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We’re thrilled to share that two outstanding Ram Lab alumni have received prestigious awards for their groundbreaking research:
Dr. Adriana Forero of Ohio State University was awarded the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Award, Dr. Nandan Gokhale of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital earned the ICIS-Regeneron New Investigator Award from the International Cytokine & Interferon Society. 🌟 We are incredibly proud of Adriana and Nandan for their achievements and contributions to science. Wishing them continued success and discovery in their exciting journeys ahead! The RNA Society is excited to announce that Dr. Nandan Gokhale has been selected to receive the 2025 Eclipse Award for Innovation in High Throughput Biology for a Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Gokhale is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Ram Savan at the University of Washington, in Seattle, USA, where he is employing high throughput methods to study the role of RNA in innate immune signaling complexes. Beyond his lab activities, Dr. Gokhale has made important contributions to teaching and mentoring, and serves as an independent peer reviewer for a number of scientific journals. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Gokhale on this well-deserved recognition of his exceptional contributions to RNA research.
Source - The RNA Society Dr. Nandan Gokhale’s work from our lab highlights the importance of cellular RNA in enhancing MAVS signalosome function, which is crucial for antiviral signaling initiated by RLRs. They reveal that MAVS interacts with RNA through a disordered domain, enhancing its ability to activate transcription of IFNs. They uncover a new layer of regulation to MAVS signaling.
This manuscript is published in Science: https://www.science.org/stoken/author-tokens/ST-2323/full Additionally, Drs. Sonja Best and Adam Hage wrote a beautiful perspective on this work: https://buff.ly/4fxVMcx UW Medicine news article on this manuscript can be found at https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/study-shows-role-of-cells-own-rna-in-antiviral-defense Congratulations to Rachel Van Gelder, a recently minted PhD from the Ram lab! Rachel’s articlein EMBO Reports shows how IL-2 & IL-12 work together to enhance IFNγ production in NK cells. IL-2 splices IFNG mRNA introns, increasing protein levels via NF-κB signaling. She uncovers a novel role for cytokine-induced splicing in immunity!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to congratulate Dr. Rachel Van Gelder, Immunology graduate student in the Ram lab, for the successful defense of her dissertation entitled “Interleukin-2 mediated NF-kB-dependent mRNA splicing induces interferon gamma protein production.”
Rachel’s defense took place on August 8, 2024 at 11:00 am in Orin Smith Auditorium in Seattle, Washington Congratulations, Rachel!! Source: https://www.immunology.washington.edu/2024/08/08/congratulations-dr-rachel-van-gelder/
Congratulations Nandan Gokhale! |
