RNA Institute News

News Archive

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
Two researchers, in lab coats and gloves and wearing facemasks, talk to each other in a laboratory
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
September, 2022, notifications of UAlbany faculty awards and publications
RNA Intstitute Director Andrew Berglund stands in his lab facing camera with a computer and many glass tubes in the background.
Podcast: The Research Behind Myotonic Dystrophy
Dr. Andy Berglund, director of the University at Albany's RNA Institute, discusses the symptoms, prevalence and current research surrounding Myotonic Distrophy with the Engagement Ring podcast.
Two bottles of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, one laying on its side.
Lecture Discusses mRNA Breakthroughs, Challenges
The challenges and breakthroughs associated with mRNA technologies will be discussed in the latest "Life at the Interface of Science+Engineering Lecture Series" event on Thursday, Sept. 15.
A fountain is lit with green lights, and seen in front of a building with glowing yellow lights from its windows
RNA Institute Awarded $2.5M from NIH to Advance ‘RNA Rescue’ in Fight Against Myotonic Dystrophy
The grant will be used to advance research aimed at finding a cure for the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, which impacts about 1 in 2,100 New Yorkers.