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Kiss RNA Lab

@Kiss_RNA_Lab

Also @Kiss_RNA_Lab@genomic.social RNA molecular biology & RNA therapeutics lab at the Houston Methodist Research Institute. Views =/= those of Houston Methodist

 Houston, TX
kiss.hmailabs.org/
Joined November 2017
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Ewan McRae@mcrae_ewan3 Feb 2025
Interested in starting or continuing a lab geared towards RNA therapeutics? Come work in Houston! rnasociety.org/assistant-or-…
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We are delighted to announce our next RNA Society Member Spotlight! rnasociety.org/sezen-meydan-… Dr. Sezen Meydan is an assistant professor of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University studying the multiple roles ribosomes play in protein synthesis and as sensors of cellular stress. In this RNA spotlight, written by Dr. Jennifer Porat, and edited by Dr. Mai Baker, she shares her passion for translation, the ways her mentors have influenced her approach to science, and the benefits of being surrounded by other RNA researchers.
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Sara Zaccara@SaraZaccara8 Oct 2024
🎉 Thrilled to receive the New Innovator Award from the @NIH_CommonFund alongside 40 other amazing scientists! Honored by this recognition and excited to dive deeper into uncovering new regulatory events in RNA regulation! #NIHHighRisk #RNA @ColumbiaSysBio
NIH Common Fund (@NIH_CommonFund) profile pictureNIH Common Fund@NIH_CommonFund8 Oct 2024
Early-stage investigators proposed #innovative high-impact research ideas for the @NIHDirector’s New Innovator Award. See the projects the awardees will pursue: commonfund.nih.gov/newinnova… #NIHHighRisk
Card with text reads: 2024 NIH Director's New Innovator Awardees. NIH Common Fund logo next to headshot of awardees.

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The @RNASociety congratulates our wonderful and illustrious #RNA colleagues Dr. Howard Chang @StanfordMed, Dr. Adrian Krainer @CSHL, and Dr. Lynne Maquat @UR_Med on being awarded the 2024 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for advancing "the study and understanding of RNA-mediated gene regulatory programs in genetic and acquired diseases, including spinal muscular atrophy, cancers, and autoimmune diseases"! #AlbanyPrize
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Would you like to be my neighbor? Open position @cmmgwsu CMMG is a great place, and you would be surrounded by fantastic and supportive colleagues! Detroit is also a thriving place to live with awesome food, ☕️, and activities. DM if you have questions nature.com/naturecareers/job…
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Happy #RNADay! 🎉 Join us in a celebration of all things RNA by entering the RNA Society’s RNA-themed Baking and Art Competition by midnight EDT! Original creations honoring RNA biology, therapeutics, scientists, and any aspects of RNA or the RNA Society are all welcome. The winning submissions will each receive a $100 gift card for their entry and their creation will be highlighted on the RNA Society website. Winning baked good and visual art submissions will be selected by popular on-line voting by RNA Society membership. To enter, upload a photo of your RNA-themed creation to: dropbox.com/request/52BXnQjh…
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It’s the best day of the year! RNA Day!
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Happy #RNAday to everyone celebrating We celebrated early Spanish style because we had a lot to celebrate! -Ava & Anika’s time with us in the lab this summer and their hard work ❤️🌻 -Warlley passing his qual and getting a small grant 💪🏼💪🏼 -this wonderful team in general 😍
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Happy International #RNADay 1st AUG :)
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RNA Day is nearly here (AUG 1)! Help us celebrate with the 2024 RNA-themed Baking and Art Competition for RNA Day. Original RNA-themed confections and visual art celebrating all aspects of RNA or the RNA Society are welcome. Winning submissions will receive $100 and be highlighted on the RNA Society website. @jrRNAscientists #RNADay
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Ewan McRae@mcrae_ewan24 Jun 2024
Hello X network! My lab is currently looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work on the design and characterization of RNA nanostructures with therapeutic applications. lnkd.in/gdyX9yCq Should you or anyone you know of be interested, please do reach out!

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Please RT. Nominate yourself or a colleague by tomorrow, June 7!
Sujatha Jagannathan (@RNA_biologist) profile pictureSujatha Jagannathan@RNA_biologist24 May 2024
Know an outstanding early-career RNA researcher with an independent research program? Nominate them (self-nominate!) to be considered for the Blumenthal Endowed Lectureship in RNA Biology! forms.gle/4rDhdfvpyTuvUYQv7 @CU_BMG @CUBoulderMCDB @RNASociety @jrRNAscientists
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Check it out our last publication on osteoanabolic therapy using an mRNA-based approach to accelerate fracture healing by activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway! #orthopedics @MethodistHosp @ChiaraMancino_ @rnacorejpc sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Ran Blekhman@blekhman22 May 2024
This is blowing my mind They indexed all publicly available DNA data across all clades of life so they're fully text searchable. The indexes are "a compressed representation of the input sequences (up to 5800×) and fit on a single consumer hard drive"🤯 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Indexing All Life’s Known Biological Sequences

Indexing All Life’s Known Biological Sequences

The amount of biological sequencing data available in public repositories is growing exponentially, forming an invaluable biomedical research resource. Yet, making it full-text searchable and easily...

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Paula Groza@Pa_Uuu6 May 2024
Friday, 3rd of May, I defended my Ph.D thesis! I couldn't have done this without the support of my supervisor @Xisca_Aguilo and the Aguilo lab team! Also many thanks to my co-supervisors @Remeseiro_Lab and Yuri Schwartz!
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Just over 1 month until the start of #RNA24! We look forward to seeing new and old RNA friends and we even have some fun buttons to give out to those who attend the Junior Scientist Events! #RNA2024
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Excited to be speaking at the Transformative HealthCare Innovations Across the TMC hosted by the School of Engineering Medicine at Texas A&M University! I cannot wait to see all that ENMED and the TMC have to offer, Sign up today !
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I’m really excited to see this manuscript finally make it out into the world. It was a lot of fun & taught us more than we thought it would. jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(2…
Engineering a human P2X2 receptor with altered ligand selectivity in yeast

Engineering a human P2X2 receptor with altered ligand selectivity in yeast

P2X receptors are a family of ligand gated ion channels found in a range of eukaryotic species including humans but are not naturally present in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We demonstrate the...

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One of my graduate students is going to graduate soon. If you are interested in elucidating the roles of tinyRNAs and cityRNAs, please get in touch with me! We open a postdoc and technician position: u.osu.edu/nakanishilab/oppor…
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What an honor- grateful for my lab and all my amazing colleagues and friends @umichrna @UMichResearch @realToddLab @UMPharmacology @LoriLIsom1
UMich RNA Center 〽️🧬 (@umichrna) profile pictureUMich RNA Center 〽️🧬@umichrna6 Mar 2024
Family, friends and colleagues gathered the past two evenings to honor Dr. Peter Todd and Dr. Michelle Hastings in their Professorship installations. Congratulations @realToddLab and @HastingsLab! 👋👏Special thanks @umichmedicine @UMPharmacology @NilsWalterLab @matsljungman
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