Rachel O. Niederer

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · University of Michigan

Mid career · publishing since 2009

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms RNA Research and Splicing RNA modifications and cancer Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Publications

Citations

686

Est. group size

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Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 2009

In context

Among 1,692 mid career Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index

Citations: 686cohort median 809

Publications / year (recent): 1.2cohort median 3.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 22% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 8 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently

Recent publications

Cellular translational enhancer elements that recruit eukaryotic initiation factor 3
RNA · 2024
Direct analysis of ribosome targeting illuminates thousand-fold regulation of translation initiation
Cell Systems · 2022
Optimized protocol for quantifying 5′ UTR-mediated translation initiation in S. cerevisiae using direct analysis of ribosome targeting
STAR Protocols · 2022
Internally controlled RNA sequencing comparisons using nucleoside recoding chemistry
Nucleic Acids Research · 2022
Restriction of SARS-CoV-2 replication by targeting programmed −1 ribosomal frameshifting
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2021
Cellular translational enhancer elements that recruit eukaryotic initiation factor 3
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2021
Direct analysis of ribosome targeting illuminates thousand-fold regulation of translation initiation
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2020
Long Noncoding RNAs in the Yeast S. cerevisiae
Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2017
Identification of novel noncoding transcripts in telomerase-negative yeast using RNA-seq
Scientific Reports · 2016

Publishes in

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×2
Cell Systems×1
RNA×1
Advances in experimental medicine and biology×1

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