We are very sad to say goodbye to Andi, but excited for her move to Vienna, Austria, where she is starting her own lab at the the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP).
The Pauli Lab will study the functions of short translated open reading frames (ORFs) in the context of development.
Recent genome-wide analyses have spurred the notion of ‘pervasive translation’ outside of known protein-coding genes. Some of these translated regions have been predicted to encode short, conserved proteins, while others lack signatures of protein conservation and might have regulatory roles. We aim to identify functions for these newly discovered short translated open reading frames (ORFs) during embryogenesis by employing genetic, molecular, cellular and genomics approaches in zebrafish embryos.
Good luck Andi!