2016 Inaugural Symposium
Featuring Nobel Laureates Craig Mello and Phillip Sharp
“Can RNA Answer It All? From the Origin of Life to a Future of Personalized Medicine”
Did you miss the 2016 Inaugural Symposium? Catch the keynote talks here:
The Center for RNA Biomedicine Inaugural Symposium brings together national leaders of the scientific, medical and engineering communities working on recent advances of our understanding of RNA. It will provide a means of exchanging new ideas across disciplines, spurring new collaborations across nationwide while supporting a rapidly growing RNA community at the University of Michigan. Our educational objective: to provide the latest information on how RNA molecules impact cellular function in health and disease. After this symposium, participants will be able to apply advanced knowledge of genetic testing and therapies to patient care for diseases involving RNA dysregulation. We expect that 200-300 participants from across the country, including funding decision makers and potential donors interested in investing in our RNA center at Michigan, will engage with each other and the scientific community on campus on a range of topics involving RNA. This symposium is open to University of Michigan clinicians and research scientists, as well as other primary care practitioners and public health scholars interested in the most recent discoveries regarding the role of RNA in health and disease. Symposium Schedule Friday, March 25: University of Michigan, Biomedical Research Science Building, 109 Zina Pitcher The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Michigan Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
“The Synthesis and Functions of Non-coding RNAs”
Introduction – Dr. Schlissel
“Nonsense-mediated mRNA Decay and Human Disease: Genome Guardian and Executor”
Introduction – Dr. Nils Walter, Professor of Chemistry, Director, Single Molecule Analysis in Real-Time (SMART) Center, University of Michigan
“The Emergence of Non-Coding RNAs in Cancer”
Introduction – Dr. Muneesh Tewari, Ray and Ruth Anderson-Laurence M. Sprague Memorial Research Professor, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
“Paradigm Shifts in tRNA Biology”
Introduction – Dr. Mats Ljungman, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan
“RNA Memories: Recognition of ‘Self’ and ‘Non-Self’ RNA in the C. elegans Germline”
Introduction – Dr. S. Jack Hu, Vice President for Research, University of Michigan
