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Announcement for Winter Break
The RNA Transcript will pause publication in observance of the 2023-2024 Winter Break. Weekly publication will resume January 8, 2024. Keep an eye on your inbox!
Add the latest editions of The RNA Transcript. to this season's wish list, and catch up on your holiday reading!
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RNA Innovation Seminar Series Returns January 22, 2024 - Save the Date! | | |
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RNA Innovation Seminar Series
Anthony Rosenzweig, Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
Director of the MM Institute of Heart & Brain Health
University of Michigan
Monday, January 22, 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
"tRNA-derived small RNAs: novel functions in cellular stress response and disease pathways"
Saumya Das, MD, PhD , Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director of Resynchronization and Advanced Cardiac Therapies, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Mass General Hospital
Tuesday, December 19th, 2023 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST
Join us In-Person at Center Life Science Building (421) OR To Join Virtually Click This Link
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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! | | |
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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.
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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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
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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. 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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