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Congressman Paul Tonko tours the RNA Institute alongside members of UAlbany leadership. In this image, nine people are proceeding down a hall in the RNA Institute, among the labs. The group is led by Paul Tonko on the left and guest speaker Jennifer Rittner is being pushed in a wheelchair on the right. UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez and RNA Institute Director Andy Berglund are in conversation behind them.
Congressman Paul Tonko Visits UAlbany to Celebrate the HEART Act
The new legislation will help accelerate treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases
Portrait of a man with shoulder-length black hair and black beard, wearing a black suit jacket and purple tie, against a blue background.
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest on University at Albany faculty and staff receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
RNA Newsletter cover for fall 2023
Fall 2022 edition of the RNA Institute Newsletter - "In the Loop"
Learn about the Institute's recent highlights and achievements.
Chemist Igor Lednev holds a portable Raman spectrometer.
UAlbany Start-Up Receives Federal Support to Develop New Technology for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
The one-year NSF grant of $274,713 will be used to advance the commercialization of the technology.
Cecilia Legare
Science has no borders – Meet Cécilia Légaré, postdoctoral fellow tackling myotonic dystrophy in Quebec and New York
Cécilia Légaré is a postdoctoral fellow in a joint appointment with Berglund lab at the RNA Institute and Duchesne Lab at University of Quebec at Chicoutimi.
Lednev and two generations of his student researchers accept awards at the Great Scientific Exchange conference in Covington, Ky.
Chemist Igor Lednev Presented with Charles Mann Award for Applied Raman Spectroscopy
The award is presented by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies to recognize significant advancements in the field of applied Raman spectroscopy.
Six people stand smiling in front of an RNA Institute banner with three text headings. The headings read: "College of Arts and Sciences", "The RNA Institute" and "The world within reach". The people pictured include UAlbany faculty, staff and graduate students.
UAlbany Researchers Awarded $1.4M to Identify RNAs Linked to Cancer and Bacterial Infections
Research will yield new tools for studying wobble uridines within cells, which could support the development of new antibiotics and cancer detection approaches
Image shows side-by-side headshots of the two lead researchers on the grant: On the left is SUNY Poly’s André Melendez; on the right is UAlbany's Tom Begley.
SUNY Poly and UAlbany Receive $459,000 Award from the National Cancer Institute to Research How Lack of a Key Nutrient Promotes Aging and Cancer
Research enables hands-on learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students