Overview
RNA Biology is increasing in prominence in the medical field as shown by the recent announcement of the Medicine Nobel prize for gene-regulating microRNAs and the rapid development of RNA therapeutics, including the Moderna and Pfizer Covid vaccines.
Members of the Sussex RNA Research Centre are based at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, the University of Brighton and the School of Life Sciences at the University of Sussex.
Sussex RNA members meet regularly to share ideas and discuss their research findings. They also collaborate in dissemination of technical skills between postdocs, PhD students, Masters students and undergraduate students to encourage and train the next generation of RNA biologists.
Prof Sarah Newbury, Director of the RNA Biology Research Group, said: “Recent recruitment, publications and grant funding success mean that Sussex is now strong in the UK field of RNA biology, particularly in relation to human disease. The creation of the Sussex RNA Research Centre will help build upon this success by providing further opportunities for collaborations between BSMS and researchers at the Universities of Sussex and Brighton, as well as externally and with Industrial partners”.