KENTUCKY: Meet KY INBRE funded researcher Michael Guy

KY INBRE has started a brand new weekly series in their newsletter introducing the 2022 KY INBRE funding recipients. This week, meet Dr. Michael Guy, Northern Kentucky University, recipient of a Postdoctoral Fellow award.

Said Guy, “Our lab studies transfer RNA (tRNA), which is a molecule required to read the information in your genes and convert it into the proteins that give cells their shape and perform chemical reactions. To function properly tRNAs must be modified by the cell, and we study the proteins that form these modifications. People with defects in these modifications often suffer from intellectual disability or other diseases.”

“KY INBRE funding has allowed us to hire a fantastic lab technician who keeps the lab running smoothly and helps me train students and direct their research.”