RTI Seminar Series
Join the Seminar Series, organized by the RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Chan Medical School
This seminar series offers students, postdocs, and faculty the opportunity to interact directly with speakers discussing a diverse array of topics within the RNA world.
The 2023/2024 seminar series will be held both virtually and in-person.There will always be an option to view the seminar via Zoom. All seminars are held at 10:00 - 11:00am in AS4-2072.
Please check back here for updates to the schedule and Zoom links. Zoom links will be available the day before the seminar.
Most seminars are recorded. Please contact us if you would like a link to view the seminar.
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Nicolay Shirokikh, MSc, PhD
NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Australian National UniversitySeptember 12, 2023
“Improving therapeutic mRNA: accurate control of transcript function with AI-based analytics”
Hosted by Andrei Korostelev -
Benjamin Wolozin, PhD
Professor, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology Boston University School of MedicineOctober 31, 2023
“The Cellular Phase of Alzheimer’s disease: Interaction of the RNA metabolic stress response with tau drives neurodegeneration”Hosted by Fen-Biao Gao
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Miro Astore, PhD
Research Fellow, Flatiron InstituteNovember 14, 2023
"The potential offered by combining molecular simulation with electron microscopy"Hosted by Niko Grigorieff
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Eric Green, MD, PhD
Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthJanuary 9, 2024
"Creating the Fourth Chapter of Human Genomics"Hosted by Phil Zamore & Zhiping Weng
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Robert DeLong, PhD
Director of mRNA Technologies, Landmark BioJanuary 30, 2024
"Beyond mRNA and Lipid Nanoparticles: What’s on the Horizon?"
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Arjun Raj, PhD
Professor of Bioengineering & Professor of Genetics University of PennsylvaniaFebruary 22nd, 2024
"Building cellular memories as a mechanism of therapy resistance in melanoma"Hosted by the RTI Trainees
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Sarah Woodson, PhD
T. C. Jenkins Professor of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins UniversityMarch 5, 2024
"RNA folding: transcription, chaperones, and slippery knots"Hosted by Li Li
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Yukiko Yamashita, PhD
Professor of Biology; Core Member, Whitehead Institute; Co-Chair, BiologyMarch 22, 2024
"Unexpected role of asymmetric stem cell division in germline immortality"
Hosted by Phil Zamore
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David Bentley, PhD
Professor, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical CampusMarch 26, 2024
"Transcription elongation and co-transcriptional splicing"
Hosted by Athma Pai
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Sergej Djuranovic, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology, Washington University School of MedicineApril 2, 2024
"PolyA track associated frameshifting in stress and cancer”
Hosted by Andrei Korostelev
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Zhonghua Lu, PhD
Professor, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of SciencesApril 5, 2024
"Development of nonhuman primate models and gene therapy strategies for neurodegenerative disorders”Hosted by Fen-Biao Gao
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Robert Coleman, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of MedicineApril 9, 2024
"Shining Light on the Dynamics of Gene Expression in Health and Disease"
Hosted by David Grunwald
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Hachung Chung, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Harvard UniversityApril 23, 2024
"Double-stranded RNA as a trigger for neuroinflammation"
Hosted by Wenwen Fang
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Ken Yamada, PhD
Assistant Professor, Khvorova Lab, RNA Therapeutics Institute, UMass Chan Medical SchoolApril 30, 2024
"Novel chemistry platform developments for RNAi intervention in challenging extrahepatic tissues "
Hosted by Anastasia Khvorova
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Wendy Gilbert, PhD
Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale UniversityMay 7, 2024
Hosted by Andrei Korostelev
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Xiao Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Broad Institute, MIT*June 5, 2024
Hosted by RTI Trainees
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Jennifer Heemstra, PhD
Chair and Professor of Chemistry, Washington University in St. LouisJune 11, 2024
Hosted by Jonathan Watts