2021 Symposium – Matching our keynote speakers with their topics
- Our 5th Annual Symposium,”Processing RNA,” March 25–26, 2021, 11:00–2:30 pm ET
For most organisms, DNA sequences are available, but the complete RNA sequences are not. Here, we call for technologies to sequence full-length RNAs with all their modifications. Article co-authored by Dr. Vivian Cheung, member of our Center. Publication: Alfonzo, J.D., Brown, J.A., Byers, P.H. et al. A call for direct sequencing of full-length RNAs to identify all…
Congratulations to Adrien Chauvier, Ph.D., one of 12 staff members from across the University of Michigan recognized by the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) for their outstanding service and leadership in advancing research, scholarship and creative practice. Known collectively as The Research Staff Recognition Awards, Chauvier was honored with the Research Associate/Assistant/Technician…
ANN ARBOR, MI, AUGUST 19, 2020—”A pair” of scientists from the University of Michigan (U-M) Center for RNA Biomedicine receives the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Awards. The U-M Center for RNA Biomedicine brought together two scientists for this highly competitive grant: principal investigator Stephanie Moon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Human Genetics,…
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…
By Elisabeth Paymal, Center for RNA Biomedicine As soon as COVID-19 information was released, RNA biologist and child neurologist Dr. Vivian Cheung looked at what was known about this new RNA virus. “What I saw was amazingly surprising: the RNA of the virus encodes a familiar protein, the one that I’ve studied for years in…
Milan Samanta Posdoctoral Fellow, Kalantry lab Department of Human Genetics Google Scholar Who/what brought you to science? Early on in my education, I was not very interested in science. This changed when I met my favorite professor, Dr. Rajesh Ali, while studying microbiology during my bachelor’s degree. Dr. Ali’s mentorship inspired me to peruse research…