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Martin Sauvageau

@martinsauvageau.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor @IRCM, @McGill Center for RNA Sciences, @UdeM. RNA Biology, lncRNA, RNA Therapy, Genome Regulation sauvageaulab.org

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Robin Andersson @randersson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Thrilled to share that our scE2G paper is now published in Nature Genetics! www.nature.com/articles/s41... scE2G predicts enhancer-gene regulatory interactions from single-cell data with state-of-the-art performance. Amazing work led by @mayayayas.bsky.social and @613weilin.bsky.social!
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Mapping enhancer–gene regulatory interactions from single-cell data - Nature Genetics
scE2G is a family of models that predict enhancer–gene regulatory interactions from single-cell datasets and enable mapping of these interactions across diverse cell types and tissues.
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Dave Shechner @shechnerlab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🔥PREPRINT ALERT🔥 We often think of mitochondria as one interconnected network. But are all mitos the same? Our new preprint-a fantastic collaboration with @yasesancak.bsky.social -reveals that organelle contacts establish specialized mitochondrial populations. Check out Yasemin’s awesome thread 👇
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Janusz M. Bujnicki @jmbujnicki.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Nucleic Acids Research is looking for a new Executive Editor! If you're an established researcher in RNA biology, translation, RNA virology, or related fields, apply! As a current Executive Editor, I highly recommend it. 📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026 academic.oup.com/nar/pages/ex...
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NAR seeks a new Executive Editor
Overview of the Journal Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) is a leading open access molecular biology journal published by Oxford University Press. It provides rapid
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Martin Sauvageau @martinsauvageau.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Great opportunity! We’re looking to hire a Platform Manager to lead the decelopment and operations of the @ircm.bsky.social RNA Therapeutics core facility. If you have solid expertise in #RNA biology, particularly in methodologies to synthesize and purify oligonucleotides, mRNA and LNPs, apply now!
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Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) @ircm.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🎓 Congratulations to Vanda Gaonac’H-Lovejoy! The IRCM is very proud to highlight Vanda’s achievement in receiving the award for best thesis in bioinformatics from the University of Montreal. 👉Learn more: bit.ly/4oHQzW5
🎓 Congratulations to Vanda Gaonac’H-Lovejoy!
The IRCM is very proud to highlight Vanda’s achievement in receiving the award for best thesis in bioinformatics from the University of Montreal.

👉Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oHQzW5
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Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) @ircm.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
L'IRCM salue l'important soutien de la Fondation Brain Canada dans le cadre de son programme de subventions de soutien aux plateformes 2025 pour la mise sur pied PRIME-RNA, une plateforme novatrice dédiée à l’avancement des thérapies à base d’ARN pour les maladies du cerveau. 🔗 bit.ly/4uditKG
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Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) @ircm.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🧠 The IRCM welcomes the significant support of the Brain Canada Foundation through its 2025 Platform Support Grants program for the establishment of PRIME-RNA, an innovative platform dedicated to advancing RNA-based therapies for brain diseases. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4o2apux
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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
TL;DR: We've identified more than 100 cases of apparent manipulation in Thermo Fisher Scientific's antibody verification data. @sholtodavid.bsky.social @johanduchene.bsky.social reeserichardson.blog/2026/05/28/h...
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How much of Thermo Fisher’s antibody data has been manipulated?
We’ve documented more than 100 instances of apparent data manipulation in Thermo’s catalog
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Robin Andersson @randersson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Excited to see this preprint out from the lab! Congrats to @heinarsson.bsky.social, Natsuda, @robertkrautz.bsky.social, and all co-authors involved in this major effort on developing nucCAGE and PRIME, and on evaluating transcription initiation-defined regulatory elements for variant interpretation!
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Igor Ulitsky @igorulitsky.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Now out @natbiotech.nature.com ! Do lncRNAs commonly bind 1000s of genomic sites? Maybe they do, but the dozens of studies that report genomic binding maps of lncRNAs are deeply flawed, with probes binding suprious DNA sites rather than RNA-bound ones.
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Kurianlab @kurianlab.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Widespread DNA off-targeting confounds RNA chromatin occupancy studies - Nature Biotechnology
Many long noncoding RNA–DNA binding peaks detected using common assays arise from technical artifacts.
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Marvin Tanenbaum @marvintanenbaum.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
For 40 years the 8-nt ‘Kozak Sequence’ was thought to mark sites of translation initiation. In a new study, we revise this model by identifying an ~80-nt sequence—the extended Translation Initiation Sequence (eTIS)— that guides ribosomes to correct start sites. 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Igor Ulitsky @igorulitsky.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Sounds super interesting - hope we'll see more of these (lncRNAs linked by human genetics + mouse KOs to key phenotypes)! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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An X-linked long non-coding RNA, PTCHD1-AS, and the core features of autism - Nature
PTCHD1-AS, which encodes a long non-coding RNA, is associated with the aetiology of autism spectrum disorder in humans through striatal molecular and circuit-level dysregulation.
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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Looking for something fun to do on your free Thursday night of #RNA26 in Montreal @rnasociety.bsky.social? Join us for some Canadian Hospitality at an @rnacanada.ca BBQ! Tickets are only $10, purchase here: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket.... Hope to see you there!
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RNA Canada ARN: BBQ
Are you wondering how to spend your FREE EVENING on Thursday night (May 28) at the 2026 RNA Society Meeting? We've got your answer!Join RNA Canada ARN and friends for some Canadian Hospitality at our ...
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Elphege Nora Lab at UCSF @elphegenoralab.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Why can't we explain enhancer action despite 2 decades of chromosome conformation technologies? 😬 Our new study spearheaded by Leonid Mirny's group points to a flaw in our assumptions, and to a solution from physical principles By @timothyfoldes.bsky.social 💻& @karissalhansen.bsky.social 🧪 🧵👇
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Oxford Nanopore @nanoporetech.com · 08/05/2026
Alternative splicing has been shown to drive stage IV breast cancer. By mapping the transcriptome of patient samples (RUO), Sophie Ehresmann is uncovering previously unseen isoforms — work that could pave the way for more effective treatments. Learn more: bit.ly/48HYT18
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Mathieu Lupien @matlupien.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Excited to share our @natgenet.nature.com study showing that epigenetically rewired transposable elements control AML leukemia stem cell properties and patient outcome. Grateful to the team & collaborators. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Transposable elements shape stemness in normal and leukemic hematopoiesis - Nature Genetics
This study identifies distinct transposable element subfamilies as genetic determinants of stemness properties in normal and leukemic stem populations with clinical implications for patients with acut...
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Christine Mayr @christinemayr.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
If you want to know what 3′UTRs with long conserved sequence stretches do, check out our BioRxiv preprint doi.org/10.64898/202.... They form functional intermolecular 3′UTR-3′UTR interactions that enable co-folding of proteins to rapidly induce transcriptional programs.
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Kurianlab @kurianlab.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
www.cell.com/molecular-ce... check this beautiful paper
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Alu repeat-containing RNAs spatially organize actively transcribed genomic regions around nuclear speckles
Liu et al. identify nuclear speckle-enriched Alu repeat-containing RNAs that facilitate the organization of actively transcribed genes at speckles by binding Alu sequences and promoting speckle assemb...
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Igor Ulitsky @igorulitsky.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🆕 review with @jpunfried.bsky.social out in Nature SMB. Direct roles of lncRNAs in transcriptional activation. What do we understand about how lncRNAs lure Pol2 and set the stage for RNA production, and what do we still miss? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Direct roles of long non-coding RNAs in transcription activation - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
This Review discusses how long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) control transcription activation by RNA polymerase II, including how they are produced at active enhancers or chromatin-domain boundaries and ac...
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Junior RNA scientists @jrrnascientists.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Heads up all Junior RNA Scientists - March 31st is the deadline for poster abstract submission and early bird registration for the 2026 Annual RNA Society Meeting in Montreal! Don't miss out, we have an exciting panel and fun events planned!
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RNA Society @rnasociety.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Poster abstracts and early bird registrations for the 31st Annual Meeting of the RNA Society are due by March 31st! RNA 2026 website: rnasociety.org/conferences/ #RNA26
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Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) @ircm.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
IRCM's Expertise in RNA The IRCM welcomes the significant funding from Médicament Québec to propel an integrated service offering in the development of RNA-based therapies and to address rare and complex diseases, neurological disorders, and cancers. bit.ly/47816lH
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Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) @ircm.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Expertise de l’IRCM en ARN L’IRCM salue l’octroi d’un important financement de Médicament Québec pour propulser une offre de service intégrée en développement de thérapies à base d’ARN et espérer déjouer les maladies rares et complexes, les désordres neurologiques et les cancers. bit.ly/4sRDv17
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Martin Sauvageau @martinsauvageau.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Excited to see this project get the underway. I am looking forward to working with Thomas Duchaine, @bcmagog.bsky.social & industry partners to develop new #RNA_Therapeutics targeting #splicing defects for neurological and tare diseases through our complementary biomanufacturing platforms.
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Faraz Mardakheh @mardakheh.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
🎉Proud to present our latest paper, out now in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41... RNA Binding Proteins (RBPs) are often full of intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), but what these regions do during RNA recognition is often unclear. 1/10 #RNA #IDR #RBP
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An intrinsically disordered region mediates RNA-binding selectivity and cellular activities of LARP6 - Nature Communications
LARP6 is an EMT-associated RNA-binding protein with diverse RNA targets. Here, the authors show that the N-terminal disordered region of LARP6 promotes RNA-binding selectivity by modulating the adjace...
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Montreal RNA Club @montrealrna.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Don’t forget today - MTL RNA salon. 4PM at IRCM www.mtlrna.org
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Igor Ulitsky @igorulitsky.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
A preprint‼️that's bound to ruffle some 🪶 "Widespread DNA off-targeting confounds studies of RNA chromatin occupancy" led by our Micah Goldrich and Louis Delhaye from Pieter Mestdagh in Ghent. TL;DR we show that many of lncRNA chromatin occupancy obtained are flawed www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Alex Palazzo @ribonucleicacids.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Next Codon Usage Meeting, May 31st to June 3rd, 2026 in Montreal right after the RNA Society Meeting. The list of speakers will be up soon. sites.google.com/view/codonus...
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codon usage
About the Conference Codon usage bias—the preference for certain synonymous codons—is a key factor in genome regulation. Codon usage and synonymous codon mutations have been shown to influence gene ex...
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maasslab.bsky.social @maasslab.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
📢 Paper Alert: tinyurl.com/yzy2d864. We characterized tRNA-overlapping lncRNA loci = tROLs! tROL perturbations silence codon-biased genes in inter-chromosomal proximity. tROLs bridge the non-coding and coding genomes. @sickkidsto.bsky.social @uoftpress.bsky.social
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tRNA-overlapping long non-coding RNA loci repress codon-biased genes
Ahmed et al. define tRNA-overlapping lncRNAs (tROLs). tROLs in gene-dense regions interact between chromosomes and depend on each other’s transcription. tROL perturbations silence codon-biased genes i...
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Nicky Whiffin @nickywhiffin.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
While I was taking a holiday last week, 2 super exciting preprints dropped, adding to another posted 6 days prior. These papers describe a remarkable role for *recessive* variants in *RNU2-2* causing developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 🧵 by the amazing @christeldepienne.bsky.social 👇 1/3
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Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) @ircm.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Congratulations to Dr. Côté on his appointment to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences! This prestigious distinction recognizes his scientific leadership, the excellence of his health research as well as his commitment to collaboration and innovation in health. 🔗 bit.ly/3HGWhX3
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Jean-François Côté on his appointment to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences! This prestigious distinction recognizes his scientific leadership, the excellence of his health research—particularly on cell migration and metastasis—as well as his commitment to collaboration and innovation in health.
A well-deserved recognition! 👏
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Martin Sauvageau @martinsauvageau.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Proud to see this work on a new #machinelearning model, ECSFinder, now online academic.oup.com/nar/article/... This work was led by Vanda Gaonac'h-Lovejoy, a PhD student co-supervised with @martinalexsmith.bsky.social at @ramacgenomics.bsky.social in collab with Prof John Mattick. Full thread 👇🏼
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ECSFinder: optimized prediction of evolutionarily conserved RNA secondary structures from genome sequences
Abstract. Accurate prediction of RNA secondary structures is essential for understanding the evolutionary conservation and functional roles of long noncodi
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Danny IncaRNAto @incarnatolab.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
I am so incredibly excited to share our latest work, on the exploration of #RNA secondary structure ensembles and discovery of RNA regulatory structural switches in bacteria and human cells, just out in @natbiotech.nature.com: nature.com/articles/s41.... A short tread! (1/n)
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Identification of conserved RNA regulatory switches in living cells using RNA secondary structure ensemble mapping and covariation analysis - Nature Biotechnology
Transcriptome-scale maps of RNA secondary structure ensembles in living cells detect candidate RNA structural switches.
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Mitch Guttman @mitchguttman.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Many proteins bind RNA, yet we still don’t know what RNAs most bind because methods map one RBP at a time. In @cp-cell.bsky.social, with the Jovanovic lab, we describe SPIDR – a method for mapping the RNA binding sites of dozens of RBPs in a single experiment. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Mike Fainzilber @mfainzilber.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Online now at @cp-cell.bsky.social , the culmination of a 12-year effort. 🧵 to follow later this evening www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Repeat-element RNAs integrate a neuronal growth circuit
SINEs of recovery: A subset of small RNAs encoded by repetitive genomic elements are induced by nerve lesion to regulate protein synthesis and enhance axonal growth.
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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
🚨 @healthsciences.mcgill.ca‬ is recruiting: Canada Excellence Research Chair in #RNA Neurotherapeutics Looking for an established leader in RNA research in the brain with an innovative research program in RNA-related research in neuropsychiatry. ✍ Apply by July 4:
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Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in RNA Neurotherapeutics
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at…
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Igor Ulitsky @igorulitsky.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Stop the doom scrolling! A new 🗞️ from my lab, describing one of our flagship projects of many years we are super excited to share: "Inducible formation of fusion transcripts upregulates haploinsufficient CHD2 gene expression". A 🧵 biorxiv.org/content/earl...
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Inducible formation of fusion transcripts upregulates haploinsufficient CHD2 gene expression
Modes of action of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are poorly understood. CHASERR is a broadly expressed lncRNA located immediately upstream of the promoter of the CHD2 gene. We show that antisense olig...
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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Hello out there! Are you looking for a friendly community to share your RNA research and hear about some cool RNA biology? Register for @trendrna.bsky.social on July 10-11 now! Oral abstract deadline is May 30th! Co sponsored by @rnacanada.bsky.social!
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Martin Sauvageau @martinsauvageau.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
We are looking for a talented Research Assistant to work in the #RNATherapeutics Core Facility at the @ircm.bsky.social in beautiful Montreal. More details on the position and on how to apply here: www.ircm.qc.ca/en/position-...
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Research Assistant - RNA Therapeutics Core Facility
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Mike Fainzilber @mfainzilber.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
A 🧵 to walk those interested through this paper...
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Kurianlab @kurianlab.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
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Programmable gene insertion in human cells with a laboratory-evolved CRISPR-associated transposase
Programmable gene integration in human cells has the potential to enable mutation-agnostic treatments for loss-of-function genetic diseases and facilitate many applications in the life sciences. CRISP...
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NPR @npr.org · 15/05/2025
For the first time, doctors have created a customized treatment using the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR to treat a baby with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder.
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A promising genetic treatment tailor-made for a baby born with a rare disorder
For the first time, doctors have created a customized treatment using the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR to treat a baby with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder.
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RNA Canada @rnacanada.ca · 14/05/2025
Next week! RNA Canada sponsored series: Perspectives on RNA: RNA Chemistry and its applications, featuring Mark Taylor (UofToronto) Parrish Evers and John Pezacki (uOttawa) and Yihang Chen (ongene biotech Corporation). www.rnacanada.ca/etn/rna-cana...
Poster for RNA Canada ARN Education Series

Perspectives on RNA: RNA Chemistry and its applications

Wednesday, May 21st, 3-4:30 pm EST / 12-1:30 pm PST
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Karim Majzoub @karimaj.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Beautiful paper
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Exogenous RNA surveillance by proton-sensing TRIM25
Exogenous messenger RNAs (mRNAs) require cellular machinery for delivery and translation but also encounter inhibitory factors. To investigate their regulation, we performed genome-wide CRISPR screens...
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Josh Mendell @mendell-lab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
It's difficult to focus on science with everything going on, but I still enjoy hearing about other people's work here, so I want to continue sharing ours. Congrats to postdoc Jong-Sun Lee for his outstanding work published in @cp-molcell.bsky.social! Details in thread👇 www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
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An ultraconserved snoRNA-like element in long noncoding RNA CRNDE promotes ribosome biogenesis and cell proliferation
Cancer cells frequently enhance ribosome production to support rapid growth. Here, Lee et al. demonstrate that an isoform of lncRNA CRNDE containing an ultraconserved element (CRNDEUCE) promotes 60S r...
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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
🧬 L'avenir de la médecine génomique et ses implications dans les thérapies #ARN Rejoignez-nous pour un colloque organisé par @d2rmcgill.bsky.social et @AReNA lors du 92e Congrès de l’ @acfas.ca ! 📅5 mai 2025 🕐12h45 💡 En savoir plus : mcgill.ca/dna-to-rna/f... #ACFAS8
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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
🚨 Appel à proposition 🚨 D2R lance un programme de financement pour soutenir la recherche à haut risque et à fort impact potentiel en #médecinegénomique et en #thérapiesARN ! $350 000 pour 2 ans Date limite : 15 mai 2025 🔗https://buff.ly/Ub5D45x
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Martin Sauvageau @martinsauvageau.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
If you’re interested in moving your lab to beautiful Montreal Canada, this program offers chairholders funding of up to 1M$ a year for 8 years. See link for details. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with University of Montreal (UdeM) | 12838461
Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC)
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Mathieu Ferron @mathieuferron.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Fantastic opportunity if you are interested in moving your lab to Montreal, Canada! Through this program, Chairholders will be awarded up to $1 million per year for a period of 8 years. Contact me if you are interested. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with University of Montreal (UdeM) | 12838461
Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC)
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