With new donation and NIH grant, Brown aims to capitalize on potential of RNA research
Following a gift from Brown trustee Giammaria Giuliani P’28 and Sabrina Giuliani P’28, Brown’s RNA center will be named the Giuliani RNA Center. Established in 2024, the RNA center aims to advance scientific growth and advancements in the field ...
UMass Chan postdoc receives competitive award from Quebec research foundation
A UMass Chan Medical School postdoctoral fellow is one of 14 researchers from Quebec working in the United States to receive a prestigious award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé. Tara Delorme, PhD, a postdoc in the lab ...
Biostate AI closes $12M to bring the Netflix model to molecular diagnostics
The company is reimagining the fragmented reality of molecular research by building the world’s largest RNA sequencing dataset. This dataset will train a general-purpose AI to understand—and eventually guide therapies for—all human diseases. Biostate AI, a leading innovator in ...
Jointly funded research explores cutting-edge RNA sequencing in rare ovarian cancer
Two patient-driven ovarian cancer nonprofits - STAAR Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Foundation and Not These Ovaries - have awarded a $115,580 research grant to Dr. Kwong-Kwok Wong at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to investigate new biomarkers that could improve ...
UT Dallas researcher recognized for spatial transcriptomics research in peripheral neuropathy
A neuroscience researcher from The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Advanced Pain Studies has been selected to receive a seed grant from the Merkin Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Diana Tavares Ferreira, assistant professor of neuroscience in the School ...
UC San Diego physicist recognized by NAI for innovations in RNA sequencing and computing
A researchers from the University of California San Diego have been elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in recognition of their innovative work. Professor of Physics Massimiliano di Ventra is part of NAI’s 2025 class ...
University of Maryland researchers use RNA sequencing to study genetic drivers of opioid relapse
University of Maryland experts in genomics and psychology have teamed up to explore new approaches to help those struggling to leave opioid use disorder behind. Najib El-Sayed, a professor of cell biology and molecular genetics, is working with Xuan ...
Researchers will use RNA sequencing to study gene regulation in Prader-Willi Syndrome
In most cases, Prader-Willi Syndrome is caused by a random genetic error — a section of the paternal copy of chromosome 15 is deleted. Several genes are in the missing section, and it’s not yet known how their loss ...
Mercer University freshman awarded best conference presentation for work using single-cell RNA sequencing
Mercer University freshman Ridhi Koner was awarded the best conference presentation at the recent Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (GURC) held at Oxford College of Emory. Twenty-six Mercer undergraduate students participated in the conference, presenting nine posters and giving seven oral presentations. ...
UAlbany chemist receives federal support to advance tool for complete RNA sequencing
University at Albany’s Shenglong Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and the RNA Institute, has received two Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants from the National Institutes of Health totaling over $620,000. The grants were jointly awarded to the University and ...














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