineering communities working on recent advances of our understanding of RNA. It provides means of exchanging new ideas across disciplines, spurring new collaborations nationwide, while supporting a rapidly growing RNA community at the University of Michigan.
RNA Innovation Seminar Series
The center offers bi-weekly RNA Innovation Seminars that feature visiting professors, U of M faculty, and students. The seminars cover a broad array of topics about RNA research and its application. In addition to learning about the latest research in the field, it is an opportunity to meet colleagues, network, and foster collaborations.
Become a member
We are a hub for RNA research across a wide range of scientific and medical disciplines at the University of Michigan.
Media
Recent News
Dr. Michael Cianfrocco and a team of U-M researchers discover new mechanisms used by HIV to infiltrate cells
Pictured above: Somaye Badieyan, Ph.D., Assistant Research Scientist, Cianfrocco Lab, Life Sciences Institute.Photo by Leisa Thompson Photography, provided by the U-M Life Sciences Institute. Center for RNA Biomedicine affiliate faculty Michael Cianfrocco, Ph.D., found that HIV is a much more cunning hijacker than previously theorized. In a new study, Lead Principal Investigator Dr. Michael Cianfrocco…
Center for RNA Biomedicine faculty present progress on U-M Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Basic Research Center to visiting CF Foundation reps
Michele Santillan, U-M Biomedical Engineering (BME), reports on a recent campus visit by representatives from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) in her article Building Community Around Cystic Fibrosis Research at U-M. The CFF contingent dropped in to check on the progress being made toward establishing a CF Basic Research Center at the University of Michigan….
UPDATE! $1.6 million NIH grant brings new LUMICKS C-TrapⓇ “supermachine” to SMART Center core, combining optical tweezers with STED fluorescence microscopy
Update 5.8.25 The LUMICKS C-Trap® optical tweezers microscopy instrument is now up and running at the SMART Center Installation of the LUMICKS C-Trap® is now complete at the SMART Center, a CRB core facility. The instrument allows researchers to measure or exert extraordinarily small forces combined with simultaneous multicolor fluorescence imaging. The system boasts up to…
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