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 […]
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, […]
The Fall edition of the RNA Canada ARN Newsletter is here! In this edition: Letters from the President and Chair of the Board of Directors, information about the Membership launch, lots of news about the RNA Canada ARN 2024 conference and other many other items (RNA Canada in Scotland! Design Contest Winner! The Online Store! […]
The RNA Canada ARN Spring Newsletter is now available!
The Winter 2024 RNA Canada Newsletter is here! L’infolettre Hiver 2024 est ici!
The Fall 2023 RNA Canada Newsletter is here! L’infolettre Automne 2023 est ici!