On the occasion of the National Postdoc Appreciation Week, September 21st–25th, the University of Michigan (U-M) Center for RNA Biomedicine’s community warmly thanks UM’s postdocs for their tremendous contributions to the field of RNA research and to the life of our scientific community. According to the U-M Postdoctoral Association (UMPDA), an estimated 1,400 to 1,600…
UP NEXT: Monday, June 16 | 2025 | 4 p.m. — John Lueck, Ph.D. | University of Rochester Medical Center 2024 Monday, September 23 | Gregor Neuert, Ph.D. | Vanderbilt University — Link to recordingMonday, October 7 | 4 p.m. — Joe Yesselman, Ph.D. | University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Link to recordingMonday, October 21 —…
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…
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Michelle Hastings has joined us as a faculty member in the Department of Pharmacology, and Director of the M-RNA Therapeutics Initiative at The Center for RNA Biomedicine. Dr. Hastings will lead one of the largest teams of RNA scientists in the world, as Director of M-RNA Therapeutics within…
Chase Weidmann, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Biological Chemistry, Medical School RNA Faculty Scholar Department Website Google Scholar We are interested in how cellular signals are propagated through interaction networks at the RNA-protein interface, and how these networks malfunction during cancer and disease. In cancer cells, changes in RNA-binding protein stoichiometry and modification status reorganize the…
Day Month Date Start End Scientific Tool/Approach in RNA Monday Sep 10 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Transcriptome analysis Monday Oct 1 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Computational Analysis Monday Oct 15 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Molecular Biology Monday Nov 19 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Cell Biology Monday Nov 26 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Genetics Monday Dec…
