The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) was awarded a 5-year, $400,000 CAREER project grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program, effective February 1, 2024. This grant will support UAB's research to characterize the conformational dynamics of telomeric DNA, RNA, and DNA-RNA hybrid complexes using single-molecule techniques. The goal is to understand how the folding process of non-canonical DNA/RNA structures affects telomere maintenance and transcription regulation. The project will also develop a program to engage high school teachers and students in this research, with the aim of improving science education on DNA and RNA fundamentals. This award reflects the NSF's focus on advancing mechanism-based understanding of telomere biology and broadening STEM participation through university-K12 collaborations.
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