Matt Smola

Matt Smola has worked in the field of RNA Biology for over a decade. Matt began their career in 2007 as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Miami University. In 2010, they joined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Graduate Research Assistant. In 2016, they became a Postdoctoral Scholar at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), where their work focused on technology and assay development. Matt then joined Ribometrix Inc. in 2018, where they held the roles of Associate Director of RNA Biology, Senior Scientist I, and Scientist II.

Matt Smola obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biochemistry from Miami University in 2010. Matt then went on to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemical Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which they completed in 2015. In 2013, they also obtained a Research Mentoring certification from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.