Center for RNA Biology and Medicine at UCR

Official Twitter account of Center for RNA Biology and Medicine at University of California, Riverside

[Center for RNA Biology and Medicine at UCR @UcrRNAcenter]

The UCR RNA Center's 3rd Annual Symposium will be held on November 3. Registration and abstract submissions are open! https://t.co/70TamwuceV

[shameer @shammeeerr]

Happy to publish my first ever scientific paper. We argue frame shifting alternative splicing events are widespread,regulated and physiologically important. @NatureComms. Thanks to my PI @Adam_D_Norris for his guidance. Thanks to @DavidWSanders2
@UcrRNAcenter

[Adam Norris @Adam_D_Norris]

Our latest: alternative splicing that changes the translational reading frame! Not only can it cause RNA decay, it can also generate alternatively-coded proteins or alternative protein lengths. Tons of it in 🪱 and 🧍‍���️

https://t.co/TngvihkG4c

[Sika @SikaZheng]

Congratulate my PhD student @David9521 for winning the very competitive Grad Slam final @UCRiverside explaining his thesis! Also kudos to all finalists! 🎉🙌. David will represent UCR to compete at the UCOP final! He will sure do well! @UCR_ScienceNews @UcrRNAcenter @UCRSoM

[Giulia Palermo @palermo_lab]

Thrilled to share that I’ll be joining @UCLA as Professor in July 2026!
Grateful to my amazing students, postdocs, colleagues @UCR, collaborators, and mentors.
A new chapter begins, advancing #compchem, #AI to explore #RNA, #DNA, #CRISPR, and emerging directions in #Biophysics.

[Sika @SikaZheng]

proud to share and huge congrats to my postdoc @naoto_kubota
on being selected as a @lindaunobel
fellow to attend the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. how cool is that to hang out with >70 Nobel laureates...😍@UcrRNAcenter @UCR_ScienceNews @UCRSoM

[Giulia Palermo @palermo_lab]

Check out our review on Graph #NeuralNetworks #GNNs in #MolecularDynamics!
We show how #AI is used for #ForceFields, free-energy and analysis - including our recent attention-based GNN workflow - and how you can integrate your favorite AI in #compchem!
https://t.co/RD5bRu6KDE

[Meng Chen @MengChen_Lab]

Excited to share our review: “Twenty-Five Years of Photobodies: Formation, Composition, and Two-Compartment Phytochrome B Signaling Logic.” We synthesize how photobodies form, what’s inside, and how PB-nucleoplasm partitioning tunes phyB signaling dynamic range. https://t.co/jiJI036DYd

[Hailing Jin @hailingj1]

Our new discovery that bacteria utilize extracellular vesicles to deliver RNAs into fungi substantially broadens the paradigm of Cross-Kingdom RNA communication! Big congrats to ⁦@J_NinoSanchez⁩, ⁦@HuaitongW⁩ and all! Thanks for your hard work! https://t.co/7OAMaItcxa

[UCR Science News @UCR_ScienceNews]

Congrats to @UCRiverside's Ting-An Lin on receiving the 2026 @American_Heart Predoctoral #Fellowship! This #award supports impactful #research on #microplastics & #cardiovascular #health!
#UCR #GraduateResearch #AHA #HeartHealth #STEM @UCRSoM @ZhouLabUCR
https://t.co/HzNX4z9Z0W

[Sika @SikaZheng]

Our new paper @CellReports led by Lin and @naoto_kubota shows nonsense‑mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is essential for neuronal migration and cortical lamination during brain development. @UCR_ScienceNews @UcrRNAcenter @UCRSoM https://t.co/GGEpEVhBkN

[UCR Science News @UCR_ScienceNews]

New #research from @UCRiverside shows how #RNA regulation helps #neurons migrate to the right place in the developing #brain — a key to building the cerebral cortex & understanding neurodevelopmental disorders.
https://t.co/26D8GBDbil
@UCRSoM @UcrRNAcenter @UCRbmsc @SikaZheng

[UCR Science News @UCR_ScienceNews]

New #research (mouse #study) shows that a #father’s exposure to #microplastics can influence his #children’s metabolic #health.
https://t.co/EkOnBm8NwW #Science #Microplastics @UCRSoM @UCRiverside @ZhouLabUCR @UCRbmsc

[Zhou Lab @ZhouLabUCR]

Our last paper of the year revealed the impact of fathers' exposure to microplastics (MPs) on the metabolic health of their offspring👇Congrats to Seung Hyun, Jianfei, and all colleagues who contributed to this interesting work!
https://t.co/Mf7HY3cMnT

[Sika @SikaZheng]

proud of my student Sree becoming UCR's first ever Marshall Scholar! He has been working on an RBP's role in Alzheimer's Disease model and develops a new assay. Great to witness his growth over the years! best wishes for his upcoming studies at ICL! @UCR_ScienceNews @UcrRNAcenter

[UCR Science News @UCR_ScienceNews]

#Scientists identify #smallRNA molecule that regulates #cholesterol and #heartdisease
https://t.co/zCXA2xN430
@UCRiverside @UCRSoM @UCRbmsc @ZhouLabUCR @NIH @NatureComms

[Zhou Lab @ZhouLabUCR]

In a new paper published today, we report a liver-enriched but overlooked small RNA as a key regulator of cholesterol homeostasis. This small RNA, tsRNA-Glu-CTC, could be a potential new target for treating liver disease and cardiovascular disease👇
https://t.co/Def2XO11sV

[Sika @SikaZheng]

Congratulate Nanaka in our lab for receiving the Divisional Recognition Award in the Creativity category. Nanaka pioneered a couple of new assays in the lab that enhance our research in #NeuronalLongevity. Look forward to publishing them! @UcrRNAcenter @UCR_ScienceNews @UCRSoM

[Sika @SikaZheng]

excited to share that Sree in my lab has become UCR's first @MarshallScholar! it is wonderful to see Sree's growth over the years and evolving into an energetic scholar! it also shows @UCRiverside's commitment to student success. @UcrRNAcenter @UCR_ScienceNews @UCRSoM @UCRCNAS

[Sika @SikaZheng]

Our newest publication "The implications of alternative splicing regulation for maximum lifespan" @NatureComms, first author Wei Jiang, and a collaboration with Liang Chen @USC. @UcrRNAcenter . @UCR_ScienceNews @UCRSoM. #LongevityScience #Genomics https://t.co/uyauxjGAWo

[UCR Science News @UCR_ScienceNews]

New clues to why some #animals live longer
https://t.co/WaPiXBaNWy
#mammals @UCRiverside @UCRSoM @UCRbmsc @SikaZheng @UcrRNAcenter