Regulatory DNA and RNA function in health and disease on Anene Lab

Born at the Enhancer, Defined by Function

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An enhancer tells us where an RNA is produced, but not what it becomes. The emerging evidence suggests it is time to follow the RNA itself.

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School of Health
Leeds Beckett University, PD511, Portland Building
City Campus, Leeds LS1 3HE

Chinedu A. Anene

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Rene Kuklinkova

Characterisation of Senescent Cells across Human Tissues and Lifespan

I’ve always known I wanted to pursue a career in the life sciences.

Discovering bioinformatics during my undergraduate studies changed how I approach research.

I was particularly drawn to the potential of large-scale datasets and how much existing data remains underexplored.

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Natalia Benova

Identification and Characterisation of Regulatory Noncoding Mutations in Ovarian Cancer

During my PhD, I’ve learned to look beyond computational predictions and always come back to the biology.

Connecting bioinformatics with experimental approaches has changed how I think about and conduct research, and I’d like to keep growing as an independent researcher.

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Research

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Molecular biology of enhancer RNAs: Defining how eRNA processing, stability, localisation and molecular interactions govern their functions, particularly in post-transcriptional regulation.

Silencers and regulatory DNA: Identifying distal silencer elements through transcriptional and chromatin accessibility dynamics, and testing their regulatory functions experimentally.

Resources

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Resources developed or maintained in the Anene Lab, supporting research in regulatory biology, computational genomics and data analysis.

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eRNAkit and Eden underpin our current research, connecting computational analysis with experimental readouts.

Regulatory DNA and RNA function in health and disease on Anene Lab

Born at the Enhancer, Defined by Function

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Natalia Benova

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