National Center of Competence
in Research, RNA & Disease

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of Competence in Research RNA & Disease

The role of RNA in disease mechanisms

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NMD Pins Twice for mRNA Degradation

The Gatfield (University of Lausanne) and Jonas (ETH Zürich) labs discovered that both PIN nuclease domains of SMG5 and…
 

Sebastian Leidel - RNA Society Mid-Career Award

We congratulate Sebastian Leidel (DCBP, University of Bern) on being awarded the 2026 the RNA Society Mid-Career Award!…
 

Program NCCR RNA & Disease Seminar Series Spring Semester 2025/2026

Please find below the seminars for the Autumn Semester 2025/2026 of the NCCR RNA & Disease Seminar Series: Danny…
 

One clock, two functions: from daily rhythms to development

FMI News ArticleScientists at the FMI and the University of California-Santa Cruz have found that similar molecular…
 

Screening Pipeling for Ribosome Biogenesis Inhibition

Inhibiting ribosome biogenesis is a promising strategy for treating cancers. Despite the many factors involved that…
 

Harnessing a Mycobacterial Resitance Machinery to Combat an Antibiotic Nightmare

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are an emerging health threat and are difficult to treat due to their high resistance to…
 

Water-detected NMR allows dynamic observations of repeat-expansion RNA condensates

This paper in “Nature Chemistry” by the Allain Group (IBC) presents an NMR method to characterize condensates formed by…
 
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