On 29 April 2025, Christina Weinberg will present insights to her current research as part of the SNP2Prot Colloquium Series.
Speaker: Christina Weinberg (MLU, General Biochemistry)
Title: Unraveling biology using non-coding RNAs
Date: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Time: 12:30 pm
Location: Lecture hall (GHS) of Biochemistry, Kurt-Mothes-Straße 3 (Weinberg Campus), 06120 Halle (Saale)
Abstract: Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have emerged as powerful regulators of cellular function, extending far beyond their once-presumed roles as passive scaffolds or transcriptional noise. Among ncRNAs, we study ribozymes – catalytic RNAs capable of self-cleavage – and riboswitches, structured RNAs that sense specific metabolites to regulate gene expression. We aim to characterize their structural and biochemical properties, unravel their biological roles, where they are not known, or leverage these RNAs as tools to manipulate gene regulatory circuits. In this talk, I show the discovery and validation of new ncRNA classes and I will present our work on establishing an RNA-seq-technique to monitor ribozyme activity in cells that could be used to screen for new catalytic RNAs. Finally, I will outline potential synergies with SNP2PROT and plant research initiatives at MLU.
If you like to meet with the speaker, please contact the host, Marcel Quint or Christina Weinberg directly.
See all SNP2Prot colloquia listed here: https://snp2prot.uni-halle.de/events/category/colloquium/
The SNP2Prot Colloquium Series is integrated to the
- Halle Plant Science Colloquium (HPSC) – https://www.landw.uni-halle.de/prof/pflanzenernaehrung/hpsc/
- IPB Seminar Series – https://www.ipb-halle.de/forschung/symposien-und-kolloquien/vortraege/ipb-seminare