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Arianne Babina
@ariannebabina.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Bacteriology @ University of Glasgow | de novo evolution of bacterial gene regulatory networks | ✌️❤️RNA | she/her
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🚨2 FULLY-FUNDED PHD PROJECTS🚨

1. Characterize novel noncoding RNAs involved in nitrogen fixation in E. coli!
NorthWestBio, Deadline 4 Jan. tinyurl.com/y62ux29u

2. Discover novel metal resistance peptides in E. coli!
College Futures Themes Program, Deadline 12 Jan.
tinyurl.com/uapvp6f9

Pls share!
Schematic showing that random sequences can be used to select for novel functions in E. coli that can help engineer solutions in ecosystem health and agriculture, synthetic biology, and infection biology and drug design.
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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🚨WE’RE HIRING!🚨 A Research Technician (2y) to join our team & work on exciting projects in bacterial evolution & gene regulation. Come join our growing, supportive Bacteriology Dept @uofglasgow.bsky.social ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #MicroBio25 #microsky @microbiologysociety.org Apply by 30th April: tinyurl.com/2z9z9kse
Photo of University of Glasgow attendees at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference, with a blank outline of a person labeled "You!" indicating where you could join.
April 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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For those who missed it #MicroBio25: I shared the story of how a side project unexpectedly uncovered novel regulatory links between RNase P, RNase R, and Lon protease in E. coli. Recently published in @rnasociety.bsky.social. To learn more👇https://rnajournal.cshlp.org/content/30/8/977.full.pdf+html
Schematic illustrating suppressor mutations that rescue the temperature-sensitive phenotype of the E. coli A49 mutant RNase P: 1. Gene amplifications of either RNase P subunit promote enzyme assembly and stability, 2. Mutations in RNase R stabilize RNase P’s pre-tRNA substrates, 3. Mutations in Lon protease stabilize the mutant C5 protein subunit of RNase P.
April 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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What a week! Grateful for the chance to share my recent work on #bacteria, #evolution, and #RNA at my first #MicroBio25 conference. As a new lecturer in the UK, it was an incredible introduction to the vibrant microbiology community here! @microbiologysociety.org
Giving my talk at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference, standing at the podium with my final "take-home" slide on display: Chase that side project, even the simplest experiments can yield novel and publishable results, we still don't know everything about E. coli and RNase P.
April 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM