Moderna, in partnership with RNA Canada, has awarded three prizes this year to RNA researchers in Canada for their outstanding contribution to the field. D2R is proud to announce that Professor Maria Vera Ugalde has received the Discovery of the Year Award for her seminal 2024 publication in Nature Communications (Alecki et al.,). This award recognizes groundbreaking RNA discoveries made by Canadian researchers (either as a group or individually) during the past year.
This recognition marks an exciting breakthrough in RNA research, celebrating the work of Professor Maria Vera Ugalde鈥檚 team, who discovered a new way brain cells protect themselves under stress. When neurons are overwhelmed by damaged proteins鈥攁 condition known as聽proteotoxic stress鈥攖hey respond by moving specific RNA molecules to vulnerable areas and producing protective proteins right where they鈥檙e needed.
