2017-2018 RNA Innovation Seminar Series RNA Innovation Seminars (6/18/18) Melani Ohi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Research Associate Professor, Life Sciences Institute Using Cryo-EM to study RNA based molecular machines Jacob Kitzman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Genetics, Assistant Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Massively parallel measurement of mutations’ functional effects RNA Innovation Seminars|| Theme: RNA viruses/retroviruses (6/4/18) Andrew Tai, M.D.,…
Geoffrey H. Siwo, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Research Associate, Center for Global Health Equity Website: siworesearch.com Twitter: @gsiwo What are your research interests? My research interests are in accelerating biomedical discoveries and advances in clinical medicine by combining fundamental biology with a broad range of exponentially growing technologies such as artificial intelligence…
KEYNOTE SPEAKER 3: March 25, 2021, 1:35–2:30 pm More information on the Symposium Blog by MiSciWriters “Exploration of Biological Diversity to Discover Novel Molecular Technologies” Feng Zhang, Ph.D. James and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Biological Engineering at MIT Core Member, Broad…
October 29, 2018 ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A new center for the study of concussions, an institute for global change biology and a facility to advance the new field of cryo-electron tomography are among the University of Michigan projects to be funded in the first round of investments from President Mark Schlissel’s Biosciences Initiative. Five large projects and four smaller…
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…
KEYNOTE SPEAKER 5: March 26, 2021, 12:10–1:05 pm More information on the Symposium Blog by MiSciWriters “Mechanisms that target RNA for destruction” Christopher D. Lima, Ph.D. Alfred P. Sloan Chair; Chair and Member and Professor, Structural Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute The Christopher Lima Lab TALK ABSTRACT Decay and…
