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Center at Yale University that supports cutting-edge research in RNA biology and medicine by fostering cross-disciplinary collaborations

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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 22h
Last chance to register for the Gathering! Registration is required to attend the event, but attendance is **not required to participate in the program**
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Have you heard? Registration is now open for the 2026 Yale RNA Center for Science and Medicine Retreat 👉November 6, 2026, Harkness Auditorium, Yale School of Medicine Registration link in institutional email Featuring presentations from Yale and UConn faculty and trainees We hope to see you there!
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RNA Society @rnasociety.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The deadline for @RNASociety awards for graduate students, postdocs, PIs and others is Oct 5th! Awards include a cash prize, complimentary attendance at the RNA Society Meeting in Strasbourg and other benefits! www.rnasociety.org/awards
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Yale MB&B @yalembb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We are excited to announce a tenure-track position in Computational Biophysics and Biochemistry, exploring the intricate molecular and cellular processes and the complex interactions of their macromolecular components! apply.interfolio.com/193444
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@NicoliLab @nicolilab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
GRC on Vascular Resilience- Registration is NOW OPEN! 🎉 We have available slots for abstract submissions to both the GRC and GRS, making this a great opportunity for trainees and junior faculty to share your groundbreaking research!! Come JOIN us- GRC on Vascular Resilience, Ventura, CA! 🌞🧬🫀
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We extended the deadline! Send your abstracts for talk consideration until September 25 Registration and poster abstract submission close on October 16
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Postdocs, ARS & PI join us for the social gathering mentorship program. Registration open
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The 2026-2027 Postdoc Initiative in RNA Careers (PIRCs) is here, and we’re excited to invite RNA Center PIs, Postdocs & ARS to our PI-Postdoc Social Join us to meet the program's mentors before mentorship matching 📍Rose Garden, YSM | October 2, 4:30-6:30PM RSVP-Form in the institutional email
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Have you heard? Registration is now open for the 2026 Yale RNA Center for Science and Medicine Retreat 👉November 6, 2026, Harkness Auditorium, Yale School of Medicine Registration link in institutional email Featuring presentations from Yale and UConn faculty and trainees We hope to see you there!
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
RNA Club is back! First meeting of the academic year Tuesday, September 8 | 9:00 AM | Hope 103 Bagels, hot coffee, two great talks by @nicolilab.bsky.social and Giraldez lab! Details in flyer
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Summer plans: start with the RNA Center! The academic year is wrapping up; let’s celebrate together at the RNA Center’s Midsummer RNA Dream social. For soccer fans: we’ll be screening the World Cup match. Jerseys encouraged Details in the flyer and website medicine.yale.edu/event/rna-ce...
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
It’s time for the final RNA Club of the academic year Tuesday, June 9 9:00 AM Hope 103, Yale School of Medicine Featuring great talks by the Lu & Gerstein Lab and the Simon Lab. Details in the flyer
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Check out the phenomenal PhD work by Katie Copley, a current postdoc in our lab @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Short RNA chaperones promote aggregation-resistant TDP-43 conformers to mitigate neurodegeneration
Aberrant aggregation of the prion-like RNA binding protein TDP-43 drives several fatal neurodegenerative proteinopathies, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In this work, we define how sho...
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Check out this Q&A by @alstdi.bsky.social highlighting Dr. Katie Copley, a Corsalex Postdoc Fellow in our lab @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social ! The Corsalex Postdoctoral Fellowship program is now open for application: www.corsalex.com/corsalex-fel...
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Next week RNA club! Join us for two great talks from the Giraldez and Pyle labs Tuesday, May 12 at 9 am 📍Bass Center 305
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The @yalembb.bsky.social is pleased to invite you to the PhD thesis defense of Matthew Wang (Escobar-Hoyos lab) “Understanding the Role of RNA Processing in Lung Cancer Therapy Resistance and Development” Thursday, May 7, 2026 | 2:00 PM (Refreshments at 1:45 PM) 📍Brady Auditorium (B131) Zoom link
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A full house of audience @yalerna.bsky.social learning from Dr. Xiang-Dong Fu from Westlake University about his latest work on transcriptional regulation in aging. He spoke separately with our trainees about his 40-year scientific career in the US and China. Thank you for visiting us!
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Thomas A. Steitz Lecture Series by @yalembb.bsky.social Dr. Rachel Green, “ZAK activation on the colliding ribosome”, hosted by Dr. Yong Xiong Monday, April 20 | 4:00 PM 📍O.C. Marsh Lecture Hall, Yale Science Building Open to Yale and affiliated institutions. Details in the flyer below
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Tomorrow RNA club 🌸 9 am, School of Medicine Details below 👇
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Yale MB&B @yalembb.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Yale MB&B's Karla Neugebauer and Guillermina Kubaczka have been featured in a new @natmethods.nature.com piece 🌍🔬 The article spotlights researchers bridging the molecular and planetary scales to address global health challenges. @karlaneugebauer.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cell biology’s fantastic voyage to Planet Earth - Nature Methods
A nascent group of researchers sees planetary health as an urgent reason to bridge the molecular and planetary scales. This is shaping their strategies, methods, collaborations and outlook about their...
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Yale Training Program in Genetics will host its Spring Symposium 2026 "Decoding Life: From the First Molecules to Microbes.” Keynote talks Dr. Daniel Duzdevich & Dr. Ami Bhatt 🗓️May 4, 2026 🕛12:00–5:00 PM 📍Sterling Hall of Medicine, L-Wing, Room 115 Open to Yale and affiliated institutions
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
RNA Club | April 2026 Join us as our trainees will share their latest research in RNA biology 📅Tuesday, April 14, 9:00 AM 📍Hope 103, School of Medicine Coffee & bagels provided Open to Yale and affiliated institutions
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Join the Yale RNA Center for an upcoming seminar hosted by Dr. Joan Steitz and Dr. Junjie Guo We are excited to welcome Dr. Xiang-Dong Fu for a talk titled: “The Mechanism of Aging: A Story about DoGs and PNUTS” Monday, April 27, 2026 1:00 PM 📍Hope 103 We look forward to seeing you there
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology Seminar Upcoming seminar Dr. Geraldine Seydoux, “Biology meets physics: RNA granule assembly in C. elegans.” 📅Wednesday, March 25 | 3:30 PM 📌Bass 305 Hosted by Dr. @siggyn5.bsky.social Broadcast link on institutional email Join email list lnkd.in/e4ZP9FXC
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
RNA Club | March 2026 Come support our trainees and engage in discussion across RNA disciplines 📅 Tuesday, March 10 ⏰ 9:00 AM 📍 Bass 305, Science Hill Coffee & bagels provided Open to Yale and affiliated institutions
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CRISPR 2026 @crisprmeeting.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Registration for CRISPR 2026 is now open: web.cvent.com/event/ac20b6.... Early-bird price discounts are available until the end of February.
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Love and RNA are in the air💗 Join us next Tuesday for this month's RNA Club We have two exciting talks from Halene and @nicolilab.bsky.social labs, and as tradition, we’ll be serving fresh heart-shaped waffles🧇 📅Tuesday, February 10th at 8:45 AM 📍Hope 103, School of Medicine Details in the flyer
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Celebrate the legacy of RNA pioneer Sidney Altman The 2026 Sid Altman Symposium honors his groundbreaking RNA discoveries and lasting impact as a scientist and mentor Registration link in institutional email Yale & affiliated institutions only 📧sidaltmansymposium@yale.edu
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
See you tomorrow for RNA club!
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Genes & Development @genesdev.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
📽 G&D Tapes 📽 G&D Author, Alexandra Bergfort, tells us about their new study in #genesdev showing how the EJC coordinates splicing of exon blocks Learn more: ➡️ genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/1-2/9… Karla Neugebauer Alexandra Bergfort Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine #splicing
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Welcome back! We’re kicking off the new year with our first Yale RNA Club of the season 📅Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | 9:00 AM 📍 Bass 305, Yale Science Hill Talk details are in the flyer Bagels, coffee, and tea will be provided Open to the Yale community. We hope to see you there!
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Remember to join us tomorrow for the RNA club at the Cohen Auditorium, School of Medicine ☃️
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
December RNA Club ❄️ Join us for the last RNA Club of the year. 📅Tuesday, December 9th at 9:00 AM 📍Cohen auditorium, Yale School of Medicine Details in the flyer and the institutional email
A winter-themed flyer for the December Yale RNA Club. At the top, large red text reads “Yale RNA Club” with snow accents. On the right, there is a smiling snowman wearing a top hat and bow tie.
The schedule is listed on the left:

9:00 AM – Breakfast

9:15 AM – Yaru Xu (Mu Lab) presenting “Genome-wide CRISPRi Screening Identifies the LncRNA CRNDE as a Regulator of Lineage Plasticity and Drug Resistance in Prostate Cancer.”

9:45 AM – Je Won Yang (Noonan Lab) presenting “Conservation and divergence of mRNA stability and N6-methyladenosine RNA modification during human and chimpanzee neurodevelopment.”

Another small snowman appears at the bottom left wearing a winter hat and scarf.
Text at the bottom right reads: “9th December — Cohen Auditorium.”
Footer includes organizer contact: Srikar Gopinath (srikar.gopinath@yale.edu) and the Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine logo.
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
What a day Thank everyone who made the 13th Annual Yale RNA Center Retreat a success Shoutout to our organizers, Ryan, Guishi, and Dr. Matt Simon, for leading this fantastic event for RNA scientists from Yale and UConn Extra love to our angels, Srikar and Izzy, for helping keep everything on track!
Group photo, left to right, of Isabella Lawrence (Izzy), Dr. Guillermina Kubaczka (Guishi), Dr. Matt Simon, Ryan Stanton, and Dr. Srikar Gopinath — smiling together after the RNA Retreat.
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
November RNA Club 🍁 📅 Tuesday, November 11th at 9:00 AM 📍 TAC Auditorium (N107) Keep the RNA excitement going after the Retreat! Featuring: -Sudheesh Allikka Parambil (Van Wolfswinkel Lab) -Zhiping Zhang (Miura Lab, UConn) Get your collectible stamp on your RNA Club card! Details in flyer below
ovember RNA Club 🍁
📅 Tuesday, November 11th at 9:00 AM
 📍 TAC Auditorium (N107)

Keep the RNA excitement going after the Retreat!
 Join us for coffee, bagels, and fresh RNA discoveries featuring:
 - Sudheesh Allikka Parambil (Van Wolfswinkel Lab)
 - Zhiping Zhang (Miura Lab, UConn)

Don’t miss your chance to get your collectible stamp on your RNA Club card and enjoy another inspiring session of RNA science.

Details in flyer below
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Reminder: This Friday, Nov 7, the 13th Annual Yale RNA Center Retreat Registration: 8:30 AM Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Happening soon at Yale! 🦠 Hosted by the Department of Cell Biology, the Brett Lindenbach Virology Symposium will be held on Friday, November 14, @ 12:30 PM. Join for an exciting afternoon of talks on viral biology and therapeutic innovation. Full schedule and details in the institutional email.
Flyer titled “Special Symposium in Virus Biology in honor of Dr. Brett Lindenbach.”
Event date: Friday, November 14, 2025.

The flyer features two speaker portraits at the top:

Dr. Ralf Bartenschlager (Heidelberg University & German Cancer Research Center), presenting “The cell biology of RNA virus replication: addicted to membranes and vulnerable to drugs.”

Dr. Rudolf Beran (Gilead Sciences), presenting “HDV interplay with nuclear speckles.”

Text notes that the event is sponsored by the Brett Lindenbach Virology Fund.
Hosts: Anna Marie Pyle, Walther Mothes, Valerie Horsley, and Andrew Goodman.
Contacts: francesca.benedetto@yale.edu
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
New article @natneuro.nature.com by @yaleneuro.bsky.social Suzhou Yang & @kavliatyale.bsky.social Postdoc Fellow @zhenlei.bsky.social, highlighting studies by @frattalab.bsky.social Gitler & La Spada labs on the role of TDP-43 on mRNA 3' end in ALS @yalerna.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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TDP-43 loss brings RNA to a twist ending - Nature Neuroscience
In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), nuclear depletion and cytoplasmic aggregation of the RNA-binding protein TDP-43 cause widespread dysregulation of mRNA splicing. Two recent studies have now rev...
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Special Seminar at Yale! Dr. Nicolas Fawzi (Brown University) will be hosted by Dr. Pallavi Gopal on October 22. Learn how RNA-binding proteins reveal new therapeutic insights into ALS and neurodegenerative disease Details in the flyer and institutional email 👇
Flyer for a Yale Pathology Special Seminar. The top section shows the Yale Pathology logo and the tagline “Where Knowledge is Created and Shared.” Below, it reads:
A Special Seminar
Hosted by Pallavi Gopal, MD, PhD
Wednesday, October 22nd, 3:00–4:00 PM ET
110 Hope, Hope Memorial Building (enter at 333 Cedar Street)

Speaker: Nicolas Fawzi, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University.
Talk title: Dynamic Atomic Structures of RNA-Binding Protein TDP-43 – Drug Targets for ALS and Neurodegeneration.

A portrait of Dr. Nicolas Fawzi appears on the lower left. The Yale School of Medicine, Department of Pathology logo appears at the bottom.
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Michael Guertin @guertin.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
we are recruiting a postdoc with interest in using genomics and molecular biology to study transcription factors. We have an R35 to fund the project/salary.
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Don't forget to join us tomorrow for the RNA Club! 🎟️ Don’t miss your chance to add a new stamp to your RNA Club card and keep the collection growing
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Excited to see this beautiful art, commissioned from the Chinese artist 懒云居画 (@subaiweipainting on Instagram), on this month's cover of Nature Neuroscience! @natneuro.nature.com @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social @kavliatyale.bsky.social @wutsaiyale.bsky.social
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
October RNA Club 🎃 Join us to explore some spooktacular discoveries in RNA. This month’s presentations feature: 🦇 Kumari Kavita Thakur (Breaker Lab) 🦇 Kyrillos Abdallah (Gilbert Lab) Come, collect the next RNA Club collectible, and celebrate RNA science that’s anything but scary
Flyer for the Yale RNA Club with a Halloween theme. The background is dark gray with decorative elements including bats, cobwebs, a witch hat, the words 'Spooky Witches,' ghosts, gravestones, spiders, black cats, and jack-o’-lanterns.

Large green text at the top reads: 'Yale RNA Club.'

Schedule is listed in bright green and white text:

9:00 AM – Breakfast

9:15 AM – Kumari Kavita Thakur, Breaker Lab. Talk title in italics: Ancient RNA Sensors Reveal New Guanidine Biology in Vertebrates

9:45 AM – Kyrillos Abdallah, Gilbert Lab. Talk title in italics: mRNA-specific translation initiation rates are tuned to prevent cellular stress

At the bottom right, event details read: '14th October, Bass 305.'

Contact information at the bottom left: 'Srikar Gopinath (srikar.gopinath@yale.edu
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Want to share your work with our RNA community? Submit your abstract by this Frday, September 26th, to be considered for a talk!
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Save the Date! 2025 Yale RNA Center for Science and Medicine Retreat on Nov 7 @Grace Hopper Memorial Auditorium, West Campus Deadlines: Registration: Oct 17 Talk Abstracts: Sept 26 Poster Abstracts: Oct 17 👉Registration yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... or using the QR code in the image
Flyer for the Yale RNA Science and Medicine 2025 Retreat. The title reads 'YALE CENTER FOR RNA SCIENCE AND MEDICINE' at the top. The event, named 'The 2025 Retreat,' will be held on November 7th at Yale's West Campus. Important deadlines are listed: trainee talk abstracts due by September 26th, and registrations and poster abstracts due by October 17th. The background is purple with text in white and dark purple. The bottom of the flyer features four molecular structures, likely representing RNA. A QR code is present on the right side of the flyer, likely for registration or event-related information
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Siggy Nachtergaele @siggyn5.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Thrilled to share a new preprint from the lab! We investigated how m6A regulates the transcriptome in chemoresistant glioblastoma through unexpected mechanisms, and the potential therapeutic applications of this discovery. Check out the preprint here ⬇️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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N6-methyladenosine promotes temozolomide resistance through non-canonical regulation of mRNA stability in glioblastoma cells
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a critical regulator of mRNA processing and function, impacting nearly every step of the mRNA lifecycle. Changes in m6A status have been implicated in many different types ...
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Reminder: RNA Club kicks off tomorrow! Join us Tuesday, Sept 9, at 9:00 AM in Bass 305 We’ll have two exciting talks, fresh bagels, coffee… and something new 👀 We’re starting a tradition this year, and let’s say: attendance has its perks. Don’t miss it!
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Excited to share groundbreaking research from our members! Researchers, including Dr. Stephanie Halene & Dr. Diane Krause, discovered a potential treatment pathway for aggressive leukemia, making it a possible target for the development of new therapies Read more: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
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Yale Study: Potential Treatment Pathway Found for Rare and Aggressive Leukemia
A Yale study published Aug. 28 on the cover of the journal Blood explains basic scientific discoveries that could lead to innovative therapies for acute myeloid
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
✨ RNA Club is back! ✨ We’ve missed you and the great science talks! Kick off the semester with us on Tuesday, September 9 at 9:00 AM in Bass Center 305, Yale Science Building. Enjoy bagels & coffee plus exciting talks from Clara Wang and Dr. Xiaolin Niu. Don’t miss it! 🧬
Flyer for the Yale RNA Club, September 2025. The event is on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Bass Center 305, Yale Science Building. Breakfast and coffee at 9:00 AM, talks at 9:15 AM. Speakers: Clara Wang (Nachtergaele Lab) – “Investigating the role of the 18S rRNA m6A methyltransferase METTL5 in translation and metabolism”; and Xiaolin Niu (Ke Lab) – “Mechanistic insights into RNA targeting and cleavage by R-IscB and Cas13d.” Contact: Srikar Gopinath (srikar.gopinath@yale.edu). Flyer includes Yale RNA Center branding with autumn-themed colors.
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Reminder to register for the 2025 NYC RNA Symposium at Rockefeller University Abstract deadline: September 1st
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