Op-Ed: RNA can revolutionize medicine

A half-century ago, James Watson and Francis Crick became renowned for revealing the double helix structure of DNA, the molecule in each cell that provides the “blueprint” for human beings. This breakthrough laid the foundation for our understanding of how information is transferred in biology. Arguably one of the most profound scientific discoveries of the…

2017 Symposium

“RNA in Precision Medicine” Read the Live Blog Check out our Symposium Video Featuring talented keynote speakers from across the world as well as six “mini-talks” presentations from across the University.   The Center for RNA Biomedicine Symposium brings together national leaders of the scientific, medical and engineering communities working on recent advances of our…

MCubed Block – the foundation that would lead to the Center for RNA Biomedicine

MCubed stimulates innovative research and scholarship by distributing real-time seed funding to multi-unit, faculty-led teams.  Through this revolutionary research funding program, faculty from at least two different campus units can form a collaborative trio, or “cube,” and request either $60K or $15K to advance their idea right away. The projects below represent RNA-related science developed as…

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Nobel Laureates highlight University of Michigan’s Inaugural RNA Symposium

Ann Arbor, Mich. – Five prominent scientists, including two Nobel Laureates, will share the stage on March 25, 2016, when the University of Michigan’s Center for RNA Biomedicine holds its Inaugural Symposium. The Symposium, titled “Can RNA Answer It All? From the Origin of Life to a Future of Personalized Medicine,” will feature 2006 Nobel…

U-M Center for RNA Biomedicine Inaugural Symposium – March 25, 2016

Featuring Nobel Laureates Craig Mello and Phillip Sharp “Can RNA Answer It All? From the Origin of Life to a Future of Personalized Medicine” Register Now The symposium will bring together national leaders of the scientific, medical and engineering communities working on recent advances of our understanding of RNA. It will provide a means of…

2016 Inaugural Symposium

Featuring Nobel Laureates Craig Mello and Phillip Sharp “Can RNA Answer It All? From the Origin of Life to a Future of Personalized Medicine” Did you miss the 2016 Inaugural Symposium? Catch the keynote talks here: The Center for RNA Biomedicine Inaugural Symposium brings together national leaders of the scientific, medical and engineering communities working on…