Building Africa's RNA research movement.

ScriptRN Labs trains researchers, partners with African professors on transcriptomics, and runs its own RNA research — closing a gap no organization on the continent currently fills.

Vision

The organization building the pillars that advance RNA research across Africa.

Mission

Build Africa's RNA research capacity through training, partnerships, and scientific discovery.

How we work

Three pillars, spliced into one mission.

EXON 01

Training

A free, invitation-only journal club and paid certificate courses in transcriptomics — splicing, gene expression, RNA modification, and the RNA epigenome.

EXON 02

Research Partnerships

Working with professors across Africa to integrate RNA methods into their grants — through collaboration for those with expertise, and training for those without.

EXON 03

In-House Research

ScriptRN Labs pursuing its own grants and original projects, in step with pharma, biotech, and nonprofit partners.

Three exons. One transcript.

Every pillar feeds the next — training builds the community that becomes research partners, whose work strengthens ScriptRN Labs' own research.

Research partnerships, two tracks

Where your lab fits

Already doing RNA research

Collaboration

Joint projects, invitations to present at the journal club, and direct connections to international RNA researchers working in your area.

New to RNA research

Service

Hands-on training and grant-writing support to integrate transcriptomics into your work, from the ground up.

The journal club, by design.

Free, invitation-only, and deliberately small — built to stay a tight, engaged community rather than a mailing list.

What to expect

Apply to join

We review every application. The first cohort opens at roughly 20 members and is capped at 30–40 over time — members who miss two consecutive sessions make room for new applicants.

  • Free to join, invitation-only
  • Monthly sessions, mixed virtual and in-person
  • Members present their own work and hear from visiting researchers
  • A direct line into ScriptRN Labs' training and research partnerships

We'll follow up by email once applications are reviewed.

Application received

Thanks for applying to the ScriptRN Labs journal club. We review applications on a rolling basis and will email you with next steps.

Request training for your team.

From a single introductory session to a full certificate course in transcriptomics — splicing, gene expression, RNA modification, and the RNA epigenome.

Formats

What we offer

Training is a mix of free community sessions and paid certificate-based courses, delivered to fit your department's schedule.

  • Introductory transcriptomics and RNA-seq fundamentals
  • Splicing, gene expression, and RNA modification
  • Hands-on bioinformatics: databases, tools, and analysis
  • Custom sessions scoped to your lab's current work

We typically respond within a few business days.

Request sent

Thanks — we've received your training request and will be in touch to scope the right format for your team.

Bring us your research project.

Tell us about your work — whether you need a collaborator with RNA expertise or support building transcriptomics into a grant from scratch.

What happens next

Project intake

We review submissions against both tracks — collaboration for researchers who already have RNA expertise, and hands-on service for those integrating it for the first time.

  • A short call to understand your project's goals
  • Scoping how RNA or transcriptomic methods fit in
  • Support building the methods into a grant, where relevant
  • Clear terms before any work begins

A team member will follow up to schedule a scoping call.

Project received

Thanks for sharing your project. We'll review it and reach out to schedule a scoping call.