Renée Schroeder Lab

* The past twenty years have completely changed our perception of RNA. Today it is clear that ribosomal RNAs catalyse peptide bond formation, in 1982 Tom Cech’s laboratory demonstrated that group I introns are catalytic RNAs, and in the past five more than a thousand new non-coding RNAs were discovered. Because RNA has kept me enthusiastic for twenty years with my enthusiasm growing from year to year, I intend to continue studying RNA. Our knowledge in RNA structure and function has increased to a point that in the present decade more detailed and deeper problems in the understanding of RNA can be addressed: How does RNA reach its native functional state? What problems does an RNA molecule encounter during its folding process? How do proteins contribute to RNA’s folding pathways? How does RNA interact with itself and with other molecules?
 
 

March 2010 - Renée Schroeder and her team