The official twitter account for the Chicago RNA Club. We bring all the RNA enthusiasts from Chicagoland together to promote collaborations and discussions.
Hi all! We’re recruiting 2 new Jr Sci Reps! Send your CV, including leadership and service, and a ½-1 page statement describing your interests and ideas for engagement with junior RNA researchers to [email protected] or DM us here on X by Oct 31st! 🧬 @RNASociety
Calling all RNA loving bakers and artists! The 2024 RNA-themed Baking and Art Competition for RNA Day (Aug 1) is underway. Original RNA-themed confections and visual art celebrating all aspects of RNA or the RNA Society are welcome. Winning submissions will receive $100 and be highlighted on the RNA Society website. @jrRNAscientists #RNADay
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Katalin Karikó @kkariko & Dr. Drew Weissman @WeissmanLab on being awarded the @NobelPrize for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 #RNA #NobelPrize
BREAKING NEWS
The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
We will be back next Thursday (5/18) at Northwestern's downtown campus with four exciting talks by the trainees. This will be the last RNA club session for the 2022-23 academic year. Looking forward to learn more about the exciting RNA research happening around Chicagoland.
Join us at UChicago tomorrow at 5 pm for our winter meeting! Please see the attached flyer for more details.
For a Google Map of the location, click here: https://t.co/snT7u76NIy. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor atrium when you walk in the west entrance doors.
We will be back this afternoon at the UIC campus to kick off the RNA club meetings for the AY 2022-23. We hope to see you there, and let's discuss some RNA!
Please join us in beautiful Boulder, Colorado for #RNA2022! May 31-June 5, with keynotes Joan Steitz @SteitzLab @YaleRNA & Venki Ramakrishnan @MRC_LMB! Oral abstracts due March 4th & poster abstracts due March 18th. Register today! https://t.co/4hKapMBbnM
The Chicago RNA Club is tonight at @UIC!
Here's a flashback from 5 years ago, when we had some awesome talks by then-post-docs/now-faculty members @NADFDGD and @SiggyN5
🚨🚨🚨RNA Society members! We've launched an inaugural DEI essay series! Submit a short essay on your DEI experiences within the RNA Society or provide suggestions on how we can improve. Essays will be featured on our website and the top 2 submissions will get a $250 gift card!
We are excited to bring back our quarterly RNA club meetings this year. Please see the flyer to find out more about four exciting talks scheduled to be on Nov. 10 at UIC. RSVP is required to attend the meeting in-person.