Introducing Chase Weidmann, Ph.D., U-M RNA Faculty Scholar

10/14/202110/14/2021

Introducing Chase Weidmann, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry
and RNA Scholar Faculty of the Center for RNA Biomedicine.

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Center co-director, Dr. Mats Lungman’s KLIPP system for CRISPR-Cas 9 featured in informative SciTube video
05/16/202405/20/2024

Enjoy this video which details KLIPP, a “split enzyme” system pioneered by Center for RNA Biomedicine co-director, Mats Ljungman, Ph.D. During the KLIPP process, two non-functional Cas9 enzymes fused to Fok1 enzymes are brought together by a pair of guide RNAs. These guide RNAs specifically target sequences near structural variant junctions unique to cancer cells….

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Publication in Nature Neuroscience: Disease-causing Repeats Help Human Neurons Function
02/17/202003/12/2020

Over half of our genomes are made of repeating elements within DNA. In rare cases, these repeats can become unstable and grow in size. These repeat “expansions” cause neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS and Dementia as well as learning disorders and autism in Fragile X syndrome. Research to date has focused on how these expanded…

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In Memoriam, Charles R. Doering, Ph.D.
05/18/202105/19/2021

With great sadness we join the entire University of Michigan community in mourning Charles R. Doering, Ph.D., and expressing our deepest condolences to his colleagues, friends and loved ones. Charles (Charlie) Doering was the Nicholas D. Kazarinoff Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Mathematics and Physics and was the Director of the Center for the Study…

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2019 Symposium
07/30/201810/30/2023

Foundational RNA Biosciences: From Discovery to Function Friday, March 29, 2019, 8:30am – 4:00pm University of Michigan, Biomedical Research Science Building, 109 Zina Pitcher The Center for RNA Biomedicine Symposium brings together national leaders of the scientific, medical and engineering communities working on recent advances of our understanding of RNA. It will provide a means…

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Redefining long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) to study transposons in plants
10/20/202110/21/2021

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) constitute the new frontier of investigation for molecular biologists. However, lncRNA is inconsistently defined, which fails the research community in several ways. In a scientific review [2], Professor Andrzej Wierzbicki from the University of Michigan, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, and collaborators challenge the contemporary ways of understanding lncRNAs…

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Huda Akil, Ph.D., wins National Medal of Science Award
10/25/202310/25/2023

October 24, 2023, The White House: In a formal ceremony presided over by President Biden, Huda Akil, Ph.D., was honored with the National Medal of Science Award, the nation’s highest scientific honor. A Center for RNA Biomedicine Faculty Member, Dr. Akil’s research focuses on understanding the neurobiology of emotions, including pain, anxiety, depression and substance…

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