TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social Toronto RNA Enthusiasts’ Day (TREnD): a student-led, trainee focused event, bringing RNA researchers together since 2016. Save the dates #TREnD2026 August 20-21!
https://trend-rna.ca/
https://event.fourwaves.com/trend26/pages
Trushar Patel, PhD, DSc, FRSC @trushar7.bsky.social Associate Dean & Canada Research Chair at the Univ. of Lethbridge, CEO-Quadrumix BioTech | FRSC | FRSB | Editor -European Biophysics J | Biophysics➡️Virology | trpatel.com |
Cazalla Lab @dcazalla.bsky.social RNA biology, gene expression and viruses
Research at Sinai Health @sinaihealth.bsky.social Official account for the Sinai Health research ecosystem in Toronto, comprising the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital and Science of Care Institute. https://www.sinaihealth.ca/
Anne Wheeler @awheel-lab.bsky.social neuroscientist at SickKids and University of Toronto | brain connectivity | neurodevelopment | neuroimaging
lab.research.sickkids.ca/wheeler/
Peter Campbell Clarke @meneton.bsky.social Theoretical Physics, RNA, Condensates, Evolutionary Biology, Machine Learning, and Ancient History.
Cambridge, UK
Seth Cheetham @sethcheetham.bsky.social mRNA drug discovery | Deputy-Director BASE mRNA Facility | Associate Professor at the University of Queensland.
Danny IncaRNAto @incarnatolab.bsky.social Associate Professor in Molecular Genetics | University of Groningen | Chief R&D Officer @ Serna Bio | #RNA structural ensembles & dynamics | https://www.incaRNAtolab.com | Views are my own
Jon Bell, PhD @jonn-e5.bsky.social Im a zebrafish person. Postdoc Associate, RNA biology is awesome, Yale School of Medicine.
Dave Shechner @shechnerlab.bsky.social The Shechner lab in UW Pharmacology. We study Noncoding RNAs and cellular architecture, and we build “democratized” RNA-focused chemical biology and genomics tools.
He/His/Him. Almost cartainly not D.B. Cooper
ShechnerLab.org
Christian Gallardo @gallardo-seq.bsky.social Long read sequencing of RNA viruses and their hosts | RNA structure-function | Genomics technology development | Genomics assay R&D | Scripps Research 🎓 | 🇦🇷 🇺🇸 | Senior Scientist at @TwistBioscience.com
Jonathan Watts @jwattsgroup.bsky.social Nucleic acid chemistry and RNA therapeutics at UMass Chan Medical School. 
Mathieu Quesnel-Vallières @rna-ken.bsky.social Cancer, immunotherapy & RNA splicing researcher
Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke
https://mqvlab.com
Vikram Paralkar @paralkarlab.bsky.social Physician-Scientist | University of Pennsylvania | Pol I, rRNA, Ribosomes, Chromatin, Transcription | Hematopoiesis and Leukemia | 🩸🔬🧪🧬
https://paralkarlab.med.upenn.edu
Uwe Ohler @uweohler.bsky.social Scientist and music nerd. All things machine learning and genomics for gene regulation.
Faculty at Max Delbruck Centrum and Humboldt University Berlin
@mdc-berlin.bsky.social
http://www.mdc-berlin.de/ohler
Baritone at www.byrdland.org 
Eric Van Nostrand Lab @ BCM @evannostrandlab.bsky.social Eric Van Nostrand Lab
Therapeutic Innovation Center & the BMP Department, Baylor College of Medicine
Uncovering how RNA binding proteins control RNA processing
Eric Strobel @estrobel.bsky.social Transcriptional acrobatics. Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo.
Maggie Rodgers @maggierodgers.bsky.social TT PI at NIH. Learning the RNA-protein tango 💃 Ribosome biogenesis + single-molecule biophysics 🔬all views are my own.
Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social Genomics, bioinformatics & non-coding RNA
PI of the #RegRNALab @unswrna.bsky.social @unswbabs.bsky.social
Board member @iscb.bsky.social
Visited #Antarctica in 2025 as part of #HBTransform
ARC Future Fellow
🇲🇽/🇭🇲 #Latina
Opinions == mine
Edward Wallace @ewjwallace.bsky.social Group leader, RNA and cellular adaptation in fungi. Carpentries data science instructor. Trying to make my corner of science a better place. Opinions my own.
https://ewallace.github.io
Michael Kearse @michaelkearse.bsky.social Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University; we study ribosomes & mRNA translation in human biology & disease; advocate for equity & diversity; www.kearselab.org
M-A Langlois @langlois-ma.bsky.social 🇨🇦Professor of Medicine at uOttawa| Molecular virologist | Studies host immune responses to respiratory viruses 🦠 and retroviruses | Involved in pandemic preparedness research 🔬 | High throughput serology and molecular diagnostics of pathogens 🧪
Denis LJ Lafontaine @lafontainelab.bsky.social RNA Biologist
Ribosome biogenesis dysfunction diseases
Structure-Function relationships in the Nucleolus
Biomolecular condensates
www.lafontainelab.com
Vladimir Reinharz @vreinharz.bsky.social Prof, RNA, Algorithms, Evolution
Julie @rna-julie.bsky.social RNA biologist who enjoys travelling, art galleries, food, listening to Bruce Springsteen, hiking and spending time with family. My group at Leeds dissect mechanisms of translational regulation, ribosomes and novel sites of translation.
@csmb-scbm.bsky.social @csmb-scbm.bsky.social 
@csmbtrainees.bsky.social @csmbtrainees.bsky.social CSMB-SCBM Trainee Committee | Promoting the diverse work of trainees in the molecular biosciences across Canada and creating a Canadian trainee community
Sarah Svensson @campy-bara.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de Formerly at the Shanghai Institute Formerly known as Pasteur. Vibrio, Campy, Helicobacter, sRNAs 🇨🇦
Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca A trusted voice at the intersection of research, society and public policy, convening expertise and assessing knowledge to advance evidence-informed decision-making in Canada and internationally
📬 https://bit.ly/cca-advance
💻 https://www.cca-reports.ca
Michaela Müller-McNicoll @mixmue.bsky.social RNAholic, Scientist, interested in architectural roles, packaging and binding codes
#RNA, #splicing, #condensates
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) @ircm.bsky.social Lieu de haut savoir scientifique, l’IRCM est un institut de recherche biomédicale de réputation internationale situé en plein cœur du milieu universitaire montréalais.
@umontreal.ca @umontreal.ca Montréalaise par ses racines, internationale par vocation, l'UdeM compte parmi les grandes universités de recherche dans le monde. #umontreal
umontreal.ca
@saganlab.bsky.social @saganlab.bsky.social Research lab of Prof. Selena Sagan @UBC. We try to understand how viruses like HepC, Dengue, and Zika work, and how we might stop them.
Jeff Coller @jmcoller.bsky.social RNA Biologist - Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of mRNA Biology and Therapeutics. Director of the Hopkins RNA Innovation Center. Cofounder - Tevard Biosciences. Cofounder - Alliance for mRNA Medicines. Cofounder - Foundation for mRNA Medicines.
Xuan Ye @xuany.bsky.social Postdoc at UConn. RNA | RBP | 2OMe ~~~
Le Neuro (Institut-Hôpital neurologique de Montréal) @theneuro.bsky.social Compte officiel du Neuro (Institut-Hôpital neurologique de Montréal)
Official account of The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital)
Sebastian Kadener @skadener.bsky.social Drosophilist, circRNA enthusiast, and lover of all things circadian (not necessarily in that order). This is a personal account.
https://www.brandeis.edu/biology/faculty/kadener-sebastian.html
Josh Mendell @mendell-lab.bsky.social Scientist in Dept of Mol Bio, UTSW/HHMI, studying post-transcriptional regulation & noncoding RNAs. Opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/mendell-lab
https://www.hhmi.org/scientists/joshua-t-mendell
Joan Steitz Lab @steitzlab.bsky.social We study RNA Biology using a variety of approaches.
medicine.yale.edu/lab/steitz/
PacBio @pacbio.bsky.social Our mission is to enable the promise of genomics to better human health by creating the world’s most advanced sequencing technologies. 
Elena Rivas @rivaselenarivas.bsky.social computational biologist. algorithms for genomics. worried about sustainability: from personal 2 country 2 planet. 🧪🧬| http://rivaslab.org
Rodrigo Reis @rodrigoreislab.com A/Professor at UniBern.bsky.social working on posttranscriptional regulation in plant adaptation.
RNA structure; Thermomorphogenesis
www.rodrigoreislab.com 🇧🇷🇦🇺🇦🇷🇨🇭🇮🇳🇨🇳🇪🇨🇮🇷
Jingmin @jingminhua.bsky.social PhD student in University of Bern
RNA biology
Canadian Science Policy Centre @sciencepolicy.ca www.sciencepolicy.ca | An inclusive hub for convening, connecting, capacity building & catalyzing research in support of an effective science & innovation policy community in Canada
Javier F Caceres @javierfcaceres.bsky.social Gene expression and RNA biology at MRC Human Genetics Unit at the University of Edinburgh. Senior editor of the RNA Journal
Mehdi Jafarnejad @rnanomad.bsky.social mRNA translation & RNA biology.... Principal Investigator @QubPGJCCR.
https://jafarnejad-lab.com
Noora Kotaja @nkotaja.bsky.social Researcher interested in male germ cells, fertility, epigenetics and RNA
Torben Heick Jensen @heick.bsky.social RNA decay, RNA sorting, gene expression
Alex Palazzo @ribonucleicacids.bsky.social Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Toronto. Studies mRNA processing, mRNA nuclear export, mRNA translation, genomic evolution, junk DNA, junk RNA.
https://www.palazzolab.com/
Dmitry Kretov @dmitry-kretov.bsky.social Group Leader @Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval #NewPI
RNA-binding proteins and microRNAs in development and beyond.
Marek Zorawski @zorawskimd.bsky.social MD-PhD candidate @ Duke | Chemical tools, RNA biology, and GI/GU oncology | Pomona College and Fulbright Poland alum. Views my own. He/him/his.
Ben Martin @benjaminmartin.bsky.social Assistant Prof at McGill, Oncology & Biochem departments, Lady Davis Institute | chromatin/txn | previous member @adelmanlab, LeAnn Howe labs | he/him | Fragile Nucleosome co-organizer | FHC MNT alumn 🏑🇨🇦🦌 | https://www.martinlab.ca/
Cassandra Hayne @cassandrahayne.bsky.social RNA Biochemist, leads the Hayne Lab at UChicago. https://haynelab.com/
R00 NIH/NIGMS MOSAIC scholar
Views are my own
(she/her)
Richard Marcotte @richardmarcotte.bsky.social Scientist NRC, Prof. Associe, Universite de Montreal et
Affiliate member Goodman Cancer Institute McGill University. Functional genomic in cancer and immune cells, Cell engineering, gene editing, CRISPR/Cas. Views are my own
@mmckeague.bsky.social @mmckeague.bsky.social CRC Tier 2 and Assistant professor in Pharmacology & Chemistry @McGill. She/her.
Laura Hulea @laurahulea.bsky.social Cancer researcher, interested in metabolism and mRNA translation. Associate professor @University of Montreal.
Juliet French @julietfrench.bsky.social Researcher @ QIMR Berghofer, Brisbane. Marvelled by the exquisite complexity of the human genome. Ethusiastic about lncRNAs, enhancers, chromatin folding, genome regulation and cancer research. Aussie. 🇦🇺🦘🤓
Matthias Soller @matthiassoller.bsky.social Professor of RNA Biology FBMH University of Manchester
Molecular geneticist interested in RNA regulation in the brain using mighty Drosophila fruit flies
Epitranscriptomics Phylogenomics Neuro-connectomics ELAV Dscam Sex-peptide Synapse
www.sollerlab.org
Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social Biochemist at the University of Bonn, interested in the molecular regulation and function of DNA and RNA structures such as G-quadruplexes and how they impact cell function and consequently human health
David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social 🥖😬👨🎨 (France) - 🍯🍷🌧️ (Dijon) - 🧬🔬🧪 (CNRS)
Chemical biology/genetics. Occasional fiction writer in the grant-proposal genre.
Trying to understand why and how DNA and RNA fold into ωєιя∂ℓу ѕнαρє∂ structures.
https://sites.google.com/site/monchaudchembiolab/
Höfer Lab @hoeferlab.bsky.social The Höfer lab studies the epitranscriptomic mechanisms of gene regulation based on NAD-capped RNAs in bacteria and bacteriophages. We are located at Marburg University and a member of SYNMIKRO.
Serge McGraw @sergemcgraw.bsky.social Associate prof @UMontreal. Quebec Canada. Developmental Biologist & Epigeneticist. Mouse Embryos | Embryonic & Pluripotent Stem Cells | Cortical Organoids | Omics | NeuroDev | #DoHAD #TBRS #FASD Research.
Josée Leclerc @josleclerc.bsky.social Professionnelle des communications - esprit collaborateur - Maitrise en linguistique appliquée - B.A. en communication – trilingue.
Martin Simard @martinjsimard.bsky.social 
Dev Majumdar @devdoot.bsky.social Immunology & RNA Biology at the University of Vermont. Troubleshooting biology is my happy place. http://biolab.dev // It's all fun and games and "Reg, transporting really is the safest way to travel" until somebody gets bitten by quasi-energy microbes.
Sophie Mockly @smockly.bsky.social ncRNA enthusiast | PostDoc - Sauvageau lab @IRCM Montreal | Former PhD Student - Seitz lab @IGH Montpellier
Hana Antonicka @hantonicka.bsky.social Senior researcher in the Department of Human Genetics at McGill University in Montreal. Interested in mitochondrial biology.
Julie Carnesecchi @jcarnesecchi.bsky.social Digging in RNA & TF interplay - Exploring TF-RNA networks in cell fate - Fly pusher + CNRS Researcher + Mentorfirst
https://www.igmm.cnrs.fr/en/team/integrative-rna-networks-in-development/ 
Toronto RNA @torontorna.bsky.social A student-led scientific forum for RNA researchers in Toronto, and beyond!
Our website: https://torontornaclub.com
Associated with: @rnacanada.bsky.social
Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪 @zeinabrekad.bsky.social Crazy scientist exploring RNA & RBPs in cancer: from cell edges to the chromatin. Microscopy lover, proteomics newbie. Likes computer sciences, physics, astronomy & photography. Proud co-editor and illustrator of the STEMDORADO science magazine.
Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social Associate Professor @YaleNeuro • co-Director of Graduate Studies @Yale_INP • @YaleRNA • RNA Neurobiology • Neurodegenerative disease • Immigrant • 🐶 dad • Alum @WhiteheadInst @HopkinsNeuro @PKU1898 🏳️🌈
Jacki Heraud-Farlow @jackiheraudfarlow.bsky.social RNA biologist working at Hudson Institute in Melbourne. Interested in intersection of RNA modifications (A-to-I editing), dsRNA structure and RBPs with innate immunity and autoinflammatory disease. She/her.
Katie Berry @katieberry.bsky.social Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Mount Holyoke College
Loves RNA, bacteria, gene regulation, molecular genetics, mentoring undergraduates, inclusive pedagogy, outdoor adventures, photography, sports, and being a mom!
tinyurl.com/berrylab
Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social Center at Yale University that supports cutting-edge research in RNA biology and medicine by fostering cross-disciplinary collaborations
Christine Mordstein @cmordstein.bsky.social Head of Biofoundry & RNA by Design Leader @ Centillion | xRNA Therapeutics | Views my own | #RNAsky #RNAtx #RNArocks
Julius Brennecke @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social fascinated by transposable elements, genetic conflicts, small RNAs, Drosophila, and funky germline biology
running a lab at IMBA, Vienna BioCenter
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/imba/research/julius-brennecke
Karla Neugebauer @karlaneugebauer.bsky.social RNA biologist, climate activist, and forest person. Director of Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine.
🎥 https://boxd.it/1Ek8z
Ilan davis @ilandavis.bsky.social He/him. Ilandavis.com 🧪
Professor Spatial Biomedicine, Uni Glasgow
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilan_Davis
Drosophila. RNA. Neuroscience. Advanced microscopy. Spatial biology technology development. Rockclimbing.
Astrid Haase @astridhaase.bsky.social (Small) RNA enthusiast at NIH, proud Mom to a wonderful daughter, 🇺🇸🇦🇹
Haissi Cui @haissi-cui.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Biological Chemistry at the University of Toronto. Former postdoc at Scripps Research. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases make me happy.
Eugene Valkov @eugenevalkov.bsky.social mRNA regulation & decay | biochemistry | structural biology | molecular biology | cancer
All views are personal.
Google Scholar: tinyurl.com/EuValScholar
ORCID: 0000-0002-3721-1739
Chris Lapointe @lapointelab.bsky.social RNA biochemistry | Translational control | Single-molecule approaches | Dogs | Cycling. Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
Laura White @laurakwhite.bsky.social Colorado RNA biologist & tRNA enthusiast exploring the wild frontiers of nanopore direct RNA sequencing at the intrepid venn diagram of northern blots & machine learning.
Suja Jagannathan @rnabiologist.bsky.social Assistant Prof (#newPI) CUAnschutz / rnabioco | DukeU & fredhutch alum | #FSHD and #RNAdecay researcher | ♡ everything #RNA | she/her/hers
Stephen Floor @snf.bsky.social Dad, partner, scientist, music lover. I am passionate about developing RNA technologies to impact human health.
Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com NYT columnist. Signal: carlzimmer.51
Newsletter: https://buttondown.com/carlzimmer/
Web: http://carlzimmer.com
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Hani Goodarzi @genophoria.bsky.social Core Investigator @ Arc Institute | Associate Professor @ UCSF | {Computational, Systems, Cancer, RNA} biologist | Co-founder @exaibio @vevo_ai
Bede Portz @ysptsps.bsky.social Biotech. Interests: oncology, transcription, RNA, small molecule drug discovery, RNA therapeutics, protein aggregation, phase transitions
Matthew Taliaferro @jmtali.bsky.social RNA biologist at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus http://www.taliaferrolab.com
Jon Henninger @jhenninger.bsky.social Assistant Professor | Carnegie Mellon University | RNA-directed control of transcription and cell fate | Biomolecular condensates
https://labs.bio.cmu.edu/henninger/
Haley Lab @labohaley.bsky.social We develop and apply advanced genetic manipulation technologies to make sense of biological complexity. Formerly @Genentech now @umontreal.ca. More about our lab and research here: labohaley.com
Ryan Flynn @raflynn5.bsky.social RNA, Glycans, Space, Renewable Energy, and all technologies making lives more interesting.
PI at Boston Children’s Hospital SCP
Associate Professor at Harvard SCRB
Peter Andersen @germline.bsky.social Germline genome regulation & genetic conflicts
piRNAs | paralogs | epigenetics | transposons | flies
Group leader, Aarhus University, Denmark (https://mbg.au.dk/pan)
YOLO but germ cells are immortal and I wanna know how they do that.
Zid Lab @zidlab.bsky.social UC San Diego Biochemistry studying RNA localization and mitochondria
Gal Haimovich ☣ 🧪🔬🎗 @grnfluoresceblg.bsky.social Staff scientist, Gerst lab, Weizmann Inst.
Husband, father
Topics: Science, Molec/Cell Biology, RNA, microscopy, Tunneling Nanotubes, Sci fi.
Life in Israel (Hebrew)
Blogs: https://greenfluorescentblog.wordpress.com
https://flyingsaucermovies.wordpress.com
Xuebing Wu @xuebingwu.bsky.social Assistant Professor @Columbia University | Ribosome, translation, RNA, CRISPR, genomics | alum @MIT @WhiteheadInst @Tsinghua_Uni | #hiringNow
xuebingwu.github.io
Lori Passmore @lapassmore.bsky.social Molecular biologist. Group leader at MRC LMB Cambridge UK. Fellow at Clare Hall college. #CryoEM #RNAbiology #DNArepair
Views/opinions are my own.
https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/group-leaders/n-to-s/lori-passmore/
Sylvia Erhardt @erhardtlab.bsky.social Centromeres, Repetitive RNAs, Epigenetic inheritance and everything chromatin-related. Professor @ kit.edu/. Love my girls and running hills. She/Her. Personal account (views are mine).