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

2010年9月9日至12日，将在爱荷华州立大学（ISU）举行一场名为“运动中的RNA”的国际研讨会。研讨会聚焦于RNA的分子运动，将邀请18位国际知名的演讲者，并从提交的摘要中选出约10个简短的演讲。该研讨会是在该地点举行的一系列年度研讨会中最新的一次，旨在为学生，博士后助理和年轻研究人员提供与知名研究人员互动的机会。知识价值：RNA分子运动是其生物活性的基础。在现实环境中研究单个RNA分子运动的技术的最新进展推动了研究的快速进展。会议主题为：1)核糖体；2)病毒rna；3)功能rna与分子马达；4)小rna：核开关、核酶和适配体；5) RNA构象分析、折叠和分子运动模拟。届时将会有海报活动和社交活动来促进互动。研讨会通过全体会议、海报会议、圆桌讨论和社交活动的交替进行，以最大限度地扩大正式和非正式的交流，从而鼓励演讲者与初级调查人员和学员互动。预计新思想和新方法的交流将使所有参与者受益，并将刺激新的合作，从而导致令人兴奋的新研究发展。预期的结果是对RNA生物学功能的分子基础有了新的基本认识，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、能源和卫生方面的需求。更广泛的影响：本次研讨会将教育参与者研究分子运动的最新方法。演讲者将介绍为研究RNA分子和运动在其功能中的作用提供新方法的新兴技术。研讨会将为学生和博士后学员提供重要的培训机会。在主要项目之前，研讨会组委会成员和选定的演讲者将介绍一个介绍性的研讨会，以造福学生和所有其他感兴趣的研究领域的新参与者。一份阅读清单将在研讨会前张贴。将提供轻松的社交场所，鼓励现有调查人员与新调查人员和学员讨论职业选择。鉴于分子运动对功能的重要性以及对RNA在广泛细胞功能中的参与的日益认识，这些主题应该引起广泛的科学家，学生和博士后研究员的兴趣。国家科学基金会的资金将用于支持学生和博士后的旅行和注册，特别是允许代表性不足的少数群体成员参加。为了确保弱势群体的成员出席，有针对性地向传统黑人学院和弱势群体学生比例较高的大学（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海峡群岛大学）的同事发送了公告邮件。

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.