Associate Professor of Biophysics and Chemistry @Umich. Structural Biology. NMR. Biochemistry.https://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3mv6twfrzks26Another paper is out! See below for single molecule analysis of the prfA RNA thermosensor conformational accessibility. A collaboration with @nilswalterlab.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2026.09.00510 Sep 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6twfrzks26https://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3muhkqgzrj22dCongratulations to Megan, Sicong, Aiden, and Samantha on the publication of their ASO work! https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D6CB00158K01 Sep 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhkqgzrj22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3mnrr6kvk7k2cMy lab is currently recruiting 2(!!) postdocs in RNA structural biology/biochemistry! Full details can be found below and on our website (https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/keane-lab/openings/).08 Jun 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrr6kvk7k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3mjg4hgo3sk25Very proud of UGs Sydney and Jocelyn. Sydney was awarded a GRFP and Jocelyn received an honorable mention! Both are off to Princeton for grad school this fall!14 Apr 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjg4hgo3sk25https://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3mfcg2uaj4s23New press about my mom, Prof. Susan Keane @uncg.edu and the impact of her work with Dream Camp, Right Track, and other mentoring in the Psychology Department. Very proud of the work she has done and luck to have her as a role model! https://giving.uncg.edu/bernard-glickman-professorship-elevates-uncg-psychology/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Bernard-Glickman%20Professorship%20elevates%20UNCG%20psychology%20department%C2%A0&utm_campaign=T5_2026_02_20_DC20 Feb 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcg2uaj4s23https://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3m62zwflprs2cI'm also late in posting this work, but really proud of Megan @mnwestwood.bsky.social, Sydney, and Jocelyn for their contributions to making RNA NMR spectroscopy more accessible for novice learners! Check out their preprint here: https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/68f91e9d5dd091524fd6f1ad20 Nov 2025 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62zwflprs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3m62zockzis2cCongratulations are in order!! Cade @chembiocade.bsky.social received the Sokol, Margaret and Herman, Fellowship in the Chemical Sciences and Antigone was selected as a departmental nominee for the Rackham-wide outstanding GSI award!20 Nov 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62zockzis2chttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3m47c6pejlc2dCongratulations to postbac Sydney Steele for receiving a poster award at the Rustbelt RNA meeting last weekend!27 Oct 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47c6pejlc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3lxwrnsfrhs2iCongratulations to the lab for placing 1st for the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts unit in the 2025 Freezer Challenge! A big thanks to Antigone and @chembiocade.bsky.social for leading the lab in sustainable practices.03 Sep 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwrnsfrhs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3lwennmxg322mTwo papers from Grace's thesis have been published! Our journey into the world of small molecule RNA targeting.14 Aug 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwennmxg322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3lut65uhnuk26And another poster award! This one to Antigone, who presented at the Karle Symposium today!!25 Jul 2025 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lut65uhnuk26https://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3luqo6fq4is2yCongratulations are in order! Two members of the lab, Moriah (a @NSF funded D-RISE high school student) and Diane (a UM undergrad) were awarded poster prizes at the URAN|UM symposium today!24 Jul 2025 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqo6fq4is2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3ltnjtlp6os2qGlad to see this work out in its final form! Congrats to the team! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022283625003833?via%3Dihub10 Jul 2025 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltnjtlp6os2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3lsyvwn5drs2sCongrats Qi!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2025 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyvwn5drs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3lshiqoyorc2aGrace's manuscript describing a combined virtual/experimental screening approach for identifying small molecule ligands that bind pre-miR-31 is online! https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.20.660744v125 Jun 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshiqoyorc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/keanelab.bsky.social/post/3lsh4dkf7js2o2nd defense of the summer! Congratulations to Dr. Aldrex Munsayac! It has been a pleasure to work with and learn from you!25 Jun 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:box5oprmtudcquz2eeylvynx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsh4dkf7js2o