The „Microsymposium on RNA Biology“ is an international conference that brings together young scientists, junior and senior group leaders, and company representatives from all over the world to present and discuss their latest findings in the exciting field of small RNAs and beyond. The Microsymposium was founded in 2005 and has established itself as the major small RNA meeting in Europe. It is organized by the four research institutions IMBA, IMP, GMI and the Max Perutz Labs as well as by the RNA community of the Vienna BioCenter.
In all three eukaryotic kingdoms, small regulatory RNAs play a key role in the silencing of gene expression at the post-transcriptional and the transcriptional level. They have central functions in the repression of viruses and transposons and they play essential roles in coordinating organismal development, physiological processes and human diseases, such as cancer.
To strengthen the focus on the new generation of scientists, the Microsymposium invites—besides established leaders in the field— postdocs and PhD students (selected from submitted poster abstracts) as speakers. This allows the up-and-coming scientists to present their projects and results to a highly qualified, engaged and dynamic audience and is a major distinguishing factor from other conferences.
Registration
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We especially invite young scientists to participate in this symposium. As every year, we give PhD students and postdocs the opportunity to present their work with a talk during the symposium.
Here you find the program
Speakers
Carrie Bernecky, Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
Douglas Black, University of California, Los Angeles
Todd Blevins, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
Peter Brodersen, University of Copenhagen
Stirling Churchman, Harvard Medical School
Luisa Cochella, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Sandra Duharcourt, Université Paris Cité / CNRS
Sebastian Glatt, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna & Jagiellonian University Krakow
Rachel Green, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Hauke Hillen, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mounia Lagha, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire (IGMM), Montpellier
Tineke Lenstra, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Yong Xiong, Yale School of Medicine
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Stefan Ameres (Max Perutz Labs)
Julius Brennecke (IMBA)
Sebastian Falk (Max Perutz Labs)
Arturo Marí-Ordóñez (GMI)
Javier Martínez (Max Perutz Labs)
Andrea Pauli (IMP)
Clemens Plaschka (IMP)
SUPPORTED BY
PREMIUM SPONSOR
Sponsors
We would like to thank all companies that have kindly sponsored this symposium.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please contact: lea.klement@imba.oeaw.ac.at
Looking back
2020 no meeting
Impressions from the 2019 meeting
Impressions from the 2018 meeting
2012 no meeting
2010 no meeting