RNA Canada ARN is pleased to invite nominations for three awards to be made in 2025 Nomination packages are due Friday, May 30th, 2025! (1) RNA Canada ARN’s Moderna Discovery of the Year Award The RNA Canada ARN Discovery of the Year Award recognizes groundbreaking RNA discoveries made by Canadian researchers (either as a group or […]
We invite you to the RiboWest 2025 Conference to be hosted at the University of Lethbridge, on June 8–11, 2025. RiboWest brings together RNA scientists from across Western Canada and the Northwestern US for the purpose of disseminating current research and providing an opportunity for trainees to present their work. Presentations will cover a wide range of RNA topics, […]
Dr. Dmitry Kretov, Oncology Division, CHU de Québec – Université Laval Research Center Dr. Dmitry Kretov has recently become a Group Leader in the Oncology division at the CHU de Québec – Université Laval Research Center, where he established his lab in January 2025. His research focuses on understanding the role of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) […]
AReNa Quebec will be hosting the following panel on April 30th: Beyond the success of pandemic vaccines: what are the challenges and opportunities in the development and biomanufacturing of RNA therapies? Synopsis: This panel will provide a unique opportunity to build on the successes of mRNA during the pandemic and discuss the future evolution of […]
ARN Quebec, in collaboration with INRS, is pleased to welcome Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier for a seminar presentation on May 10th in Quebec City. Dr. Charpentier was the co-recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for her contributions to CRISPR-based genome editing. This seminar will be in French. More information about Dr. Charpentier’s […]
Date / Time: 7 Apr 2025 – 14 Apr 2025 (2 sessions) – 7 Apr 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM – 14 Apr 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Audience: RNA biologists yearning for a “gateway” to bioinformatics. Pre-requisites: No formal training in bioinformatics is required. While it may be beneficial to have some exposure […]
RNA CANADA ARN is proud to promote a special seminar in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Toronto: ”The Rise of RNA Informational Medicines” Speaker: Thomas Duchaine, PhD. Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University. Date/Room: Friday, March 21, 2PM. MSB-2170 More information is in the poster!
The RNA Canada ARN Education Committee will be hosting a forum in their Perspectives on RNA series entitled: CRISPR and its Applications It will take place on Wednesday, February 19th, 3-4:30 pm EST/12 -1:30 pm PST. Featuring: Tiffany Carlaw, Ph.D. (Postdoc in Sarah Hedtrich’s Lab, UBC): Introduction to CRISPR and its applications (10 min talk) […]
The coming months will be an exciting time for RNA Canada ARN members! Please add the following items to your calendars! Item #1: Perspectives on RNA: a panel discussion series Perspectives on RNA: CRISPR and its applications Wednesday, February 19th 3-4:40 pm EST/12 -1:30 pm PST Featuring: Dr. Sarah Hedtrich (UBC) and Dr. Basil Hubbard […]
Dr. Jessica A. Willi, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge Dr. Willi is originally from Switzerland, where she earned her BSc, MSc and PhD at the University of Bern, working on the effect of RNA oxidation, RNA structure-function, and atomic mutagenesis. During her postdoc at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois and Stanford, California, […]