Rucheng Diao

Education

M.S. in Bioinformatics from the University of Michigan, 2017

B.S. in Biotechnology from Sun Yat-sen University, China, 2015

Research Interests 

Profiling transcriptional regulation logic in E. coli: 

• Searching for anticipatory regulation in E. coli under stress conditions in high throughput data sets

• High-resolution mapping of genome position-dependent transcriptional propensity in E. coli, working with Scott Scholz

Identifying targets and patterns in protein-nucleic acid interaction

• CRISPR/Cas adaptation in Neisseria meningitidis: collaborating with Yan Zhang Lab

• Identifying functions and partners of deadenylase Nocturnin, collaborating with Elizabeth Abshire from Trievel Lab and Goldstrohm Lab

Professional History

2015 to Present: Graduate Research Assistant

Freddolino Lab, Biological Chemistry Department, University of Michigan

2011 to 2015 : Undergraduate Research Assistant

Ren Lab, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, China

2014: Undergraduate Research Assistant

Cui Lab, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Publications

Scholz, S. A., Diao, R., Wolfe, M. B., Fivenson, E. M., Lin, X. N., & Freddolino, P. L. (2019). High-resolution mapping of the Escherichia coli chromosome reveals positions of high and low transcription. Cell systems, 8(3), 212-225. [HTML]

Abshire, E.T., Hughes, K.L., Diao, R., Pearce, S., Gopalakrishna, S., Trievel, R.C., Rorbach, J., Freddolino, P.L. and Goldstrohm, A.C., 2020. Differential processing and localization of human Nocturnin controls metabolism of mRNA and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide cofactors. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295(44), pp.15112-15133. [HTML]

Fellowships and Awards

Preparing Future Faculty Seminar Completion Certificate, Rackham Graduate School and Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT), University of Michigan, 2020, Rackham Graduate School and Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT), University of Michigan (A seminar series with peer-led discussions on roles of faculties in higher education, teaching philosophy and pedagogy, and developing and supporting identities in academic settings.)

Bioinformatics Student Service Award, Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, 2019

Rackham Professional Development DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Certificate, 2019

Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant, 2019

Rackham Conference Travel Grant, 2017, 2018