Regulatory RNAs in Gut Microbes

Daniel Ryan is head of the Laboratory of RNA Regulation of Microbe-Host Interactions at the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw. His research focuses on RNA-based regulation in human gut microbes, particularly small regulatory RNAs. During his PhD at KIIT University, India, he studied stress-responsive sRNAs in Salmonella Typhimurium. He then joined the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research in Würzburg, Germany, where he investigated transcriptional architecture and sRNA-mediated regulation in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. His current work explores how RNA-based mechanisms shape the commensal and pathogenic lifestyles of Bacteroides fragilis. He is a recipient of National Science Centre SONATA and SONATA BIS grants.