Beatrix Suess

Prof. Dr. Beatrix Suess is a Professor at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Fachbereich Biologie, leading the Suess Lab. Her research focuses on synthetic RNA biology, particularly regulatory RNAs like aptamers and riboswitches, with applications in synthetic biology, medicine, and biotechnology. She holds an Emmy-Noether-Habilitationspreis (2007) and other notable awards.

• Education: Diploma (Biology, 1994), Ph.D. (1998), Postdoc (1999-2006)
• Research: Engineering synthetic riboswitches, studying non-coding RNAs in Streptomyces, developing biosensors

Key research interests include RNA structure-function relationships, aptamer design for genetic control, and applications in drug development. Her lab has pioneered RNA Capture-SELEX methods and engineered riboswitches for gene regulation in diverse organisms.