RNA conference and a joint lab retreat

We attended the 2nd Polish RNA Biology Meeting in Poznań on 24-27 June 2025. Madhu, Dawid, Kuba, Navid, Karolina and Kasia presented posters on their projects.

P7 "Structural and mechanistic insights of Mitochondrial RNA transport" Navid Bakshi & Katarzyna Bandyra

P51 "Exploring Potential Roles of human PNPase Beyond RNA Degradation" Madhuri Kanavalli & Katarzyna Bandyra

P53 "Structure-function studies of the mRNA decapping enzyme of Trypanosoma brucei" Dawid Dzadz

P61, P153 "Characterization of the IFIT proteins role in innate immunity" Jakub Kowalski

P98 "Structural and Functional Characterisation of FASTK Family Proteins in Mitochondrial RNA
Metabolism" Karolina Nowak & Katarzyna Bandyra

We are grateful to funding by the following agencies:

National Science Centre, Poland

• SONATA BIS 13 #2023/50/E/NZ1/00688
• SONATA 16 #2020/39/D/NZ1/01651
• WEAVE UNISONO #2022/04/Y/NZ1/00114
• OPUS 21 #2021/41/B/NZ2/0270

Foundation for Polish Science - FIRST TEAM #POIR.04.04.00-00-5EC1
European Molecular Biology Organization - EMBO Installation Grant #5035

On 7-9 July 2025 in Gułtowy, we attended a joint meeting of the Go!RNA lab with two groups from the Adam Mickiewicz University - the STOP lab of Kinga Kamieniarz-Gdula and the lab of Michał Gdula. We presented our work and discussed on-going and puture projects, as well as enjoyed team activities such as laser tag and board games ("Dark stories" and "Publish or Perish").