Toxic RNA, Myotonic Dystrophy, Small Molecule Screens, Therapeutic strategies

Albany, NY
Joined March 2020
Congratulations to our mentor Dr. Andy Berglund and Dr. John Cleary on receiving the UAlbany President's Awards for Exemplary Public Engagement for their work as the New York Myotonic Dystrophy Center! @ualbany @TheRNAInstitute @MyotonicStrong
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🌍 Today is the 4th annual International #MyotonicDystrophy Awareness Day! 📢 Share your story to help the world understand the issues faced by the DM community. 💚 Learn how your voice can help improve care and change the future of DM: myotonic.org/international-d…
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Tonight, all across NYS, iconic landmarks like Niagara Falls, Empire State Plaza, Moynihan Train Hall, and the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge are being lit in green in recognition of International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day. @ualbany @TheRNAInstitute
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Kilo, Kora, Trixie and Lucy from our lab are wearing green in recognition of International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day! #myotonicdystrophy #DMawarenessday
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Lighting up NY landmarks in green in recognition of International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day. Thanks to efforts from @UAlbanyGovRel team in making this possible #NiagaraFalls #EmpireStatePlaza #GovMarioCuomoBridge #AlfredESmithStateOffice #CarillonTower #ualbany
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Publication alert: Check out the article from our lab on alternative splicing dysregulation across tissue type and therapeutic treatment approaches in the HSALR mouse model of DM1: doi.org/10.1016/j.omtn.2024.… @TheRNAInstitute
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🌟 Calling all #MyotonicDystrophy researchers! 🌟 Ready to make groundbreaking discoveries? Apply for a 2025 MDF Research Fellowship—a prestigious two-year award to drive innovation & advance research. 📅 Apps due Sept. 13 📢 Apply now & spread the word myotonic.org/myotonic-dystro…
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Congratulations to one of our Ph.D. Candidates, Porama Zafreen, on her fellowship!
Introducing the new cohort of RNA fellows (2024-2025) pictured here with @ualbany CAS Dean Jeanette Altarriba. This RNA training program is funded in part by the #NIH #T32 grant led by Drs. Marlene Belfort,Tom Begley, Alan Chen, Gabriele Fuchs and Arun Richard Chandrasekaran.
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Call for Abstracts - 2024 NY RNA Symposium in the Finger Lakes Join us at #2024FingerLakesRNA on Oct 14&15. Abstract Deadline: September 13, 2024 Link: cvent.me/dgnQnR?RefId=Homepa…
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We are thankful for the support from NY assemblymembers @HarryBBronson @PatriciaFahy109 @johnmcdonald108 and all their efforts in making this happen.
Excited to share the launch of Center of Excellence (CoE) in RNA Research and Therapeutics (#CERRT)! A collaborative CoE established between UAlbany's RNA Institute and University of Rochester's Center for RNA Biology #UAlbany #TheRNAInstitute #UofR #CenterforRNABiology #NYSTAR
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Excited to share the launch of Center of Excellence (CoE) in RNA Research and Therapeutics (#CERRT)! A collaborative CoE established between UAlbany's RNA Institute and University of Rochester's Center for RNA Biology #UAlbany #TheRNAInstitute #UofR #CenterforRNABiology #NYSTAR
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Congratulations to Dr. Jesus Frias! Beautiful dissertation defense! @TheRNAInstitute @UAlbanyBiology
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One of our Ph.D candidates, Jesus Frias, is presenting at the BILPOC conference as a GPS scholar. Here, he’s talking about developing a new class of drugs as a potential treatment for Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1. Great job, Jesus!
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Our PI talked about @TheRNAInstitute Summer Fellowship Program at the 2024 mRNA Technology Conference today in Boston, MA. #2024mRNATechnologyConference #ualbany #thernainstitute
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Team RNA Institute at the 2024 mRNA Technology Conference in Boston, MA. Trainees from @fuchs_lab, @BerglundLab, Chen lab and Sheng lab with our Institute Director Andy Berglund
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The Berglund #IDMC14 team has been having a great time presenting their work, listening to presentations, and exploring Nijmegen, Netherlands! #TheRNAInstitute #UAlbany
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Jesus Frias, Claudia Lennon, and Sawyer Hicks presented their work during the poster session at #IDMC14! Great work guys! #TheRNAInstitute #UAlbany
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