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...

"Regulating the axonal proteome through mRNA transport and translation" Jeffrey L. Twiss, M.D., Ph.D. SmartState Chair in Childhood Neurotherapeutics Professor of Biological Sciences University of South Carolina ZOOM REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Rss4i-7WTwyf8m8ogCPXEQ     FLYER IN PDF Abstract: Neurons are extremely polarized cells with axonal and dendritic processes extending 100 to 1000 fold longer or more than...

Structural biophysics of RNA interactions that contribute to viral replication Blanton S. Tolbert, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry Case Western Reserve University LSI Seminar Series Interests: Biochemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Structural Biology Blanton S. Tolbert is a professor of chemistry at Case Western Reserve University, where he oversees a diverse research group that endeavors to understand biochemical mechanisms...