Please congratulate Mariano Garcia-Blanco (University of Virginia, USA) on his election as the next President of the RNA Society. Mariano will serve as President-Elect beginning July 1, 2026, and as President from January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2028.

Congratulations also to Ling-Ling Chen (Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS, China), Nils Walter (University of Michigan, USA), and Christine Dunham (Emory University, USA) on their election to the Board of Directors. They will each serve a two-year term spanning 2027-2028.