Hana Macíčková Cahová received the Neuron Award for Young Scientists
Hana Macíčková Cahová, head of the junior group of chemical biology at IOCB Prague, received the prestigious Neuron Award for Young Scientists for 2018 presented annually by the Neuron Fund to young and promising scientists up to 33 years of age.
Dr. Cahová focuses on basic research and discovery of new chemical structures of RNA. These structures play an important role in yet unknown biochemical and immunological processes at both cell and body level. "These discoveries can lead to new possibilities of the treatment of viral, bacterial or oncological diseases," she says. "The RNA has long been thought to be merely a carrier of information, and it is probably still being taught in schools. But the opposite is true. RNA molecules do so much more, from catalysis to regulation of cell processes. I am convinced that there are still many discoveries to make in the field of RNA," she adds.
