Welcome to our 2019–2020 new members, Dr. Analisa DiFeo, Ph.D., and Dr. Joshi Alumkal, M.D.!
Chase Weidmann had three goals for a career: do something “cool,” improve the lives of other people, and, of course, be able to support himself. Weidmann found the “cool” in high school science classes and he quickly realized that biology and `biotechnology offer vast uncharted territories to explore. One such uncharted area was the academic…
Adrien Chauvier, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Walter Lab Chemistry, LSA Your research interests in less than 100 words I aim to understand how RNA modulates gene expression using riboswitches as a model system. Riboswitches are structural elements that regulate transcription or translation through structural conformational change triggered by the binding of a specific ligand….
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Ahmed Malik, Ph.D. MSTP fellow Neuroscience Graduate Program and Department of Neurology Medical School Faculty-Mentor: Sami Barmada, M.D., Ph.D. Barmada Lab Google Scholar READ HIS STORY My dissertation work focused on the DNA- and RNA-binding protein Matrin 3. Mutations in this protein cause inherited neurodegenerative and muscular disease, and Matrin 3 pathology is also seen…
The Center for RNA Biomedicine hosted Pfizer’s Greg DiGennaro this week, an expert in Chemical Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) and international pharmaceutical regulations, for an informative webinar. Greg discussed navigating regulatory hurdles and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in biomedical research and development. Below, you can find a YouTube video of his presentation, as well as…
While some students may think it’s a good idea to pull an all-nighter before an exam, conventional wisdom may be correct: a good night’s sleep may actually be more helpful, according to University of Michigan research. U-M scientists Sara Aton and James Delorme found when mice are sleep deprived, there is an increase in activity…
