Professor
Richard Collins
Molecular Genetics
PhD
Location
Medical Sciences Building
Address
1 King's College Circle, Room 4280, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1A8
Research Interests
Disease models, Non-coding DNA and RNA, Mitochondria
We are interested in RNA and mitochondria, especially a naturally-occurring Neurospora mitochondrial plasmid that encodes a catalytic RNA called the VS ribozyme. We are currently studying how such plasmids move between mitochondria, and whether they may be useful as vectors for the genetic transformation of mitochondria.