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The 8th Annual RNA Symposium is here!
We look forward to welcoming our keynote speakers, including the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate for Physiology and Medicine Dr. Drew Weissman, and registrants to the U-M Ann Arbor campus as well as those joining us LIVE via Zoom on Friday for this important event.
Online registration for in-person attendees is now closed; however, walk-up registration will be available beginning at 8:00 AM on March 8 outside Kahn Auditorium. Please note that space is limited and lunch is not guaranteed.
Virtual registration remains open for those unable to make the trip to campus. Please register for the live Zoom broadcast at the link below.
If you're unable to attend the entire day, we invite you to stop by one or more of the keynote presentations as your schedule permits.
For more information, please contact Allison Kintz at akintz@umich.edu.
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The 8th annual symposium will take place on Friday, March 8, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Bldg., Kahn Auditorium at 109 Zina Pitcher Place in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Speakers include: | |
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8:45 AM: Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2023 Nobel Prize laureate for Physiology or Medicine for his work on mRNA vaccines
"Nucleoside modified mRNA-LNP therapeutics”
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10:15 AM: Victoria D'Souza, Ph.D., Harvard University
"Structure-based redefinition of HIV-1 Reverse Transcription Initiation”
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11:20 AM: Peter Todd, M.D., Ph.D., University of Michigan
"Short tandem repeats in neuronal function and neurological disease”
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1:40 PM: Brenton R. Graveley, Ph.D., University of Connecticut
"A comprehensive binding and functional map of human RNA-binding proteins”
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2:25 PM: Leemor Joshua-Tor, Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
"Mad about U: regulating the let7 pre-miRNA”
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We look forward to seeing you at this event! | |
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Peter Todd, M.D., Ph.D., Installation TODAY
Chester and Anne Alecks Sackett Endowed Professorship | March 4, 2024
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Installation of Peter Todd, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Director, M-RNA Therapeutics, as the first Chester and Anne Alecks Sackett Endowed Professor.
Monday, March 4, 2024
5:00 PM Ceremony (Will be streamed live online)
D. Dan and Betty Kahn Auditorium
6:00 PM Reception
Gilbert S. Omenn Atrium
For additional information, please contact Dawn Bednarski at 734‑645‑0705 or dbedski@umich.edu.
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Biological Chemistry Seminar | Eric Strobel, Ph.D. | Tuesday, March 5 | |
Chemistry Seminar | Peter Beal, Ph.D. | Tuesday, March 5 | |
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Michelle Hastings, Ph.D., Installation
Pfizer Upjohn Research Professorship | March 5, 2024
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Installation of Michelle Hastings, Ph.D., Director, M-RNA Therapeutics, as the first Pfizer Upjohn Research Professor of Pharmacology.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
5:00 PM Ceremony (Will be streamed live online)
D. Dan and Betty Kahn Auditorium
6:00 PM Reception
Gilbert S. Omenn Atrium
For additional information, please contact Karen Fox at karfox@umich.edu
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U-M Pediatric Hematology / Oncology Conference Seminar
Mats Ljungman, Ph.D. | Wednesday, March 6
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“KLIPP – Targeting pediatric cancer with CRISPR”
Mats Ljungman, Ph.D., Professor of Radiation Oncology, Co-Director, Center for RNA Biomedicine.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
8:15-9:15 AM
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 934 8160 8453
Passcode: 1234
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RNA Innovation Seminar Series | | |
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RNA Innovation Seminar Series
Julie Wilson Anderson Professor of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
New York University
Monday - March 18, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
BSRB ABC Seminar Rooms, Hybrid Link
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Upcoming Affiliated Seminars | | |
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HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine Seminar Series
"Programmable molecular technologies for genome editing and cell control"
Jonathan Gootenberg, Ph.D., Member of the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Omar Abudayyeh, Ph.D., Member of the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Join us in-person at Center Life Science Building (421) or
To join virtually, visit https://qrco.de/bepzWE
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST
For questions, please reach out to Grace Lee at glee8@bidmc.harvard.edu
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Faculty Scholar Jay Brito Querido, Ph.D., publishes new review article focusing on the RNA translation initiation process | | |
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In the review, Jay Brito Querido, Ph.D., and colleagues Irene Díaz-López, Ph.D., and Vinki Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., from Cambridge University, United Kingdom, discuss the current state of knowledge on eukaryotic translation initiation. They focus specifically on recent advances in understanding the processes involved in assembling the pre-initiation complex, and ribosome scanning along the 5′ untranslated region of mRNA. Congratulations Jay!
"The molecular basis of translation initiation and its regulation in eukaryotes"
Review Article | 05 December 2023 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 25 | doi:10.1038/s41580-023-00624-9
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For more information and to view the full schedule of upcoming U-M Oral Defenses, please visit the Rackham Graduate School Oral Defenses website. | |
HIRM 2024 Symposium, April 25, 2024 - Registration Open! | | |
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2024 Symposium
HIRM 10 Year Anniversary Symposium
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
Registration & Poster Session is Open
If you wish to submit a poster please reach out to glee8@bidmc.harvard.edu to get a submission form.
Deadline for Poster Submissions is Friday, March 1 at 5 PM EST.
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RNA Society Annual Meeting May 28 - June 2, 2024 | |
6th Annual RNATx Umass June 26-28, 2024 | | |
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2024 RNATx Registration IS NOW OPEN!
From Concept to Clinic happening both in person and virtually, at the RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Chan Medical School
June 26 - June 28, 2024
We invite you to share your work with leading RNA Investigators by submitting your abstracts. We will be evaluating abstracts for a limited number of short talks, so submit yours early!
Oral Abstract Submission Deadline: March 8, 2024
Poster Abstract Submission Deadline: March 22, 2024
Early Registration Deadline: April 19, 2024
See abstract guidelines and tips for proper formatting and how to write your abstract.
Please see our symposium website for details and do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions at RNATherapeutics@umassmed.edu.
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Exciting News! RiboClub 25th / RiboWest 20th / TREnD 8th Anniversary Celebration in Ottawa: RNA Canada 2024: The future of RNA technology | | |
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Our members' publications are available through Altmetric. Queries are currently available: CRISPR, microRNA, molecule, RNA, RNA therapeutics, transcriptome, and translation.
Below are recent highlights.
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Emery T. Usher, Rishav Mitra, James C. Bardwell, Alex S. Holehouse, Computational study of RNA binding by a short intrinsically disordered protein, Biophysical Journal, VOLUME 123, ISSUE 3, SUPPLEMENT 1, 216A, FEBRUARY 08, 2024, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2023.11.1370 | |
Feldstein LR, Britton A, Grant L, Wiegand R, Ruffin J, Babu TM, Briggs Hagen M, Burgess JL, Caban-Martinez AJ, Chu HY, Ellingson KD, Englund JA, Hegmann KT, Jeddy Z, Lauring AS, Lutrick K, Martin ET, Mathenge C, Meece J, Midgley CM, Monto AS, Newes-Adeyi G, Odame-Bamfo L, Olsho LEW, Phillips AL, Rai RP, Saydah S, Smith N, Steinhardt L, Tyner H, Vandermeer M, Vaughan M, Yoon SK, Gaglani M, Naleway AL. Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years. JAMA. 2024 Feb 6;331(5):408-416. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.27022. PMID: 38319331; PMCID: PMC10848053. | |
Yang S, Zhou X. SRT-Server: powering the analysis of spatial transcriptomic data. Genome Med. 2024 Jan 26;16(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s13073-024-01288-6. PMID: 38279156; PMCID: PMC10811909. | |
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The Department of Molecular Genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University invites applications for the position of Ohio Eminent Scholar in Molecular Genetics, an endowed, tenure-track position at the Associate or Full Professor level. The Ohio Eminent Scholars (OES) Program, created by the Ohio General Assembly and administered by the Ohio Board of Regents, aims to enhance the national eminence of selected outstanding academic programs at Ohio universities by attracting internationally recognized scholars. Applications are sought from those with a distinguished track record of investigating fundamental biological questions in any system.
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University of Michigan BIBC Tenure Track Faculty Search
The University of Michigan has launched a Tenure Track Faculty Search for the BioInnovations in Brain Cancer Initiative (BIBC), led by Center for RNA Biomedicine Faculty Member Dr. Maria G. Castro and Dr. Steven Schwendeman. Learn more.
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The University of California Irvine (UCI), Department of Ophthalmology
Full-Time Position
Inviting applicants focused on the development of genetic engineering and genome editing technologies. Learn more.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Graduate Research Assistants
Dr. Guizhi (Julian) Zhu Lab | University of Michigan
Multiple full-time openings for Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Graduate Research Assistants. Learn more.
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Research Technician and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | The Lapointe Lab
Seeking to fill two positions: Research Technician and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Learn more.
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Research Technician - Yadavalli Lab
Seeking full-time technician or research scientist to perform cutting-edge in RNA biology using high-throughput sequencing methods. Learn more.
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Postdoctoral Position - Maquat Lab
A postdoctoral position is open. Applicants should hold a PhD or MD/PhD degree(s) and have expertise in molecular, cellular, or structural biology. Learn more.
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Postdoctoral Position - Cooperman Laboratory
Seeking postdoctoral student with a strong interest in understanding the mechanism and regulation of cytoplasmic eukaryotic protein synthesis. Learn more.
| | For complete details on current openings and how to apply for these positions, visit the Recruitment Opportunities page on our website | | | | |
