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

| Agenda - Friday, March 24, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Coffee | On-Site Registration |
| 8:30AM | Welcome: | President Santa Ono |
| 8:40AM | Keynote 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” |
| 10:10AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30AM | Keynote 3: Geraldine Seydoux Read the LIVE BLOG | Geraldine Seydoux, PhD Johns Hopkins University "RNA Granules: Assembly and Function" |
| 11:15AM | Poster Session | Poster Session |
| 12:15PM | Box Lunch | Register, box lunch will be provided |
| 1:15PM | Welcome Back: | Dr. Lisa Prosser, Vice President for Research - Health |
| 1:25PM | Keynote 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" |
| 2:30PM | Keynote 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" |
| 3:15PM | Coffee & Panel Discussion: | "From Molecules to Medicines" |
| 4:15PM | Closing & Thanks |

