The Ren Laboratory

Mei won the Leon W. Cunningham Graduate Student Award! We are so proud of you!

Apr. 18, 2024

We are delighted to welcome Sam to the lab!

Mar. 22, 2024

We are delighted to welcome Walter and Lydia to the lab!

Jan. 3, 2024

Our cryo-EM structure of the cap-binding complex CBC in complex with mRNA export factor ALYREF is published in eLife!

Oct. 27, 2023

We celebrate Pate’s 5 year work anniversary!

Oct. 27, 2023

Our work on the high-order complex of SARNP and DDX39B(UAP56) in mRNP assembly is published in Cell Reports!

Aug. 15, 2023

Lab lunch farewell to Komal, and welcome Ali to join lab!

Apr. 22, 2023

We welcome rotation student Ali to the lab!

Mar. 4, 2023

Lab lunch farewell to Komal, and welcome Ali to join the Ren lab!

Congratulations Mei on the 2023 Frank Chytil Travel Award!

Mar. 4, 2023

We are awarded Seeding Success Grant! Time to explore new ideas!

Jun. 30, 2022

We welcome Komal and Lanxi to join us in summer!

Jun. 9, 2022

We welcome Oliver to the lab for the first rotation of this year!

Oct. 29, 2021

We’re delighted to welcome Natalie to the lab this summer!

Jun. 15, 2021

Our cryo-EM structure of the mRNP remodeling machinery, the TREX complex, has been accepted by eLife!

Mar. 30, 2021

Our work on SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 features on MyVU!

Feb. 17, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 protein blocks an essential step in host gene expression, new discovery finds

Yi has been recognized as Dean’s Faculty Fellow! We are very grateful with the support!

Feb. 17, 2021

Dean’s Faculty Fellows program recognizes Neuert, Ren

SARS-CoV-2 shares a similar character with influenza. Check out our collaborative work on Nsp1 published in Science Advances!

Feb. 5, 2021

Nsp1 protein of SARS-CoV-2 disrupts the mRNA export machinery to inhibit host gene expression

https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/6/eabe7386

Our work on the RNA Pol II CTD kinase in press at PNAS!

Jan. 4, 2021

Our work on SARS-CoV-2 Orf6 features on Vanderbilt news!

Nov. 9, 2020

Vanderbilt biologist uses rabies-like virus to illuminate how SARS-CoV-2 blocks immune response

Our team features on MyVU! We are very grateful with all the support!

Nov. 6, 2020

Ren’s lab advances SARS-CoV-2 research and prioritizes safety during Research Ramp-up

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