RNA Innovation Seminar: Michelle Hastings, Rosalind Franklin University

"Splice-switching Antisense Oligonucleotides for the Treatment of Disease" Michelle Hastings, Ph.D. Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Director, Center for Genetic Diseases Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ZOOM REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VWX5SY6lSiaNyh5Weh8cHw Seminar flyer in PDF   ABSTRACT: Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have proven to be an effective therapeutic platform for the treatment of disease. These short,...

RNA Innovation Seminar: John Mattick, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

RNA at the epicenter of cell and developmental biology John Mattick, Ph.D. Professor of RNA Biology School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ZOOM REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fCIiMkveTdq3D9-PKFLm6Q FLYER IN PDF ABSTRACT: The genomic programming of the development of complex organisms appears to have been misunderstood. The human genome contains just...

RNA Innovation Seminar: Narry Kim, Seoul National University

"RNA-based regulation of viruses" Narry Kim, PhD Professor, School of Biological Sciences Seoul National University Founding Director, RNA Research Center Institute for Basic Science ZOOM REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c9BFJM9dRGKn1WFF4L_wLg FLYER IN PDF Abstract: Viruses rely heavily on RNA binding proteins for their success as pathogens. In this presentation, I will first talk about RNA tail modification which...

RNA Innovation Seminar: Elena Conti, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

Talk title: The RNA exosome complex: the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of RNA degradation Elena Conti, PhD Director, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry ZOOM REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IjnWw1UcRkW8zcDeuAM2tQ   Flyer in PDF Keywords: molecular mechanisms, RNA, ribosome, biochemistry, cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography Abstract: All RNAs in eukaryotic cells are eventually degraded. The RNA exosome is a conserved macromolecular...