Lara Sweetapple

Lara Sweetapple is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet. She actively contributes to the VIVAC research group focused on Vaccines and Immunotherapies against Viruses and Cancer, led by Matti Sällberg.

• Education: PhD in Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics from Karolinska Institutet (2024)

Her research integrates Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology to explore RNA dynamics and gene regulation. Recent work centers on microRNA-34a activity, RNA:RNA interactions, and circadian rhythm organization in auditory systems.

Key publications highlight her expertise in RNA structural modeling, chemical probing, and cellular clock synchronization. She collaborates in multidisciplinary teams at Karolinska Institutet's Division of Clinical Microbiology.