RNA Biology club Berlin

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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, Lexogen and Macherey-Nagel.

We are happy to announce the continuation of the Berlin RNA club in 2024. 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 headInstitutewebsite 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 TuğçeMPI for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG)website
Kragler Friedrich MPI for Molecular Plant Physiology (MPIPP, Potsdam)website
Kraushar MatthewMPI 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 Charitéwebsite
Walther Dirk MPI for Molecular Plant Physiology (Potsdam)website
Wahl Markus Free University (FU)website
Wulzcyn Gregory Charitéwebsite
Zoschke ReimoMPI Molecular Plant Physiology (MPIPP, Potsdam)website


Here you will find the schedule of our meetings.

2024 program:

DateTimeLocationSpeakerTopic
14.02.245:00 PMBIMSB-MitteTomasz Czerniak (Sáenz Group, TU Dresden, CMCB)Lipid membranes modulate the activity of RNA through sequence-dependent interactions5:30 PM
14.02.245:30 PMBIMSB-MitteHajar Benredjem (Lexogen)LUTHOR HD: unmatched sensitivity in the subcellular sequencing
13.03.245:00 PMMPIMG-DahlemLydia Herzel (Herzel Group, FU Berlin)Towards understanding how RNA regulation impacts virulence-traits of the fungal pathogen C. albicans
13.03.245:30 PMMPIMG-DahlemFelix Ostwaldt (Heyd Group, FU Berlin)SEC31A alternative splicing adapts lipid transport to tissue-specific requirements
10.04.245:00 PMBIMSB-MitteSabrina Tetzlaff (Schmitz-Linneweber Group, HU Berlin)Small RNAs expressed from mitochondrial genome recombination sites are integrated into Toxoplasma gondii mitoribosomes
10.04.245:30 PMBIMSB-MitteEva Absmeier (Absmeier Group, FU Berlin)Mechanistic insights into mRNA translation and turnover
08.05.245:00 PMMPIMG-DahlemMarta Couce Iglesias (Kraushar Group, MPI-MG)Alignment of transcription and translation through neocortex development
08.05.245:30 PMMPIMG-DahlemAlexandrina Machado de Amorim (Chakrabarti Group, FU Berlin)Orchestrating degradation of histone mRNA through the interplay of multiple decay factors
12.06.245:00 PMMPIMG-DahlemElisabeth Altendorfer (Mayer Group, MPI-MG)Towards unraveling the role of RBM15 at the functional interface of RNA modification and export
12.06.245:30 PMMPIMG-DahlemMichal Malszycki (Aktas Group, MPI-MG)Genome Streamlining by Nuclear Speckles
10.07.245:00 PMBIMSB-MitteZhennan Tian (Wahl Group, FU Berlin)Structural basis for the autogenous control of the E.coli rpsJ operon
10.07.245:30 PMBIMSB-MitteMaximilian Hornisch (Piazza Group, MDC)Metabolic regulation of nucleic acid-binding proteins

2023 program:

DateTimeSpeakerTopic
08.02.2023 BIMSB (Mitte)5 pmLena Grass/ Wahl labStructures and functions of the RNA helicase HrpA
08.02.2023 BIMSB (Mitte)5:30 pmEleonora Oliani / Kraushar labConversion of the transcriptome into the proteome in neurodevelopment
15.03.2023 MPIMG (Dahlem)5 pmMarco Preussner / Heyd labMechanisms and functional consequences of regulated 3′ splice site selection after step 1 of splicing
15.03.2023 MPIMG (Dahlem)5:30 pmVanessa Loiacono / Bock labtRNA introns are novel intrinsic antitermination signals in plant chloroplasts
12.04.2023 BIMSB (Mitte)5 pmTomasz Czerniak/ Saenz labLipid membranes modulate the activity of RNA through sequence-dependent interactions
12.04.2023 BIMSB (Mitte)5:30 pmGuangpu Xue / Chakrabarti labThe Multiple Interactions of UPF2 in the Context of mRNA Decay Pathways
10.05.2023 MPIMG (Dahlem)5 pmEleftheria Saplaoura / Kragler labInsights into tRNA-like structures (TLS) as motifs facilitating long-distance transport of mRNAs
10.05.2023 MPIMG (Dahlem)5:30 pmGemma Noviello/ Schulz labAnalogue tuning of gene expression with CasTuner and its application to study dose-dependent processes
14.06.2023 BIMSB (Mitte)5 pmKatharina Stemwedel/ Rudorf labGenetic components of the bacterial irradiation response
14.06.2023 BIMSB (Mitte)5:30 pmMegha Mallick / Chakrabarti labFunctional 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 pmYang Gao/ Zoschke labTranslation with a minimal set of tRNAs – chloroplasts as model for manipulating isoacceptor tRNA abundance
12.07.2023 MPIMG (Dahlem)5:30 pmSilvia Scalzitti / Heyd labInvestigating the function of the RNA chaperone RBM3

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