University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Dr. Sethu Pitchiaya, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology and Department of Pathology, at the University of Michigan. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry (Chemical Biology) at the University of Michigan, wherein he studied small non-coding RNA function and metabolism. As a postdoctoral fellow, he built ultra-sensitive microscopes and was engaged in translational prostate cancer research, specifically investigating long non-coding RNAs and the tumor microenvironment. In his independent lab, Sethu and his team have taken on a new challenge of understanding how mammalian cells respond and adapt to stress and how these programs go awry in degenerative pathologies and cancer. Our current thrust is to dissect the link between sub-cellular organization within membrane-less condensates, gene regulation and cell signaling in cell fate decisions. The ultimate aim is to translate our findings for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Dr. Pitchiaya’s research spans various disciplines, including molecular biology, cell biology, chemical biology and biophysics and he employs contemporary methodologies such as single-molecule microscopy, super-resolution imaging, high-content screening, single-cell sequencing and spatial omics.
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SY23-03 - Transcription Regulation by Stress-induced Nuclear Biomolecular Condensates
Sunday, June 14, 2026
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT