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.
Yiliang DING, John Innes Centre
Olivier DUSS, EMBL
Niels GEHRING, University of Cologne
Torben HEICK JENSEN, Aarhus University
Florian HEYD, Freie Universität Berlin
Valérie HILGERS, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
Axel INNIS, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie (IECB)
Joanna JACHOWICZ, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
Stefanie JONAS, ETH Zurich
Joshua MENDELL, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Marlene OEFFINGER, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM)
Ramesh PILLAI, University of Geneva
Geraldine SEYDOUX, Johns Hopkins University
Irina SOLOVEI, LMU Munich
Felipe Karam TEIXEIRA, University of Cambridge
Nadine VASTENHOUW, University of Lausanne
Karsten WEIS, ETH Zurich
Stefan Ameres (Max Perutz Labs)
Julius Brennecke (IMBA)
Sebastian Falk (Max Perutz Labs)
Arturo Marí-Ordóñez (GMI)
Javier Martínez (Max Perutz Labs)
Andrea Pauli (IMP)
Clemens Plaschka (IMP)
For more information and registration visit: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/imba/seminars-events/microsymposium
Abstract submission to be considered for a talk from abstract: March 23
Registration deadline & deadline for poster presenters: April 19
Dissecting the turgor sensing mechanisms in the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
Pikobodies: What does it take to bioengineer NLR immune receptor-nanobody fusions
scRNA and phylogenetics
Gene regulatory mechanisms governing human development, evolution and variation
Regulation of Cerebral Cortex Morphogenesis by Migrating Cells
Phage therapy for treating bacterial infections: a double-edged sword
Suckers and segments of the octopus arm
Using the house mouse radiation to study the rapid evolution of genes and genetic processes
CRISPR jumps ahead: mechanistic insights into CRISPR-associated transposons
SLiMs and SHelMs: Decoding how short linear and helical motifs direct PPP specificity to direct signaling
Title to be announced
Enigmatic evolutionary origin and multipotency of the neural crest cells - major drivers of vertebrate evolution
Visualising mitotic chromosomes and nuclear dynamics by correlative light and electron microscopy
Engineered nanocarriers for imaging of small proteins by CryoEM
Bacterial cell envelope homeostasis at the (post)transcriptional level
Title to be announced
Hydrologic extremes alter mechanisms and pathways of carbon export from mountainous floodplain soils
Dissecting post-transcriptional gene expression regulation in humans and viruses
Polyploidy and rediploidisation in stressful times
Prdm9 control of meiotic synapsis of homologs in intersubspecific hybrids
Title to be announced
RNA virus from museum specimens
Programmed DNA double-strand breaks during meiosis: Mechanism and evolution
Title to be announced