Welcome Julian!
We are happy to welcome a new M.Sc. student to our lab: Julian Fischer from Goethe University (Frankfurt, Germany). Welcome!
New preprint: The A-minor Switch!
Imagine if one of RNA’s most common 3D contacts could switch off and on. In our preprint, we identified the A-minor switch that can reversibly “escape” their tertiary contacts, revealing a dynamic regulatory layer in RNA structure (shown by NMR & Cryo-EM and assayed in ribosomes). Read more: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.08.718354v1
HG / WCF equilibrium just got even more exciting
Enabling 1H R1ρ NMR measurements even when NOE’s are present allowed us to identify one more excited state in the Hoogsteen to Watson-Crick-Franklin equilibrium. Have a look here!
Welcome Adetutu!
We are happy to welcome Adetutu Oyinloye to the lab as a new Erasmus internship student. She will work on microRNA targeting. Welcome!
New paper published in PNAS!
We are happy to announce that our work recently got published in PNAS. In this study, we introduce a method to boost the sensitivity of RNA NMR by attaching a special spin label (AsymPol) directly to RNA. This enables selective signal enhancement, opening possibilities for studying RNA structure and function even at very low concentrations. Read more: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2531087123
Postdoc position available!
We are also currently looking for a motivated postdoc to explore RNA regulation, microRNAs and RNA dynamics in a supportive, international research environment. Read more here! Application deadline: February 23, 2026
PhD position available!
We are currently searching for a highly motivated PhD student to join the project Cellular Structural biology/Biophysics focused on RNA structural dynamics and regulation inside living cells. Read more here! Application deadline: February 20, 202
Welcome Moa and Tilde!
We are happy to welcome Moa Hedman and Tilde Eklöf as new B.Sc. students to our lab. They will work on microRNA targeting. Welcome!
Uppsala will become a NORDSTRUCT hub!
We’re happy to announce that we and our colleagues at Uppsala University are a part of NORDSTRUCT – a project which just received funding from NordForsk to establish a Nordic Research Infrastructure Hub for structural biology over the next four years! Read more here: https://www.nordforsk.org/projects/nordic-research-infrastructure-hub-structural-biology-nordstruct
Congratulations to Joanna and Rubin!
Congratulations to Joanna and Rubin for their latest paper, in collaboration with the Aguilo Lab, which has just been accepted for publication in Cancer Letters! The study uncovers a complex interplay between FBL, rRNA 2′-O-methylation, and RPS28 in shaping the translation of specific oncoproteins and ribosomal composition in triple-negative breast cancer.Well done to everyone involved!