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Photo Highlights of “RNA: From Biology to Drug Discovery,” held at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute Jan. 17-18, 2023

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Institute Scientific Director Patrick Griffin, Ph.D., signs in on day 1 of the symposium. In…
Colleagues reconnect at RNA symposium
Colleagues reconnect at “RNA: From Biology to Drug Discovery. ” Roy Parker, Ph.D. of the…
UF Health President David Nelson, with Amanda Munroe and Jonathan Licht
UF Health President David Nelson, M.D., catches up with Amanda Munroe, director of strategic initiatives…
Speakers chat before the day's presentations at RNA symposium
Speakers chat before the day’s presentations at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute.
Anna Marie Pyle of Yale University at RNA symposium Jan. 17, 2023
Anna Marie Pyle, Ph.D., of Yale University, describes the unique RNA of pathogenic fungi that…
Dr. Herbert Wertheim and Professor Matthew Disney at RNA symposium Jan. 17, 2023
Institute benefactor Dr. Herbert Wertheim provided opening remarks with organizer Professor Matthew Disney at the…
Howard Y. Chang M.D., Ph.D. of Stanford University presents at the RNA symposium
Howard Y. Chang M.D., Ph.D. of Stanford University presents work blending traditional biochemistry techniques with…
Herschlag RNA 2023
Professor Daniel Herschlag, Ph.D., of Stanford University, discusses RNA decay in various contexts at the…
Ranjan Perera RNA 2023
Ranjan Perera, Ph.D. of Johns Hopkins describes evidence that dysregulation of non-coding RNA causes many…
Caterers at RNA symposium
Lunchtime was poster session time during “RNA: From Biology to Drug Discovery.”
Wertheim with Tracy Kerwin and scientists
Benefactor of the institute, Dr. Herbert Wertheim, enjoys lunch on the patio with scientists and…
Poster Session Day 1 RNA 2023
Poster presenters discussed their work on day 1 of RNA: From Biology to Drug Discovery…
Lunchtime at RNA: From Biology to Drug Discovery featured poster presentations.
Lunchtime at RNA: From Biology to Drug Discovery featured poster presentations.
Students and scientists chat during lunch at the symposium.
Students and scientists chat during lunch at the symposium.
Elise Brunk from Karbstein lab at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute
Elise Brunk from Karbstein lab at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute describes the effects of…
Eric Wang, Ph.D. of the UF Center for NeuroGenomics, presents at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute
Eric Wang, Ph.D. of the UF Center for NeuroGenomics, presents his research on the impact…
Students take a break during the symposium.
Graduate students take a break during the symposium, “RNA: From Biology to Drug Discovery.”
Susan Ackerman, Ph.D. of HHMI and UC San Diego, at the RNA symposium on Jan. 17, 2023.
Susan Ackerman, Ph.D., of HHMI and UC San Diego, describes her work on tRNAs as…
Antonio Barrientos, Ph.D.
Antonio Barrientos, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology & Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of…
Dr. Herbert Wertheim and Professor Tina Izard, Ph.D.
Dr. Herbert Wertheim and Professor Tina Izard, Ph.D., discuss microscope advances during the closing reception…
Patrick Cramer, Ph.D., president-elect of Germany's Max Planck Society speaking at "RNA: From Biology to Drug Discovery" on Jan. 18, 2023.
Patrick Cramer, Ph.D., president-elect of Germany’s Max Planck Society speaking at “RNA: From Biology to…
Jeannie T Lee is The Philip A. Sharp, PhD, Endowed Chair in Molecular Biology, Professor of Genetics (and Pathology) at Harvard Medical School, and Vice Chair of the Department of Molecular Biology at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Jeannie T Lee, Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School and HHMI presents an eye-opening look at…
Professor Katrin Karbstein, Ph.D.
Professor Katrin Karbstein, Ph.D. presents her work on ribosomal quality control during and after assembly…
Graduate student Jessica Bush presents her poster on an RNA-binding compound that targets a cause of ALS and FTD.
Graduate student Jessica Bush presents her poster on an RNA-binding compound that targets a cause…
Ryan Hildebrandt, Ph.D.
Ryan Hildebrandt, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher with associate professor Eric T. Wang, Ph.D., at the…
Ebba Blomqvist, a researcher in Karbstein lab at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute.
Ebba Blomqvist, a researcher in Karbstein lab at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute, describes her…
Dr. Herbert Wertheim presents poster awards.
Dr. Herbert Wertheim presents poster awards to Jessica Bush, Ryan Hildebrandt, Ph.D. and Ebba Blomqvist.
Assoc. professor Matthew Pipkin, Ph.D.
Assoc. professor Matthew Pipkin, Ph.D., of The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute, presents his work on…

Photos by Stacey S. DeLoye and Joseph Nicholson.