6th Annual RNA Symposium, “Towards our Future of RNA Therapeutics”
Friday, March 25, 2022, 8:30am – 4:00pm
A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Bldg, Kahn Auditorium
109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, Michigan
| Agenda - Friday, March 25, 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | Coffee | On-Site Registration |
| 8:30am | Welcome & Introductions: | President Mary Sue Coleman |
| 8:40am | Keynote 1: Read the LIVE BLOG  | Jack Szostak, PhD Harvard Medical School / University of Chicago "The emergence of RNA from heterogeneous prebiotic chemistry" |
| 9:35am | Keynote 2: Read the LIVE BLOG  | Gigi Storz, PhD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development "RNA-mediated regulation within protein-coding sequences" |
| 10:20am | Data Blitz 2:  | Chase Weidmann, PhD Assistant Professor, Biological Chemistry “RNA-protein interaction networks in living cells" |
| 10:30am | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45am | Data Blitz 3:  | Renke Tan Graduate Student, Biological Chemistry “ Cas11 enables genome engineering in human cells with compact CRISPR-Cas3 systems” |
| 10:55am | Keynote 3: Read the LIVE BLOG  | Chris Burge, PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Impact of RNA-Binding Proteins on Human Genomic Variation" |
| 11:40am | Data Blitz 4:  | Sethu Pitchiaya, PhD Assistant Professor, Urology and Pathology “Dynamic higher-order miRISC assembly promotes mRNA repression” |
| 11:50am | Data Blitz 5:  | Nico Gomez Graduate Student, Neurology "Exogenous UPF1 corrects TDP-43-directed NMD-sensitization of transcriptome in neuronal models of ALS” |
| 12:00pm | Box Lunch | with Speakers, Faculty and Students (or on your own Click here for nearby lunch options) |
| 1:00pm | Welcome Back & Introduction | Rebecca Cunningham, Vice President for Research |
| 1:10pm | Keynote 4: Read the LIVE BLOG  | Wendy Gilbert, PhD Yale School of Medicine "Decoding the untranslated" |
| 1:55pm | Data Blitz 6:  | Stephanie Moon, PhD Assistant Professor, Human Genetics "Regulation of stress granule dynamicity by valosin-containing protein" |
| 2:05pm | Keynote 5: Read the LIVE BLOG  | Michelle Hastings, PhD Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science "Splice-Modulating Antisense Oligonucleotides for the Treatment of Disease" |
| 3:00pm | Coffee & Panel Discussion: | "Future of RNA Therapeutics" Moderated by: John Androsavich, Pfizer Global Lead, RNA Medicine |
| 3:55pm | Closing |
Thank you to our sponsors:
