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2017-2018 RNA Innovation Seminar Series RNA Innovation Seminars (6/18/18) Melani Ohi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Research Associate Professor, Life Sciences Institute Using Cryo-EM to study RNA based molecular machines Jacob Kitzman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Genetics, Assistant Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Massively parallel measurement of mutations’ functional effects RNA Innovation Seminars|| Theme: RNA viruses/retroviruses (6/4/18)  Andrew Tai, M.D.,…

  4th annual Toronto RNA Enthusiasts Day (TREnD) 7/30/19 (flyer) Keynote speaker: Dr. Tracy Johnson (UCLA) SickKids Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning (686 Bay St, Toronto, Ontario) For more information visit: trendrna.com 2nd Conference on Biomotors, Virus Assembly and Nanobiotechnology 7/29/19  (flyer) Ohio State University, Cleveland OH For more information visit: rnanano.osu.edu/Guo/Biomotor2019/Biomotor2019.html ENCODE 2019: Research Applications and…

RNA Innovation Seminars (6/8/17): Palmer Commons, Fourth Floor Forum Hall –Max Wicha, MD “Regulation of breast cancer stem cells by non-coding RNA’s” (Abstract, Flyer)   5/18/17 RNA Seminar Grill and Dahl Thurs, May 18, 2017: Michigan League – Michigan Room (2nd Floor) –Sheri A. Grill “The long and short of human TPP1” and Jan Dahl “The anti-inflammatory drug mesalamine targets bacteria polyphosphate accumulation” (Grill Abstract, Dahl Abstract, Seminar Flyer) Thurs,…

June 30, 2016: Palmer Commons, Fourth Floor Forum Hall – Edgar Otto : “Microfluidic droplet generation technology (Drop-Seq) enables high-throughput single cell transcriptomics” and Peter Freddolino : “The logic of transcriptional regulation in bacteria: From molecules to cells” June 23, 2016: Palmer Commons, Fourth Floor Forum Hall – John Moran : “Studies of a Human Retrotransposon” and Eric Fearon: “Working toward improved mouse models of somatic tissue mosaicism and cancer development” June…

Initially scheduled for March 27, 2020, our 5th Annual Symposium “From RNA Biology to Medicine” is rescheduled for March 26, 2021 University of Michigan, Biomedical Research Science Building, 109 Zina Pitcher TOGETHER, WE SOLVE … Morning Welcome and Introduction, Mark Schlissel (President, University of Michigan) Afternoon Welcome and Introduction, Srijan Sen (Associate Vice President for…

March 25, 2019 By Annie Kadeli Biosciences Initiative Topic: Health & Medicine, Research The U-M Center for RNA Biomedicine’s fourth annual symposium on Friday will focus on foundational ribonucleic acid biosciences, from discovery to function. Recent discoveries in biomedicine have revealed that RNA is critical to most aspects of human health and that its misregulation is responsible…

MICHIGAN MEDICINE HEADLINES> UPDATES & RESOURCES March 26, 2019  //  FOUND IN: Updates & Resources The U-M Center for RNA Biomedicine’s fourth annual symposium on March 29 will focus on foundational ribonucleic acid biosciences, from discovery to function. Recent discoveries in biomedicine have revealed that RNA is critical to most aspects of human health and that its…

(Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography) Growing up in Germany, Nils G. Walter formed a positive, but secondhand, impression of the United States. His father had been a prisoner of war in Texas who often told Walter about the kindness of Americans and T-bone steaks the size of dinner plates. “There were a lot of…

October 29, 2018 University of Michigan Biosciences Initiative video ANN ARBOR—A new center for the study of concussions, an institute for global change biology, and a facility to advance the new field of cryo-electron tomography are among the University of Michigan projects to be funded in the first round of investments from President Mark Schlissel’s…

October 29, 2018 ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A new center for the study of concussions, an institute for global change biology and a facility to advance the new field of cryo-electron tomography are among the University of Michigan projects to be funded in the first round of investments from President Mark Schlissel’s Biosciences Initiative. Five large projects and four smaller…

Foundational RNA Biosciences: From Discovery to Function Friday, March 29, 2019, 8:30am – 4:00pm University of Michigan, Biomedical Research Science Building, 109 Zina Pitcher The Center for RNA Biomedicine Symposium brings together national leaders of the scientific, medical and engineering communities working on recent advances of our understanding of RNA. It will provide a means…

February 2, 2016 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…

Day Month Date Start End Scientific Tool/Approach in RNA Monday Sep 10 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Transcriptome analysis Monday Oct 1 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Computational Analysis Monday Oct 15 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Molecular Biology Monday Nov 19 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Cell Biology Monday Nov 26 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Genetics Monday Dec…

Read the Live Blog Advancing Basic RNA Biosciences into Medicine Friday, March 30, 2018  8:30am – 4:00pm  University of Michigan, Biomedical Research Science Building, 109 Zina Pitcher The Center for RNA Biomedicine Symposium brings together national leaders of the scientific, medical and engineering communities working on recent advances of our understanding of RNA. It will…

March 23, 2017 Topic: Health & Medicine, Research Leading researchers in personalized medicine diagnostics, therapeutics and health care with a focus on RNA will gather at the University of Michigan on March 31 for the annual RNA Symposium sponsored by the U-M Center for RNA Biomedicine. RNA (ribonucleic acid) is known as the molecule that…

March 22, 2017  //  FOUND IN: Updates & Resources Michigan Medicine faculty and staff will soon have the opportunity to learn more about one of the newest — and most innovative — fields of medical research. The second annual U-M Center for RNA Biomedicine symposium takes place on Friday, March 31 at various sites across…

“RNA in Precision Medicine” Read the Live Blog Check out our Symposium Video Featuring talented keynote speakers from across the world as well as six “mini-talks” presentations from across the University.   The Center for RNA Biomedicine Symposium brings together national leaders of the scientific, medical and engineering communities working on recent advances of our…

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…

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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…