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.
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We will regularly update this website with new details on speakers, registration, poster sessions, sponsors and networking opportunities.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
speakers
David Bartel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aude Bernheim, Institut Pasteur
Stephen Buratowski, Harvard Medical School
Witold Filipowicz, FMI Basel
Rippei Hayashi, The John Curtin School of Medical Research
Claudia Höbartner, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)
Marko Jovanovic, Columbia University
Narry Kim, Seoul National University
Claudia Kohler, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Claudia Kutter, Karolinska Institutet
Sung Chul Kwon, The University of Hong Kong
Christine Mayr, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Yijun Qi, Tsinghua University
Madalena Reimão Pinto, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Geraldine Seydoux, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Marvin Tanenbaum, Hubrecht Institute
Igor Ulitsky, Weizmann Institute of Science
Organizing Committee
Stefan Ameres (Max Perutz Labs)
Julius Brennecke (IMBA)
Sebastian Falk (Max Perutz Labs)
Xiaoqi Feng (ISTA)
Arturo Marí-Ordóñez (GMI)
Javier Martínez (Max Perutz Labs)
Andrea Pauli (IMP)
Clemens Plaschka (IMP)
Supported by
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Sponsors
We would like to thank all companies that have kindly sponsored this symposium.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please contact: [email protected]
Looking back
2020 no meeting
Impressions from the 2019 meeting
Impressions from the 2018 meeting
2012 no meeting
2010 no meeting