| 4:00–8:00 PM | Registration |
| 6:00–8:00 PM | Welcome Mixer |
| 7:30–8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00–8:30 AM | Poster Setup |
| 8:15–5:00 PM | Poster Viewing |
| 8:30–9:30 AM | Welcome and Keynote Address |
| Joshua T Mendell †, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Function and Mechanism of Noncoding RNAs |
| 9:30–11:45 AM | Emerging RNAs |
| Scott G. Kennedy †, Harvard Medical School RNA-Mediated Genome Defense |
| Martin Jinek †, University of Zürich CRISPR-Associated Transposons-Biology and Tools |
| Ryan A.. Flynn, Boston Children’s Hospital GlycoRNA |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 10:00–10:20 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:45–12:45 PM | Panel Discussion 1: Publishing in the Age of AI: Challenges and Responsibilities |
| 12:45–1:45 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00–2:30 PM | Posters |
| 2:30–4:30 PM | Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
| Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Unconventional Functions of Noncoding RNAs |
| Daphna Nachmani †, Hebrew University Tissue-Specific snoRNAs in Diseases and Ribosome Heterogeneity |
| Maria Barna †, Stanford University Ribosome Heterogeneity in Development |
| Ling-Ling Chen †, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Function and Therapeutic Applications of Circular RNA |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 7:00–8:00 PM | On Own for Dinner |
| 7:30–8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00–8:30 AM | Poster Setup |
| 8:15–5:00 PM | Poster Viewing |
| 8:30–11:30 AM | Mechanisms of mRNA Regulation |
| Shinichi Nakagawa †, Hokkaido University RNA-Binding Proteins in Nuclear Processing |
| Jeffrey A. Chao †, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research Elucidating Spatial and Temporal Regulation of mRNA by Single-molecule Live Imaging |
| Clifford P. Brangwynne †, Princeton University Phase Transitions in Membraneless Organelles |
| Ramesh S. Pillai, University of Geneva Structure and Function of mRNA Modification |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 9:30–9:50 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:30–12:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00–2:30 PM | Posters |
| 3:00–4:30 PM | Career Roundtable |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Small Regulatory RNAs |
| Julius Brennecke †, IMBA - Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie GmbH piRNA Mechanism and Germline Control |
| Laura Landweber †, Columbia University Small RNAs in DNA Elimination |
| Anastasia Khvorova †, University of Massachusetts Medical School Chemical Engineering of siRNA Therapeutics |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 7:00–8:00 PM | On Own for Dinner |
| 7:30–8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30–11:30 AM | MicroRNA |
| Victor R. Ambros, University of Massachusetts microRNA in Nematodes |
| Josien van Wolfswinkel †, Yale University Small RNAs in Planaria |
| Sung Wook Chi †, Korea University Oxidation of microRNA in Human Diseases |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 9:30–9:50 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:30–12:30 PM | Panel Discussion 2: Translating RNA: Hurdles, Hope, and Public Engagement |
| 12:30–1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 2:30–4:30 PM | Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
| Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available |
| 5:00–6:45 PM | mRNA Regulation in Synthetic Biology and Medicine |
| V. Narry Kim, Seoul National University Institute for Basic Science Regulation of mRNA Stability |
| Xiao Wang †, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Synthetic mRNA Technologies |
| Irena M. Vlatkovic †, BioNTech SE mRNA Vaccines for Infectious Diseases and Cancer |
| Becky Crean †, Ionis Pharmaceuticals Antisense Oligonucleotides to Treat Genetic Disorders |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 6:45–7:00 PM | Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
| 7:00–8:00 PM | On Own for Dinner |
| 12:00–11:59 PM | Departure |