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Exciting News –  Blanton Tolbert will be joining the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Institute for RNA Innovation at Penn starting in July!  Blanton is a leader in RNA Structural Biology with particular emphasis on using NMR to study viral RNAs and their complexes.  He is also the Vice President for Science Leadership and Culture at HHMI.  Blanton’s recruitment will greatly enhance RNA structural biology expertise at Penn and promote critical mass in the area of NMR.  We are excited for the collaborative impact he will have across the RNA, virology and biophysics communities at Penn. Welcome to Blanton and his lab!