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...
“Single molecules come into focus: From bacterial riboswitches to mammalian cellular phase separation” Nils G. Walter, Ph.D. Co-Director, U-M Center for RNA Biomedicine Francis S Collins Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, Biophysics, and Biological Chemistry, U-M LSA Abstract: At least 75% of the 3 billion base pairs of the human genome are transcribed into...
“The Science of Connections: Bridging chromatin folding, synaptic plasticity, and neurophysiology” Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Dean's Faculty Fellow, Bioengineering and Genetics, Penn Epigenetics — University of Pennsylvania In-person: Kahn Auditorium, BSRB | Hybrid link Abstract: The Cremins Laboratory works at the spatial biology-technology interface to investigate the structure-function relationship of connections in...
"Evolution of Mammalian Dosage Compensation" Sundeep Kalantry, Ph.D. Professor, Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School In-person:Â Kahn Auditorium, BSRBÂ |Â Hybrid link Abstract: The sex chromosomes pose an inequality between XX females and XY males. In therian mammals, the Y chromosome contains few unique genes, whereas the X chromosome harbors ~1000 protein-coding genes and many...
The Center for RNA Biomedicine at the University of Michigan, in partnership with the Society for RNA Therapeutics, proudly invites you to the 2025 RNA Symposium. Taking place from Thursday, March 6 to Saturday, March 8, 2025, this premier event will convene thought leaders and pioneering researchers in the field of RNA science and biomedicine. Scheduled Speakers: Jeff Coller, Johns...
The next RNA Collaborative Seminar will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 9th at 4 pm ET (Eastern, US/Canada), hosted by the University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology & University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine. Please see below for more details and the Zoom webinar registration link, and share widely with your communities and networks. Wednesday, April 9th at 4 pm...
"Programming and probing the body: from RNA therapeutics to single-molecule detection" Connie Wu, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Institute, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Michigan, U-M Medical School In-person:Â ABC Seminar Rooms, BSRBÂ |Â Hybrid link Abstract: Our lab integrates biomolecular engineering and bioanalytical chemistry approaches to develop next-generation diagnostic and therapeutic platforms....
"Transcriptional control by heterochromatin-like regions is a conserved feature across the bacterial kingdom" Lydia Freddolino, Ph.D. Associate Professor Biological Chemistry Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics University of Michigan Medical School In-person:Â Kahn Auditorium, BSRBÂ |Â Hybrid link Abstract: Despite decades of dogma indicating that bacterial chromosomes are universally accessible to transcription, more recent evidence has emerged indicating...
