Dr. Giulia Biancon, a research scientist in Dr. Stephanie Halene’s lab, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Eclipse Award for Innovation in High Throughput Biology by the RNA Society and EclipseBio. The award is given to members of the RNA Society that have demonstrated innovation in the field of high throughput RNA biology, and enabled new insight into the biology of RNA processing and/or RNA-protein interactions.
Dr. Biancon began her research career at the University of Milan in the lab of Dr. Paolo Corradini. Then, in her post-doctoral work in the Halene Lab, she used enhanced crosslinking and immunoprecipitation (eCLIP) to study the binding patterns of an RNA splicing factor (U2AF1) identified in a number of blood cancers. Describing her work in a former interview, she stated “we employ high-throughput methodologies to dissect the pathogenic RNA mechanisms underpinning splicing factor mutations in myeloid malignancies. Our findings underscore the profound impact of U2AF1 mutations on RNA binding dynamics, precipitating extensive alterations in the cellular transcriptome and subcellular compartmentalization” (Biancon G. et al. Mol Cell. 2022).
Along with her research, Dr. Biancon is well known for her role as Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine Coordinator. Congratulations to Dr. Giulia Biancon!
By: Shravani Balaji