Coordination of transcription, mRNA splicing, and 3' cleavage mechanisms
Genomic and computational investigations of alternative mRNA splicing and 3' end cleavage
Representative Publications
Widespread occurrence of hybrid internal-terminal exons in human transcriptomes. Fiszbein A, McGurk M Calvo-Roitberg E, Kim Y Burge CB, Pai AA. Science Advances. 19 Jan 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 3 • DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abk1752 Read Publication
Emma RNA Saves the Day coloring book helps children understand how COVID-19 vaccines work
A coloring book created by a team at UMass Chan Medical School is helping children learn about the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 and the RNA vaccines that protect against it.
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Sep 1, 2021
Worcester elementary students greeted with supply-filled backpacks from UMass Medical School
Nearly 600 backpacks were distributed to students at Rice Square, Grafton Street and Union Square elementary schools thanks to the UMass Medical School North Quadrant Support Services partnership with the Worcester Public Schools.
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Apr 6, 2023
Athma Pai awarded National Science Foundation CAREER grant
Athma A. Pai, PhD, was awarded a nearly $1 million CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to use new high-throughput genomics approaches to study the regulation of mRNA splicing.
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Jul 22, 2021
Interactive virtual ScienceLIVE program builds in Worcester schools
An interactive online science program for middle school students developed and presented by UMass Medical School researchers will deepen its partnership with Worcester Public Schools this fall.
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Jun 12, 2023
UMass Chan, Moderna partner to provide microscopes to Worcester middle schools
Dozens of new microscopes will be delivered to six Worcester middle schools thanks to a partnership between UMass Chan Medical School and Moderna.
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PhD student Valeria Sanabria, MD, won the Zelda Haidak Scholarship in Cell Biology, which was established to enhance training for women pursuing research careers in cell biology. Her research is focused on studying gene expression at the transcriptional level.
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Nov 3, 2020
ScienceLIVE brings virtual labs to area middle school students
UMass Medical School’s RNA Therapeutics Institute and Sanderson Center for Optical Experimentation have partnered with Technocopia Inc., a nonprofit community makerspace in downtown Worcester, to develop ScienceLIVE, a virtual outreach program to deliver science to middle school students during the pandemic.
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, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Nursing, School of Medicine, Diversity and Inclusion Office , Clinician, Faculty, Fellow, Student, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, RNA Therapeutics Institute, Microbiology and Physiological Systems, Angela Messmer-Blust, Athma Pai,
Oct 7, 2021
Remillard Family Community Service Fund awards nine grants for UMass Chan collaborations
Funded projects led by faculty, students, staff and community partners have the potential to improve the health of Central Massachusetts residents, particularly those who are economically or educationally disadvantaged or underrepresented.
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Aug 30, 2022
UMass Chan partners with Worcester to outfit elementary students with backpacks and school supplies
Nearly 600 students in Worcester received backpacks filled with school supplies this week, thanks to the UMass Chan Medical School community.
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