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Rachel O. Niederer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her research focuses on the translational control of gene expression and the role of RNA-binding protein complexes in this process. She has developed high-throughput methods to assay translation initiation and has investigated rRNA modifications and their effect on translation fidelity. Rachel's academic journey included earning her PhD from Johns Hopkins University and conducting postdoctoral research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is passionate about exploring the regulatory mechanisms of mRNA that guide protein production in both normal and disease states. Rachel has published several significant papers on RNA and translation and is a member of the Rogel Cancer Center. Her contributions aim to uncover the complexities of RNA regulatory logic.
Admission for Biological Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Human Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Cancer Biology, and Neuroscience is primary handled through the PIBS (Program in Biomedical Sciences) gateway.