Distinguished Scientists Seminar to focus on MicroRNAs and microproteins

Ryan L. Boudreau, Ph.D.

The next Distinguished Scientists Seminar will feature Ryan L. Boudreau, Ph.D., an associate professor of internal medicine, division of cardiovascular medicine, at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. 

Boudreau’s seminar, “MicroRNAs and microproteins in health and disease,” is set for Thursday, Nov. 9, at 4 p.m. in the first-floor auditorium of the Medical Sciences Building. Students and faculty are invited to attend the lecture, hosted by Glen Borchert, Ph.D., and the Department of Pharmacology.

Boudreau’s laboratory studies post-transcriptional responses in diseased and developing heart and brain using viral vectors, mouse models, human tissues, and cell culture systems. Another major aspect of his research involves determining how human genetic variations contribute to disease by altering post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms.

The Distinguished Scientists Seminar (DSS) program comprises invited talks by leading scientists from outside institutions. Speakers are selected to complement the Graduate Training Program in the Whiddon College of Medicine and cover a wide range of leading-edge biomedical research.  

Learn more about the DSS program and view the full schedule of seminars.