Consortium members

TargetRNA brings together 9 beneficiaries and 8 associate partners from 9 European countries. True to the spirit of diversity, the consortium members are a fair mix of academic (13 members) and non-academic (4 members) partners.

About the members

The supervisors and co-supervisors in the  TargetRNA consortium are experienced and independent researchers with a track record in the disciplines presented in TargetRNA. In total, the priniciple investigators (PIs) of this network have supervised more than 127 PhD students and more than 87 postdocs.

The TargetRNA members are beneficiaries and associated partners. The role of TargetRNA beneficiaries is to lead work packages, host doctoral candidates (DCs) and to execute the training events. The role of associate partners is to offer trainings in the form of guest lectures, workshops, and execution of planned secondments, in addition to providing research support by providing access to modern technology and facilities and extensive contact networks.

Logos of the TargetRNA beneficiaries
Logos of beneficiaries. Photo: UiB

Beneficiaries

University of Bergen (UiB)

Priniciple investigators (PIs):       

  • Ruth Brenk
    Role in the network: Project coordinator, leader of WP6, supervisor of DC12 and 13, co-supervisor of DC1      
  • Bengt Erik Haug
    Role in the network: Leader of WP4, supervisor of DC14 and DC15, co-supervisor of DC9
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Priniciple investigators (PIs):    

Goethe University Frankfurt (GUF)

Priniciple investigators (PIs):               

  • Harald Schwalbe
    Role in the network: Supervisor of DC6, co-supervisor of DC4, contact to Instruct-ERIC
  • Sebastian Scheich
    Role in the network: Leader of WP3, supervisor of DC5, co-supervisor of DC8
Mannheim University of Applied Sciences (MUAS)

Priniciple investigator (PI):                      

Matthias Mack
Role in the network: Supervisor of DC8, co-supervisor of DC5     

Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA)

Priniciple investigator (PI):                     

  • Maria Duca
    Role in the network: Leader of WP2, supervisor of DC11, co-supervisor of DC14     
Italian Institute of Technology/University of Bologna (UNIBO)

Priniciple investigator (PI):                   

  • Marco De Vivo
    Role in the network: Supervisor of DC7, co-supervisor of DC13 and 16       
AstraZeneca (AZ)

Priniciple investigator (PI):                      

  • Christian Tyrchan
    Role in the network: Supervisor of DC1, co-supervisor of DC7 
Radboud University (RU)

Priniciple investigator (PI):                 

Willem Velma
Role in the network: Leader of WP5, supervisor of DC9, co-supervisor of DC15     

Uppsala University (UU)

Priniciple investigator (PI):               

Marco Marcia
Role in the network: Supervisor for DC16     

 

Associated partners
Logos of Associated partners. Photo: Anne Mette Søviknes

 

Last updated: 21.08.2025