University of Michigan President Santa J. Ono opens the 2024 RNA Symposium

President Ono Launches the 2024 Symposium

Thank you for attending the 8th Annual RNA Symposium!

What a thrill to welcome our keynote speakers, including the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate for Physiology and Medicine Dr. Drew Weissman, and registrants to the U-M Ann Arbor campus last Friday, as well as those who joined us LIVE via Zoom.

MiSciWriters correspondents were once again on hand to LIVE Tweet throughout the event and capture all the stories. Be sure to check out their blog posts for a full report on each of the keynote addresses!

Thanks to all our speakers, attendees, sponsors, friends, and colleagues. Stay tuned for further updates and some exciting announcements!

For more information on the 2025 RNA Symposium, March 6-8, including sponsorship opportunities, please contact Maria Stieve, Program Manager, at mstieve@umich.edu.

8th Annual RNA Symposium, “Unmasking the Power of RNA: From Structure to Medicine”

Friday, March 8, 2024, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Bldg, Kahn Auditorium
109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Online registration for in-person attendees is now closed; however, walk-up registration will be available beginning at 8:00 AM on March 8 outside Kahn Auditorium. Please note that space is limited and lunch is not guaranteed.

If you’re unable to attend the entire day, we invite you to stop by one or more of the keynote presentations as your schedule permits.

If you are unable to attend the event in person, we invite you to participate virtually by registering for the live Zoom broadcast at the link below.

Virtual Registration Form

For more information, please contact Maria Stieve, Program Manager, at mstieve@umich.edu.

Keynote Speakers

2023 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Harvard University

University of Connecticut

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

University of Michigan


Thank you to our sponsors