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Dr. Sandro Fernandes Ataide is a Professor at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, and leads the Ataide Lab. His research focuses on structural biology, RNA interactions, and seekRNA gene editing technology. He holds postdoctoral fellowships from ETH Zurich and UC Berkeley, and has pioneered tools like seekRNA for precise genome manipulation. Dr. Ataide teaches courses such as Proteins in Cells (BCMB2002/2902) and supervises PhD students including Jameel ABDULJALIL and Rezwan SIDDIQUEE.
Education: PhD in Biochemistry from The Ohio State University (USA), under Prof. Michael Ibba. Postdoctoral work with Prof. Jennifer Doudna (UC Berkeley) and Prof. Nenad Ban (ETH Zurich).
Research interests include structural and biochemical characterization of ncRNAs/RNPs, drug design targeting RNA-protein interactions, and development of seekRNA for gene editing. His lab collaborates with industry and receives grants from NHMRC, ARC, and strategic partnerships.
Awards: American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship, Phi Kappa Phi Honors, ETH Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Grants include funding for seekRNA plant genome applications (2024), SRP structural studies (2013), and equipment grants for biophysical instruments (2014-2012).
Labs/Teams: Ataide Lab focuses on structural biology, RNA interactions, and seekRNA technology. Collaborates with Sydney Drug Discovery Initiative and USyd RNA Network.
