Luc Roberts (@ScienceLuc) interviews Dr. Joana Silva, postdoctoral fellow at the Ribosome Dynamics Lab at the Netherlands Cancer Institute. Her work focuses on ribosome biology, and she recently published on translational impairment in the intestine during amino acid deprivation. You can follow her on twitter at (@TheJoanaSilva).

Luc Roberts (@ScienceLuc) interviews Dr. Jake Wintermute, developer evangelist at Ginkgo Bioworks. Dr. Wintermute got his Ph.D. in Systems Biology at Harvard and is a former synthetic biology teacher and researcher at the CRI in Paris, France. Dr. Wintermute now works as a developer evangelist at Ginkgo Bioworks. You can follow and contact him on twitter (@SynBio1).

Luc Roberts (@ScienceLuc) interviews Dr. Kathrin Leppek professor at the University of Bonn/University Clinic Bonn (UKB). She started her lab in January of 2022 and works on the intersection of innovative RNA and Ribosome biology with the Immune Response. She is also looking for new lab members! You can follow and contact her on twitter (@KatLeppek).

Luc Roberts (@ScienceLuc) interviews Dr. Artem Babaian a Banting Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Dr. Babaian utilizes high-performance computing to study the interface between RNA and Genetics. Recently, he spearheaded the “Serratus: Ultra-deep virus discovery” project which uncovered over 130,000 new RNA viruses. You can contact him via email at artem{at}rRNA.ca.

Luc Roberts (@ScienceLuc) interviews Dr. Nic Locker a professor of virology at the University of Surrey. Dr. Locker specializes in virus-host interactions, the role of RNA structures in viral life cycle, and the control of gene expression in relation with health and diseases. You can contact him on twitter @locker_nic. 

Luc Roberts (@ScienceLuc) interviews Dr. Margaret (Maggie) Rodgers a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Sarah Woodson at Johns Hopkins University. She is one of two 2022 RNA Society/Scaringe Young Scientist Award Winners! You can find her on twitter @DrMaggieRodgers

Luc Roberts (@ScienceLuc) interviews Dr. Craig Kerr a Senior Scientists at Inceptive, currently working on developing the next generation of RNA technologies at the intersection of machine learning and biology. You can contact Craig on twitter @RNA_bound.

Luc Roberts (@ScienceLuc) interviews Dr. Dionna Kasper about her new position as an Assistant Professor of Molecular and Systems Biology at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine. You can find her on Twitter (@DionnaKasper) or email her at Dionna.M.Kasper@Dartmouth.edu.