News Archive

Dr. Bijan Dey will be editing a special issue of the journal Life
Dr. Bijan Dey will be editing a special issue of the journal Life on "Non-coding RNAs in Cellular Differentiation, Development and Diseases". Submit your manuscript by December 31, 2021.

The Sammons Lab - RNA Institute Spotlight
This month the RNA Institute spotlights the Sammons Lab! Click to read about the research and lab members.

SUNY Poly profs win $320,000 NIH grant to track Alzheimer's
Times Union - ALBANY - Two leading researchers at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany have been awarded a $320,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a groundbreaking method to use RNA molecules to better understand how Alzheimer's disease begins in the body.

Graduate Student Career Development Workshop
RECORDING & SLIDES available! The RNA Institute Doctoral RNA Training Program hosted a Career Development Workshop on June 21st at 4pm.

Arun Richard Chandrasekaran featured as Nanoscale Emerging Investigator
The 2021 Emerging Investigators themed issue gathers some of the best research being conducted by scientists in the early stages of their independent career. Each contributor was recommended as carrying out work with the potential to influence future directions in nanoscience.

2020-2021 Biology Department Awards
We are all proud of the accomplishments of all of our students during this challenging year! We’d like to recognize a few Ph. D. students who deserve extra recognition as winners of three departmental awards. It is our great pleasure to announce the recipients of the 2020-2021 Biology Department Awards.

RNA Institute 2021 Summer Fellowship Program Kicks Off
The RNA Institute 2021 Summer Fellowship program kick's off with 35 students!

UAlbany scientists are working to stop the next coronavirus variant
Times Union - University's RNA Institute seeks technology that could track mutations in real time