The RNA Canada ARN Education Committee will be hosting a forum in their Perspectives on RNA series entitled: CRISPR and its Applications It will take place on Wednesday, February 19th, 3-4:30 pm EST/12 -1:30 pm PST. Featuring: Tiffany Carlaw, Ph.D. (Postdoc in Sarah Hedtrich’s Lab, UBC): Introduction to CRISPR and its applications (10 min talk) […]
The RNA Canada ARN executive hosted this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on January 9th, 2025. The meeting featured a number of important updates for RNA Canada ARN members. After some introductory remarks by the Chair of the Board, Dr. Howard Lipshitz, the AGM featured an address by RNA Canada ARN President Dr. Sherif Abou […]
RNA Canada ARN Members Leading the Way in Setting the Standard for Studying snoRNA and Ribosomal RNA Modifications RNA Canada ARN is proud to highlight the leadership of its members, Dr. Michelle Scott and Dr. Sherif Abou Elela, who are helping to organize RiboMod 2025, a groundbreaking workshop focused on setting the standard for studying snoRNA and ribosomal RNA modifications. […]
The coming months will be an exciting time for RNA Canada ARN members! Please add the following items to your calendars! Item #1: Perspectives on RNA: a panel discussion series Perspectives on RNA: CRISPR and its applications Wednesday, February 19th 3-4:40 pm EST/12 -1:30 pm PST Featuring: Dr. Sarah Hedtrich (UBC) and Dr. Basil Hubbard […]
RNA Canada ARN would like to send its warmest congratulations to Dr. Michelle Scott (U. de Sherbrooke) for having been named the RNA Society’s 2025 award winner for Excellence in Inclusive Leadership. Dr. Scott currently serves as the Chair of the Equity, Inclusion and Diversity committee for RNA Canada ARN. Under her leadership, the committee […]
Mark Belmonte Researcher Highlight Dr. Mark Belmonte is a principal investigator in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba. He completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. at the University of Calgary before doing his Ph.D. in Plant Science at the University of Manitoba. After postdoctoral training at UC Davis, he came back to […]
Dr. Jessica A. Willi, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge Dr. Willi is originally from Switzerland, where she earned her BSc, MSc and PhD at the University of Bern, working on the effect of RNA oxidation, RNA structure-function, and atomic mutagenesis. During her postdoc at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois and Stanford, California, […]
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry – University of Lethbridge, AB Canada
We profile Dr. Haissi Cui at the University of Toronto
Ribowest 2023 featured Drs. Tracy L. Johnson, Karissa Sanbonmatsu and Michael C. Levin at The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)!
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