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STARs are on the front page of the Nature Chemical Biology Website!
And Trending #1!
STARs are born in Nature Chemical Biology!
James and Melissa’s Nature Chemical Biology paper on “Creating Small Transcription Activating RNAs” (STARs) is out! As we all know, RNA is an awesome molecule that does many things across the cell. It is particularly good at regulating gene expression. However, we noticed recently that of all the things RNA does in nature, one of theContinue reading “STARs are born in Nature Chemical Biology!”
Julius wins NSF CAREER award
Julius is the recipient of a 2015 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. According to the NSF, “the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education andContinue reading “Julius wins NSF CAREER award”
SHAPE-Seq turns 100!
According to Google Scholar, the original SHAPE-Seq experiment paper in PNAS has over 100 citations! For those unfamiliar with it, SHAPE-Seq uses chemical probing and next generation sequencing to characterize RNA structures in very high throughput and with nucleotide resolution. It is built off of the powerful SHAPE chemistry developed by the Weeks lab at UNCContinue reading “SHAPE-Seq turns 100!”
Rebecca wins ELI funding again!
Rebecca was awarded another research grant as part of Cornell’s engineering learning initiatives (ELI) program. The ELI program enhances undergraduate learning by providing opportunities for students to engage in cooperative learning and undergraduate research. As part of this program, Rebecca will be working with Sarai on uncovering the design principles that underlie some of our newContinue reading “Rebecca wins ELI funding again!”
Elizabeth Weiss Joins the Group
Elizabeth is our newest undergraduate in the lab, working with Paul on engineering RNA gene regulatory systems. Welcome Elizabeth!
Sarai and David pass their A exams!
Both Sarai and David successfully defended their A exams within the last week to officially become PhD Candidates! They both did an excellent job putting their research into context and describing their fantastic progress towards their thesis research. Everyone was very impressed! Congratulations Sarai and David!
Lucks Lab Brings Together Both Light and Dark Sides of the Force
In an effort to bring peace to the galaxy, the Lucks Lab held the first annual Light-Dark Star Wars Federation Conference. While this historic event did not garner the results the organizers had wanted, they still came in second place in the CBE Halloween Costume Party Contest. A behind the scenes tell-all interview with PrincessContinue reading “Lucks Lab Brings Together Both Light and Dark Sides of the Force”
Julius Chosen to be US Chair of Synthetic Biology Working Group
Julius has been selected to be the US Chair of the Synthetic Biology Working Group that is part of the EU-US Task Force on Biotechnology Research. Founded in 1990 by the European Commission and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the EU-US Task Force on Biotechnology Research aims to coordinate efforts toContinue reading “Julius Chosen to be US Chair of Synthetic Biology Working Group”
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