Sami Barmada, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Neurology and member of the Center for RNA Biomedicine, with Nathaniel Safren, Ph.D., from Northwestern University, and other UM colleagues, was awarded “Editor’s pick” by the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC). This recognition signals “a top-rated paper published in JBC across the field of biological chemistry, as determined by JBC’s Associate Editors, Editorial Board…
Rooted firmly in his lab suite tucked deep within the core of the Pentagon-esque Medical Sciences Research Building (MSRB) complex on the University of Michigan campus, John Prensner, M.D., Ph.D., is focused on bringing to light an area of genomic investigation involving a hive of “worker bees” called noncanonical ORFs (open reading frames), that play…
On the occasion of the National Postdoc Appreciation Week, September 21st–25th, the University of Michigan (U-M) Center for RNA Biomedicine’s community warmly thanks UM’s postdocs for their tremendous contributions to the field of RNA research and to the life of our scientific community. According to the U-M Postdoctoral Association (UMPDA), an estimated 1,400 to 1,600…
Ann Arbor, Mich. – Five prominent scientists, including two Nobel Laureates, will share the stage on March 25, 2016, when the University of Michigan’s Center for RNA Biomedicine holds its Inaugural Symposium. The Symposium, titled “Can RNA Answer It All? From the Origin of Life to a Future of Personalized Medicine,” will feature 2006 Nobel…
Samantha Grudzien Graduate Student Researcher U-M Neuroscience Graduate Program, Peter Todd Lab Who/what brought you to science? Although not scientists, my mother has been in the medical field for over 30 years and my father has been a computer programmer. From their influence, I had an interest in STEM, and as I continued my…
The Center’s Executive Committee welcomes two new members, Sara Aton, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, College of LSA (left), and Laura Scott, Ph.D., Research Professor, Biostatistics, School of Public Health (right). Read Sara Aton “Featured scientist” profile. We thank again our Executive Committee former members for their important contributions to the Center’s…
