Symposium: RNA in Motion- Ames, Iowa - September 9-12, 2010

研讨会：RNA 的运动 - 艾姆斯，爱荷华州 - 2010 年 9 月 9 日至 12 日

• 批准号: 1051746
• 负责人: Wyatt Miller
• 金额: $ 0.7万
• 依托单位: Iowa State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1051746&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Symposium; RNA; Motion; Ames; Iowa

An international symposium, "RNA in Motion" will be held at Iowa State University (ISU), September 9-12, 2010. The Symposium focuses on molecular motion of RNA and will feature 18 invited speakers of international renown and about 10 short talks selected from submitted abstracts. The Symposium is the latest in a series of annual symposia held at this venue to provide students, postdoctoral associates and young investigators opportunities to interact with established investigators.Intellectual Merit: RNA molecular motion is fundamental to its biological activity. Recent advances in techniques to study the motions of individual RNA molecules in realistic settings have spurred rapid research progress. The session topics for the Symposium are: 1) Ribosomes; 2) Viral RNAs; 3) Functional RNAs and molecular motors; 4) Small RNAs: Riboswitches, ribozymes and aptamers; and 5) RNA conformational analysis, folding and simulations of molecular motion. There will be a poster session and social activities to promote interactions. The Symposium is organized to maximize formal and informal communication by alternating plenary talks, poster sessions, roundtable discussions, and social events so as to encouraging speakers to interact with junior investigators and trainees. It is anticipated that the exchange of new ideas and methods will benefit all participants and will stimulate new collaborations that could lead to exciting new research developments. Anticipated outcomes are new fundamental understanding of the molecular basis of RNA biological function and new applications of RNA to nanotechnology and genetic engineering to meet national needs in agriculture, energy, and health. Broader Impact:This symposium will educate the participants in state-of-the-art methods for studying molecular motion. Speakers will address emerging technologies that are providing new ways for investigating RNA molecules and the role of motion in their function. The Symposium will provide a significant training opportunity for students and postdoctoral trainees. Prior to the main program, an introductory workshop will be presented by members of the symposium organizing committee and selected speakers for the benefit of students and all other interested participants who are new to the research area. A reading list will be posted prior to the symposium. Relaxed social venues will be provided to encourage established investigators to discuss career options with new investigators and trainees.Given the importance of molecular motion to function and the increased recognition of the involvement of RNA in a broad range of cellular functions, these topics should interest a wide range of scientists, students and postdoctoral fellows. NSF funding will be used to support travel and registration for students and postdoctoral fellows, especially to allow members of under-represented minority groups to participate. To ensure attendance by members of under-represented groups, targeted mailings of announcements were sent to colleagues at historically black colleges and at universities with large percentages of students from under-represented groups, including Tuskegee University, San Jose State University, New Mexico State University, and University of California Channel Islands.

国际研讨会“RNA in Motion”将于 2010 年 9 月 9 日至 12 日在爱荷华州立大学 (ISU) 举行。该研讨会重点讨论 RNA 的分子运动，并将邀请 18 位国际知名的受邀演讲者和从提交的摘要中选出的约 10 场简短演讲。 该研讨会是在此举办的一系列年度研讨会中的最新一次，旨在为学生、博士后研究员和年轻研究人员提供与知名研究人员互动的机会。智力价值：RNA 分子运动是其生物活性的基础。 研究现实环境中单个 RNA 分子运动的技术的最新进展推动了研究的快速进展。研讨会的会议主题是： 1) 核糖体； 2) 病毒RNA； 3）功能性RNA和分子马达； 4）小RNA：核糖开关、核酶和适体； 5) RNA构象分析、折叠和分子运动模拟。 将会有海报会议和社交活动来促进互动。 研讨会通过交替的全体报告、墙报会议、圆桌讨论和社交活动，最大限度地提高正式和非正式的沟通，鼓励演讲者与初级研究者和学员互动。预计新思想和方法的交流将使所有参与者受益，并将刺激新的合作，从而带来令人兴奋的新研究发展。 预期成果是对 RNA 生物学功能的分子基础的新的基本理解以及 RNA 在纳米技术和基因工程中的新应用，以满足国家在农业、能源和健康方面的需求。更广泛的影响：本次研讨会将向参与者传授研究分子运动的最先进方法。 演讲者将讨论新兴技术，这些技术为研究 RNA 分子及其运动中的作用提供了新方法。 研讨会将为学生和博士后学员提供重要的培训机会。在主要活动之前，研讨会组委会成员和选定的演讲者将举办介绍性研讨会，以使学生和所有其他感兴趣的新接触该研究领域的参与者受益。研讨会之前将发布阅读清单。将提供轻松的社交场所，鼓励现有研究人员与新研究人员和实习生讨论职业选择。鉴于分子运动对功能的重要性以及人们对 RNA 参与广泛细胞功能的认识不断提高，这些主题应该会引起广泛的科学家、学生和博士后研究员的兴趣。 NSF 的资金将用于支持学生和博士后研究员的旅行和注册，特别是允许代表性不足的少数群体成员参与。为了确保代表性不足群体成员的出席，有针对性地向历史悠久的黑人学院和学生来自代表性不足群体的大学的同事发送了有针对性的公告，这些大学包括塔斯基吉大学、圣何塞州立大学、新墨西哥州立大学和加州大学海峡群岛分校。