RNA Synthetic Biology Professor Grzegorz Kudla Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow Contact details Email: Grzegorz.Kudla@ed.ac.uk Research in a Nutshell The Kudla lab combines synthetic biology, next-generation sequencing, and computational modelling to study the relationships between RNA sequence, structure, expression, and function. The group focuses on the study of codon usage bias, RNA folding, and RNA interactions. We believe that a detailed understanding of the sequence-function relationship for selected model transcripts will uncover principles applicable to many RNAs. Research Programme People NameRole Professor Grzegorz KudlaGroup LeaderPragya MittalResearch FellowFernando Bellido MolíasResearch FellowMarcin PlechResearch Fellow (with Joe Marsh)Hasan ÇubukPhD student (with Joe Marsh)Jian You LauResearch AssistantAlex McDonnellPhD studentLaura Cano ArocaPhD studentMohd AhmadPhD studentNabid BhuiyanPhD studentSerafina SoehiantoMRes student Key Publications Gabryelska et al (2022) Global mapping of RNA homodimers in living cells. Genome Research 32 (5) 956-967Zhang et al (2021) In vivo structure and dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA genome. Nature communications 12 (1)Mordstein et al (2020) Codon usage and splicing jointly influence mRNA localization. Cell systems 10 (4) 351-362Mittal et al. (2018) Codon usage influences fitness through RNA toxicity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115 (34) 8639-8644Ziv et al (2018) COMRADES determines in vivo RNA structures and interactions. Nature methods 15 (10) 785-788Full publication list can be found on Research Explorer: Grzegorz Kudla — University of Edinburgh Research Explorer Collaborations Professor Laurence Hurst, University of BathDr Michael Liss, Thermo Fisher ScientificProfessor Eric Miska, University of Cambridge Partners and Funders MRCMichael J Fox FoundationThermofisher Scientific Themes gene regulation, evolution, RNA, codon usage, synthetic biology This article was published on 2024-09-23