Fadia Ibrahim, PhD, Appointed Assistant Professor
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Fadia Ibrahim as Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Dr. Ibrahim joins our department from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a Senior Research Investigator. Prior to joining University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Ibrahim earned her degree in Molecular Biology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Ibrahim is a leading expert in RNA genomics and high-throughput sequencing techniques. She developed the Akron-Seq and Akron-SMRT methods, which allowed her to uncover a novel mechanism of co-translational, ribosome-phased, decay of human mRNAs. Dr. Ibrahim has termed this new mechanism 'ribothrypsis". Her research also focuses on understanding the molecular mechanism by which RNA-binding proteins contribute to the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This work has led to the discovery of previously unknown ALS candidate genes TAF15 and EWSR1 and the identification of in vivo neuronal RNA targets of TAF15. During her career, Dr. Ibrahim has also identified previously unknown roles of several RNA species in normal cellular functions, and discovered a novel poly(A) polymerase required for targeting mRNA degradation in the RNA interference pathway.
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