News Archive
Bijan Dey, University at Albany – Duchene Muscular Dystrophy Testing Methods
Academic Minute - On University at Albany Week: Early detection is critical for combating Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Bijan Dey, principal investigator at the RNA Institute, looks into better testing methods.
Nuclease resistance of DNA nanostructures
Arun Richard Chandrasekaran publishes review on nuclease resistance of DNA nanostructures in Nature Reviews Chemistry!
The RNA Institute Mini Symposium, March 3-4, 2021
The RNA Institute will host a virtual symposium featuring Noble Laureate, Michael Rosbash, and presentations from Postdoctoral and Graduate Students. Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 1:00-3:30pm and Thursday, March 4, 2021, 10am-3:30pm EST.
Forensic Chemist's Laser Technique Distinguishes Human and Animal Blood
New research published by UAlbany forensic chemist Igor Lednev could soon offer law enforcement another valuable crime scene tool – a quick and accurate way to distinguish human blood from animal blood.
An RNA researcher finds in flavonoids potential therapies for Myotonic Dystrophy
Post doctoral fellow Subodh Mishra has been awarded a fellowship from a foundation targeting Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) to support new RNA Institute research into how a natural dietary supplement can be used as a therapeutic to combat the disease.
Halvorsen Lab publishes new work on DNA nanoswitches
Performed by talented undergrads, new work from the Halvorsen Lab highlights orthogonal control of DNA nanoswitches using light, ribonuclease and nucleic acids.
Ground-breaking films show RNA’s complex curves take shape
Nature magazine highlights new research from the Chen Lab showing how experimental data and predictive algorithms combine to reveal the essential way RNA folds as it is synthesized.
Dr. Alan Chen presents R2D2- a new method for investigating RNA folding pathways
Dr. Alan Chen, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University at Albany and RNA Institute Faculty member, has teamed up with researchers at Ohio State and Northwestern University to develop a new method to better understand cotranscriptional RNA folding.