Center for RNA Biomedicine

Seminar: Kate A. Fitzgerald, UMass Medical School - lnc’ing RNA to Innate Immunity
2020-07-13 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual
lnc’ing RNA to Innate Immunity
Kate A. Fitzgerald, Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair, Research, Department of Medicine,
Director, Program in Innate Immunity
Worcester Foundation Chair in Biomedical Sciences
Department of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Keywords: lncRNA, Innate Immunity, Interferon, Antiviral
ZOOM REGISTRATION REQUIRED

RNA Collaborative Seminar Series - MD Anderson Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNAs hosting
2020-07-01 16:00 - 17:00
Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 4:00–5:00 pm

Hosted by MD Anderson Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNAs

“ncRNAs: ‘inside out’ cancer regulomers”
Simone Anfossi, Instructor and Fellow of the MDACC ncRNA Center

“Therapeutic Targeting of ncRNAs in Cancer”
Cristian Rodriguez-Aguayo, Instructor and Fellow of the MDACC ncRNA Center

Moderator: George Calin

Recording of the session
The RNA Collaborative seminar series goal is to cross promote RNA research and strengthen and connect the RNA scientific community. These seminars are organized by the RNA Centers of the following institutions: MD Anderson Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNAs; Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine; NCI RNA Biology Initiative; RiboClub Sherbrooke, Québec; The RNA Institute, University At Albany; UMass Medical School, RNA Therapeutics Institute; University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine;University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology; Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine

RNA Collaborative Seminar Series - UMass Medical School, RNA Therapeutics Institute
2020-06-17 16:00 - 17:00
Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 4:00–5:00 pm

Hosted by UMass Medical School, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Athma Pai
“How efficiently do cells create mRNA? Balancing speed and accuracy in gene regulation”

Jonathan Watts
“Fighting fire with fire (or RNA with RNA) in the treatment of COVID-19”

Moderator: Phil Zamore, PhD

Registration

Recording of the session

The RNA Collaborative seminar series goal is to cross promote RNA research and strengthen and connect the RNA scientific community. These seminars are organized by the RNA Centers of the following institutions: MD Anderson Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNAs; Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine; NCI RNA Biology Initiative; RiboClub Sherbrooke, Québec; The RNA Institute, University At Albany; UMass Medical School, RNA Therapeutics Institute; University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine;University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology; Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine

RNA Collaborative Seminar Series - Sherbrooke, Québec hosting
2020-06-03 16:00 - 17:00
Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 4:00–5:00 pm

Hosted by the Riboclub, Sherbrooke, Québec

Nutrient-dependent control of RNA polymerase II elongation rate regulates gene expression programs by alternative polyadenylation
Francois Bachand, Sherbrooke

Spliceosome Structure: Can the Blind Men Now Describe the Elephant?
Andrew McMillan, University of Alberta

Moderator: Sherif Abou Elela

For the ZOOM link, please email leandro.fequino@usherbrooke.ca

Recording of the session

The RNA Collaborative seminar series goal is to cross promote RNA research and strengthen and connect the RNA scientific community. These seminars are organized by the RNA Centers of the following institutions: MD Anderson Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNAs; Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine; NCI RNA Biology Initiative; RiboClub Sherbrooke, Québec; The RNA Institute, University At Albany; UMass Medical School, RNA Therapeutics Institute; University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine;University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology; Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine

RNA Society – 25th Annual Meeting
2020-05-26 08:00 - 2020-05-31 17:00 | Virtual
Talks, poster sessions, workshops, networking and more..
May 26 – 31
For more information, visit: rnasociety.org/conferences/rna-2020
OUR MEMBERS’ PRESENTATIONS:
May 27
2:00–4:00 pm, Concurrent Session 2: RNA Structure and Regulation
Adrien Chauvier, Pujan Ajmera, Nils Walter Competition between ligand binding and transcription factor NusA modulates riboswitch-mediated regulation of transcription
8:00–9:00 pm, Poster Session 2: Interconnected Processes
Catherine Scull, The N-terminal region of the A12.2 subunit stimulates RNA polymerase I transcription elongation

9:00–10:00 pm, Poster Session 5: RNA Modification & Condensation
Meredith Purchal, Ryan McNassor, Hari Sharma, Taslima Khan, Leena Malik, Kristin Koutmou, Markos Koutmos, Structure and function of yeast pseudouridine synthase 7

9:00–10:00 pm, Poster Session 6: Origins of Life & Synthetic Biology
Sydney Rosenblum, Daniel Lorenz, Developing methods for the detection of cellular RNA-protein interactions

May 29
10:00–11:00 am, Plenary Session 3b: RNA Modification & Granules – Granules
Stephanie Moon, Coupling of translation quality control and mRNA targeting to stress granulesPlenary Session 3b: RNA Modification & Granules – Granules

8:00–9:00 pm, Poster Session 9: Splicing & Polyadenylation
Elizabeth Duran, Nils Walter, Prp22 Remodeling of Pre-mRNA During the P-To-ILS Spliceosome Transition

8:00–9:00 pm, Poster Session 7: Structure, Folding & Regulation
Ian Hall, Huaqun Zhang, Amos Nissley, Kyrillos Abdallah, Sarah Keane, Molecular Mechanisms of Regulatory RNAs from Listeria monocytogenes

8:00–9:00 pm, Poster Session 7: Structure, Folding & Regulation
Robb Welty, Nils Walter, Exon-intron junction structural ensembles: A potential gate keeper of 3’ alternative splicing

9:00–10:00 pm, Poster Session 10: Translation
Mehmet Tardu, Kristin Koutmou, Elucidating the role of Zuo1 protein on the translational control of gene expression in yeast cells

RNA Collaborative Seminar Series - University At Albany hosting
2020-05-20 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Hosted by The RNA Institute, University At Albany
Speaker: Morgan Sammons, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, University at Albany Member of the RNA Institute Associate Faculty
Title: Regulatory paradigms controlling a core stress response
Speaker: Alan A. Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry, University at Albany Member of the RNA Institute Faculty
Title: Simulating RNA folding pathways in 3D using sparse experimental constraints
Moderator: Marlene Belfort, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, University at Albany Senior Advisor to The RNA Institute
Recording of the seminar will be available here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7QawzQsUqhgIqjKGTny41A

The RNA Collaborative seminar series goal is to cross promote RNA research and strengthen and connect the RNA scientific community. These seminars are organized by the RNA Centers of the following institutions: MD Anderson Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNAs; Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine; NCI RNA Biology Initiative; RiboClub Sherbrooke, Québec; The RNA Institute, University At Albany; UMass Medical School, RNA Therapeutics Institute; University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine;University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology; Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine

RNA Collaborative Seminar Series - University of Michigan hosting
2020-05-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Hosted by the University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine
Wednesday, May 6, 4:00-5:00 EST
Zoom link
It’s not the gene, it’s the neighborhood: Effects of large scale chromosomal structure on bacterial transcription
Peter Freddolino, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biological Chemistry and Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Member of the Center for RNA Biomedicine Executive Committee
University of Michigan
A link between translation quality control and mRNA targeting to stress granules
Stephanie Moon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Genetics
Faculty Scholar of the Center for RNA Biomedicine
University of Michigan
Moderator: Nils G. Walter, Francis S Collins Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, Biophysics, and Biological Chemistry and University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine co-director
Recording of the session

The RNA Collaborative seminar series goal is to cross promote RNA research and strengthen and connect the RNA scientific community. These seminars are organized by the RNA Centers of the following institutions: MD Anderson Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNAs; Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine; NCI RNA Biology Initiative; RiboClub Sherbrooke, Québec; The RNA Institute, University At Albany; UMass Medical School, RNA Therapeutics Institute; University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine;University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology; Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine

RNA Collaborative seminar series - Yale hosting
2020-04-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Introducing the RNA Collaborative seminar series, organized by eight RNA Centers, including U-M:

Wednesday, April 22, 4:00–5:00
Zoom access

Sarah Slavoff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Yale University
“Regulation of RNA decapping and phase separation by a human polypeptide”
Nadya Dimitrova, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
“Long Noncoding RNAs in Cancer: What, Where and How?”
Moderator:
Karla M. Neugebauer, Ph.D.
Director of the Yale Center for RNA Science and MedicineHosted by Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine

Recording of the seminar will be available here.

The RNA Collaborative seminar series goal is to cross promote RNA research and strengthen and connect the RNA scientific community. These seminars are organized by the RNA Centers of the following institutions: MD Anderson Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNAs; Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine; NCI RNA Biology Initiative; RiboClub Sherbrooke, Québec; The RNA Institute, University At Albany; UMass Medical School, RNA Therapeutics Institute; University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine;University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology; Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine

Precision-induced DNA double strand breaks in cancer cells using CRISPR
2020-04-21 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
Tuesday, April 21, 12:30–1:30

Meeting URL
Recordinghttps://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=34927&bhcp=1

Precision-induced DNA double strand breaks in cancer cells using CRISPR
Mats Ljungman, Ph.D., University of Michigan, co-director of the U-M Center for RNA Biomedicine

Kathleen Collins, UC Berkeley - Cancelled
2020-04-06 16:00 - 17:00
CANCELED: Telomerase Holoenzyme Assembly, Structure, and Action at Telomeres
Kathleen Collins (UC Berkeley)
4pm, TBA
Hosted by: Department of Chemistry

Andrey Krasilnikov - Rescheduled 9/21/202
2020-04-06 16:00 - 17:00 | BSRB – ABC Seminar rooms, 109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States
Title TBA
Andrey Krasilnikov, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for RNA Biology, Pennsylvania State University
4pm in BSRB / ABC Seminar rooms

“RNA control in pain” Zachary Campbell, UT Dallas
2019-09-09 16:00 - 17:00 | BSRB – ABC Seminar rooms, 109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States
