Research Interests
Research in the Meyer laboratory focuses on RNA and epitranscriptomic regulatory mechanisms that control gene expression and cellular function. We have a particular interest in understanding how RNA methylation (m6A) controls RNA processing and RNA function in diverse cell types as well as in the nervous system. Our laboratory also develops novel methods for interrogating m6A and for better understanding RNA:protein interactions in cells.
Selected Grants
Neurobiology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029A High-Throughput Screening Platform to Discover RNA Methylation Inhibitors
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2023 - 2026Oxidative stress mechanisms regulating gamma-globin gene transcription in sickle cell disease
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2026Mechanisms of RNA localization and translational regulation on the endoplasmic reticulum
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2021 - 2026Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026The Role of RBC Reactive Oxygen Species in Regulating Thrombotic Events During Aging
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026Decoding RNA-Protein Interactions in Trypanosoma Telomerase
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Charlotte · 2022 - 2025Center for Genomic Information Encoded by RNA Nucleotide Modifications
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Weill Cornell Medicine · 2021 - 2025Visualization of m6A-modified mRNAs following neuronal activity
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Ruth K. Broad Biomedical Research Foundation · 2023 - 2024Epitranscriptomic Regulation of Synaptic Responses to Drugs of Abuse
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024Mechanistic Insights into m6A-Mediated Regulation of Brain Development
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rita Allen Foundation · 2017 - 2023Epitranscriptomic Control of Local Gene Expression in Neural Stem Cells
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2021Epitranscriptomic Control of Local Translation in Neurons
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kinship Foundation · 2018 - 2021RNA Methylation-Mediated Regulation of Brain Development
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund · 2017 - 2021mRNA Methylation: A Novel Regulatory Mechanism in the Neuronal Transcriptome
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2019External Relationships
- University Hospital Heidelberg
- University of Hong Kong
- University of Trento
- Weill Cornell Medical College
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