Bac Dao
RMODELPhD student
Australian Centre for RNA Therapeutics in Cancer (ACRTC), School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Decoding the hidden language of RNA, one modification at a time
About
Bac Dao is a PhD researcher in the School of Human Sciences at The University of Western Australia, with a background in medical genetics. His research sits at the intersection of RNA biology and artificial intelligence, focusing on how RNA modifications are written, recognised, and regulated across different cellular contexts. He is developing machine-learning approaches that combine long-read RNA sequencing with sequence and structural information to predict RNA modifications directly from individual RNA molecules. His work is driven by a broader question: can AI learn the hidden rules that determine when and where RNA is modified, and can these rules help us better understand RNA regulation in health and disease?
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- PhD, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia (2024-2028)
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