Our research group is interested in understanding how RNAs change their structures in order to perform function. Until recently, only snapshots of molecules could be observed, hiding their mode of operation. We employ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), and other biophysical techniques, to investigate the molecular mechanism of RNA function. When function of these molecular machines becomes apparent, it also provides a variety of unique new drug targets. The lab develops methods in NMR and RNA biochemistry to address these questions. Current projects include viral, bacterial and eukaryotic regulatory RNAs, e.g. microRNAs, ribosomal RNAs or RNA from HBV.
After 2 years of Covid and reduced travel, it’s great to be able to go to courses and conferences again! So a big thanks to KI and EUROMAR for allocating travel grants to Julian, Rubin, Magda and Joanna to allow them to go to the Netherlands, Switzerland and the US this year.
Elnaz Banijamali is now leaving us after three years for new adventures in the Imig lab at Max Planck Institute in Dortmund. Wish you all the best!
Congratulations to the talented Dr. Feyrer! Hannes has also contributed to our lab as lab manager during his PhD, protected the lab from RNases! He worked on developing new methods for RNA production and in-cell NMR.
On Friday the 29th of April, our PhD student Hannes Feyrer defends his thesis titled “RNA systems for NMR studies in vitro and in vivo”
The opponent for the defense of Hannes Feyrer’s thesis, Frédéric Allain, gives a talk at KI Thursday the 28th of April at 3 pm titled “Structural investigation of RNA binding proteins and phase separation in the context of the neuromuscular diseases ALS”
Natalia Galindo Riera joined Matthew Woods lab in University of Oxford as a part of Margarita Salas fellowship she granted from genetic department of Universitat de Valencia. We will miss you!
Congratulations Katja for being awarded the Hugo Theorell prize in Biophysics 2022!
Congratulations Rubin Dasgupta for getting a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship 2021. Way to go!
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Mail:
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics (MBB)
Box 23 109 Karolinska Institute SE-104 35
Stockholm, Sweden
Biomedicum:
Petzold Lab Quarter 9B, Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
Solnavägen 9
171 65 Solna
NMR lab:
SciLifeLab Karolinska Institutet
Tomtebodavägen 23b
171 65 Solna