In recognition of the outstanding lives and accomplishments of our members, each month we profile two RNA Society members—one Full member and one Student/Post-doctoral Fellow member—as part of our Member Spotlight Series.
Read about your colleagues’ career paths, their advice for succeeding in science, and their favorite RNA!
Featured Spotlights
Dr. Minna-Liisa Änkö is a Professor of Cell Biology at Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland, an RNA enthusiast, and the current coordinator of the RNA Salon Program. In this month’s spotlight, written by Dr. Cornelia Kilchert and edited by Julieta Rivosecchi, she traces her journey through RNA science from a chance encounter with alternative splicing to finding her niche in functional RNAomics aimed at understanding how dysregulated RNA processing contributes to human disease. And she shares why, alongside the science, nurturing connections and fostering a sense of belonging among RNA researchers has become just as important to her.
Dr. Juan Pablo Tosar is an Assistant Professor at the Universidad de la República in Uruguay and the founder and Chief Scientific Officer of B4-RNA Diagnostics. In this month’s Spotlight, written by Dr. Jennifer Porat and edited by Dr. Julieta Rivosecchi, he discusses his scientific inspirations, the challenges of doing RNA science with limited resources, and his approach to tackling exciting and difficult RNA questions.
