RNA Regulation: Mechanisms to Medicine (T8)
January 1-4, 2027
| Location to be Determined
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Saturday, January 2, 2027
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address |
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Joshua T Mendell †, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Function and Mechanism of Noncoding RNAs |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Emerging RNAs |
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Martin Jinek †, University of Zürich
CRISPR-Associated Transposons-Biology and Tools |
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Ryan A.. Flynn, Harvard University
GlycoRNA |
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Scott G. Kennedy †, Harvard Medical School
RNA-Mediated Genome Defense |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:15–12:15 PM |
Panel Discussion 1: Publishing in the Age of AI: Challenges and Responsibilities |
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| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Unconventional Functions of Noncoding RNAs |
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Daphna Nachmani †, Hebrew University
Tissue-Specific snoRNAs in Diseases and Ribosome Heterogeneity |
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Maria Barna †, Stanford University
Ribosome Heterogeneity in Development |
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Ling-Ling Chen †, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Function and Therapeutic Applications of Circular RNA |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Mechanisms of mRNA Regulation |
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Shinichi Nakagawa †, Hokkaido University
RNA-Binding Proteins in Nuclear Processing |
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Jeffrey A. Chao †, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Elucidating Spatial and Temporal Regulation of mRNA by Single-molecule Live Imaging |
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Clifford P. Brangwynne †, Princeton University
Phase Transitions in Membraneless Organelles |
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Ramesh S. Pillai, University of Geneva
Structure and Function of mRNA Modification |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Small Regulatory RNAs |
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Julius Brennecke †, IMBA - Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie GmbH
piRNA Mechanism and Germline Control |
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Laura Landweber †, Columbia University
Small RNAs in DNA Elimination |
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Anastasia Khvorova †, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Chemical Engineering of siRNA Therapeutics |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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Victor R. Ambros, University of Massachusetts
microRNA in Nematodes |
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Josien van Wolfswinkel †, Yale University
Small RNAs in Planaria |
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Sung Wook Chi †, Korea University
Oxidation of microRNA in Human Diseases |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–12:00 PM |
Panel Discussion 2: Translating RNA: Hurdles, Hope, and Public Engagement |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
mRNA Regulation in Synthetic Biology and Medicine |
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V. Narry Kim, Seoul National University Institute for Basic Science
Regulation of mRNA Stability |
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Xiao Wang †, MIT
Synthetic mRNA Technologies |
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Irena M. Vlatkovic †, BioNTech SE
mRNA Vaccines for Infectious Diseases and Cancer |
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Becky Crean †, Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Antisense Oligonucleotides to Treat Genetic Disorders |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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