The RNA Transcript, January 17, 2022 |
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Office of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (OGPS)
Ph.D. Student Awards
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The staff and faculty in 15 U-M Ph.D. programs took time to nominate 43 students for these awards. Congratulations to our U-M RNA researchers nominated!
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Nominated for Excellence in Research |
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Alexandre Daly
Genetics & Genomics
“While establishing an extremely impressive research track record, Dr. Daly also maintained an outstanding academic record and established himself as an educator.”
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Dan Doyle
Neuroscience
“Dan has shown an ability to advance scientific knowledge in important and creative ways.”
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Anoumid Vaziri
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
“Ms. Vaziri’s exceptional intellect, drive, and creativity have changed the course of the lab’s scientific trajectory and its overall success.”
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Dipika Mohan
Cancer Biology - MSTP
“Dipika is a driven and gifted student, with a deep commitment to research, who has contributed unique and pioneering work in the field of Cancer Biology program which may ultimately benefit patients with ACC.”
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Nominated for Excellence in Teaching |
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Catherine Barnier
Bioinformatics
“Catherine was by far the most engaged and innovative GSI I have ever worked with.”
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Marissa Cloutier
Genetics & Genomics
“Marissa is an outstanding, dedicated, and responsible young teacher who has stepped up as a respected graduate student leader in education.
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Emily Ellinger
Biological Chemistry
“Emily’s teaching is distinguished by a genuine desire to help her students succeed in their studies, coupled with patience and approachability that the students really value.”
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Guoming Gao
Biophysics
“Guoming has a gift for taking complex topics and presenting the material in multiple different ways to engage with students.”
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Haeyoung Park
Cell & Developmental Biology
“That the course received its best overall student evaluation since its inception was in no small part due to Ms. Park’s contributions.”
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Nominated for Excellence in Service |
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Jacqueline Graniel
Cell & Developmental Biology
“Jackie does all of this even though I’m certain her workload does not always allow for it. I cannot say enough about her contributions to our department. Jackie is simply amazing!”
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Sumin Kim
Cellular & Molecular Biology
“Sumin has opened my eyes to key aspects of training and education in the sciences … I do not believe I am alone in this realization, as Sumin’s efforts have kindled awareness and action on the part of many faculty and students at UM.”
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Brittany Salazar
Cancer Biology
“The impact of Brittany’s service to our graduate student body has been felt by many of our students, at a time when relief was sorely needed.”
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TJ Waller
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
“I do not know another student who has devoted so much thought, energy, and creativity to a multitude of service efforts within the department, unit, and university.
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Nominated for Excellence in Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |
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Stephanie Pistorius
Neuroscience
“Stephanie has remained dedicated to contesting performative activism by leading efforts that demand tangible and timely change within our institution.”
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Rosa Romero
Biological Chemistry
“Rosa is passionate, creative and energetic in this work, which is enriching the U-M community, expanding understanding and assuring that people of color are represented and heard.
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2022 RNA Society Award Winners |
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The RNA Society / Scaringe Young Scientist Awards |
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After training with Professors Nils Walter at the University of Michigan and Aaron Hoskins at University of Wisconsin - Madison, Dr. Margaret Rodgers currently holds the position of postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Sarah Woodson at Johns Hopkins University. Using techniques she developed, Margaret has made important advances in our understanding of the co-transcriptional assembly of protein-RNA complexes in cells.
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Graduate Student winner: Sanne Klompe
Ms. Sanne Klompe, graduate student in the Sam Sternberg lab at Columbia University, studies the mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas systems with mobile genetic elements. Her work has gained insight into these systems in which nuclease-deficient Type I-F CRISPR-Cas systems serve as RNA-guided targeting modules for transposable elements. Sanne has contributed to structural analyses of a novel co-complex between transposition protein TniQ and the RNA-guided targeting module Cascade and helped drive new genome engineering technologies.
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Eclipse Award for Innovation in High Throughput Biology
- Graduate Student Winner – Oğuzhan Beğik (University of New South Wales/CRG Spain)
- Post-Doctoral Fellow Winner – Aldema Sas-Chen (Tel-Aviv University, Israel)
RNA Society / Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Award for Research Excellence by an Underrepresented Scientist
- Jillian Ramos (University of Colorado, Denver, USA)
RNA Society Outstanding Career Researcher Award
- Arthur Zaug (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA)
RNA Society Award for Excellence in Inclusive Leadership
- Anita Corbett (Emory University, USA)
RNA Society / Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Distinguished Research Mentor Award
- Susan Gerbi (Brown University, USA)
RNA Society Early-Career Research Award
- Nicholas Guydosh (National Institutes of Health, USA)
RNA Society Mid-Career Research Award
- Julius Brennecke (IMB/Vienna BioCenter, Austria)
Elisa Izaurralde Award for Innovation in Research, Teaching and Service
- Luisa Cochella (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
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U-M BRCF Advanced Genomics Core event |
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"TotalSeq™ Integrated End-to-End Solution for Single-Cell Multiomic Analysis"
Monday, January 17, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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U-M Single Cell Spatial Analysis Program (SCSAP) Seminar |
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"Single cell spatial map of the mouse retina"
Monday, January 17, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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U-M Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Faculty Candidate Seminar |
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'A multi-genomic approach for untangling interspecies RNA warfare"
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
1640 Chemistry ( hybrid, passcode: 739656) |
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U-M Department of Chemistry Seminar |
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“Structure-Function Relationships of Single Fluorescent Macromolecules”
Thursday, January 20, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1640 Chemistry ( hybrid, passcode: Ganim) |
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U-M Center for Structural Biology, Structure Seminar |
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“Structure-Function Relationships of Single Fluorescent Macromolecules”
Friday, January 21, 2022
10:00 am - 11:00 am
LSI Library ( hybrid, passcode: structure) |
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U-M Oral Dissertation Defense |
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“Metal-HisTag Coordination for Remote Loading of Biomacromolecules into PLGA Microsphere”
Friday, January 21, 2022
8:30 am - 9:30 am
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U-M Oral Dissertation Defense |
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“tRNA Binding and Displacement: Implications for Specific Membrane Binding of HIV-1 Gag”
Friday, January 21, 2022
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
5330 Med Sci I ( hybrid, passcode 615104) |
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"Consequences of uridine modifications on translation"
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
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"Repeat associated Non-AUG initiated Translation in neurodegenerative disease"
Professor and Associate Chair for Research
Department of Neurology
University of Michigan
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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U-M Center for RNA Biomedicine, Faculty Candidate Seminar |
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“The scanning mechanism of mRNA translation initiation in humans”
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Monday, January 31, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
BSRB, ABC Seminar rooms ( hybrid) |
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Co-hosted by the Department of Biological Chemistry and the Program in Biophysics |
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Our members' publications are available through Altmetrics. Queries are currently available: CRISPR, microRNA, molecule, RNA, RNA therapeutics, transcriptome, and translation. Below are recent highlights.
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An anionic ligand snap-locks a long-range interaction in a magnesium-folded riboswitch
Rajeev Yadav, Julia R. Widom, Adrien Chauvier & Nils G. Walter Nat. Commun. 13, 207. Full text with supplement in pdf format. 10.1038/s41467-021-27827-y
Results reveal how the anionic fluoride ion cooperates with the magnesium-associated RNA to govern regulation of downstream genes needed for fluoride detoxification of the cell.
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