User:Sunny Sharma
Contact Info
- Sunny Sharma
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Max-von-Laue Strasse-9, Campus Riedberg, Goethe University
- Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
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Research Associate at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main.
Education
- Research Associate at Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany [1]
- 2014, PhD (Biology), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany [2]
- 2007, MS (Molecular Biology & Biochemistry), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India [3]
- 2005, BS, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India [4]
Awards
European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO)-Long Term Fellowship. (2014-2016)[5]
DAAD (Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst) PhD scholarship (2010 - 2013) [6]
CEF (Excellence Cluster-Frankfurt am Main) PhD fellowship (2009 - 2010) [7]
ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) Junior Research Fellowship (2009 - 2010) [8]
Research interests
- Ribosome Biogenesis
- RNA modifications
- Immunology
- Gerontology
Publications
1) Methylation of ribosomal RNA by NSUN5 is a conserved mechanism modulating organismal lifespan.[9]
2) Absolute and relative quantification of RNA modifications via biosynthetic isotopomers.[10]
3) Partial methylation at Am100 in 18S rRNA of baker´s yeast shows ribosome heterogeneity on the level of eukaryotic rRNA modification. Plos One [11]
4) Identification of novel methyltransferases, Bmt5 and Bmt6, responsible for the m3U methylations of 25S rRNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.[12]
5) Yeast Nop2 and Rcm1 methylate C2870 and C2278 of the 25S rRNA, respectively.[13]
6) Identification of a novel methyltransferase, Bmt2, responsible for the N-1-methyl-adenosine base modification of 25S rRNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.[14]
7) Yeast Rrp8p, a novel methyltransferase responsible for m1A 645 base modification of 25S rRNA.[15]
8) Association of P2X7 receptor +1513 (A-->C) polymorphism with tuberculosis in a Punjabi population.[16]
Conferences/ Workshops
- Seminar at RNA club, 16th October 2013 [17]
- Plenary talk at Yeast Meeting, Frankfurt 2013 [18]
- Poster presentation at 18th Annual RNA meeting of the RNA society, Davos, Switzerland [19]
- Seminar at RNA club, 26th September 2012 [20]
- Poster presentation at 9th International Conference on Ribosome Synthesis, Banff, Canada [21]