News Archive
Review: DNA-based ribonuclease detection assays
This review by Arun Richard Chandrasekaran discusses new methods of ribonuclease detection. Specifically those that utilize G-quadruplex DNA structures, DNA-nanoparticle conjugates and DNA nanostructures, and the advantages and challenges associated with them. Published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry B, April 26, 2021.

Celebrating one year of RNA collaborative research
The RNA Institute is one of 21 partners in the RNA Collaborative.

HVRC RNA Salon - April 20th @4pm
RECORDING AVAILABLE! Guest speaker is Ankur Jain, PhD. Assistant Professor of Biology from MIT and member of the Whitehead Institute

Chris Smith wins Best RNA Paper 2020
Chris Smith wins the HVRC Markus Landthaler Award for Best RNA Paper 2020

Quantitative mapping of the cellular small RNA landscape with AQRNA-seq
Begley Lab collaboration published in Nature Biotechnology.
Life at the Interface of Science + Engineering - Lecture series (LISE)
Did you miss these amazing talks? Recordings now available!

Kamana Devkota wins 2020-2021 Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research
Kamana Devkota, member of the Begley Lab, received the 2020-2021 Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research for her project titled “Epitranscriptomic Writers as Drug Targets”. She will present her winning project at the 18th Annual Student Conference hosted by CURCE on April 23, 2021. Congratulations Kamana!

Lednev and McNay Labs dedicate publication to Professor Wolfgang Kiefer, leader in Raman Spectroscopy research
This first time collaboration aims to identify the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease through a simple blood test.