Scientific Advisory Board

Anna Pyle studies RNA structure and RNA recognition by protein enzymes. Her lab uses a combination of experimental biochemistry and crystallography to study the architectural features of large RNA molecules, such as self-splicing introns and other non-coding RNAs.

Christiane Hertz-Fowler leads a team within Discovery Research that focuses on the development and management of, as well as partnerships with, targeted initiatives that complement Wellcome's response-mode funding schemes.

Hanah Margalit studies the regulation of gene expression by non-coding RNAs (small RNAs (sRNAs) in bacteria and miRNAs in eukaryotes), and its integration with transcription regulation and protein-protein interactions.

Stephan Becker studies replication, morphogenesis and pathogenesis of highly pathogenic viruses like Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV) as well as of emerging Coronaviruses (CoV) like the Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV), the Middle Est Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and the pandemic SARS-CoV2.

Andreas Pichlmair researches the interaction between viral pathogens and their hosts on molecular and functional level, focusing on RNA-protein and protein-protein interactions.

Sarah Woodson studies how RNA molecules fold into specific three-dimensional structures, and how the RNA and proteins components of cellular complexes such as the ribosome come together.

Samuel Sternberg strives to expand our understanding of the ways in which non-coding RNAs conspire with effector proteins to target DNA.

Julius Lucks conducts RNA folding studies to understand how changes in RNA sequence govern RNA folding dynamics that in turn govern RNA function.

Georg Seelig researches how biological organisms process information using complex biochemical networks and how such networks can be engineered to program cellular behavior.