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The RNA Transcript | September 4, 2023

Seminars

Department of Human Genetics 2023-2024 Seminar Series

“Alternative splicing regulates expression of the neuroprotective cold-shock protein RBM3 and the leukemia-associated splicing factor RBM39”

 

Presented by:

Marc-David Ruepp, Ph.D.

Reader in RNA Biology & Molecular Neurodegeneration

UK Dementia Research Group Leader

 

Thursday, September 7

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST

BSRB - 1020 Kahn Auditorium

 

Hosted by:

Stephanie Moon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Human Genetics

Faculty Scholar of the Center for RNA Biomedicine

Affiliate Faculty, Biological Chemistry & Michigan Neuroscience Institute

“Molecular communication: 3D genome organization and gene regulation”

 

Presented by:

Minji Kim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics

University of Michigan

 

Monday, September 11

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST

Buhl Building 5915

 

Hosted by:

Sue Hammoud, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Departments of Human Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Urology

Faculty Member Center for RNA Biomedicine

University of Michigan

U-M RNA Innovation Seminar Series

"Discovering and targeting repeat expansions in human disease”


Graham Erwin, Ph.D.

Stanford Cancer Institute Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Genetics

Stanford University


Monday, September 11, 2023

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

BSRB ABC Seminar Rooms, Hybrid Link

HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine Seminar Series

Mo-Fang Liu, Ph.D.

Distinguished Adjunct Professor from CAS

Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)


RNA Regulation in Spermatogenesis and Male Infertility

 

Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023

10:00 AM EST

Join Virtually Register Here


Please reach out to Grace Lee at glee8@bidmc.harvard.edu for any questions regarding the HiRM Seminar Series

RNA Collaborative Seminar

NCI RNA Biology Initiative, NIH National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research


Speaker: Natasha Caplen, Ph.D., “hnRNPs, RNA biosynthesis, and disease: Insights from a fusion-driven cancer”


Speaker: Sarah Dremel, Ph.D., "Consequences of circular RNA escape during herpesvirus host shut off"


Moderator: Sandra Wolin, MD, PhD


Wednesday, September 13, 2023

4:00 PM ET

Zoom

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Oral Defenses

U-M Oral Dissertations

Challenges and Opportunities with Growing Scale of Genomic Data


Yichen Si, Advisors: Hyun Min Kang and Sebastian K Zoellner


Tuesday, September 12

12:00 PM

SPH1 1750

For more information and to view the full schedule of upcoming U-M Oral Defenses, please visit the Rackham Graduate School Oral Defenses website.

Events

Film Screening and Panel Discussion - September 27


The Center for RNA Biomedicine together with Michigan Medicine will present a special screening of the film “Awakenings” at the historic Michigan Theater. The presentation will be preceded by a panel discussion and Q&A session with Michigan experts specializing in neurology and the development of RNA Therapeutics for neurologic disease.


Wednesday, September 27

6:00 PM Panel Discussion | 7:00 PM Film Screening

Directed by Penny Marshall and starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro, the film follows the victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago rendered catatonic ever since, and how a new drug offers hope and the prospect of reviving them.


More information and purchase tickets.

RNA SOCIETY

Lexogen RNA Expertise Blog Series


Our August 29, 2023 blog post: Paper talk with Michael Schon, Phd – Bridging gaps in transcript assembly

Welcome to the LEXOGEN RNA EXPERTISE blog series, where we talk about various topics from the world of RNA and RNA-Seq, focusing on best practices, exciting applications, and more. 

Job Postings

The University of Michigan Single Cell Spatial Analysis Program is hiring for Faculty Positions


The SCSAP is a highly integrative university-wide program that provides an intellectual foundation and research resources to enhance single-cell and spatial analyses to the University of Michigan community.

RNA Biology Laboratory at the National Cancer Institute - Biologists


The RNA Biology Laboratory (RBL) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Frederick, MD, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is currently seeking to recruit outstanding young RNA biologists.

The University of California Irvine (UCI), Department of Ophthalmology

Full-Time Position


The University of California Irvine (UCI), Department of Ophthalmology invites applications for a full-time position. We seek candidates interested in building a strong, dynamic, and diverse research group focused on the development of genetic engineering and genome editing technologies that address problems in medicine, including diseases of the eye.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Graduate Research Assistants

Dr. Guizhi (Julian) Zhu Lab | University of Michigan


Dr. Guizhi (Julian) Zhu Lab in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of University of Michigan has multiple full-time openings for Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Graduate Research Assistants.

Research Technician and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | The Lapointe Lab


The Lapointe Lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is growing, and we are currently seeking to fill two positions: Research Technician and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow.

Research Technician - Yadavalli Lab


The Yadavalli lab at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University (yadavallilab.org) is

looking for a full-time technician or research scientist to perform cutting-edge research in RNA biology using high-throughput sequencing methods.

Postdoctoral Position - Maquat Lab


A postdoctoral position is open in the Maquat Lab at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. Applicants should hold a PhD or MD/PhD degree(s) and have expertise in molecular, cellular, or structural biology to study one of a number of very exciting and ongoing projects.

Postdoctoral Position - Cooperman Laboratory


The Cooperman laboratory in the Chemistry Department of the University of Pennsylvania is seeking to recruit a postdoctoral student with a strong interest in understanding the mechanism and regulation of cytoplasmic eukaryotic protein synthesis.

Recruitment Opportunities

For complete details on current openings and how to apply for these positions, visit the Recruitment Opportunities page on our website at the link above.

News

Professor Nils Walter's Collegiate Professorship Lecture - Video

Dr. Nils Walter's Collegiate Professorship Lecture on May 8 discussed the opportunities that RNA will provide for us in the future.


In case you missed it, here is a recording.

Meetings

Interacademy Conference Wurzburg, Germany September 20-22, 2023

"Microbiology: from single cell to microbiome and host” on September 20-22, 2023 in Würzburg, Germany.


This conference on molecular microbiology will be organized by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Académie des sciences, the Royal Society, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.


Hosted by the University of Würzburg and supported by the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg and the Krupp Foundation, the 2-day conference is the sequel to several successful and exceptionally well-attended Interacademy meetings on the topic that were held in Paris (2014) and London (2016).


For further information, including the line-up of our 22 outstanding speakers, as well as the registration and abstract submission process, please visit the Microbiology Conference 2023 website


Register by: July 31, 2023 (without abstract: end of August 2023).


We can accommodate up to 250 participants, so please try to register early. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at stefanie.ziegler@helmholtz-hiri.de.

2023 RiboClub Annual Meeting: September 24-28

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. In addition, every year the RiboClub puts the focus on a local or regional RNA group to highlight their efforts and introduce them to the international community.


The meeting format provides principal investigators the opportunity to present their point of views on the current state of knowledge and ignite the curiosity of young scientists. The meeting size and its format give ample opportunity for discussions and interactions, so bring your thinking hat to uncover the next big idea.


Registration fees are subsidized to encourage the participation of students and upcoming researchers. All laboratory members are invited to attend, listen to the presentations of leading scientists and participate in poster competition.


Annual Meeting September 24-28, 2023

Chéribourg Hotel, Orford, Quebec, Canada


Late Registration open through September

More Information: www.riboclub.org

Questions: riboclub@riboclub.org

ICBS 2023 Annual Conference | Ann Arbor, October 8-11

The International Chemical Biology Society (ICBS) 2023 annual conference will be Ann Arbor, October 8-11, 2023.

 

This is a great opportunity for University of Michigan students and postdocs to attend an international meeting without the travel costs. There is also going to be a pre-meeting trainee session on Oct 8.


For more information, email 2023ICBS@gmail.com


Learn more about joining ICBS.

International Conference on Nucleic Acid Immunity

October 26-28, 2023 | Dresden, Germany

The International Conference on Nucleic Acid Immunity, organized by the CRC/TRR237, will take place from October 26th to 28th, 2023 at the prestigious Deutsches Hygiene Museum in Dresden, Germany.


The conference aims to gather the world's top scientists to discuss the latest scientific advancements in the field. For further information, please visit our International Conference on Nucleic Acid Immunity website.


Registration is now open and involves the following steps:


  1. Create a ConfTool account for our conference
  2. Your account allows you to register and to submit an abstract.
  3. Submit an abstract before or after your registration (submission deadline July 30th, 2023). Submitting an abstract is optional and not required for registration. We are eager to hear about your work and will provide a digital abstract book for the conference.
  4. Register either as student (200€ | 300€), academic (350€ | 450€), or industry participant (800€ | 900€). The early bird registration period (first price) ends on September 17th. The late bird registration period (second price) ends on October 1st.


Conference Coordination: Bianca Weißbach (bianca.weissbach@ukdd.de)

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


Below are recent highlights.

Schroeder JW, Hurto RL, Randall JR, Wozniak KJ, Timko TA, Nye TM, Wang JD, Freddolino PL, Simmons LA. RNase H genes cause distinct impacts on RNA:DNA hybrid formation and mutagenesis genome-wide. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 May 8:2023.05.08.539860. doi: 10.1101/2023.05.08.539860. Update in: Sci Adv. 2023 Jul 28;9(30):eadi5945. PMID: 37214986; PMCID: PMC10197577. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.08.539860

Xi J, Park SR, Lee JH, Kang HM. SiftCell: A robust framework to detect and isolate cell-containing droplets from single-cell RNA sequence reads. Cell Syst. 2023 Jul 19;14(7):620-628.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cels.2023.06.002. PMID: 37473732; PMCID: PMC10411962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2023.06.002

Prensner JR, Abelin JG, Kok LW, Clauser KR, Mudge JM, Ruiz-Orera J, Bassani-Sternberg M, Moritz RL, Deutsch EW, van Heesch S, What can Ribo-seq, immunopeptidomics, and proteomics tell us about the non-canonical proteome?, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics (2023), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100631.

Wilinski, D., Dus, M. "N6-adenosine methylation controls the translation of insulin mRNA." Nat Struct Mol Biol (2023) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-023-01048-x

Castillo RL, Sidhu I, Dolgalev I, Chu T, Prystupa A, Subudhi I, Yan D, Konieczny P, Hsieh B, Haberman RH, Selvaraj S, Shiomi T, Medina R, Girija PV, Heguy A, Loomis CA, Chiriboga L, Ritchlin C, Garcia-Hernandez ML, Carucci J, Meehan SA, Neimann AL, Gudjonsson JE, Scher JU, Naik S. Spatial transcriptomics stratifies psoriatic disease severity by emergent cellular ecosystems. Sci Immunol. 2023 Jun 8;8(84):eabq7991. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abq7991. Epub 2023 Jun 2. PMID: 37267384. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.abq7991

Save the Date!

2024 Symposium


8th Annual RNA Symposium, “Title TBA”

Friday, March 8, 2024, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm


University of Michigan - Central Campus

A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Bldg, Kahn Auditorium

109 Zina Pitcher Pl

Ann Arbor, Michigan

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