#4-06 - RNA Research, Bacterial Epitranscriptomics, and NAD-caps - Part 1 - ft. Dr. Katharina Höfer

In this episode, join our host Marcel as he speaks with Dr. Katharina Höfer, a group leader at the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg. They discuss Dr. Höfer's personal journey in science, her passion for RNA research, and her transformative work in the field of epitranscriptomics.

Marcel and Dr. Höfer explore Dr. Höfer’s unconventional career path to success and how she fell in love with RNA. They cover the basics of RNA, transcriptomics and epitranscriptomics, and why all of us should care about it. They touch on the significance of RNA modifications in the context of mRNA vaccines and then delve into her research.

Dr. Höfer shares her insights on NAD-caps, a specific RNA modification she and her coworkers discovered in bacteria. She also explains the methodology behind this discovery and the broader implications of her findings.

To find out more about Dr. Katharina Höfer check out:

https://www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de/mprg/katharina-hoefer

Höfer lab Twitter: @HoeferLab

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