2020 Rocky Mountain RNA Symposium
February 13, 2020
RNA Bioscience Initiative 1st Annual Rocky Mountain RNA Symposium
I Heart RNA: Rising Stars in RNA Biology
Thursday, February 13, 2020
8:00am – 5:00pm
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Fulginiti Pavilion
Featured Speakers
Kristin Koutmou, PhD, University of Michigan
John Karijolich, PhD, Vanderbilt University
Dipali Sashhital, PhD, Iowa State University
Athma Pai, PhD, University of Massachusetts
Timothy Yu, MD, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital
Agenda
| Time | Location | Program | |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Fulginiti Pavilion (R27-100) | Check-in | Coffee and pastries |
| 8:55 – 9:00 am | Fulginiti Pavilion | Introduction | Welcome and opening remarks |
| 9:00 – 9:45 am | Fulginiti Pavilion | Invited speaker #1 | Molecular Level Consequences of mRNA Modification on Translation Kristin Koutmou, University of Michigan |
| 9:45 – 10:05 am | Fulginiti Pavilion | Trainee talk #1 | Optimized Synthesis of Thiomorpholino Oligonucleotides (TMOs) and Their Biological Activity Ondrej Kostov, University of Colorado Boulder |
| 10:05 – 10:50 am | Fulginiti Pavilion | Invited speaker #2 | RNA-Based Mechanisms of Antiviral Immunity John Karijolich, Vanderbilt University |
| 10:50 – 11:10 am | Fulginiti Pavilion | Break | Coffee |
| 11:10 – 11:30 am | Fulginiti Pavilion | Trainee talk #2 | Quantifying the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of IRES versus Cap Translation with Single-Molecule Resolution in Living Cells Amanda Koch, Colorado State University |
| 11:30 – 12:15 pm | Fulginiti Pavilion | Invited speaker #3 | Pervasive Off-Target and Double-Stranded DNA Nicking by CRISPR-Cas12a Dipali Sashital, Iowa State University |
| 12:15 – 1:30 pm | Education II South, bridge (L28-2001) | Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 2:15 pm | Fulginiti Pavilion | Invited speaker #4 | Kinetics of mRNA Processing: Speeding Through Gene Regulation Athma Pai, University of Massachusetts |
| 2:15 – 2:35 pm | Fulginiti Pavilion | Trainee talk #3 | Development of a Flexible RNA Proximity Labeling Method Sheds Light on Nuclear RNA Retention Mechanisms Krysta Engel, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| 2:35 – 3:45 pm | Education II South, bridge | Poster session | Coffee |
| 3:45 – 4:05 pm | Fulginiti Pavilion (R27-100) | Trainee talk #4 | Cryo-EM Reconstruction of the Giardia intestinalis 80S Ribosome Daniel Eiler, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| 4:05 – 4:50 pm | Fulginiti Pavilion | Invited speaker #5 | Milasen and Evolutionary Steps Towards Personalized Medicines Tim Yu, Boston Children’s Hospital |
| 4:50 – 5:00 pm | Fulginiti Pavilion | Closing remarks |