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Megumi Shigematsu Receives Both JSBBA Young Scientists and Young Women Scientists Awards
Congratulations to Megumi Shigematsu for receiving both the JSBBA (Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry) Award for Young Scientists… A hormone-dependent tRNA half drives cell cycle progression by destabilizing p21 mRNA
When cells receive growth cues, they must carefully balance pro-proliferative signals with “brakes” that prevent uncontrolled division. In hormone-dependent cancers,…
New ALS Biomarkers Discovered for Prognosis and Diagnosis
In our paper “Re-Analyses of Samples From Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients and Controls Identify Many Novel Small RNAs With Diagnostic…
Phillipe Loher receives President’s Award for Trailblazing in AI and Machine Learning
Update from University President Dr. Aldridge on Thomas Jefferson University Weekly Update (5/16/24): “Congratulations to Phillipe Loher, Director of Machine…
MINRbase: database for ribosomal RNA-derived fragments (rRFs)
The Mitochondrial and Nuclear rRNA fragment database (MINRbase), is a database facilitating the study of ribosomal RNA-derived fragments (rRFs). The… 5′-tRNA Half Molecules Providing Insights on TLR7 Activation
Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) is a vital component of the innate immune system, which also identifies single-stranded RNAs (ssRNAs) as…
Newly-identified molecules derived from ribosomal RNA that can potentially combat tuberculosis infection
Despite being both treatable and curable, tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases.… Jefferson’s Nexus highlights the CMC’s findings on Y RNA fragments (yRFs) in the platelets of healthy individuals and COVID patients
An article published in this month’s Nexus discusses the CMC team’s recent discovery that Y RNA fragments (“yRFs”) are the…
CMC’s Machine learning team top ranked in “DREAM Single Cell Transcriptomics Challenge”
Machine learning team from Jefferson’s Computational Medicine Center (CMC) reaches top ranks among over 50 teams in latest “DREAM Single…