Programme
Monday 01st August 2016 |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Registration & Group Welcome Lunch |
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14:15 – 14:35 |
Opening Remarks by Peixuan Guo |
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14:35 – 15:10 |
Eric Westhof (Invited Speaker) |
Keynote Talk: Non-Watson-Crick Base Pairs And RNA Architectural Modules: Building Blocks For RNA Nanotechnology |
Structure and Folding of RNA Nanoparticles: Session I |
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15:10 – 15:45 |
Craig Zirbel (Invited Speaker) |
Tools To Understand The Sequence-Structure Relationship For RNA 3D Motifs |
15:45 – 16:05 |
Michael Ryckelynck (Invited Speaker) |
In Vitro Evolution Of RNA By High Throughput Functional Screening Using Droplet-Based Microfluidics |
16:05 – 16:35 |
Refreshments |
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Structure and Folding of RNA Nanoparticles: Session II |
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16:35 – 17:10 |
Peixuan Guo (Invited Speaker) |
Assembly Mechanism of Thermostable pRNA 3WJ as Polymer to Build Nanostructures for Biomedical and Material Sciences |
17:10 – 17:30 |
Steffen Sparvath |
A 6-Helix Bundle Folded By Co-Transcriptional RNA Origami |
17:30 – 17:50 |
Katja Petzold (Invited Speaker) |
Characterizing Transient Structures Of RNA Using NMR |
17:50 – 18:00 |
PM Panel Discussion |
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18:00 |
Group Dinner |
Tuesday 02nd August 2016 |
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07:00 – 08:30 |
Group Breakfast |
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RNA Computation and Modeling: Session I |
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08:30 – 09:05 |
Bruce Shapiro (Invited Speaker) |
RNA Toehold Interactions: Their Use In Conditional Activation Of RNA Nanoconstructs |
09:05 – 09:25 |
Shi-Jie Chen (Invited Speaker) |
Modeling Ion Effects and Co-transcriptional Kinetics For RNA Folding |
09:25 – 09:45 |
Stuart Le Grice (Invited Speaker) |
Small Molecule Targeting Of Structurally and Functionally Diverse RNAs |
09:45 – 10:05 |
Magdalena Gebala |
Dissecting The Ion Atmosphere: Understanding The Electrostatics Of Nucleic Acids |
10:05 – 10:35 |
Refreshments |
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RNA Computation and Modeling: Session II |
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10:35 – 10:55 |
Hirohide Saito (Invited Speaker) |
Synthetic microRNA Switches & Protein-Driven RNA Nanostructured Devices To Program Human Cell Fate |
10:55 – 11:15 |
Richard Lease (Invited Speaker) |
RNA Nanotechnology In Vivo: High-Throughput Genetic Screen For Targeted RNA-RNA Interactions via Rationally Designed Stem-Loops |
11:15 – 11:25 |
AM Panel Discussion |
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11:25 – 13:30 |
Group Lunch & Free Time |
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Importing From DNA Nanotechnology |
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13:30 – 14:05 |
Hao Yan (Invited Speaker) |
Single Stranded DNA and RNA Origami |
14:05 – 14:25 |
Peng Yin (Invited Speaker) |
Molecular Programming With DNA and RNA |
RNA Immunology and Therapeutics: Session I |
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14:25 – 15:00 |
Xiyun Yan (Invited Speaker) |
Nanozymes And Their Application In Medicine |
15:00 – 15:20 |
Hua Zhu (Invited Speaker) |
A Potential Role Of MicroRNA In Muscular Dystrophy |
15:20 – 15:40 |
Shuo Gu (Invited Speaker) |
Optimal Design Of shRNA To Reduce Off-target Effects |
15:40 – 16:10 |
Refreshments |
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RNA Immunology and Therapeutics: Session II |
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16:10 – 16:30 |
Rob Delong (Invited Speaker) |
Comparative Characterization Of The RNA Nanobio Interface With Zinc Oxide And Other Bio-Element Based Nanoparticles |
16:30 – 16:50 |
Haibo Hu |
Introduction of RNA Nanobio Ltd. and Liaoning Pharma-Union Pharmaceutical Company
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16:50 – 17:10 |
Subba Palli (Invited Speaker) |
RNA Interference in Agriculture: Applications and Challenges |
17:10 – 17:30 |
Jianhua Yu (Invited Speaker) |
Extrinsic And Intrinsic Roles For microRNAs In Regulating Innate Immunity And Tumor Development |
17:30 – 17:40 |
PM Panel Discussion |
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17:40 – 18:40 |
Poster Session & Refreshments |
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18:40 |
Group Dinner |
Wednesday 03rd August 2016 |
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07:00 – 08:30 |
Group Breakfast |
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Nanotechnologies Relevant to RNA Research: Session I |
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08:30 – 09:05 |
David Lilley (Invited Speaker) |
The k-turn : A Key Architectural Element In RNA |
09:05 – 09:40 |
Xing-Jie Liang (Invited Speaker) |
Nanotechnology Employed To Improve RNAi Research |
09:40 – 10:10 |
Refreshments |
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Nanotechnologies Relevant to RNA Research: Session II |
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10:10 – 10:30 |
Jeong-Woo Choi (Invited Speaker) |
Detection of miRNA Using Nanomaterials Based On Spectroelectrochemical Technique |
10:30 – 10:50 |
Joerg Vogel |
Dual RNA-Seq Unveils Noncoding RNA Functions In Host-Pathogen Interactions |
10:50 – 11:00 |
AM Panel Discussion |
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11:00 – 13:30 |
Group Photo, Group Lunch & Free Time |
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RNA Nanoparticles in Therapeutics: Session I |
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13:30 – 14:05 |
Thomas Hermann (Invited Speaker) |
Crystal Structure-Guided Design Of RNA Nanoarchitectures |
14:05 – 14:25 |
Jiehua Zhou (Invited Speaker) |
Cell-Specific Aptamer-siRNA Nanoconjugates For Targeted HIV-1 Therapy |
14:25 – 14:45 |
Daniel Jasinski |
Significance Of RNA Nanoparticle Size And Shape In Relevance To Therapy And Delivery |
14:45 – 15:20 |
Jong Bum Lee (Invited Speaker) |
Fabrication Of RNA-Based Materials For Biomedical Applications |
15:20 – 15:50 |
Refreshments |
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RNA Nanoparticles in Therapeutics: Session II |
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15:50 – 16:10 |
Farzin Haque (Invited Speaker) |
Controllable Self-Assembly Of RNA Dendrimers |
16:10 – 16:30 |
Carlo Montemagno (Invited Speaker) |
Template Less Enzymatic Synthesis Of Oligonucleotides With Single Nucleotide Precision |
16:30 – 16:50 |
Yizhou Dong (Invited Speaker) |
Development Of Nanomaterials For RNA Delivery |
16:50 – 17:10 |
Dan Shu (Invited Speaker) |
Systemic Delivery Of Anti-miRNA For Suppression Of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Utilizing RNA Nanotechnology |
17:10 – 17:30 |
Xiaoting Zhang (Invited Speaker) |
Overcoming Tamoxifen Resistance Of Human Breast Cancer By Targeted Gene Silencing Using Multifunctional pRNA Nanoparticles |
17:30 – 17:40 |
PM Panel Discussion |
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17:40 – 18:40 |
Poster Session & Refreshments |
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19:00 – 22:00 |
Gala Dinner, Group Photo & Poster Awards |
Thursday 04th August 2016 |
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07:00 – 08:30 |
Group Breakfast |
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08:30 – 09:05 |
Kirill Afonin (Invited Speaker) |
Liaoning Pharma-Union Pharmaceutical Lecture: |
Physical and Chemical Approaches in RNA Nanotechnology: Session I |
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09:05 – 09:40 |
Yitzhak Tor (Invited Speaker) |
Isomorphic Fluorescent Nucleosides As Biophysical Tools |
09:40 – 10:00 |
Hui Zhang |
Single Molecule Approach To Study RNA Nanoparticles |
10:00 – 10:30 |
Refreshments |
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Physical and Chemical Approaches in RNA Nanotechnology: Session II |
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10:30 – 10:50 |
Francesca Storici (Invited Speaker) |
Efficient Repair Of A DNA Double-Strand Break By Homologous Template RNA In Cis |
10:50 – 11:10 |
Subha Das (Invited Speaker) |
DNA- And RNA-Polymer Hybrids As Nanotags And Nanodelivery Agents |
11:10 – 11:30 |
Shaoying Wang |
Channel Size Conversion of Phi29 DNA-Packaging Nanomotor For Sensing Of Single--Stranded RNA and DNA |
11:30 – 11:40 |
AM Panel Discussion |
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11:40 – 12:00 |
Closing Comments by Peixuan Guo |