Milo B. Fasken, Ph.D. (he/him)
@MiloFasken
Associate Scientist, Biology Dept, Emory University | #RNA fan | #Molecular #Biologist | #Yeast #Geneticist | #Runner | Opinions are my own.🧬🔬🏴
1/16 New pre-print from the Sternberg Lab! We uncover how temperate phages can use RNA-guided transcription factors to remodel the flagellar composition of their bacterial host and enhance their fitness. Find the preprint and full story here: tinyurl.com/mshwjd77
Our nuclear RNA degradation code paper is out! Led by my super talented student @LVSoles! cell.com/molecular-cell…
For the first time, researchers have used the #CRISPR gene editor to repair a flawed gene in the human body. scim.ag/4kF7dTI @NewsfromScience
Great work! #RNAExosome #Assembly #RNADecay #RNA Hierarchical assembly and functional resilience of the mammalian RNA exosome Tsimafei Navalayeu...Stefan L. Ameres biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
RNA lovers, mark your calendar for this exciting meeting (August 19-23)! Abstract due: May 30 meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.aspx?…
G•A Salon #Emory & #RNASociety @RNASociety Anushka Nayak, Undergrad in the Khoshnevis lab, presents on #Regulation of #Candida #albicans #Pathogenicity by #RNA #Methylation 😊
G•A RNA Salon #Emory & #RNASociety @rnasociety.bsky.social @jrrnascientists.bsky.social Jordan Goldy, Grad Student in Corbett and Moberg labs, presents on role of #RBP #Nab2 in #insulin #signaling in #Drosophila 😊
Join us on April 24 for the #HIRM #RNA Medicine 10th Annual Symposium feat. Keynote Speaker @WeissmanLab from @Penn This symposium is 100% in-person Register now! lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/yy37udr…
Online Now: Free introns of tRNAs as complementarity-dependent regulators of gene expression dlvr.it/THwHd1
Cheers for write-up, Meric Ozturk! Great job! #RNAExosome #RNA #Neurodevelopmental #Disease asbmb.org/asbmb-today/sc…
Pre-ribosomal WDR74 module coordinates the early and late pre-rRNA pro... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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The Dept. of Biological Sciences @Columbia is searching for an #AssistantProfessor in #biochemistry. (biochemical/biophysical approaches studying protein/nucleic acid function and dynamics, metabolism, microbial biology, or cancer biology) Please include a 1-page anonymized…
Cheers! Great collaboration! #RNA #RNAExosome
📰 New study by @MiloFasken @ghaleilab @acorbe2 labs identified a novel #EXOSC4 gene variant (p.L187P) linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. #Mutations impair #RNA #exosome function, affecting RNA processing & translational efficiency. #RiboSeq 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.…
Nature research paper: The mechanism of mRNA cap recognition go.nature.com/3ORbRzm
Are you looking forward to 2025 as much as we are? 👀 We just updated our 2025 EMBL Annual Poster to include even more courses and conferences for you to join, so go and have a look! ➡️ s.embl.org/poster-x #EMBLEvents #molecularbiology #lifesciencetraining
It seems easy to make fun of basic science – for example why would you want to study bacterial immune systems? But then you would have to admit that that’s exactly what led to the discovery of using CRISPR as an insanely good technology for genome engineering.
Specific tRNAs promote mRNA decay by recruiting the CCR4-NOT complex to translating ribosomes | Science #mRNADecay #tRNA #RNA science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Failing to account for #RNA quantity inflates background and leads to the misleading appearance that #PRC2 and GFP bind to RNA in vivo | bioRxiv biorxiv.org/content/10.110…