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  • Apr
    5

    BTP Seminar Series: Daniel Arango, Northwestern University

    McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

    12:00 PM G21, Annenberg Hall

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    RNA modification control protein synthesis in position-specific manners

    With more than 150 ribonucleotide modifications in all classes of RNA, the epitranscriptome has become a crucial regulatory layer of gene expression regulation. Although the vast diversity of RNA modifications entails an immense regulatory potential, the physiological function of most RNA modifications remains unknown. The Arango lab works to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which post-transcriptional modifications of RNA regulate mRNA processing, stability, and translation and how this interplay affects cell fate decisions in homeostasis and disease. This seminar will focus on our recent findings that acetylation of cytidines in RNA regulates translation in a position-specific manner and the Arango’s lab ongoing studies to harness the epitranscriptome to control protein synthesis in transcript-specific manners for biotechnological and therapeutic applications.

    Dr. Daniel Arango is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University. His research program investigates how chemical modifications of RNA regulate protein synthesis and how this interplay affects cell fate decisions such as cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and cell death in cancer. Dr. Arango received a B.S. in Biology from Universidad de Antioquia – Colombia, obtained a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from The Ohio State University, and conducted postdoctoral training in RNA biology at the U.S. National Cancer Institute.

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    TIME Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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    CONTACT Will Chaussee    william.chaussee@northwestern.edu EMAIL

    CALENDAR McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

  • Sep
    8

    Welcome & Breakfast for New McCormick PhD Students

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    9:00 AM LR2 & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute

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    TIME Monday, September 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

    LOCATION LR2 & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute    map it

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

    CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  • Sep
    12

    New Undergraduate Fall 2025 Registration

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    TIME Friday, September 12, 2025

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    CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    15

    Welcome & Luncheon for New Full-time Graduate Students

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    11:00 AM Ryan Auditorium & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute

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    TIME Monday, September 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    LOCATION Ryan Auditorium & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute    map it

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

    CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  • Sep
    16

    Fall Classes Begin. Change of Registration (Drop/Add) Late registration for returning students begins

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    TIME Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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    CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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