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

As we are hosting our last seminar of the academic year with the RNA Collaborative Seminar Series this Wednesday, June 30th, we want to give special thanks to the infallible support we have received from LSA Technology Services. Like all of us, we were quite baffled by the pandemic social distancing and the necessity to…

The election of professors Janet L. Smith and Arul Chinnaiyan, both members of the Center for RNA Biomedicine Strategic Advisory Board, to the National Academy of Sciences is an outstanding validation of the excellence of the RNA research at the University of Michigan. Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of…

RNA Translated’s main focus is on “2020, the year of the RNA viruses,” with representative contributions from 10 RNA faculty members. We also feature our two Research Cores and broadly report on the Center’s activity with a few highlights. With this publication, we aim to showcase the outstanding achievements and deep impact of the scientific collaborations…

  Rajesh Rao, M.D. Leonard G Miller Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Associate Professor of Pathology Associate Professor of Human Genetics Medical School Website Dr. Rao is interested in the mechanisms that control the normal development of stem cells into retinal cells, and how they are involved…