2023 Symposium

7th Annual RNA Symposium, “From Molecules to Medicines”

Friday, March 24, 2023, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Bldg, Kahn Auditorium
109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Agenda - Friday, March 24, 2023
8:00AMCoffeeOn-Site Registration
8:30AMWelcome:President Santa Ono
8:40AMKeynote 1: Steven Henikoff
Read the LIVE BLOG		Steve Henikoff, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
"Genome-wide Mapping of Protein-DNA Interaction Dynamics"
9:25AM
Keynote 2: Jody Puglisi
Read the LIVE BLOG		Jody Puglisi, PhD
Stanford University
"The Choreography of Translation Initiation”
10:10AMCoffee Break
10:30AMKeynote 3: Geraldine Seydoux
Read the LIVE BLOG		Geraldine Seydoux, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
"RNA Granules: Assembly and Function"
11:15AM Poster Session
Poster Session
12:15PMBox LunchRegister, box lunch will be provided
1:15PMWelcome Back:Dr. Lisa Prosser, Vice President for Research - Health
1:25PMKeynote 4: Amy Gladfetler
Read the LIVE BLOG		Amy Gladfelter, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"RNA Structure Controls Composition and Network Dynamics of Condensates"
2:10PM Data Blitzs
Rachel Niederer, PhD
University of Michigan, Medical School
"Uncovering Novel Translational Control Elements within 5’-UTRs"
2:20PM Data Blitzs
Jay Brito Querido, PhD
University of Michigan, Medical School
"Structure of Human Tumor Suppressor Protein Pdcd4 Bound to the Ribosome"
2:30PMKeynote 5: Joseph Wedekind
Read the LIVE BLOG		Joseph Wedekind, PhD
University of Rochester, Medical School
"Redefining Riboswitches: Ribosome-Binding Site Sequestration is Dispensable for Gene Regulation by the Largest Group of preQ Riboswitches"
3:15PMCoffee & Panel Discussion: "From Molecules to Medicines"
4:15PMClosing & Thanks

 

 

 

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