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The nucleic acid research community met in Barcelona from 25 to 28 August to discuss the latest research on nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids

From Oxford to Würzburg: for six weeks, Luke Pearse, a chemistry student at the University of Oxford, enriched the Höbartner Group, in particular, Dr Takumi Okuda’s early-career research group in nucleic acid chemistry as an intern. In this interview, he shares why he chose our lab, what he learned about RNA research – and what has stuck with him the most.

Between June and December 2026, Kaito Nitatougepart of Takumi Okuda's junior research group 'Nucleic Acid Chemistry', based within the Höbartner Lab, as a PhD student from the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Osaka, Japan. We are delighted to have him with us and wish him every success!