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• 1st Post-EURASNET Symposium

The 1st Post-EURASNET Symposium on “Regulation of Gene Expression through RNA Splicing” will be held in Trieste, Italy from 24-27 March 2012.

(Published: 04 Jan 2012)



• Max F. Perutz International PhD Program - Vienna 2011

 



(Published: 16 Mar 2011)



• Science Communication Award for trio HUGO

We are thrilled to announce that a musical trio HUGO, with Daniel Schümperli playing clarinet, was awarded Science Communication Award of the Swiss Society for Cell Biology Molecular Biology a

(Published: 15 Feb 2011)



• The last EURASNET newsletter

We are happy to announce that the fifth (and last!) EURASNET newsletter is out featuring news from the network over the last six months.

(Published: 14 Feb 2011)



• New paper from Professor Baralle's lab

Zampieri, S., Buratti, E., Dominissini, S., Montalvo, A.L., Pittis, M.G., Bembi, B., Dardis, A.

(Published: 17 Jan 2011)



• New paper from Professor Baralle's lab

Ayala, Y.M., De Conti, L., Avendaño-Vázquez, S.E., Dhir, A., Romano, M., D’Ambrogio, A., Tollervey, J., Ule, J., Baralle, M., Buratti, E., Baralle, F.E.

(Published: 16 Dec 2010)



• New paper from Angela Krämer lab

A new paper from Angela Krämer has just been published online (free access):


(Published: 16 Nov 2010)



• Special Issue of Journal of Nucleic Acids on Alternative Splicing and Cancer

The main focus of this special issue will be on the

(Published: 16 Nov 2010)



• From genome to phenotype - International PhD Program in Poznan, Poland




(Published: 03 Nov 2010)



• Genomics of health and diseases workshop

An International Workshop on Genomics of Health and Diseases will be held at Natal, Brazil from 12-15 March 2011.

Topcis at the workshop include:

(Published: 01 Nov 2010)



• Job vacancy at MRC Human Genetics Unit Edinburgh, Scotland

MRC Human Genetics Unit in Edinburgh, Scotland, are seeking to recruit a group leader in the area of RNA biology, for their first independent appointment, or early in their independent careers, to

(Published: 27 Oct 2010)



• Nature paper involving EURASNET groups

A paper on alternative splicing and circadian rhythms in a model plant (Arabidopsis thaliana) and in a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) was published in Nature online on the 21 October 2010.

(Published: 26 Oct 2010)



• New papers from Professor Baralle's lab

Valacca, C., Bonomi, S., Buratti, E., Pedrotti, S., Baralle, F.E., Sette, C., Ghigna, C., Biamonti, G.

(Published: 12 Oct 2010)



• A postdoctoral position at the Medical School of Rouen, France

A postdoctoral opportunity is available at the Medical School, University of Rouen, France, to study the molecular mechanisms underlying splicing alterations associated with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

(Published: 29 Sep 2010)



• EURASNET brochure in two language versions

A fantastic brochure suitable for all audiences, giving an overview of the EURASNET and presenting an extensive information on alternative splicing.

(Published: 17 Sep 2010)



• IFM on "Splicing Regulation: from molecules to organisms", Berlin, 20-21 September 2010

Meeting Location: Berlin, Germany

Meeting date: 20-21 September 2010


(Published: 06 Sep 2010)



• PhD Programme RNA-Biology, Vienna

(Published: 06 Sep 2010)



• New papers from Professor Baralle's lab

Please, have a look at the new papers being in press from Professor Baralle's group:

(Published: 06 Sep 2010)



• Transcription: Call for Papers

As the Editor-in-Chief of Transcription, I would like to invite you to submit your manuscripts to this important new journal launched this month and published by Landes Bioscience.

(Published: 03 Aug 2010)



• EURASNET Workshop on structural bioinformatics of RNAs&RNPs, August 18-21 2010

The Workshop will encompass the EURASNET Interdisciplinary Focus Meeting "Frontiers of Structural Biology of RNAs and RNPs" and will take place on 18-21 August 2010 in Poznan, Poland.


(Published: 03 Aug 2010)



• IFM "Frontiers in Structural Biology of RNAs and RNPs", August 16-18, 2010, Poznan, Poland

Meeting location: Collegium Biologicum of the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

Meeting date: August 16-18, 2010


(Published: 03 Aug 2010)



• Fourth EURASNET newsletter

We are happy to announce that the fourth EURASNET newsletter is out featuring news from the network over the last six months.

(Published: 02 Aug 2010)



• 7th Special Interest Group meeting on Alternative Splicing (AS-SIG), July 9-10, 2010 in Boston, MA (US).

The AS-SIG2010 meeting is scheduled immediately before the ISMB2010 conference and will take place at the same location.

This year's topic is

(Published: 17 Jun 2010)



• Special Issue of RNA Biology Journal on Alternative Splicing and Disease

Andrea Barta and Daniel Schümperli have served as Guest Editors for a Special Issue of RNA Biology on Alternat

(Published: 14 Jun 2010)



• Angus Lamond elected Fellow of the Royal Society!

Congratulations to Angus Lamond who has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society, the world's oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

(Published: 21 May 2010)



• New papers from Professor Baralle's lab

A new paper from Profesor Baralle's lab has been recently published in The FEBS Journal.

(Published: 06 May 2010)



• Jamal Tazi receives the Prize of French influence!

Congratulations to Jamal Tazi on winning the prestigous Prize of French influence from the Association Réalités et Relations Internationales (ARRI).

(Published: 12 Apr 2010)



• New papers from Professor Baralle's lab

Please, have a look at the 3 new papers from Professor Baralle's lab:

(Published: 01 Feb 2010)



• RNA MIS-SPLICING: DISEASE & THERAPEUTICS IFM

RNA MIS-SPLICING: DISEASE & THERAPEUTICS

EURASNET INTERDISCIPLINARY FOCUS MEETING

CHURCHILL COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK



(Published: 01 Feb 2010)



• Permanent position at Nancy University France, AREM Laboratory

Nancy University France, AREM Laboratory
UMR CNRS 7214

(Published: 01 Feb 2010)



• EURASNET RNA Therapeutics Workshop


Meeting Location:
Lisboa, Portugal
Meeting date:
4-5 March 2010

(Published: 11 Jan 2010)



• Third EURASNET newsletter

EURASNET publishes a newsletter to highlight the work of the network.

(Published: 11 Jan 2010)



• Swiss RNA Workshop, Jan 15, 2010

The Swiss RNA Workshop will take place on Friday, January 15, 2010, in Bern.

(Published: 20 Nov 2009)



• EURASNET Annual Reporting Meeting 2010, Lisboa

Meeting Location:
Lisboa, Portugal
Meeting date:
March 1-4, 2010

EURASNET Annual Reporting Meeting 2010

(Published: 17 Nov 2009)



• New papers from Professor Baralle's lab

Buratti, E., Baralle, F.E. The molecular links between TDP-43 dysfunction and neurodegeneration. 2009. Adv. Genet. 66, 1-34. (doi: 10.1016/S0065-2660(09)66001-6)

(Published: 05 Nov 2009)



• Open call for the International PhD Programme at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories at the Campus Vienna Biocenter, Austria.




(Published: 02 Oct 2009)



• New papers from Professor Baralle's lab

Borroni, B., Bonvicini, C., Alberici, A., Buratti, E., Agosti, C., Archetti, S., Papetti, A., Stuani, C., Di Luca, M., Gennarelli, M., Padovani, A.

(Published: 27 Aug 2009)



• The impact of pre-mRNA splicing defects on clinical practice

Diana Baralle writes about the impact of pre-mRNA splicing defects on clinical practice in an extensive review entitled Missed threads, p

(Published: 04 Aug 2009)



• EURASNET in EMBO Encounters

The report from The Fourth Annual Eurasnet Meeting in Assisi has been published in the summer edition of the EMBO Encounters.

(Published: 01 Aug 2009)



• Second EURASNET newsletter!

EURASNET publishes a newsletter to highlight the work of the network.

(Published: 01 Aug 2009)



• Announcing a new journal: Nucleus

In January 2010 Nucleus, the first international peer-reviewed journal of its kind focusing on the molecular organization and functions of the cell nucleus will be launched.

(Published: 01 Aug 2009)



• International PhD Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology in Milan, Italy

International Ph.D. Program/Dottorato di Ricerca in Cellular and Molecular Biology

(Published: 01 Aug 2009)



• New paper from Alberto Kornblihtt's group and a press article

Congratulations to Alberto Kornblihtt and his group on the publication of their newest paper:

(Published: 01 Jul 2009)



• Cell paper from Alberto Kornblihtt's group

Congratulations to Alberto Kornblihtt's group! Their paper has been published in the last issue of Cell:

(Published: 20 May 2009)



• New paper from Karla Neugebauer's lab

Congratulations to Karla Neugebauer and her group on the publication of their new paper in the Molecular Cell:

(Published: 15 May 2009)



• More new papers from Professor Barralle's group

(Published: 13 May 2009)



• New papers from Professor Baralle's lab

 

(Published: 20 Mar 2009)



• New paper from Alberto Kornblihtt's group

Congratulations to Alberto Kornblihtt's group.
Their new paper has been recently published on-line in PNAS:



(Published: 04 Mar 2009)



• RNA Society president 2009

Professor Reinhard Lührmann, co-ordinator of EURASNET, has been appointed president of the RNA Society for 2009.

(Published: 06 Feb 2009)



• A new Web Focus on splicing at Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

A new web focus at Nature Structural and Molecular Biology hig

(Published: 30 Jan 2009)



• EURASNET poster

You can see a new poster advertising EURASNET here

(Published: 12 Dec 2008)



• New papers from Professor Baralle's lab

Marcucci, R., Romano, M., Feiguin, F., O'Connell, M., Baralle, F.E. Dissecting the splicing mechanism of the Drosophila editing enzyme; dADAR. 2009. Nucleic Acids Res. (in press)


(Published: 01 Dec 2008)



• EURASNET newsletter

EURASNET publishes a newsletter to highlight the work of the network.

(Published: 27 Nov 2008)



• The saga of exon skipping : interviews

The saga of exon skipping : interviews

Pioneers of exon skipping convened at the Congress Myology 2008 organised by the French Association for the Fight against Myopathies (AFM).

(Published: 20 Nov 2008)



• New papers from Daniel Schumperli group

Two new papers from Daniel Schumperli lab have been recently published:

(Published: 20 Nov 2008)



• Sharing Science Movie

To celebrate the first year of its status, the Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression in Dundee headed by Professor Angus Lamond hosted a mini-Symposium and a pre

(Published: 28 Oct 2008)



• The New RNA WikiProject

A new RNA WikiProject, containing over 600 new Wikipedia articles describing families of noncoding RNAs based on the Rfam database has been formed.

(Published: 28 Oct 2008)



• An article about Eurasnet and Chris Smith's work in Affymetrix Microarray Bulletin

Read an interview with Chris Smith on his work and EURASNET in Affymetrix Microarray Bulletin (PDF file).

(Published: 18 Sep 2008)



• Phosphorylated TDP-43 in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Hasegawa, M., Arai, T., Nonaka, T., Kametani, F., Yoshida, M., Hashizume, Y., Beach, T.G., Buratti, E., Baralle, F., Morita, M., Nakano, I., Oda, T., Tsuchiya, K., Akiyama, H. 2008.

(Published: 05 Sep 2008)



• Assistant Professors, the Department of Biology at the University of Kentucky, USA

As part of a bold move to expand research and education, the Department of Biology at the University of Kentucky is increasing the size of its faculty and graduate programs, particularly

(Published: 29 Aug 2008)



• UniSR-Open University PhD programme in Cellular and Molecular Biology

The San Raffaele University in Milan, Italy is now recruiting PhD students.

(Published: 31 Jul 2008)



• A triple antisense RNA approach to inhibit HIV-1 multiplication

The latest paper from Daniel Shuemperli lab on HIV-1 inhibition was published online in J Gene Med. The paper and PDF versions should come out next month.


(Published: 24 Jul 2008)



• New paper in JCB gets the cover!

Ellis,J.D., Lleres,D., Denegri,M., Lamond,A.I. and Cáceres,J.F. (2008) Spatial mapping of splicing factor complexes involved in exon and intron definition. J.Cell. Biol. Vol. 181, No.

(Published: 18 Jul 2008)



• Read three best press releases of the Media Writing Contest!

The Media Workshop - Public Understanding of Science (PUS) was organised during the first International EURASNET Meeting in Krakow.

(Published: 19 Jun 2008)



• Alternative splicing and disease

Kim E, Goren A, Ast G.

(Published: 02 May 2008)



• Post-doctoral position in mammalian pre-mRNA splicing

Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland

(Published: 28 Apr 2008)




First International EURASNET Conference on Alternative Splicing

EURASNET, the EU-funded Network of Excellence on Alternative Splicing, hosted a conference on the mechanisms, physiological importance and disease-associations of alternative splicing in Krakow.

(Published: 25 Apr 2008)




New paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA

Sanchez G, Bittencourt D, Laud K, Barbier J, Delattre O, Auboeuf D, Dutertre M.

(Published: 24 Apr 2008)




Doctoral Programme in RNA Biology

Doctoral Programme in RNA Biology

(Published: 24 Mar 2008)