Thomas A. Steitz Lecture Series by @yalembb.bsky.social
Dr. Rachel Green, “ZAK activation on the colliding ribosome”, hosted by Dr. Yong Xiong
Monday, April 20 | 4:00 PM
📍O.C. Marsh Lecture Hall, Yale Science Building
Open to Yale and affiliated institutions. Details in the flyer below
Tomorrow RNA club 🌸
9 am, School of Medicine
Details below 👇
Yale MB&B's Karla Neugebauer and Guillermina Kubaczka have been featured in a new @natmethods.nature.com piece 🌍🔬
The article spotlights researchers bridging the molecular and planetary scales to address global health challenges.
@karlaneugebauer.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Yale Training Program in Genetics will host its Spring Symposium 2026 "Decoding Life: From the First Molecules to Microbes.”
Keynote talks Dr. Daniel Duzdevich & Dr. Ami Bhatt
🗓️May 4, 2026
🕛12:00–5:00 PM
📍Sterling Hall of Medicine, L-Wing, Room 115
Open to Yale and affiliated institutions
RNA Club | April 2026
Join us as our trainees will share their latest research in RNA biology
📅Tuesday, April 14, 9:00 AM
📍Hope 103, School of Medicine
Coffee & bagels provided
Open to Yale and affiliated institutions
Join the Yale RNA Center for an upcoming seminar hosted by Dr. Joan Steitz and Dr. Junjie Guo
We are excited to welcome Dr. Xiang-Dong Fu for a talk titled:
“The Mechanism of Aging: A Story about DoGs and PNUTS”
Monday, April 27, 2026
1:00 PM
📍Hope 103
We look forward to seeing you there
Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology Seminar
Upcoming seminar Dr. Geraldine Seydoux, “Biology meets physics: RNA granule assembly in C. elegans.”
📅Wednesday, March 25 | 3:30 PM
📌Bass 305
Hosted by Dr. @siggyn5.bsky.social
Broadcast link on institutional email
Join email list lnkd.in/e4ZP9FXC
RNA Club | March 2026
Come support our trainees and engage in discussion across RNA disciplines
📅 Tuesday, March 10
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 Bass 305, Science Hill
Coffee & bagels provided
Open to Yale and affiliated institutions
Registration for CRISPR 2026 is now open: web.cvent.com/event/ac20b6....
Early-bird price discounts are available until the end of February.
Love and RNA are in the air💗
Join us next Tuesday for this month's RNA Club
We have two exciting talks from Halene and @nicolilab.bsky.social labs, and as tradition, we’ll be serving fresh heart-shaped waffles🧇
📅Tuesday, February 10th at 8:45 AM
📍Hope 103, School of Medicine
Details in the flyer
Celebrate the legacy of RNA pioneer Sidney Altman
The 2026 Sid Altman Symposium honors his groundbreaking RNA discoveries and lasting impact as a scientist and mentor
Registration link in institutional email
Yale & affiliated institutions only
📧sidaltmansymposium@yale.edu
See you tomorrow for RNA club!
📽 G&D Tapes 📽
G&D Author, Alexandra Bergfort, tells us about their new study in #genesdev showing how the EJC coordinates splicing of exon blocks
Learn more:
➡️ https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/1-2/94.full
Karla Neugebauer Alexandra Bergfort
Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine
#splicing
Welcome back!
We’re kicking off the new year with our first Yale RNA Club of the season
📅Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | 9:00 AM
📍 Bass 305, Yale Science Hill
Talk details are in the flyer
Bagels, coffee, and tea will be provided
Open to the Yale community. We hope to see you there!
Remember to join us tomorrow for the RNA club at the Cohen Auditorium, School of Medicine ☃️
A winter-themed flyer for the December Yale RNA Club. At the top, large red text reads “Yale RNA Club” with snow accents. On the right, there is a smiling snowman wearing a top hat and bow tie. The schedule is listed on the left: 9:00 AM – Breakfast 9:15 AM – Yaru Xu (Mu Lab) presenting “Genome-wide CRISPRi Screening Identifies the LncRNA CRNDE as a Regulator of Lineage Plasticity and Drug Resistance in Prostate Cancer.” 9:45 AM – Je Won Yang (Noonan Lab) presenting “Conservation and divergence of mRNA stability and N6-methyladenosine RNA modification during human and chimpanzee neurodevelopment.” Another small snowman appears at the bottom left wearing a winter hat and scarf. Text at the bottom right reads: “9th December — Cohen Auditorium.” Footer includes organizer contact: Srikar Gopinath (srikar.gopinath@yale.edu) and the Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine logo.
December RNA Club ❄️
Join us for the last RNA Club of the year.
📅Tuesday, December 9th at 9:00 AM
📍Cohen auditorium, Yale School of Medicine
Details in the flyer and the institutional email
Group photo, left to right, of Isabella Lawrence (Izzy), Dr. Guillermina Kubaczka (Guishi), Dr. Matt Simon, Ryan Stanton, and Dr. Srikar Gopinath — smiling together after the RNA Retreat.
What a day
Thank everyone who made the 13th Annual Yale RNA Center Retreat a success
Shoutout to our organizers, Ryan, Guishi, and Dr. Matt Simon, for leading this fantastic event for RNA scientists from Yale and UConn
Extra love to our angels, Srikar and Izzy, for helping keep everything on track!
ovember RNA Club 🍁 📅 Tuesday, November 11th at 9:00 AM 📍 TAC Auditorium (N107) Keep the RNA excitement going after the Retreat! Join us for coffee, bagels, and fresh RNA discoveries featuring: - Sudheesh Allikka Parambil (Van Wolfswinkel Lab) - Zhiping Zhang (Miura Lab, UConn) Don’t miss your chance to get your collectible stamp on your RNA Club card and enjoy another inspiring session of RNA science. Details in flyer below
November RNA Club 🍁
📅 Tuesday, November 11th at 9:00 AM
📍 TAC Auditorium (N107)
Keep the RNA excitement going after the Retreat!
Featuring:
-Sudheesh Allikka Parambil (Van Wolfswinkel Lab)
-Zhiping Zhang (Miura Lab, UConn)
Get your collectible stamp on your RNA Club card!
Details in flyer below
Reminder: This Friday, Nov 7, the 13th Annual Yale RNA Center Retreat
Registration: 8:30 AM
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Flyer titled “Special Symposium in Virus Biology in honor of Dr. Brett Lindenbach.” Event date: Friday, November 14, 2025. The flyer features two speaker portraits at the top: Dr. Ralf Bartenschlager (Heidelberg University & German Cancer Research Center), presenting “The cell biology of RNA virus replication: addicted to membranes and vulnerable to drugs.” Dr. Rudolf Beran (Gilead Sciences), presenting “HDV interplay with nuclear speckles.” Text notes that the event is sponsored by the Brett Lindenbach Virology Fund. Hosts: Anna Marie Pyle, Walther Mothes, Valerie Horsley, and Andrew Goodman. Contacts: francesca.benedetto@yale.edu
Happening soon at Yale! 🦠
Hosted by the Department of Cell Biology, the Brett Lindenbach Virology Symposium will be held on Friday, November 14, @ 12:30 PM.
Join for an exciting afternoon of talks on viral biology and therapeutic innovation.
Full schedule and details in the institutional email.
New article @natneuro.nature.com by @yaleneuro.bsky.social Suzhou Yang & @kavliatyale.bsky.social Postdoc Fellow @zhenlei.bsky.social, highlighting studies by @frattalab.bsky.social Gitler & La Spada labs on the role of TDP-43 on mRNA 3' end in ALS @yalerna.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Flyer for a Yale Pathology Special Seminar. The top section shows the Yale Pathology logo and the tagline “Where Knowledge is Created and Shared.” Below, it reads: A Special Seminar Hosted by Pallavi Gopal, MD, PhD Wednesday, October 22nd, 3:00–4:00 PM ET 110 Hope, Hope Memorial Building (enter at 333 Cedar Street) Speaker: Nicolas Fawzi, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University. Talk title: Dynamic Atomic Structures of RNA-Binding Protein TDP-43 – Drug Targets for ALS and Neurodegeneration. A portrait of Dr. Nicolas Fawzi appears on the lower left. The Yale School of Medicine, Department of Pathology logo appears at the bottom.
Special Seminar at Yale!
Dr. Nicolas Fawzi (Brown University) will be hosted by Dr. Pallavi Gopal on October 22.
Learn how RNA-binding proteins reveal new therapeutic insights into ALS and neurodegenerative disease
Details in the flyer and institutional email 👇
we are recruiting a postdoc with interest in using genomics and molecular biology to study transcription factors. We have an R35 to fund the project/salary.
Don't forget to join us tomorrow for the RNA Club!
🎟️ Don’t miss your chance to add a new stamp to your RNA Club card and keep the collection growing
Excited to see this beautiful art, commissioned from the Chinese artist 懒云居画 (@subaiweipainting on Instagram), on this month's cover of Nature Neuroscience! @natneuro.nature.com @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social @kavliatyale.bsky.social @wutsaiyale.bsky.social
Flyer for the Yale RNA Club with a Halloween theme. The background is dark gray with decorative elements including bats, cobwebs, a witch hat, the words 'Spooky Witches,' ghosts, gravestones, spiders, black cats, and jack-o’-lanterns. Large green text at the top reads: 'Yale RNA Club.' Schedule is listed in bright green and white text: 9:00 AM – Breakfast 9:15 AM – Kumari Kavita Thakur, Breaker Lab. Talk title in italics: Ancient RNA Sensors Reveal New Guanidine Biology in Vertebrates 9:45 AM – Kyrillos Abdallah, Gilbert Lab. Talk title in italics: mRNA-specific translation initiation rates are tuned to prevent cellular stress At the bottom right, event details read: '14th October, Bass 305.' Contact information at the bottom left: 'Srikar Gopinath (srikar.gopinath@yale.edu
October RNA Club 🎃
Join us to explore some spooktacular discoveries in RNA. This month’s presentations feature:
🦇 Kumari Kavita Thakur (Breaker Lab)
🦇 Kyrillos Abdallah (Gilbert Lab)
Come, collect the next RNA Club collectible, and celebrate RNA science that’s anything but scary
Want to share your work with our RNA community? Submit your abstract by this Frday, September 26th, to be considered for a talk!
Flyer for the Yale RNA Science and Medicine 2025 Retreat. The title reads 'YALE CENTER FOR RNA SCIENCE AND MEDICINE' at the top. The event, named 'The 2025 Retreat,' will be held on November 7th at Yale's West Campus. Important deadlines are listed: trainee talk abstracts due by September 26th, and registrations and poster abstracts due by October 17th. The background is purple with text in white and dark purple. The bottom of the flyer features four molecular structures, likely representing RNA. A QR code is present on the right side of the flyer, likely for registration or event-related information
Save the Date!
2025 Yale RNA Center for Science and Medicine Retreat on Nov 7 @Grace Hopper Memorial Auditorium, West Campus
Deadlines:
Registration: Oct 17
Talk Abstracts: Sept 26
Poster Abstracts: Oct 17
👉Registration yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
or using the QR code in the image
Thrilled to share a new preprint from the lab! We investigated how m6A regulates the transcriptome in chemoresistant glioblastoma through unexpected mechanisms, and the potential therapeutic applications of this discovery.
Check out the preprint here ⬇️
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reminder: RNA Club kicks off tomorrow!
Join us Tuesday, Sept 9, at 9:00 AM in Bass 305
We’ll have two exciting talks, fresh bagels, coffee… and something new 👀
We’re starting a tradition this year, and let’s say: attendance has its perks. Don’t miss it!
