Jena RNA Club
Research into RNA comes in many fashions, from biochemical and molecular biological analyses to computational and chemical approaches. We strongly believe that bringing these different approaches together in a common community can only strengthen our ability to investigate this important macromolecule. The Jena RNA Club is a community-focused research series where each meeting highlights the work from one local lab. The focus is on accessibility, discussion, and collaboration, rather than perfectly polished stories. If you are interested in learning more about RNA in any form, we hope you will join us and strengthen our community.
The Jena RNA Club meets most months on the third or fourth Friday of the month at 12:30-13:30.
Please email one of the organizers if you would like to be added to the email list!
2025 Calendar
January 31st -- RNA Biology of Fungal Infections
-- Valentina Lazarova -- Leibniz-HKI
-- Dr. Matthew Blango -- Leibniz-HKI
February 28th -- Hajar Benredjem -- Lexogen -- "Next Generation Sequencing Technologies"
March 28th --
-- Elina Wiechens (Hoffmann Lab) -- Leibniz-FLI
-- Lukas Dittiger (Schirawski Lab) -- FSU Jena
May 23rd --
-- Dr. Marcel Sprenger (Papenfort Lab) -- FSU Jena -- Small RNAs direct attack and defense mechanisms at the host-phage interface
-- Maximilian Feussner (Weinberg Lab) -- University of Leipzig -- Phage-encoded single-guide RNAs evolved from Cas9 riboregulators to suppress bacterial CRISPR-Cas9 immunity
June 27th -- Prof. Dr. Gernot Längst -- University of Regensburg -- The Chromatin-Triple Helix connection
July 25th -- TBA
August 29th -- TBA
October 24th -- Prof. Dr. Christian Eckmann -- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
November 28th -- PD Dr. Sebastian Iben -- Ulm University Hospital
**all events are planned to occur in hybrid format from 12:30 - 13:30 unless otherwise noted.**
Organization
Organizers:
Matthew Blango (Leibniz HKI) matthew.blango@leibniz-hki.de
Kathrin Fröhlich (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) kathrin.froehlich@uni-jena.de
Holger Bierhoff (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) holger.bierhoff@uni-jena.de
Student Representatives:
Looking for volunteers now! Get in touch if you want to help out with the Jena RNA Club.
