RNA Biology club Berlin
RNA Club Berlin is a seminar series that includes RNA research groups in Berlin and provides opportunities to exchange expertise throughout the community. We are supported by the RNA Society and Lexogen.
We are happy to announce the continuation of the Berlin RNA club in 2023. The meetings will alternate between BIMSB/Mitte and MPI for Molecular Genetics/Dahlem and will also be accessible via zoom (hybrid format). We will continue with meetings every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 5 pm, starting January. If you want to join the RNA Club Berlin, please subscribe using the form at the bottom of this page. if you want to present your research, please contact us.
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RNA club Berlin currently includes the following labs
| Lab head | Institute | website link |
| Chakrabarti Sutapa | Free University (FU) | website |
| Charpentier Emmanuelle | MP unit for the Science of Pathogens (MPUSP) | website |
| Chekulaeva Marina | Max Delbrück Center (MDC) | website |
| Heyd Florian | Free University (FU) | website |
| Ilik Aktaş Tuğçe | MPI for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG) | website |
| Kragler Friedrich | MPI for Molecular Plant Physiology (MPIPP, Potsdam) | website |
| Kraushar Matthew | MPI for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG) | website |
| Kurreck Jens | Berlin Institute of Technology (TU Berlin) | website |
| Landthaler Markus | Max Delbrück Center (MDC) | website |
| Marsico Annalisa | MPI for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG) | website |
| Mashreghi Mir-Farzin | Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ) | website |
| Mayer Andreas | MPI for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG) | website |
| Meyer Irmtraud | Max Delbrück Center (MDC) | website |
| Ohler Uwe | Max Delbrück Center (MDC) | website |
| Rajwesky Nikolaus | Max Delbrück Center (MDC) | website |
| Ringrose Leonie | Humboldt University (HU) | website |
| Seitz Oliver | Humboldt University (HU) | website |
| Schmitz-Linneweber Christian | Humboldt University (HU) | website |
| Schulz Edda | MPI for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG) | website |
| Spahn Christian | Charité | website |
| Walther Dirk | MPI for Molecular Plant Physiology (Potsdam) | website |
| Wahl Markus | Free University (FU) | website |
| Wulzcyn Gregory | Charité | website |
| Zoschke Reimo | MPI Molecular Plant Physiology (MPIPP, Potsdam) | website |
Here you will find the schedule of our meetings.
| Date | Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 08.02.2023 BIMSB (Mitte) | 5 pm | Lena Grass/ Wahl lab | Structures and functions of the RNA helicase HrpA |
| 08.02.2023 BIMSB (Mitte) | 5:30 pm | Eleonora Oliani / Kraushar lab | Conversion of the transcriptome into the proteome in neurodevelopment |
| 15.03.2023 MPIMG (Dahlem) | 5 pm | Marco Preussner / Heyd lab | Mechanisms and functional consequences of regulated 3′ splice site selection after step 1 of splicing |
| 15.03.2023 MPIMG (Dahlem) | 5:30 pm | Vanessa Loiacono / Bock lab | tRNA introns are novel intrinsic antitermination signals in plant chloroplasts |
| 12.04.2023 BIMSB (Mitte) | 5 pm | Tomasz Czerniak/ Saenz lab | Lipid membranes modulate the activity of RNA through sequence-dependent interactions |
| 12.04.2023 BIMSB (Mitte) | 5:30 pm | Guangpu Xue / Chakrabarti lab | The Multiple Interactions of UPF2 in the Context of mRNA Decay Pathways |
| 10.05.2023 MPIMG (Dahlem) | 5 pm | Eleftheria Saplaoura / Kragler lab | Insights into tRNA-like structures (TLS) as motifs facilitating long-distance transport of mRNAs |
| 10.05.2023 MPIMG (Dahlem) | 5:30 pm | Gemma Noviello/ Schulz lab | Analogue tuning of gene expression with CasTuner and its application to study dose-dependent processes |
| 14.06.2023 BIMSB (Mitte) | 5 pm | Katharina Stemwedel/ Rudorf lab | Genetic components of the bacterial irradiation response |
| 14.06.2023 BIMSB (Mitte) | 5:30 pm | Megha Mallick / Chakrabarti lab | Functional implications of the interaction of the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein with factors involved in Nonsense mediated mRNA decay |
| 12.07.2023 MPIMG (Dahlem) | 5 pm | Yang Gao/ Zoschke lab | Translation with a minimal set of tRNAs – chloroplasts as model for manipulating isoacceptor tRNA abundance |
| 12.07.2023 MPIMG (Dahlem) | 5:30 pm | Silvia Scalzitti / Heyd lab | Investigating the function of the RNA chaperone RBM3 |