Ayokunle Araoyinbo

PhD Researcher · RNA Biology · University of Lausanne

Ayòkunle
Araoyinbo

Deciphering how RNA-binding proteins govern cell fate, where molecular biology meets the poetry of life.

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Gamete fusion triggers cytosolic functions and P-body recruitment of the RNA-binding protein Mei2 to drive fission yeast zygotic development
Genes & Development, 2026
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01 · In the News

Latest &
updates

UNIL CIG · Genomyx September 2025
How the Vještica lab uses fission yeast to understand how new life begins
A feature on how Mei2, once thought to work only in the nucleus, has a surprising second role in cytosolic P-bodies during fertilization, reshaping our understanding of how cells rewire gene expression at the onset of new life.
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🎬 Video Abstract
Araoyinbo, Salat-Canela et al. Genes & Development · 2026

02 · Research

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RNA Biology
Investigating how RNA-binding proteins control mRNA fate, from nuclear export to cytoplasmic localisation and translational regulation.
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Cell Fate Establishment
Dissecting the molecular logic by which cells commit to sexual differentiation and zygotic development.
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Microscopy & Genetics
Combining quantitative live-cell imaging with classical and molecular genetics in S. pombe to link molecular events to cellular outcomes.
2026
Gamete fusion triggers cytosolic functions and P-body recruitment of the RNA-binding protein Mei2 to drive fission yeast zygotic development
A Araoyinbo, C Salat-Canela et al.
Genes & Development · genesdev.cshlp.org
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2025
A new yeast strain for valorisation of vinasse, a rum distillery waste product
B Simonaviciene, A Araoyinbo, J Ali et al.
Springer · Biofuels and Bioproducts
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2024
Fertilization triggers cytosolic functions and P-body recruitment of the RNA-binding protein Mei2 to drive fission yeast zygotic development
A Araoyinbo, C Salat-Canela, A Vještica
bioRxiv · biorxiv.org
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03 · Photography

Seeing the
world

A parallel practice to the lab, finding the same curiosity in a quiet street as in a fission yeast cell under a microscope.

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Lausanne rooftops
Alpine meadow

05 · Blog

Writing &
thinking

Notes on science, research life, and whatever else is on my mind.

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This space will host essays and reflections on RNA, on science as a practice, on the things I find worth thinking about.
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06 · Contact

Get in
touch

I'm always open to conversations about RNA biology, cell fate, microscopy, or collaborative science. Feel free to reach out.

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Current position
PhD Researcher
Vještica Lab · University of Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
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Chair, Young Scientist Section
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