London RNA Club Protein-RNA Condensates Mini-Symposium
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London RNA Club Protein-RNA Condensates Mini-Symposium
23 January 2026  ·  Francis Crick Institute
1:45 PM - 6:00 PM (GMT)

This London RNA Club mini-symposium aims to bring together researchers working in the field of protein-RNA condensates from a range of disciplines. The symposium will start with a keynote lecture by Prof. Rosana Collepardo-Guevara (University of Cambridge), followed by short talks selected from submitted abstracts. Please note that the event will take place in-person only.

Please contact the organisers with any questions: alyssa.miller@crick.ac.uk and tim.nott@kcl.ac.uk.

Agenda
Friday, January 23
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Registration
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
Welcome
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM
Rosana Collepardo-Guevara, University of Cambridge
Keynote
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM
Priyasha Deshpande, Francis Crick Institute
Telomeric RNA and HP1α form interfacial clusters that stabilize HP1α-DNA condensates
2:50 PM - 3:05 PM
2:50 PM - 3:05 PM
Ira Iosub, Francis Crick Institute
Interaction networks of condensation-prone RNAs
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
Xiaoteng Jiang, University of Cambridge
RNA-Binding Proteins as Off-Target Vulnerabilities: Mechanistic Insights into Duloxetine–Microbiome Interactions
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Alexandra Beliavskaia, Babraham Institute
Characterisation of RNA / Proteome Interactions Underpinning Early B Cell Development
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM
FidaBio
Sponsor talk
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Min Kyung Shinn, King's College London
Multi-domain splicing factors in the nuclear speckles undergo microphase separation
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Karuna Sampath, University of Warwick
RNA condensates in oocyte polarity and germline identity
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Martina Hallegger, University of Oxford
Decoding the molecular role of TDP-43 condensation in neurodegeneration using transcriptomics and biophysics
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Stefano Bonazza, University of Cambridge
Illuminating Reassortment: Single-Molecule Tools for Studying Segmented RNA Viruses
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Tim Weil, University of Cambridge
Translational regulation and Protein-RNA condensates in early Drosophila development
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Pizza and drinks
Sponsors
LOCATION
Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, England NW1 1AT
Map
Location: Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, England NW1 1AT
Getting here

The symposium will take place at the Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, NW1 1AT. The event is in-person only.

It is a 2 minute walk from King's Cross and St. Pancras stations, which are serviced by the Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria, Hammersmith & City, Circle and Metropolitan Underground lines, and National Rail services.

Organisers

Dr. Tim Nott

Reader in Chemical Biology, King's College London

Dr. Alyssa Miller

Postdoctoral Fellow in Biophysics, Francis Crick Institute

DATE AND TIME

23 January 2026
1:45 PM - 6:00 PM (GMT)

LOCATION

Francis Crick Institute
England
Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, England NW1 1AT

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