The transcript is essential for the genome to convey its information to the world. The RNAs produced by transcription can have an enormous array of potential functions. Some RNAs encode messages that will be translated into proteins. Other RNAs become processed into small fragments that are essential for cellular regulation. Yet others may possess catalytic activity and form core components of cellular machines such as the ribosome and spliceosome. Understanding RNA biochemistry, the many roles of RNA in the cell, and how RNA transcripts can be modified and subject to regulation is essential for understanding life itself. IPIB students interested in gene expression and RNA biology have a variety of laboratories to choose from that investigate everything from the three-dimensional structures of RNAs to the biochemistry of RNA machines to the roles of RNA in animal development.
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Richard M. Amasino Carlos O. Miller Professor of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor (608) 265-2170 · amasino@biochem.wisc.edu |
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Aseem Z. Ansari Professor (also with The Genome Center) (608) 265-4690 · ansari@biochem.wisc.edu |
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David Brow Professor (608) 262-1475 · dabrow@wisc.edu |
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Samuel E. Butcher Professor (608) 263-3890 · sebutcher@wisc.edu |
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Elizabeth A. Craig Elizabeth Cavert Miller Professor Steenbock Professor of Microbial Science (608) 263-7105 · ecraig@wisc.edu |
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John M. Denu Professor (608) 316-4341 · jmdenu@wisc.edu |
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Heidi Dvinge Assistant Professor (608) 265-1859 · dvinge@wisc.edu |
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Catherine Fox Professor (608) 262-9370 · cfox@wisc.edu |
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Paul D. Friesen Professor (also Institute for Molecular Virology) (608) 262-7774 · pfriesen@wisc.edu |
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Melissa Harrison Associate Professor (608) 262-2382 · mharrison3@wisc.edu |
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Aaron Hoskins Associate Professor (608) 890-3101 · ahoskins@wisc.edu |
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Christina Hull Professor (608) 265-5441 · cmhull@wisc.edu |
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Patricia Kiley Professor Chair Department of Biomolecular Chemistry (608) 262-6632 · pjkiley@wisc.edu |
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Judith Kimble Vilas Professor Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator (608) 262-6188 · jekimble@wisc.edu |
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Robert Landick Professor (608) 265-8475 · landick@biochem.wisc.edu |
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Peter Lewis Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry, Epigenetics (608) 316-4388 · peter.lewis@wid.wisc.edu |
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James M. Ntambi Katherine Berns Von Donk Steenbock Professor (also Nutritional Sciences) (608) 265-3700 · ntambi@biochem.wisc.edu |
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J. Wesley Pike Professor (608) 262-8229 · pike@biochem.wisc.edu |
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M. Thomas Record, Jr. Steenbock Professor in Chemical Sciences (608) 262-5332 · mtrecord@wisc.edu |
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Michael Sheets Professor (608) 262-9452 · mdsheets@wisc.edu |
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Ophelia Venturelli Assistant Professor (608) 263-7017 · venturelli@wisc.edu |
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Marvin P. Wickens Max Perutz Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (608) 262-8007 · wickens@biochem.wisc.edu |