For their first edition, the Moderna–RNA Canada RNA Awards recognized three inspiring figures in #RNA research and engagement. Discovery of the Year: Understanding how neurons survive stress - Award presented to Prof. Maria Vera Ugalde, McGill University - at the annual Riboclub meeting.

And last but not least, the Volunteer of the year award was presented to graduate student powerhouse Laurence Faucher Giguère from Université de Sherbrooke for her outstanding contributions to the Riboclub and RNA Canada.

The Trainee of the year award goes to Jack Li from University of Toronto for his development of CRISPR tools to study RNA splicing

The Discovery of the year award was presented to Maria Vera Ugalde from McGill University for her research group's seminal 2025 paper on stress response in neurons.

Another successful edition of the Riboclub is almost finishing. This year was a special year in Orford after last year's meeting in Ottawa.

Scientists from Canada and all over the world recently convened at the University of Lethbridge for the annual RiboWest conference (June 8th to 11th). Read our wrap up written up by Mark Bayfield, Jessica Willi, & @trushar7.bsky.social
www.rnacanada.ca/ribowest-202...

RNA Canada is incredibly proud to sponsor a Patient Advocacy Panel which will take place on Thu July 11th 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (ET) in Toronto at the SickKids Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning. It will also be made available online to RNA Canada members!

www.rnacanada.ca/etn/trend-rn...

Next week! RNA Canada sponsored series:
Perspectives on RNA: RNA Chemistry and its applications, featuring Mark Taylor (UofToronto) Parrish Evers and John Pezacki (uOttawa) and Yihang Chen (ongene biotech Corporation). www.rnacanada.ca/etn/rna-cana...

RNA Canada ARN is pleased to invite nominations for three awards to be made in 2025.
Nomination packages are due Friday, May 16th, 2025!

www.rnacanada.ca/rna-canada-a...

You're an RNA biologist with an interest in bioinformatics? Want to learn more? You might be interested in this 2 session course (April 7th and 14th) on introduction to Python for Sequence-to-Function Analysis of RNA! Register here: rnacanada.wildapricot.org/event-6079813

Trainees: this event is for you! 2025 Virtual Career Panel Series : How to get into industry. March 19, 2025, 12:30pm-2pm (EST) / 9:30am-11am (PST)
Registration is free for RNA Canada ARN members! rnacanada.wildapricot.org/event-6099727

RNA Canada ARN will be hosting a forum in their Perspectives on RNA series entitled: CRISPR and its Applications. Wednesday, February 19th, 3-4:30 pm EST / 12 -1:30 pm PST. Open only to RNA Canada ARN members! To join RNA Canada ARN, visit: www.rnacanada.ca/members/