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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Biochemistry,Medical Microbiology and Mycology, Hygiene, Molecular Infection Biology |
| Keywords | Medical Microbiology, Parasitology, Mycology and Hygiene, Molecular Infection Biology, Biochemistry |
Current contact address
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| City | Edinburgh |
| Institution | University of Edinburgh |
| Institute | Institute of Immunology & Infection Research, Ashworth Laboratories |
Host during sponsorship
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/10/2023 |
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Programme(s)
| 2023 | Max Planck Humboldt Medal |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Buck is an outstanding, international researcher pioneering the field of extracellular vesicles and host-pathogen interactions, with a focus on parasite-host communication through RNA. She has the unique ability to isolate high quality extracellular vesicles from host and parasite to decipher the used RNA code. During her research stay in Germany, Professor Buck will answer the question whether RNA modifications act as a secondary layer of the RNA communication language |