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CERRT - Building the New York State RNA Workforce
CERRT - Building the New York State RNA Workforce


Rochester Medicine Magazine: "RNA Ready"
It's all the talk in medicine.
After decades at the forefront of RNA discovery, Rochester researchers are helping to write the next chapter


2024 New York RNA Symposium Summary
The 2024 New York RNA Symposium was held October 14-15 in the Finger Lakes region
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RNA Biologist Eric Wagner Named 2024 AAAS Fellow
Eric J. Wagner, PhD at the University of Rochester, was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Mar 27


Mitchell O’Connell appointed as Dean’s Associate Professor
Mitchell O’Connell, PhD, an associate professor and member of the UofR's Center for RNA Biology and CERRT Advisory Board, has been appointed as Dean’s Associate Professor.
Feb 7


Lynne Maquat Receives 2024 Dr. Paul Janssen Award
Lynne E. Maquat, Ph.D., receives 2024 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research for her fundamental discoveries about RNA decay
Dec 10, 2024


The Albany Prize Awarded to Biochemist Lynne Maquat
Lynne E. Maquat, PhD, receives the distinguished 2024 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research
Oct 8, 2024


Professor Andy Berglund Named Inaugural Keith Hynes Endowed Professor in STEM at UAlbany
Professor Andy Berglund Named Inaugural Keith Hynes Endowed Professor in STEM
May 28, 2024


Tom Begley Advances RNA Stress Research at UAlbany
Tom Begley Advances RNA Stress Research at UAlbany
May 18, 2023


RNA Biologist Lynne Maquat Awarded 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize
Lynne E. Maquat, PhD, at the University of Rochester, has been awarded the 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize for her discovery of NMD in humans
Feb 23, 2023


Lynne Maquat Awarded 2021 Wolf Prize in Medicine
Lynne E. Maquat, PhD, was honored with the 2021 Wolf Prize in Medicine for “fundamental discoveries in RNA biology"
Feb 9, 2021
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