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RNA Institute hosts seminar by Dr. BK Lee
RECORDING AVAILABLE! New UAlbany faculty member Dr. BK Lee gave a seminar at the RNA Institute on June 2nd, 2021.
UAlbany takes an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach to fighting against COVID-19
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The COVID-19 pandemic forced thousands of students to leave campus last fall. But when they came back this past fall, local schools faced a new challenge; testing them for the virus. The University at Albany handled a thousand tests a day without leaving campus. Congressman Tonko tours the RNA Institute.
The Forni Lab - RNA Institute Spotlight
The Forni Lab is led by Dr. Paolo Forni, Associate Professor in the department of Biological Sciences at UAlbany and RNA Institute Associate Faculty Member. It includes 1 postdoc, 3 PhD students and 1 research assistant. Read all about the research in the Forni Lab!
ALS Research Partnership Showing Promising Results
Research on a potential therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that’s taking place in a UAlbany chemistry lab on campus is showing promising results.
University saw 50 percent decrease in COVID-19 cases
The spring semester was an undeniably challenging one, but there is a major success that all Great Danes played a part in.
Next Generation RNA Researcher
Update - We are happy to report that Cristina won a 4th Award in the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics division at the largest Global High School STEM competition, Regeneron ISEF 2021.
Congratulations from everyone at The RNA Institute!
The 7th Cohort of RNA Fellows has Scientific Depth and Diversity
12 doctoral students from UAlbany and SUNY Poly have been named 2021-22 RNA fellows — the seventh such cohort in the institute’s young history.
HVRC RNA Salon May 18, 2021 Recording available
Recording now available! Watch the last HVRC RNA Salon of the academic year! Speakers are Tristen Head (RNA Fellow, SUNY POLY) and Joerg Vogel (Director of HIRI and IMIB)