"RNA-RNA Base Pairing: Key to unlocking the functions of many noncoding RNAs" Joan Steitz, Ph.D. Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Yale University In-person: BSRB, ABC seminar rooms / hybrid link Abstract: Dr. Steitz's talk will be primarily historical, with many examples of discoveries of RNA-RNA base pairing over her 50-year+ career being...
"Unmasking the Power of RNA: From Structure to Medicine" Friday, March 8, 2024, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Bldg, Kahn Auditorium 109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, Michigan For More Information and to Register, Click Here.
"Transcription-driven DNA Repair" Evgeny Nudler, Ph.D. Julie Wilson Anderson Professor of Biochemistry Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology NYU Grossman School of Medicine In-person: BSRB, ABC seminar rooms / hybrid link Abstract: Using E. coli as a model system, we have developed new approaches to study damage recognition and...
"RNA Metabolism in C9ORF72-linked neurodegenerative diseases ALS and FTD" Shuying Sun, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Physiology Brain Science Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine In-person: BSRB, ABC seminar rooms / hybrid link Abstract: We have a long-standing interest in RNA metabolism dysfunction and RNA-targeting therapy in neurodegenerative diseases, particularly amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
**CANCELED** Due to unforeseen circumstances, today’s RNA Innovation seminar featuring Dr. Catherine Kaczorowski has been canceled. Please be on the lookout for rescheduling information in the coming days "Using Complex Genetics in Mice to Unlock the Secrets of Cognitive Resilience" Catherine Kaczorowski, Ph.D. Elinor Levine Professor of Dementia Research Professor of Neurology University of Michigan,...
"RNA: the delivery perspective" Alexandra Piotrowski-Daspit, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Division University of Michigan In-person: BSRB, Kahn Auditorium / hybrid link Abstract: The primary barrier for clinical translation of RNA therapeutics remains delivery to target tissues in vivo. Upon entering the body, delivery...
The Center for RNA Biomedicine presents microwell array pioneer, David R. Walt, PH.D. On Thursday, September 12, the Center for RNA Biomedicine will host life sciences industry expert David R. Walt, Ph.D. for a special lecture titled, "Why sensitivity matters for clinical diagnosis (see abstract below)." Following the lecture, there will be an open house...
The University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine Seminar Series is excited to host Gregor Neuert, Ph.D., for the first talk of the 2024 – 2025 RNA Innovation Seminar Series. Gregor Neuert, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology Vanderbilt University Date and Time: Monday, September 23 | 4 p.m. In-person:...
The University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine Seminar Series will host Joseph Yesselman, Ph.D., as part of the 2024 – 2025 RNA Innovation Seminar Series. Joseph Yesselman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Chemistry University of Nebraska Date and Time: Monday, October 7 | 4 p.m. In-person: Kahn Auditorium, BSRB Hybrid Option: Click here to join...
"Regulation of RNA levels in muscle and adipose tissues by sex and genetic variants" Laura Scott, Ph.D. Research Professor, Biostatistics University of Michigan School of Public Health Research interests: Dr. Scott uses a combination of bulk and single nucleus omic data - RNA expression, chromatin accessibility, metabolites and DNA methylation - to understand the cellular genetic...
