Mihaela Zavolan: A bioinformatician known for her research in RNA biology and computational genomics. Her team at Basel University research focuses on understanding how gene expression and RNA processing influence cell fate and behavior, particularly in the context of organoids. They have developed computational tools like MIRZA-G for miRNA target prediction, and are using high-throughput data to uncover global regulators that affect cellular behavior in organoids at distinct steps of the gene expression cascade, including pre-mRNA splicing and mRNA translation. Their work aims to provide new insights into the molecular basis of cell fate determination and develop strategies for manipulating cell fate in organoid models.