Our First Research Article is Out!
August 6, 2026
Our lab’s first paper, “PUS7 mRNA pseudouridylation is driven by RNA sequence, structure, and cell-type-specific features,” led by graduate student Becca Rodell, has been published in Cell Genomics! Congratulations to Becca and all the authors!
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Lab Summer Party 2026
August 1, 2026
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Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation Conference
July 24, 2026
Nicole and Matias recently attended the Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation Gordon Research Conference at the University of Southern Maine, where they both presented posters. They are pictured here catching up with colleagues.
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Congratulations to Kailey on Passing Her Qualifying Exam!
May 21, 2026
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Kailey Awarded Neuroimaging Grant
April 28, 2026
Kailey has been awarded an NPIL Neuroimaging Pilot Grant to support her project. Congratulations, Kailey!
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Wendy Receives Poster Prize
April 16, 2026
Wendy won a poster prize at Stanford's Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) Spring Research Symposium for her poster titled "Pseudouridines and PUS7 are regulated during neurodevelopment." Congratulations, Wendy!
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Nicole Presented at Two RNA Conferences This Month
March 30, 2026
Nicole was an invited speaker at two RNA conferences this month - the Keystone RNA Modifications symposium in Colorado and the Upstate New York RNA Symposium in Albany - where she presented talks titled "Regulatory Features Driving Pseudouridine Synthase Activity."
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Labsgiving 2025
November 15, 2025
We kept our annual tradition alive with yet another wonderful Labsgiving potluck at Nicole's home. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Epitranscriptome Workshop
October 31, 2025
Nicole and Wendy recently attended The Epitranscriptome meeting at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, where Wendy presented a talk entitled "Pseudouridines and PUS7 are regulated during neurodevelopment." Congratulations to Wendy for her outstanding talk!
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NedMart 2025
August 14, 2025
We had our third annual joint retreat with the Niederer Lab from the University of Michigan this summer. We enjoyed exploring the outdoors and bonding over our shared love for RNA!
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Summer Happy Hour
July 11, 2025
Our lab recently hosted the CSB departmental Happy Hour, where we celebrated summer with a variety of snacks and cold drinks. Thank you to everyone who joined!
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RNA Society Annual Meeting
June 5, 2025
Nicole and Becca recently attended the 30th annual RNA Society Meeting in San Diego. Nicole chaired a session focused on RNA modifications, while Becca presented a talk titled "Investigating the Sequence, Structure, and Cell-Type Specificity of PUS7-Mediated Pseudouridylation with Nanopore Sequencing" to an audience of over 1,000 attendees. Congratulations to Becca on her successful talk!
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Martinez Lab Welcomes Two Rotating Students
April 1, 2025
Zoya Gauhar and Kailey Worner, first-year graduate students in Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Biology respectively, have started their rotations in our lab!
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Congratulations to Ronit on winning a poster prize!
December 17, 2024
Ronit was awarded a poster prize at the Bay Area RNA Club meeting in San Francisco for his poster titled "Investigating PUS7 Function Using Long-Read Nanopore Sequencing Approaches to Pseudouridine Detection." His research focused on the role of pseudouridine synthase PUS7 in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Congratulations, Ronit!
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Labsgiving 2024
November 9, 2024
Our yearly Labsgiving celebration was filled with friendship, delicious food, and fun times!
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The Complex Life of RNA Symposium
October 18, 2024
Nico and Ronit presented research at The Complex Life of RNA Symposium, hosted by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany.
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Fall Happy Hour
September 27, 2024
Our lab hosted the CSB departmental Happy Hour on Friday, September 27. The fall-themed spread, featuring chocolate tasting and mulled wine, was a hit with everyone!
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The Lab Welcomes Two New Rotation Students
September 23, 2024
Laney Flanagan and Olga Merino-Chavez, two first-year CSB graduate students, have started their three month rotations in our lab!
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Lab Summer Party
September 14, 2024
We enjoyed paella at our lab’s yearly summer party!
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DevBIo and CSB Retreats
September 13, 2024
Our lab participated in back-to-back retreats in Monterey hosted by the Developmental Biology and Chemical and Systems Biology departments. Congratulations to Janie Kim for winning the Mansour Prize for Best Poster!
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