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8th Annual Symposium Speaker
"A comprehensive binding and functional map of human RNA-binding proteins"
Leemor Joshua-Tor, Ph.D.+
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
W. M. Keck Professor of Structural Biology
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Ph.D., The Weizmann Institute of Science, 1991
Bio: Leemor Joshua-Tor, Ph.D. is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and W.M. Keck Professor of Structural Biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. She is also the Chair of the Cancer and Molecular Biology Program. She was trained at Tel-Aviv University, where she earned a B.Sc. in chemistry, and at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, where she earned a Ph.D. in chemistry. She was a Jane Coffin Childs postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) prior to joining the CSHL faculty. At CSHL, she was the Director of the Undergraduate Summer Research Program and then the Dean of the School of Biological Sciences, CSHL’s graduate school. She is the recipient of the Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry from the ASBMB, the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award from the Protein Society, a Beckman Young Investigator Award and is a Fellow of the Biophysical Society. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She served on several advisory committees at the National Institutes of Health and serves on the editorial boards of a number of international scientific journals.
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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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Chester and Anne Alecks Sackett Endowed Professorship | March 4, 2024 | |
Peter Todd, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Director, M-RNA Therapeutics | |
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Dawn Kleindorfer, M.D.
Robert W. Brear Professor of Neurology
Chair, Department of Neurology
Cordially invites you to the inauguration of the
Chester and Anne Alecks Sackett Endowed Professorship
and the installation of
Peter Todd, M.D., Ph.D.
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
Please Reply by February 26
For additional information, please contact Dawn Bednarski at 734‑645‑0705 or dbedski@umich.edu.
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Pfizer Upjohn Research Professorship | March 5, 2024 | |
Michelle Hastings, Ph.D., Director, M-RNA Therapeutics | |
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Lori Isom, Ph.D.
Maurice H. Seevers Professor of Pharmacology
Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Cordially invites you to the inauguration of the
Pfizer Upjohn Research Professorship in Pharmacology
and the installation of
Michelle Hastings, Ph.D.
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
Please Reply by February 27
For additional information, please contact Karen Fox at karfox@umich.edu
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Upcoming Affiliated Seminars | | |
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HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine Seminar Series
Speakers: Jonathan Gootenberg, PhD and Omar Abudayyeh, PhD
More information to follow
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST
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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. | |
From our sponsor: Lexogen RNA Expertise Blog Series | | |
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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
Full Symposium Program Now Available
REGISTER TODAY
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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. Bold denotes CRB member.
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Chauvier A, Walter NG. Regulation of bacterial gene expression by non-coding RNA: It is all about time! Cell Chem Biol. 2024 Jan 18;31(1):71-85. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.12.011. Epub 2024 Jan 10. PMID: 38211587.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.12.011 | |
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 | |
Brase, L., Dunn, A.R., Morris, J.C., Perrin, R.J., Dumitrescu, L., Kaczorowski, C.C., Hohman, T.J., Karch, C.M., Harari, O. and Benitez, B.A. (2023), Leveraging systems biology approaches and single-nucleus RNA-seq to study sex differences in AD. Alzheimer's Dement., 19: e076877. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.076877 | |
Kharytonchyk S, Burnett C, Gc K, Telesnitsky A. Transcription start site heterogeneity and its role in RNA fate determination distinguish HIV-1 from other retroviruses and are mediated by core promoter elements. J Virol. 2023 Sep 28;97(9):e0081823. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00818-23. Epub 2023 Sep 8. PMID: 37681957; PMCID: PMC10537674. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad866 | |
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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 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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