Research on developmental timing, cell fates and RNA
Small RNA pathways protect animals’ germline from harmful genetic elements and maintain genomic integrity. However, controlling their activity is important to avoid silencing of ‘self’ genes. Here, we reveal a proteolytic mechanism that controls endogenous small interfering RNA activity in the C. elegans germline to protect genome integrity and maintain fertility.
Check out Rajani’s work – available as a preprint on bioRxiv.
Chiara discussed her project on how the branched heterochronic pathway regulates the juvenile-to-adult transition in Caenorhabditis elegans
The Edmond H. Fischer Prize is awarded annually to a student at the FMI who has performed outstanding thesis work in the previous year. The prize, which was instigated in 1992, is named after Edmond H. Fischer (1920-2021) who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1992 and was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the FMI for many years.
Grosshans Lab 