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Reminder: Symposium Poster Session Submissions Close Monday, January 15!
See "In the News" section for full details.
Submissions are now open!
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RNA Innovation Seminar Series Returns January 22 | |
Upcoming Affiliated Seminars | |
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series | | |
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HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine Seminar Series
"Carbohydrate coupling for macrophage-targeted RNA therapeutics"
Stefan Englehardt, MD, PhD, Director, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), Munich, Germany
Tuesday, January 16th, 2023 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST
To Join Virtually Click This Link
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"Biophysical and Biochemical Characterization of Regulatory RNAs in Listeria Monocytogenes"
Ian Hall, Chemistry
Advisor: Sarah Keane
January 16, 2024, 3:00 PM
Rackham Building
East Conference Room
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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. | |
Lexogen RNA Expertise Blog Series | |
Call for Poster Submissions for 2024 Symposium. Closes on January 15th! | | |
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8th Annual RNA Symposium - U-M Graduates and Postdocs*
As in years past, we will have an opportunity for trainees to present their work in the form of a poster session midway through the day, with the option of participating in one of several lighting talk sessions for a chance to introduce their work prior to the poster session.
The submission form will close at 11:59 PM on Monday, January 15
Submissions are now open!
*Open to current University of Michigan graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. Applicants outside of the University of Michigan may be considered on a rolling basis if time slots remain vacant.
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Dr. Rao's Michigan Answer: FInding New Hope for People with Vision Loss | |
FDA Approves Two Sickle Cell Gene Therapies Including First CRISPR Drug | | |
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The US Food and Drug Administration on
Friday approved the first two gene therapies to treat
patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), including the first-
ever drug approved using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
Read the full story in Precision Medicine Online
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Stephen Parker co-lead author of new paper linking gene network and pancreatic beta cell defects to type 2 diabetes | |
Watch 2023 Nobel Prize lectures in physiology or medicine | Katalin Karikó and 2024 RNA Symposium speaker Dr. Drew Weissman | December 7, 2023 | | |
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"Unmasking the Power of RNA: From Structure to Medicine"
The 8th annual symposium will take place on Friday, March 8, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 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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Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2023 Nobel laureate for Physiology or Medicine for his work on mRNA vaccines
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Victoria D'Souza, Ph.D., Harvard University
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Brenton R. Graveley, Ph.D., University of Connecticut
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Leemor Joshua-Tor, Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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Peter Todd, M.D., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Download the 2024 RNA Symposium Flyer
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HIRM 2024 Symposium, April 25, 2024 | | |
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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 Applications will open in January 2024.
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RNA Society Annual Meeting May 28 - June 2, 2024 | |
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. Bold denotes CRB member.
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Hatfield BM, Weidmann CA, Weeks KM. Measuring Proximity-Mediated Function of mRNA Regulatory Proteins by Engineered Tethering. Methods Mol Biol. 2024;2723:143-159. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3481-3_9. PMID: 37824069; PMCID: PMC10621603. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3481-3_9 | |
Goutman SA, Boss J, Jang DG, Mukherjee B, Richardson RJ, Batterman S, Feldman EL. Environmental risk scores of persistent organic pollutants associate with higher ALS risk and shorter survival in a new Michigan case/control cohort. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2023 Sep 27:jnnp-2023-332121. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-332121. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37758454. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2023-332121 | |
Smith TJ, Giles RN, Koutmou KS. Anticodon stem-loop tRNA modifications influence codon decoding and frame maintenance during translation. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2024 Feb 15;154(Pt B):105-113. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2023.06.003. Epub 2023 Jun 28. PMID: 37385829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2023.06.003 | |
Wilhelm CA, Mallik L, Kelly AL, Brotzman S, Mendoza J, Anders AG, Leskaj S, Castillo C, Ruotolo BT, Cianfrocco MA, Koutmos M. Bacterial RNA-free RNase P: structural and functional characterization of multiple oligomeric forms of a minimal protein-only ribonuclease P. J Biol Chem. 2023 Oct 6:105327. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105327. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37806495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105327 | |
Hou Q, Chatterjee S, Lund PE, Suddala KC, Walter NG. Single-molecule FRET observes opposing effects of urea and TMAO on structurally similar meso- and thermophilic riboswitch RNAs. Nucleic Acids Res. 2023 Oct 19:gkad866. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkad866. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37855661. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad866 | |
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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 research 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.
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