- Nirenberg, Holley, and Khorana (1968): In 1968, Har Gobind Khorana, Robert W. Holley, and Marshall W. Nirenberg were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for their deciphering of the genetic code and the elucidation of how mRNA instructs the assembly of proteins.
- Thomas Cech and Sidney Altman (1989): In 1989, Thomas Cech and Sidney Altman shared the Nobel Prize for their independent discoveries of the catalytic properties of RNA. Cech discovered that RNA molecules can act as enzymes, challenging the belief that only proteins could possess catalytic activity.
- Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello (2006): Andrew Fire and Craig Mello were honored with the Nobel Prize for their discovery of RNA interference (RNAi). RNAi is a powerful regulatory mechanism that allows the control of gene expression through the use of small RNA molecules like siRNA and miRNA.
Yasmeen Khan
Yasmeen joined Dr. Mary Krishna Ekka lab after completing her master's in Biochemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Her research interests lies in understanding the mechanism of RNA binding protein and nucleic acid interaction focussing on different structures. One of the RBP she works on is nucleolin and it's role in binding to telomeric and TERRA G-quadruplex structures. Outside of lab you can find her exploring new food and places, cooking and travelling too.
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