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Q&A: The Intersection of Mosquito-borne Disease and Climate Change
UAlbany’s Alexander T. Ciota and Oliver Timm share insights on the rise of mosquito-borne diseases, how climate change is affecting mosquito populations and recommendations on how to protect against mosquito-borne disease.
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Summer Spotlight: UAlbany Undergrads Study Myotonic Dystrophy, Breast Cancer
Alongside researchers in the RNA Institute and the Cancer Research Center, Sanjida Ahmed and Sakthi Muthukrishnan spent their summers inside the lab, wielding pipettes and advanced analytical equipment to further our understanding of important disease processes with the goal to inform new therapeutics and improve lives.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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UAlbany Celebrates New Center of Excellence in RNA Research and Therapeutics on ‘World RNA Day’
On "World RNA Day," University at Albany’s RNA Institute celebrated its recent designation as a Center of Excellence in RNA Research and Therapeutics — to advance the development of RNA-based therapeutics and train the next generation of New York’s biotechnology workforce. 
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The Shape of Molecules to Come: A Q&A on Designing DNA Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications
RNA Institute researchers discuss the importance of DNA nanotechnology and their latest work on DNA nanostructures
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UAlbany Scientist Awarded More Than $4 Million to Study Disease Progression in Mammalian Cells
UAlbany Associate Professor of Nanobioscience Ben Boivin from the Department of Nanoscale Science and Engineering has been awarded more than $4 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further explore the role of PTPs in disease progression.
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Andy Berglund Named Inaugural Recipient of the Keith Hynes Endowed Professorship in STEM
The new endowed professorship is designed to support research that is actively seeking answers to many of society’s most pressing challenges.
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UAlbany Scientists Receive USDA Funding to Develop Color-Changing Salmonella Detection Kit
The funding will enable UAlbany researchers to develop a portable, fast-acting test that will reduce sample processing times from days to hours