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Quentin Vicens

@qvicens

Assistant Professor @UH_NSM, Author @DUNOD, Member @RNASociety @sacnas @H1Connect @_SFBBM

 Houston, TX
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Joined August 2010
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A discussion of cryo-EM terminology as the outreach and number of PDB entries expand doi.org/10.1107/S20522525260… @IUCrJ
A discussion of cryo-EM terminology as the outreach and number of PDB entries expand

A discussion of cryo-EM terminology as the outreach and number of PDB entries expand

Single-particle cryo-EM will soon equal the number of yearly entries in the Protein Data Bank from structures determined by X-ray crystallography. Considering the growing outreach of cryo-EM, it is...

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Great collaboration between @CUCancerCenter @CU_BMG @UH_NSM !!
Morkos Henen (@morkos_henen) profile pictureMorkos Henen@morkos_henen13 Oct 2025
New paper from our lab Cromolyn, an #FDA-approved drug, binds selectively to ADAR1p150—revealing a new pharmacophore to tune #RNA editing & immune signaling in #Cancer. @CUCancerCenter @CU_BMG Collab w/ Rincon & Quentin Vicens labs @qvicens @LabVogeli onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Cromolyn as a novel pharmacophore of the Zα domain of the RNA‐editing enzyme ADAR1p150

Cromolyn as a novel pharmacophore of the Zα domain of the RNA‐editing enzyme ADAR1p150

ADAR1p150 is a critical RNA-editing enzyme for maintaining cellular homeostasis through dsRNA binding, protein–protein interactions, and adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) editing. Beyond its dsRNA...

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Morkos Henen@morkos_henen13 Oct 2025
New paper from our lab Cromolyn, an #FDA-approved drug, binds selectively to ADAR1p150—revealing a new pharmacophore to tune #RNA editing & immune signaling in #Cancer. @CUCancerCenter @CU_BMG Collab w/ Rincon & Quentin Vicens labs @qvicens @LabVogeli onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Cromolyn as a novel pharmacophore of the Zα domain of the RNA‐editing enzyme ADAR1p150

Cromolyn as a novel pharmacophore of the Zα domain of the RNA‐editing enzyme ADAR1p150

ADAR1p150 is a critical RNA-editing enzyme for maintaining cellular homeostasis through dsRNA binding, protein–protein interactions, and adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) editing. Beyond its dsRNA...

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University of Houston Scientists Learn that Rare Bacterium ‘Plays Dead’ to Survive | Great stuff from some of my favorite colleagues! uh.edu/news-events/stories/2… @UH_NSM
University of Houston Scientists Learn that Rare Bacterium ‘Plays Dead

University of Houston Scientists Learn that Rare Bacterium ‘Plays Dead

A rare microorganism found in an unexpected environment may be evading detection by “playing dead,” according to microbiologists at the University of Houston.

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UH doctoral student Mary Adesina has been awarded the AAUW International Fellowship! Her research on ADAR1 + RNA editing could reshape cancer therapy—especially for underserved communities. 🌍🧬 #GoCoogs #UHNSM #AAUW #WomenInSTEM #CancerResearch 🔗 bit.ly/3VhmBdH
Mary Adesina | 2025-26 International Fellowship from the America Association of University Women University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

ALT Mary Adesina | 2025-26 International Fellowship from the America Association of University Women University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

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Mary Adesina Awarded Prestigious AAUW International Fellowship for Cancer Research uh.edu/nsm/news-events/stori… @UHouston @UH_NSM
Mary Adesina Awarded Prestigious AAUW International Fellowship for Can

Mary Adesina Awarded Prestigious AAUW International Fellowship for Can

University of Houston Ph.D. student recognized for innovative RNA-focused research and commitment to advancing women's health globally.

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Please join us for our first seminar after the break, featuring Yiliang Ding, PhD: “Decoding RNA Language in Plants” Note that we’ve moved the seminar from Tuesday to Thursday — the time remains the same. #rna #casprnasig
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“It’s one thing to talk about that in a class or read about it in a book. It’s another thing to see mangroves dying, or to see trash lining a stream bank, or to see — and smell — a dump right above what is otherwise a pure and natural spring.”stories.uh.edu/magazine/maga… @UHouston

Changing Perspectives

UH students return to the Dominican Republic for life-altering learnings they can’t get in a classroom.

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Das Lab@RDasLab2 Jun 2025
Nice overview in @naturemethods of #RNA structure approaches featuring our very own @RachaelKretsch and lots of amazing colleagues across the world nature.com/articles/s41592-0…
Knowing when to fold ’em

Knowing when to fold ’em

Nature Methods - A steadily growing toolbox of techniques is helping researchers to understand the structural complexity that enables RNA molecules to perform a dizzying array of functions in the...

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Asteroid fragments upend theory of how life on Earth bloomed nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Asteroid fragments upend theory of how life on Earth bloomed

Asteroid fragments upend theory of how life on Earth bloomed

Nature - Samples from Bennu contain the chemical building blocks of life — but with a twist.

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Please listen carefully because our menu options have recently changed nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Please listen carefully because our menu options have recently changed

Please listen carefully because our menu options have recently changed

Nature - We’re here to help.

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Three NSM doctoral students received the Lydia Mendoza Fellowship. The program highlights students who show how they help others in the Latino community through service, training, advising, research, and teaching. uh.edu/nsm/news-events/stori…
Three NSM Doctoral Students Receive the Lydia Mendoza Fellowship

Three NSM Doctoral Students Receive the Lydia Mendoza Fellowship

Awardees bring representation to labs while mentoring students.

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Morkos Henen@morkos_henen10 Dec 2024
Replying to @natasiainthelab
@natasiainthelab @born_allie @jeffrey_krall @qvicens
Vögeli_Lab (@LabVogeli) profile pictureVögeli_Lab@LabVogeli10 Dec 2024
Here is our new graduate Dr. Nichols #NMR @CU_BMG @CUAnschutz
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Vögeli_Lab@LabVogeli4 Sep 2024
Our new paper on ZBP1 protein. 1st step to decipher this protein on the molecular level #NMR #RNA link.springer.com/article/10… @jeffrey_krall @morkos_henen
Solution NMR backbone assignment of the N-terminal tandem Zα1-Zα2 domains of Z-DNA binding protein 1

Solution NMR backbone assignment of the N-terminal tandem Zα1-Zα2 domains of Z-DNA binding protein 1

Biomolecular NMR Assignments - The detection of nucleic acids that are present in atypical conformations is a crucial trigger of the innate immune response. Human Z-DNA binding protein 1 (ZBP1) is...

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Research @UHouston shows raindrops linked to origin of life helping create wall around protocells 3.8 billion years ago, a critical step in transition from RNA to every bacterium, plant, animal and human that ever lived. uh.edu/news-events/stories/2…
Life From a Drop of Rain: New Research Suggests Rainwater Helped Form

Life From a Drop of Rain: New Research Suggests Rainwater Helped Form

Research @UHouston shows raindrops linked to origin of life helping create wall around protocells 3.8 billion years ago, a critical step in transition from RNA to every bacterium, plant, animal and hu

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Great review on the challenging study of #RNA ensembles👇
Danny IncaRNAto (@incaRNAtolab) profile pictureDanny IncaRNAto@incaRNAtolab14 Aug 2024
Excited to share our latest short review, written together with @Steve_Bonilla and @DrJ_RNA, on #RNA conformational ensembles. Check it out at: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…. Particularly proud of Figure 1!
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Novel Z-DNA binding domains in giant viruses - great collaboration with @LabVogeli and Mamadou Diallo now published @jbiolchem @UH_NSM sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Great time with Rhiju @RDasLab for his visit to Houston incl. @UH_NSM ! Cheers to RNA science!!
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Super excited for next week’s research townhall…please come check it out, we have a great line up! @lcrf_org @MDAndersonNews @LeXiuning @DrWilliamHill @LeciaSequist @CharlesSwanton #endcancer #lcsm
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