The RNA Transcript, September 5, 2022

Grant Sprints

Spark new ideas and collaboration toward your next proposal


Grant Sprints create a space and time for innovative thinking and aim at facilitating the ideation and writing process in order to deliver strong grant proposals. Trained facilitators set clear working rules, establish a consensus, and create an energizing environment for your team. Whether your group is new or established, we'll help you get closer to your goals!


Grant Sprints are available to all Center members. Check out the video below to learn more.

Grant Sprint intro video
U-M Dissertation Defense
Diet Induced Microglial Activation and its Role in Hippocampal Dysfunction in Obesity
Rosie Henn, advisor: Eva Feldman

Monday, Sep 7, 2022
1:00 - 2:00 PM
HYBRID TBA
U-M Dissertation Defense
Monitoring and Targeting Metastasis through Circulating Tumor Cells: from Molecular Profiling to Natural Killer Cell-Based Therapeutics
Zeqi Niu, advisor: Sunitha Nagrath

Monday, Sep 7, 2022
1:30 - 2:30 PM
NCRC, BUILDING-10 G065
RNA Collaborative Seminar - host: UMassMed, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Wednesday, Sep 7, 2022
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Why do animals need two Argonaute families with different catalytic properties?

Structural basis for accurate and efficient microRNA biogenesis by Dicer

Moderator: Wenwen Fang
U-M RNA Innovation Seminar
RNA Structures, Interactions and Modifications
Zhipeng Lu, USC School of Pharmacy, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Monday, Sep 12, 2022
4:00 - 5:00 PM
BSRB, ABC Seminar room (hybrid)
Riboclub Annual Meeting
The RiboClub Annual Meeting aims at encouraging the exchange of ideas and stimulates collaborations between RNA biologists around the world. The meeting covers different topics related to the chemistry, structure and biology of RNA with emphasis on upcoming and debatable biological questions.

September 18 – 22, 2022
Quebec, Canada

Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine Seminar

How to connect RNAs with proteins? - RNAylation of proteins

Dr. rer. nat. Katharina Höfer, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany


Tuesday, Sep 13, 2022

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Zoom

U-M Drug Discovery
The symposium aims to highlight success stories from the drug discovery community at Michigan, share best practices, and provide opportunities for networking. A poster session for graduate students and trainees will occur midday.

Mon, Sep 21, 2022
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
U-M RNA Innovation Seminar

Meet the neighbors: A universal technology for probing RNA-interactions and RNA-scaffolded subcellular compartments in situ

David Shechner, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Washington


Monday, Sep 26, 2022

4:00 - 5:00 PM

BSRB, ABC Seminar room (hybrid)

U-M Bioinnovations in Brain Cancer
The Inaugural Brain Cancer Symposium brings together experts from around the world in a weekend full of talks, posters, and social events.

Sep 30 – Oct 1, 2022
Ann Arbor, MI
Midwest Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Symposium
The Midwest Symposium on Oligonucleotide Therapeutics is a grassroots meeting in Indianapolis supported by an Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) Local Delivery Grant.

October 8 – 9, 2022
Indianapolis, IN
25th anniversary screening of GATTACA with Panel Discussion 
Co-sponsored by Neurology, Human Genetics and the Center for RNA Biomedicine

Mon, Oct 10, 2022
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Michigan Theatre
Ann Arbor, MI
RNA Society of North Carolina Symposium
The symposium will feature world-class speakers, talks from submitted abstracts, and many great opportunities for networking. Abstract deadlines are Sept 16th (to be considered for talks) and Sept 26th for posters.

October 13–14, 2022
Durham, NC
Rustbelt RNA Meeting 2022
The Rustbelt is in-person and excited to offer Presentations, Workshops, Awards, and more!

October 14–15, 2022
Cleveland OH

Job Opportunities

Tenure-Track Positions in RNA Biology at the NIH


RNA biologists are called to join the RNA Biology Laboratory (RBL) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Frederick, MD, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The RBL, formed in 2017, is the equivalent of a small department at an academic institution.

The RNA Biology Laboratory's interests include, but are not limited to, RNA therapeutics; long noncoding RNAs; RNA modifications; RNA genomics and bioinformatics; RNA transport and visualization; mechanisms of RNA condensation and granule formation; and the ways in which altered RNA homeostasis results in diseases such as cancer.


Applicants are asked to apply via the NIH Stadtman Tenure Track Investigator program and select two areas that best describe their expertise. There will be a dedicated committee that reviews the applications of all applicants choosing “RNA Biology”.


These positions come with generous, highly competitive startup packages and stable funding. For further questions, email questions can email sandra.wolin@nih.gov.


Deadline is September 30, 2022

Our members' publications are available through Altmetrics. Queries are currently available: CRISPR, microRNA, molecule, RNA, RNA therapeutics, transcriptome, and translation.


Below are recent highlights.

Pham, V. V., Gao, M., Meagher, J. L., Smith, J. L., & D'Souza, V. M. (2022). A structure-based mechanism for displacement of the HEXIM adapter from 7SK small nuclear RNA. Communications biology, 5(1), 819. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35970937

Perera, B., Morgan, R. K., Polemi, K. M., Sala-Hamrick, K. E., Svoboda, L. K., & Dolinoy, D. C. (2022). PIWI-Interacting RNA (piRNA) and Epigenetic Editing in Environmental Health Sciences. Current environmental health reports, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35917009

Mateescu, B., Jones, J. C., Alexander, R. P., Alsop, E., An, J. Y., Asghari, M., Boomgarden, A., Tewari, M., … Laurent, L. C. (2022). Phase 2 of extracellular RNA communication consortium charts next-generation approaches for extracellular RNA research. iScience, 25(8), 104653. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35958027

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