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Rochester and Albany launch new Center of Excellence in RNA research
Friday, May 10, 2024
The joint venture between the University of Rochester and University at Albany will drive economic development through research and training.
The University of Rochester and University at Albany are partnering on a new Center of Excellence in RNA Research and Therapeutics focused on developing RNA-based therapies and training the next generation of New York’s biotechnology workforce.
Assemblymember Harry Bronson (D-Rochester) led the charge to secure funds in the 2024–25 New York State Enacted Budget to establish the new Center of Excellence, known as CERRT, which will initially receive $250,000.
Home to renowned scientists with decades of experience and millions of dollars in external funding for RNA-based research, the institutions will work together to promote economic growth through continued scientific discovery and partnership with industry.
Read More: Rochester and Albany launch new Center of Excellence in RNA researchBiochemistry graduate student Tiana Rohe receives special fellowship
Friday, April 26, 2024
Congratulations to Tiana Rohe, a Biochemistry graduate student, who received a special fellowship from the Department of Defense.
The NDSEG Fellowship was established for doctoral students who are US citizens, to investigate areas which are of interest to the Department of Defense. Tiana's work will be supported by the Office of Naval Research, and is concerned with the sustainable degradation of marine plastics using vegetative, sporulated and enzymatic 3D-bioprinted materials. In addition to her support from ONR, Tiana also received an Honorable Mention for this award from the NSF.