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The three-day RISE-BEACON Symposium 2026 in Shanghai featured a wide-ranging program focused on RNA biology and RNA therapeutics. Of particular note was the active participation of RNAmed doctoral students, who contributed to the symposium with presentations and posters, thereby reinforcing its international scope. Click here for the Meeting Report.

From Shanghai to Beijing: Final trip of the first funding period

Karl Petri and Julian Grünewald are developing new ways to reprogram cells in the body in a targeted manner – with potential perspectives for cancer and heart disease

Defense marks a special moment for the graduate program

International young talents at a symposium in Würzburg

A 2025 meeting report from the Venice lagoon: International graduate program “RNAmed – Future Leaders in RNA-based Medicine” meets on San Servolo

RNAmed joined the grand finale of the Swiss NCCR RNA & Disease

A patent story by Xiaoxuan Wang and Giorgia Gerolimetto (both PhD students at the University of Würzburg)

A Fellowship Story by Arpan Banerjee (PhD student at the University of Würzburg)

An experience report by Brent Cuveele (PhD student at the University of Regensburg)

Third RNAmed Topic Day: Getting on the Job Market

A Success Story by Yasmin Gärtner (PhD student at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)

Recommended Reading: Article on the 21st Annual Meeting of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society, 2025

Further information: Non-coding RNA molecules have become a focus of cardiovascular research because they regulate key processes in the cardiovascular system, and their therapeutic potential has been demonstrated through successful manipulations in in vivo disease models. RNAmed PhD student Niklas Petzold (TUM) won a poster award at the Cardiovascular ncRNA Retreat (TRR267)

Insights into targeting RNA structures with small molecules