Blake Wiedenheft – Tuesday, April 7, 2026 – 5:30 p.m.
RNA MaxiGroup Meeting
RNA MaxiGroup brings together labs from across campus whose research focuses on RNA to exchange ideas and methods. Presentations are given without slides to encourage discussion. Meetings are Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. To be notified about upcoming presentations, email Professor Aaron Hoskins to join the mailing list.
2026 upcoming speakers:
April 7, Blake Wiedenheft, Montana
Understanding and Targeting Aberrant RNA Splicing in Cancer
Omar Abdel-Wahab – Tuesday, March 3, 2026 – 5:30 p.m.
Specificity and regulation in mRNA poly(A) tail biogenesis
Lori Passmore – Thursday, February 19, 2026 – 5:30 p.m.
Harnessing RNA endonucleases to control gene outputs
Jeremy Wilusz – Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – 5:30 p.m.
RNA Processing in the Human Immune System
Kristen Lynch – Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – 5:30 p.m.
New aspects of ER translation and protein secretion
Tao Pan – Tuesday, September 9, 2025 – 5:30 p.m.
A structural role for mRNAs in germ granules?
Geraldine Seydoux – Tuesday, May 6, 2025 – 5:30 p.m.
Resolving the intersections between RNA, ubiquitin and viruses in P-bodies
John Gross – Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – 5:30 p.m.
RNA regulation of stem cells and differentiation
Judith Kimble – Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – 5:30 p.m.
What forces underlie liquid-liquid phase separation mediated by biopolymers?
Sam Gellman – Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 5:30 p.m.