Professor Traude Beilharz is an RNA biologist and biochemist interested in the birth, life and death of RNA as the molecule that brings the genome to life. In MACSYS, Traude combines her love of collaborative data-driven research and the Baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Traude believes that the cross-disciplinary research applied in MACSYS to pursuit of whole-cell models will enable a new academic discipline -Predictive Biology- and new career paths toward research and entrepreneurship in digital biology.

In addition to her research, Traude enables excellence by supporting the thriving of the Centre’s diversity. She uses her mindset and leadership coaching qualifications to ensure each MACSYS member is safe to bring their best ideas, creativity and ambition -knowing that this looks different in each of us, and that the Centre’s success depends on it.