2021 Symposium – Matching our keynote speakers with their topics
- Our 5th Annual Symposium,”Processing RNA,” March 25–26, 2021, 11:00–2:30 pm ET
Yaping Liu, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program in Biophysics, Sarah Keane Lab Who/what brings you to science? A curiosity to know how to use various imaging techniques to observe biological macromolecules in three dimensions to understand their structure, function, and interactions. What are your research interests? Understanding the molecular basis of noncoding RNA…
Center for RNA Biomedicine Faculty and Executive Committee Member Stephen C.J. Parker, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, Human Genetics, and Biostatistics, just released new findings from a recent study on type 2 diabetes regulatory networks co-led by teams from the University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University. Type 2 diabetes results from a dysfunction of…
On Monday, October 28, an open house event was held at the University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex to introduce the new Cystic Fibrosis Research Center at U-M (press release here), which was recently funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) via a $500K Program Development Award. Alexandra Piotrowski-Daspit, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical…
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…
BY PAUL AVEDISIAN and MICHELE SANTILLAN A team of U-M researchers has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). Alexandra Piotrowski-Daspit, Ph.D., the PI, is a faculty member at the Center for RNA Biomedicine, and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Internal Medicine – Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division. Lindsay…
Michael McMillan Ph.D. candidate Cellular and Molecular Biology Mentor: Dr. Sami Barmada Who/what brought you to science? I became interested in science during jr. high and high school after having three great teachers that promoted experimentation and thinking critically about science. I really enjoyed learning the intricacies of nature so I went on to study…