A call for direct sequencing of full-length RNAs to identify all modification
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By Morgan Sherburne, Michigan News Bacteria need to constantly adapt to compete against other species for nutrient sources and to survive against threats such as antibiotics and toxins. In an effort to understand how bacteria control and regulate this adaptation, University of Michigan researchers from the Center for RNA Biomedicine are examining how RNA polymerase—the…
MCubed stimulates innovative research and scholarship by distributing real-time seed funding to multi-unit, faculty-led teams. Through this revolutionary research funding program, faculty from at least two different campus units can form a collaborative trio, or “cube,” and request either $60K or $15K to advance their idea right away. The projects below represent RNA-related science developed as…
Congratulations to Dr. Rajesh Rao for receiving a Career Advancement Award from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB). The Career Advancement Award assists outstanding early-career vision scientists in pursuit of ongoing research of unusual significance and promise. This one-time award is available to candidates who have already received their first NIH R01 and are collecting new…
Michael McMillan Ph.D. candidate Cellular and Molecular Biology Mentor: Dr. Sami Barmada Who/what brought you to science? I became interested in science during jr. high and high school after having three great teachers that promoted experimentation and thinking critically about science. I really enjoyed learning the intricacies of nature so I went on to study…
Up Next: The 2023-2024 RNA Innovative Seminar Series has concluded. Seminars will resume in September 2024, check back for updates! 2023 Monday, September 11, 4:00 pm, Graham Erwin, Stanford University Monday, September 25, 4:00 pm, Jeffrey Barrick, UT at AustinMonday, October 9, 4:00 pm, Guizhi (Julian) Zhu, University of MichiganMonday, October 23, 4:00 pm, Susan Gottesman,…
Over 1,450 people attended our webinar with Melissa Moore, Chief Scientific Officer at Moderna Therapeutics, on March 3rd, 2021. In her presentation, Dr. Moore explained how the mRNA vaccine works, and how it was developed in record time of just 45 days. To put an end to this pandemic, she strongly encouraged the audience to…