Petra Beli

Petra Beli is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU), Mainz, and Adjunct Director at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB). Her research focuses on genome stability maintenance, ubiquitin signaling, and proteomics, with emphasis on DNA damage response mechanisms.

• Education:
  • PhD in Biology (2011), Goethe University Frankfurt
  • Masters in Molecular Biology (2007), University of Zagreb

Her work integrates quantitative proteomics with biochemical and cell biological methods to study ubiquitin-dependent proteome quality control, DNA repair pathways, and transcription- genome stability interplay. Funding includes participation in collaborative research consortia like CRC 1361 and TRR 387.

Current affiliations:

• Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz
• Faculty of Biology, JGU Mainz

Research highlights:

• Mechanistic insights into R-loop regulation and UV-damage-induced RNA metabolism
• Role of K6-linked ubiquitylation in proteome stability
• Transcription-coupled DNA repair pathways

Funding and consortia:

• CRC 1361 (Regulation of DNA Repair)
• CRC 1551 (Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function)
• TRR 387 UbiQancer (Ubiquitin System in Cancer)
• Research Training Group 4R (R-loop Regulation)