"Mis-splicing in repeat expansion diseases and development of potential therapeutics" Andy Berglund, Ph.D. Empire Professor of Innovation Director of the RNA Institute University at Albany   In-person: BSRB, ABC Seminar Rooms / hybrid link Abstract: Repeat or microsatellite expansions are responsible for more than 50 human diseases. Myotonic dystrophy (DM), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and...

"The Invisible Dance of CRISPR-Cas9 through Molecular Space and Time" George Lisi, Ph.D. Thomas J. & Alice M. Tisch Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry Brown University   In-person: BSRB, ABC seminar rooms / hybrid link Abstract: This talk will focus on long-range signaling in CRISPR-Cas9, a cutting-edge genome editing tool....

"Locking Rho up" Irina Artsimovitch, Ph.D. Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor Department of Microbiology The Ohio State University In-person: BSRB, ABC seminar rooms / hybrid link Abstract: Bacterial termination factor Rho co-transcriptionally surveils the nascent RNA and releases damaged and junk transcripts from RNA polymerase. During rapid growth, Rho maintains the transcriptome health, but how is Rho...