Marcel Köhn

Marcel Köhn is a Researcher and head of an independent junior research group at the Medical Faculty of Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg since 2016. He has been the scientific coordinator of the Research Training Group (RTG) 1591 “Posttranscriptional Control of Gene Expression” since 2015. He earned his PhD in Biochemistry from MLU in 2015.

• Education:
  • Bachelor/Master in Biochemistry, MLU Halle
  • PhD in Biochemistry, MLU Halle (2015)

His research focuses on non-coding RNAs in cardiovascular and neoplastic diseases, particularly analyzing RNA-binding proteins like SRSF1 and their intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs). His work bridges cellular-level studies of SRSF1 function and molecular mechanisms of RNA-protein interactions involving IDRs, aiming to elucidate how disorder impacts RNA-binding protein roles.

Key publications include studies on Y3 ncRNA’s role in histone mRNA maturation and broader investigations into non-coding RNA functions. His research integrates posttranscriptional control mechanisms with clinical disease contexts.

He leads a junior research group focused on RNA biology within the Medical Faculty’s infrastructure. No specific grants or awards are explicitly listed in the provided text.