Symposium on RNA Biology III to be held at the North Carolina Research Center, Triangle Park, N.C., October 15-19, 1999

9900513MillerRNA的合成、化学、结构和功能对所有生物系统的生存能力至关重要，因此对农业、医学和环境研究至关重要。这一研究为RNA作为工具和靶标的生物技术应用奠定了基础。新的和令人兴奋的RNA结构已经被发现，并揭示了与蛋白质、其他RNA、DNA和能够破坏RNA功能的小分子相互作用的新模式。第三届RNA生物学研讨会“RNA：工具和靶标”，将复制1997年就同一主题举行的非常成功的研讨会的形式和重点。重点将是RNA和RNA-蛋白复合物的生物化学和分子相互作用及其在重要社会领域的潜在应用。这次会议将为知识交流创造一个亲密的环境，并为分享数据、技术和生物技术应用创造一个论坛。研讨会有以下目标：(1)促进RNA相互作用重要研究领域的交流；(2)为博士后和研究生提供一个有利于与在RNA领域具有广泛经验的知名研究人员进行公开讨论的教育体验；(3)鼓励既有研究人员、博士后和学生进行讨论和分享思想和技术；(4)将研究人员聚集到三所主要大学、联邦研究机构和实验室以及许多公司研究中心所在的地点。会议的主要地点将是北卡罗来纳州三角研究园的北卡罗来纳生物技术中心，这是一个国家支持的以知识为基础的生物技术开发中心。该奖项将为另外五名初级研究人员提供津贴和旅费。

9900513MillerRNA synthesis, chemistry, structure and function are central to the viability of all biological systems and thus are important to agricultural, medical, and environmental research. This research has led to biotechnological applications of RNA as both tool and target. New and exciting RNA structures have been discovered and are revealing new modes of interactions with proteins, other RNA's, DNA, and small molecules capable of disrupting RNA function. The Symposium on RNA Biology III, "RNA: Tool and Target", will replicate the format and focus of the highly successful symposium on the same topic held in 1997. The focus will be the biochemical and molecular interactions of RNA and RNA-protein complexes and their potential applications in areas important to society. This meeting will create an intimate environment for intellectual exchange and a forum for sharing data, techniques, and biotechnological applications.The symposium has the following objectives: (1) Promoting communication in the important research area of RNA interactions; (2) Providing an educational experience for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students in a setting conducive to open discussions with established investigators who have broad experience in the RNA field; (3) Stimulating discussion and the sharing of ideas and techniques by established investigators as well as by postdoctoral fellows and students; and (4) Bringing researchers to a venue where three major universities, federal research institutions and laboratories, and many corporate research centers are located. The principal site for the meeting will be the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park, NC, a state supported center recognized for knowledge-based biotechnology development.This award will provide stipend and travel funds for five more junior investigators.