SpotlightsIn recognition of the outstanding lives and accomplishments of our members, each month we profile two RNA Society members—one Full member and one Student/Post-doctoral Fellow member—as part of our Member Spotlight Series. Read about your colleagues’ career paths, their advice for succeeding in science, and their favorite RNA! Featured SpotlightsDr. Alex Sneddon is a postdoctoral researcher within the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for the Mathematical Analysis of Cellular Systems (MACSYS). In this RNA spotlight piece, written by Dr. Paula Groza and edited by Dr. Anna Sherwood, Dr. Sneddon talks about her career at the intersection of machine learning and molecular biology, her passion about promoting computational science among young women, and how to use your worst moments to come up with innovative ideas. Dr. Constantinos Stathopoulos is currently serving a three-year term as the Dean of the School of Health Sciences at the University of Patras, Greece. Dr. Stathopoulos is building on an already productive career in tRNA biology by (among other things) focusing on how tRNA interacts with T-box riboswitches in pathogenic bacteria with the idea that this tRNA-dependent regulatory system can be targeted to develop antibiotics. In this month’s piece written by Opeyemi Ojo Fatunbi and edited by Dr. Mai Baker, Dr. Stathopoulos shares how mentorship, global research experiences, and collaborations are all key to scientific community’s success. |