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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine
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Center at Yale University that supports cutting-edge research in RNA biology and medicine by fostering cross-disciplinary collaborations
What a day
Thank everyone who made the 13th Annual Yale RNA Center Retreat a success
Shoutout to our organizers, Ryan, Guishi, and Dr. Matt Simon, for leading this fantastic event for RNA scientists from Yale and UConn
Extra love to our angels, Srikar and Izzy, for helping keep everything on track!
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
November RNA Club 🍁

📅 Tuesday, November 11th at 9:00 AM
📍 TAC Auditorium (N107)

Keep the RNA excitement going after the Retreat!
Featuring:
-Sudheesh Allikka Parambil (Van Wolfswinkel Lab)
-Zhiping Zhang (Miura Lab, UConn)
Get your collectible stamp on your RNA Club card!

Details in flyer below
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Happening soon at Yale! 🦠

Hosted by the Department of Cell Biology, the Brett Lindenbach Virology Symposium will be held on Friday, November 14, @ 12:30 PM.

Join for an exciting afternoon of talks on viral biology and therapeutic innovation.

Full schedule and details in the institutional email.
October 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Special Seminar at Yale!

Dr. Nicolas Fawzi (Brown University) will be hosted by Dr. Pallavi Gopal on October 22.
Learn how RNA-binding proteins reveal new therapeutic insights into ALS and neurodegenerative disease

Details in the flyer and institutional email 👇
October 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
October RNA Club 🎃

Join us to explore some spooktacular discoveries in RNA. This month’s presentations feature:
🦇 Kumari Kavita Thakur (Breaker Lab)
🦇 Kyrillos Abdallah (Gilbert Lab)

Come, collect the next RNA Club collectible, and celebrate RNA science that’s anything but scary
October 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Save the Date!
2025 Yale RNA Center for Science and Medicine Retreat on Nov 7 @Grace Hopper Memorial Auditorium, West Campus

Deadlines:
Registration: Oct 17
Talk Abstracts: Sept 26
Poster Abstracts: Oct 17

👉Registration yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
or using the QR code in the image
September 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
✨ RNA Club is back! ✨

We’ve missed you and the great science talks!

Kick off the semester with us on Tuesday, September 9 at 9:00 AM in Bass Center 305, Yale Science Building.

Enjoy bagels & coffee plus exciting talks from Clara Wang and Dr. Xiaolin Niu.

Don’t miss it! 🧬
September 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🗽Calling all RNA enthusiasts

2025 NYC RNA Symposium at Rockefeller University
📅 Tuesday, October 21st
-Keynotes: Roy Parker (UC Boulder/HHMI) & Christine Mayr (MSKCC)
-Short talks, poster & prizes
-Lunch & Happy hour
Free registration 👉 nycrnasymposium.com
Abstract deadline: September 1st
July 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
☀️That’s a wrap on our Midsummer RNA Dream Party!

From inspiring RNA-AI talks to Rose Garden celebration, it was the perfect way to close our semester. We’re grateful for this community of RNA enthusiasts. We look forward to reconnect in the fall

Until then… have a wonderful summer🧬🍦
July 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
...And from AI to Aperitifs 🍷

After an afternoon of RNA + AI, join us for the 3rd annual Midsummer RNA Dream Party!
A relaxed, joyful gathering of our vibrant RNA community, with food, drinks, and summer vibes

Everyone is welcome — no workshop attendance required!

🗓️ Tuesday, July 2
🕓 4:30-6:00 pm
June 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
RNA meets AI at Yale! 🤖🧬
Save the date, July 2

Curious how artificial intelligence is transforming RNA biology? Join us for this special Workshop on RNA and AI.

Featuring talks by leading voices in the field, short talks & posters from Yale trainees

📍 Location and registration info coming soon
June 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🧬 June RNA Club at Yale

📅 Tuesday, June 10th, 2025
📍 Location: Bass Center 305, Yale Science Building (Science Hill)

This month’s speakers:
🔹 Dr. Chengtao Xu (Ke Lab)
🔹 Dr. Jyotsna Kumar (Garg Lab)

📣 Come for the science—stay for the conversations!
June 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🔬 Join us LIVE on Zoom this Wednesday, June 11, at 4 PM ET!
We’re excited to co-host the RNA Collaborative Seminar Series featuring
🎙️ Dr. @siggyn5.bsky.social (Yale RNA Center)
🎙️ Dr. Alex Wesselhoeft (HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine)

Registration 👉 lnkd.in/e-9Huhzd
June 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Great to see Yale RNA researchers represented at the RNA Society 2025 meeting! 🎉

Exciting science, great company, and lots of RNA conversations
June 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🎉 Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s RNA Center Travel Awards

We’re proud to support the exciting work of:
Haejeong Lee, Tanja Hann, Dingyao Zhang, Lianhuan Wei

Your dedication to advancing RNA research inspires us all. Safe travels and enjoy the conference! ✈️🧬

#RNA2025
May 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🎓 Got a thesis seminar, award, or lab win to share?

We want to feature it on the Yale RNA Center's website and social media!
Send it our way & let’s spotlight great science!

Contact us 👉 medicine.yale.edu/rnacenter/ab...
May 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🧬 RNA folks at Yale! Our annual PI–Postdoc Social is coming up 🥂

🗓 May 22 | 4–6 PM
📍 Rose Garden (SHM)
🔗 RSVP required (Institutional email)

PIRCs Mentorship Matching Program — a way to build connections+get matched with a faculty mentor

Postdocs/ARSs: Don’t miss it
Students: Tell your postdocs!
May 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Yale scientists took the stage at Vienna's 2025 Microsymposium on RNA Biology!🧬🇦🇹
Dr. Yong Xiong, Dr. Dagmar Zigackova (Neugebauer Lab), and Haejeong Lee (Giraldez Lab) shared their research with an international RNA community

Proud to see Yale and RNA represented at this vibrant, global meeting!
May 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🌸 May RNA Club is here!

🗓️ Tuesday, May 13 | 9 AM
📍 Bass 305, Yale Science Building

Join us for great RNA science, coffee ☕, and bagels 🥯

Add to your calendar:
🔗 medicine.yale.edu/rnacenter/ne...
May 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🧬 MCDB Seminar @ Yale 🧪

Wim Velema (Radboud Univ.) presents:
"Chemical Tools for RNA"

🗓️ Zoom link available via institutional email
📩 For more info: ariel.madonna@yale.edu

Don’t miss this exciting talk at the intersection of chemistry and RNA biology!
May 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📢 RNA Collaborative Seminar Series
Co-hosted by the RNA centers at the University of Rochester & the University of Michigan

📅 Wednesday, April 9
🕓 4 PM ET
📝Registration and details 👇
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
🌸 Spring RNA vibes at Yale 🌸

Join us for the Yale RNA Club on
📅 Tuesday, April 8
🕛 9:00 AM
📍Cohen Auditorium (Neison Irving Harris Building, YSM)

Breakfast+two great talks on stem cells and leukemia.

Details in the flyer 👇
April 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🌟 Postdocs & ARSs🌟

New at Yale or looking to strengthen your connections?
Join us for an informal Peer Support Program social on

📅Monday, March 24, 2025
🕠4:30–6:30 PM
📍Rose Garden🌹Sterling Hall of Medicine I-Wing, 1st floor 🌹

Looking forward to seeing you there!

More info on institutional email
March 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Postdoc Opportunity–RNA Biology & Mechanotransduction🧬
The Nicoli Lab at Yale is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to work at the intersection of RNA biology & biomechanics, with applications in tissue engineering & regenerative medicine

Details in the image👇
March 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🧬 RNA Club – March Edition!

Calling all RNA enthusiasts!
Join us for talks from the Lu and Dimitrova labs next Tuesday!

Science + Olmo’s bagels & coffee = the perfect combo! ☕🥯

📅 Tuesday, March 11 | 9:00 AM
📍 Cohen Auditorium (Directions in Institutional email)
March 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM