Andrew Fire was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In 2006, Andrew Fire of Stanford Univeristy School of Medicine was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology…
The genome of the 1918 H1N1 pandemic influenza virus was sequenced
On Oct. 7, 2005, Jeffery Taubenberger, AH Reid, AE Krafft, Karen Bijwaard and Thomas Fanning published a report…
Stanford researchers became the first to use RNAi to switch off genes in mice
In 2002, Stanford researchers became the first to use RNAi to switch off genes in mice.
Stanford researchers solved the structure of the RNA polymerase protein
In 2000, Stanford researchers solved the structure of the RNA polymerase protein, a pivotal molecule that copies genes…
Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals announced IPO
On Apr. 12, 1996, Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals announced an initial public offering of 2,000,000 shares of its Common Stock…
Co-discovery of microRNAs
In 1993, Harvard Medical School Genetics researcher Gary Ruvkun co-discovered small regulatory RNAs (microRNAs), which led to RNA…
Thomas R Cech was awarded Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
In 1989, Thomas Cech from the University of Colorado in Boulder was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize for…
Montreal-born Sidney Altman awarded share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for their discovery of catalytic properties of RNA”
In 1989, Montreal-born Sidney Altman won a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for their discovery of…
Serpata Therapeutics was founded, originally as AVI BioPharma
In 1980, Sarepta Therapeutics was founded originally as AVI BioPharma. Today, Sarepta is on an urgent mission: engineer…
The first human RNA virus (HTLV-I) was discovered by NCI’s Dr Robert C Gallo
In 1979, the first human RNA virus (HTLV-I) was discovered by the National Cancer Institute’s Dr. Robert C….
Joan Steitz discovered snRNPs
In 1979, Joan Steitz discvoered snRNPs, RNAï¾–protein complexes in the cellï¾’s nucleus that perform a crucial step in…
Stanford Medicine researchers discovered RNA priming of DNA synthesis
In 1971, Stanford Medicine researchers discovered RNA priming of DNA synthesis.
Carl Woese, an American microbiologist, suggested that RNA was the earliest source of genetic information
In 1967, Carl Woese, an American microbiologist, suggested that RNA was the earliest source of genetic information.
Hildegard Lamfrom was among the first to provide evidence of a messenger RNA, as well as evidence for the existence of polyribosomes
In 1958, Hildegard Lamfrom worked at Caltech, doing research in molecular biology. She was among the first to…