HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine Videos
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The HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine (HIRM) brings together leading investigators in the field to pursue new lines of inquiry into non-coding RNA. View the Initiative’s series of virtual seminar presentations and other videos below.
HIRM Symposium 2021 - Virtual Presentations
HIRM/Precision RNA Medicine Core Detection Workshop: "Technology and Bioinformatics Tools to Facilitate Profiling of microRNA Biomarkers"
Lihan Zhou, PhD, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MiRXES Pte. Ltd
Doreen Chua, Marketing & Business Development Manager, MiRXES Pte. Ltd
Jeremy Lim, MSc, Senior Research Scientist, MiRXES Lab Pte. Ltd
Jit Kong Cheong, PhD, Head of National University of Singapore ncRNA Core Facility
Ioannis Vlachos, PhD, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Co-Director of the Bioinformatics Program, Cancer Research Institute, BIDMC; Director of Bioinformatics, Precision RNA Medicine Core, Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine
Given April 30, 2021
HIRM Annual Symposium: RNA Medicine 2021
Given April 29, 2021
- Video 1: Opening Remarks, Melissa Moore, Katalin Karikó, Jeffrey Saffitz, and Gyongyi Szabo
- Video 2: Elsa Flores, Ioannis Vlachos, and Brett P. Monia
- Video 3: Harry F. Noller and Daniel G. Anderson
- Video 4: Sohail Tavazoie
- Video 5: Tracy Johnson and Andrea Ventura
- Video 6: Victoria D’Souza and Closing Remarks
Circulating miRNA Signature Predicts Health Risks Associated with Cancer and Spaceflight and COVID-19
Afshin Beheshti, PhD
NASA Ames Research CenterGiven March 31, 2020
Videos About Our Non-Coding RNA Research
The Institute for RNA Medicine
The Institute for RNA Medicine at the BIDMC Cancer Center is making and translating RNA discoveries into novel therapeutics and diagnostics through the work of world-class scientists.
Beck Lab: Computational Pathology and Personalized Medicine
BIDMC Pathologist Andrew Beck, MD, has developed C-Path, short for Computational Pathologist, a computer algorithm that yields highly detailed and accurate information about cancerous tissue.
More Videos on Our Research
- February 11, 2020: HIRM Seminar Series: Timothy Yu, MD, PhD
Prospects for hyper-individualized RNA medicines - March 3, 2020: HIRM Seminar Series: Amanda Whipple, PhD
Regulation of gene expression in the brain by imprinted non-coding RNAs - March 31, 2020: HIRM Seminar Series: Robert Kingston, PhD
The nucleosome gets in the way: Nucleosomes as a physical barrier - June 2, 2020: HIRM Seminar Series: Alan C Mullen, MD, PhD
Long noncoding RNAs & bromodomain proteins interact to regulate endoderm differentiation - September 1, 2020: HIRM Technology Showcase
Somagenics & RealSeq Bioscience - September 15, 2020: HIRM Seminar Series: Gregory J. Hannon, PhD, FRS, FMedSci, FAACR
A small RNA based innate immune system guards germ cell genomes - September 29, 2020: HIRM Seminar Series: Howard L Weiner, MD
Fecal miRNAs Shape the Gut Microiota - November 10, 2020: HIRM Seminar Series: Ivan Martinez, PhD
Y Chromosome LncRNAs and Radiation Sensitivity in Lung Cancer: Don’t Lose Your Maleness! - November 17, 2020: HIRM Seminar Series: Eric Miska, PhD
New biology and therapeutics from RNA structure and modifications - December 15, 2020: HIRM Seminar Series: Ian MacRae, PhD
Small RNAs in animal biology: a structural perspective - January 5, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Tatsuya Kobayashi, MD, PhD
Role and mechanism of action of miRNAs in skeletal development and dysplasias - January 12, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Ling-Ling Chen, PhD, MBA
Processing, conformation and function of long and circular ncRNAs - January 19, 2021: HIRM Technology Showcase
NanoString Technologies & Bio-Techne - February 2, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Fabrizio d'Adda di Fagagna, PhD
ncRNA in DNA damage signaling - February 23, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Zissimos Mourelatos, MD
Insights into mRNA lifecycle revealed by true end-to-end sequencing of single RNA molecules - March 2, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Christopher Burge, PhD
Protein-RNA interactions in vitro predict in vivo binding & regulation - March 16, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Olivia S. Rissland, PhD
Regulation of RNA-binding proteins during embryogenesis - April 6, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Kevin M. Elias, MD
miRNAs as biomarkers for ovarian cancer screening and diagnosis - April 13, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: David Bartel, PhD
Regulation of mRNA translation and decay - April 29, 2021: The 2021 Precision Medicine Core Workshop
Profiling of microRNA Biomarkers (MiRXES technologies) - May 11, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Clemens Scherzer, MD
Decoding the software of Parkinson - May 18, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Matthew P. Anderson, MD, PhD
Genetic Autisms: Behavioral Circuit Mapping and Targeted shRNA Therapeutics - May 25, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Gene Yao, PhD, MBA
RNA binding proteins as regulators, drugs & drug targets - June 29, 2021: HiRM Seminar Series: Ionita Ghiran, MD
Running with beacons; illuminating the path of red blood cell-derived extracellular vesicles - September 28, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Peter Dedon, MD, PhD
Revisiting the central dogma in the age of the epigenome and epitranscriptome - October 19, 2021: HIRM Seminar Series: Sylvia Fischer, PhD
Antiviral responses to endogenous RNA in C. elegans - December 7, 2021: HIRM Technology Showcase
DFCI & Orna Therapeutics - December 15, 2021: RNA Collaborative Seminar
An RNA-guided approach to epigenetic therapy - January 4, 2022: HIRM Seminar Series: Erica Esrick, MD
Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease - February 8, 2022: HIRM Seminar Series: Helge Grosshans, PhD
The making and breaking of RNAs that regulate stem cell fates and skin homeostasis - March 29, 2022: HIRM Seminar Series: Daniel Cifuentes, PhD
microManaging cell differentiation - April 29, 2022: The 2022 Precision RNA Medicine Core Workshop
Tools for the discovery and validation of clinically important microRNA biomarkers - June 07, 2022: HIRM Seminar Series: Patrick Doyle, PhD
Microfabricated hydrogel technologies for quantitative, multiplexed profiling of miRNA - June 20, 2022: HIRM Seminar Series: Rory Johnson, PhD
CRISPR-powered (long noncoding) RNA therapeutics for oncology - June 28, 2022: HIRM Seminar Series: Pedro P. Medina, PhD
Recurrent splice-site mutations affect key lymphoma genes - October 25, 2022: HIRM Seminar Series: Mark Gerstein, PhD
Topics in Cancer Genomics - November 2, 2022: RNA Collaborative Seminars - HRM: Ryan Flynn, MD, PhD & Silvi Rouskin, PhD
RNA Collaborative Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine - November 15, 2022: HIRM Seminar Series: Jinjun Shi, PhD
RNA Delivery for Cancer Immunotherapy and Beyond - December 6, 2022: HIRM Seminar Series: Maria Mavrikaki, PhD
Severe COVID-19 is associated with transcriptional signatures of aging in the human brain - January 24, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Polly Leilei Chen, PhD
RNA “mutations” in cancer: are they silent? - January 31, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Mo Motamedi, PhD
Noncoding RNAs from heterochromatin nucleation to cellular quiescence - March 7, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Ankur Jain, PhD
RNA aggregation in neurodegenerative disease - April 21, 2023: The 2023 Precision RNA Medicine Core Workshop with MiRXES
New NGS & RNA technologies open the door for advances in cancer and disease research - May 2, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Ron Weiss, PhD
miRNA-based logic circuits and small molecule control encoded on self-amplifying RNA for highly specific cancer immunotherapy - May 16, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Elodie Hatchi, PhD
RNA: A new modality in DNA Repair - May 23, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Miriam Jasiulionis, PhD
RNA: ncRNAs potentially involved in the phenotype switch of melanoma cells - May 30, 2023: RNA Technology Showcase
InsideOutBio and Akoya Biosciences - May 30, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Richard D. Cummings, Ph.D
Cellular Glycan Receptors and New Opportunities for Drug Delivery - June 13, 2023: RNA Technology Showcase
Quantoom - September 12, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Mo-Fang Liu, PhD
RNA Regulation in Spermatogenesis and Male Infertility - October 24, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Daniela Taverna, PhD
miR-214 as coordinator of tumor-stroma crosstalk during cancer progression and as therapeutic target - November 7, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Monika Gullerova, PhD
Nascent RNA silencing Novel gene expression regulation via tRNA derived small RNA with therapeutic potential - November 10, 2023: RNA Technology Showcase
Mirxes - November 14, 2023: RNA Technology Showcase
GeneLeap Biotech - November 28, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Jonathan Watts, PhD
Technology development and cell type specifically for silencing disease genes in the lung - November 28, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Jonathan Watts, PhD
Technology development and cell type specifically for silencing disease genes in the lung - December 19, 2023: HIRM Seminar Series: Saumya Das, PhD
tRNA-derived small RNAs: novel functions in cellular stress response and disease pathways - January 16, 2024: HIRM Seminar Series: Stefan Engelhardt, MD, PhD
Carbohydrate coupling for macrophage-targeted RNA therapeutics - February 6, 2024: HIRM Seminar Series: Mihaela Zavolan, MD, PhD
Small and large machine learning models to decipher the translational control of gene expression - February 13, 2024: HIRM Seminar Series: Martin Simard, PhD
Toward understanding the modulation of microRNA gene silencing in animals - February 20, 2024: RNA Technology Showcase
Advanced Cell Diagnostics Inc. - March 5, 2024: HIRM Seminar Series: Jonathan Gootenberg, PhD & Omar Abudayyeh, PhD
Programmable molecular technologies for genome editing and cell control - March 26, 2024: RNA Technology Showcase
Genomic Expression - April 2, 2024: HIRM Seminar Series: Alex Wesselhoeft
Circular RNA: Engineering, Manufacturing, Medicine - May 7, 2024: HIRM Seminar Series: Susan Baserga, MD, PhD
The nucleolus, microRNAs and the human brain - May 14, 2024: .edu to .com Seminar: Mark Namchuk, PhD
A Scientific Guide to Position Your Therapeutic Idea in the Biotech Space
- June 4, 2024: HIRM Seminar Series: Oleg Butovsky, PhD
Targeting Immune Checkpoints To Restore Astrocyte-Microglia Interactions in Neurodegenerative Diseases - June 25, 2024: HIRM Seminar Series: Sua Myong
Gene expression modulated by DNA and RNA switches
- July 2, 2024: HIRM Seminar Series: Eleni Anastasiadou, PhD
MicroRNAs and Immune Checkpoint Dysregulation in Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated B-Cell Lymphoma - September 10, 2024: HIRM Seminar Mohamed El-Brolosy, PhD Characterizing Transcriptional Adaptation: A Novel Mechanism of Genetic Robustness to Mutations
- September 17, 2024: RNA Technology Showcase
MiRXES - January 28, 2025: HiRM Seminar Series: Sara H. Rouhanifard, PhD
Single-molecule tools for RNA mod analysis: Discovery, Quantification and Imaging - February 4, 2025: HIRM Seminar Series: Sonia Vallabh, PhD
Towards an oligonucleotide drug for prion disease in our lifetimes: a patient-scientist story - March 18, 2025: .edu to .com Seminar: Katie Warner, PhD from Ribometrix
From UNC to Ribometrix: A beginner’s guide to starting a biotech - May 9, 2025: HIRM Seminar Series: Ryusuke Niwa, PhD
How is calcium ion homeostasis regulated in “boneless” invertebrates? Lessons from the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster - May 13, 2025: HIRM Seminar Katherine McJunkin, PhD
A lncRNA drives developmentally timed decay of an essential microRNA family - May 20, 2025: HIRM Seminar Series: Stefanie Dimmeler, PhD
Non-coding RNAs in Cardiovascular Health and Aging - June 3, 2025: RNA Technology Showcase
Portal Bio - June 10, 2025: HIRM Seminar Joseph Ziegelbauer, PhD
Circular RNAs and Spatial Transcriptomics in Kaposi Sarcoma - June 11, 2025: RNA Collaborative Seminar Series
Yale Center for RNA Science and Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine (HIRM) - June 17, 2025: HIRM Seminar Gerolama Condorelli, MD, PhD
RNA Aptamers as Cancer Theranostic - June 23, 2025: HIRM Seminar Narry Kim, PhD
mRNA stability control: insights from viral RNAs and therapeutic RNAs - June 24, 2025: RNA Technology Showcase
Eclipse Bio - September 16, 2025: HIRM Seminar Riccardo Panella, PhD
Tackling metabolic disorders targeting non-coding RNAs