Part of our dedicated early career series, speakers in this webinar explored the role of ribosomal protein paralogues and how ageing-associated long non-coding RNA 1 slows growth and prolongs chronological lifespan, inhibiting protein translation in fission yeast.

This webinar provided an exciting opportunity to uncover inter-tissue coordination mechanisms related to growth, metabolism and development as well as discover the results of genome-wide genetic interaction analyses of query strains that lack or overexpress the non-coding RNA.

Invited Speakers:

• Katy Grobicki – 'Ribosomal protein paralogues in germline development'
• Dr Shajahan Anver – 'Ageing-associated long non-coding RNA 1 (aal1) slows growth and prolongs chronological lifespan by inhibiting protein translation in fission yeast'

This webinar was chaired by Dr Karl Norris (Research Fellow at the University of Leeds).