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RNAi, MicroRNA, and Non-Coding RNA (C8)

Organizer(s): Judy Lieberman and Phillip A. Sharp
March 25 - 30, 2008
Whistler Conference Centre (meeting only)  ·  Whistler, British Columbia
Abstract Deadline: November 27, 2007
Late Abstract Deadline: December 27, 2007
Scholarship Deadline: November 27, 2007
Early Registration Deadline: January 28, 2008


Sponsored by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, and Santaris Pharma A/S



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Summary of Meeting
RNA interference (RNAi) describes a variety of evolutionarily conserved mechanisms for regulating gene transcription and post-transcriptional events that are important for controlling development and cell proliferation, survival, differentiation and effector functions. RNAi also protects the genome from transposons and viruses. This meeting will explore recent developments in understanding the molecular mechanisms and cell biology of RNA-based post-transcriptional silencing and for maintaining regions of silenced chromatin. It will consider methods to uncover regulatory networks of endogenous microRNAs and their target genes and illustrative examples in a variety of organisms. Recent advances in harnessing RNA interference for genetic screening and therapeutic gene silencing will also be explored.

Tuesday, March 25
3:00 - 7:30 PM Registration Grand Foyer
6:30 - 7:30 PM Refreshments Grand Foyer
7:30 - 9:30 PM Keynote Session Sea to Sky Ballroom BC
* Judy Lieberman, Harvard Medical School
and
* Phillip A. Sharp, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Introductions
Craig C. Mello, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Small RNA Pathways and Germline in C. elegans
Gregory J. Hannon, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Conserved Roles of Small RNAs in Genome Defense
Wednesday, March 26
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level
8:00 - 11:00 AM MicroRNAs and Their Targets (Vertebrate). Session Supported by Regulus Therapeutics Sea to Sky Ballroom BC
David P. Bartel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MicroRNAs and their Targets
Carlo M. Croce, Ohio State University
MicroRNA Genes and Cancer
Eric N. Olson, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
microRNAs Control of Muscle Development and Disease
* V. Narry Kim, Seoul National University
lin 28-Mediated Terminal Uridylation of pre-let-7
Joel G. Belasco, New York University School of Medicine
Short Talk: Importance of Translational Repression and non-Nucleolytic Ago Isoforms for on-Target RNA Interference
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break Grand Foyer
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Poster Setup Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
11:00 AM - On Own for Lunch
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available Grand Foyer
5:00 - 7:15 PM MicroRNAs and Their Targets (Plants and Invertebrates). Session Supported by Regulus Therapeutics Sea to Sky Ballroom BC
* Victor R. Ambros, University of Massachusetts
Stephen M. Cohen, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
MicroRNA Functions
Oliver Hobert, Columbia University Medical Center
The Regulatory Architecture of a miRNA-Controlled 3'UTR
Molly C. Hammell, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Short Talk: mirWIP: microRNA Target Prediction Based on miRNP Enriched Transcripts
Marcelo A. German, Dow AgroSciences
Short Talk: Global Identification of miRNA-Target RNA Pairs by Parallel Analysis of RNA Ends (PARE)
Eric C. Lai, Sloan-Kettering Institute
Short Talk: Biogenesis and Function of Hairpin RNAs
Alla Grishok, Columbia University Medical Center
Short Talk: Targets of Endogenous RNAi Processes in C. elegans
7:15 - 8:15 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 1 Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
Thursday, March 27
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level
8:00 - 11:15 AM RNA Interference: Regulation of Transcription Sea to Sky Ballroom BC
Danesh Moazed, Harvard Medical School
Role of Non-Coding RNAs in Heterochromatin Assembly
* Marjori Ann Matzke, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences
RNA-Directed DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis
Alexei A. Aravin, California Institute of Technology
Small RNA Pathways in Mouse Germline
René F. Ketting, Hubrecht Institute
TRF-Like Terminal Transferases affect RNAi and Chromosome Segregation in C. elegans
Michel A. J. Georges, University of Liège
Small RNAs and Imprinting
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break Grand Foyer
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM Poster Setup Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
11:15 AM - On Own for Lunch
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available Grand Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Non-coding RNAs Sea to Sky Ballroom BC
* Thomas R. Gingeras, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Investigations of the Functional Roles of the Pervasive Transcription Observed for Genomes
Gene W. Yeo, University of California, San Diego
Short Talk: Analysis of Small RNAs in Stem Cell Development
Dinshaw J. Patel, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Structural Biology of Riboswitch-Mediated Gene Regulation and Argonaute-Mediated Gene Silencing
Nikolaus Rajewsky, Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine
Identifying MicroRNAs and Their Targets
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 2 Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
Friday, March 28
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level
7:00 - 8:00 AM Poster Setup Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
8:00 - 11:00 AM RNA Interference: Newly Emerging Biology Sea to Sky Ballroom BC
* Phillip D. Zamore, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Germline and Somatic Small RNAs
Thomas Tuschl, Rockefeller University
miRNA Profiling and in Situ Hybridization to Examine Their Cell-Type Specific Expression Patterns
Haifan Lin, Yale University
Epigenetic Function of Piwi and piRNAs
Phillip A. Sharp, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
miRNA Silencing by Translational Inhibition and mRNA Degradation
Elisa Izaurralde, MPI for Developmental Biology
Short Talk: Mechanism of miRNA-Mediated Gene Silencing
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break Grand Foyer
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lunch Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
12:00 - 2:30 PM Poster Session 3 Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
2:30 - 4:30 PM Workshop 1: New Approaches to shRNA-Based Screening and Therapy Sea to Sky Ballroom BC
David E. Root, Broad Institute
Pooled shRNA Screens for Functional Fingerprinting
Edward Harlow, Constellation Pharmaceuticals
shRNA Screens to Identify Targets for Cancer Drug Development
Michael T. Hemann, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In Vivo Screens to Identify Mechanisms of Drug Resistance
Mark A. Kay, Stanford University
Functional Evidence for Restricting MicroRNA Targets to the 3' Untranslated Region of mRNAs
* John J. Rossi, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
Applying RNAi for the treatment of HIV infection
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available Grand Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM RNA Interference: Mechanisms and Cell Biology Sea to Sky Ballroom BC
Matthias W. Hentze, European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Mechanism of Translational Inhibition by miRNAs
Carl D. Novina, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Short Talk: MicroRNA-Targeted mRNAs Contain 40S, but not 60S Components
* Witold Filipowicz, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Role of Dicer in miRNA Pathways and Beyond
Jennifer A. Doudna, University of California, Berkeley
Mechanisms of Small RNA Processing
7:00 PM - On Own for Dinner
Saturday, March 29
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level
7:00 - 8:00 AM Poster Setup Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
8:00 - 11:00 AM RNAi-Based Screening Sea to Sky Ballroom BC
* Gary B. Ruvkun, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
The Protein Coding Cofactors of miRNAs and siRNAs
Anjana Rao, Harvard Medical School
RNAi Screen for Mammalian Biology and a Bit About Eri-1
Reuven Agami, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Dead End 1 Blocks microRNA Access to Target mRNA
Scott M. Hammond, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Regulation of microRNA Biogenesis by Lin-28
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break Grand Foyer
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lunch Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
12:00 - 2:30 PM Poster Session 4 Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
2:30 - 4:30 PM Workshop 2: Translating RNAi Sea to Sky Ballroom BC
Lee Lim, Rosetta Inpharmatics LLC
Using Profiling to Study miRNAs
Muthiah Manoharan, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cellular Delivery of siRNAs and Antagomirs Using Chemical Conjugation and Complexation Strategies
* C. Frank Bennett, ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Therapeutic Approaches for Modulating Gene Expression Utilizing Single Stranded Oligonucleotides
David L. Lewis, Roche Madison Inc.
Dynamic PolyConjugates: A Rationally Designed, Modular Platform for Systemic siRNA Delivery
Fumitaka Takeshita, National Cancer Center Research Institute
Systemic microRNA Therapy for Cancer Metastasis
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available Grand Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM RNAi-Based Therapy Sea to Sky Ballroom BC
* Beverly L. Davidson, University of Iowa
RNAi and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Judy Lieberman, Harvard Medical School
Silent Treatment for Cancer
Markus Stoffel, Institut f. Molekulare Systembiologie
Molecular Mechanisms of Cellular Uptake of Cholesterol-Conjugated RNAs
Morten Lindow, Santaris Pharma
Short Talk: LNA-Mediated microRNA Silencing in non-Human Primates
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
8:00 - 11:00 PM Entertainment Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Foyer
Sunday, March 30
Departure
*Session Chair   †Speaker invited, not yet responded.



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