Noncoding RNAs in Health and Disease joint with Enhancer Malfunction in Cancer Organizer(s): Ramin Shiekhattar and Roberto Bonasio Date: February 21 - 24, 2016
Location: Santa Fe Community Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM, USAOver the past decade, there has been a greater understanding of genomic complexity in eukaryotes ushered in by the immense technological advances in high-throughput sequencing of DNA and its corresponding RNA transcripts. This has resulted in the realization that beyond protein-coding genes, there are a large number of transcripts that do not encode for proteins and, therefore, may perform their function through RNA sequences and/or through secondary and tertiary structural determinants. This Keystone Symposia meeting is focused on the latest findings concerning different classes of noncoding RNAs that use different strategies to regulate transcription. These are exciting times for discovering the biological scope and the mechanism of action for these RNA molecules, which have roles in dosage compensation, imprinting, enhancer function and transcriptional regulation, with a consequently great impact in development and disease. Scholarship Deadline: October 20 2015 Discounted Abstract Deadline: October 20 2015 Abstract Deadline: November 18 2015 Discounted Registration Deadline: December 18 2015 We gratefully acknowledge additional support for this conference from:  We gratefully acknowledge the generous grant for this conference provided by: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)Grant No. 1R13HG008828-01 The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. |