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Sean Ryder, Ph.D.

Academic Role: Assistant Professor

Faculty Appointment(s) In:
   Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

Academic Background

Sean Ryder graduated summa cum laude from the University of New Hampshire in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry.  He studied the mechanisms of RNA folding and catalysis in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, earning a Ph.D. in 2001.  He performed post-doctoral research at The Scripps Research Institute, where he was awarded a Damon Runyon fellowship to study post-transcriptional regulation and RNP assembly.  He joined the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2005.  His current research focuses on the role of RNA-binding proteins in the regulation of gene expression during differentiation and development, with a focus on oligodendrocyte biology and early embryogenesis.  His work couples quantitative methods, molecular genetics, and high throughput approaches to map regulatory networks at the systems level.  He received a Scholar Award from the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research in 2006, and a Basil O’Connor Award from the March of Dimes in 2008.

Office: LRB 906
Phone: 508-856-1372
Fax: 508-856-6231
E-mail: Sean.Ryder@umassmed.edu
Keywords: RNA Biology, Gene Regulation, Biophysics, Neurological Disease, Developmental Biology

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