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

一个国际研讨会，“RNA在运动”将举行在爱荷华州州立大学（ISU），2010年9月9日至12日。研讨会的重点是RNA的分子运动，将邀请18位国际知名的演讲者和从提交的摘要中选出的大约10个简短的演讲。 该研讨会是在这个场地举行的一系列年度研讨会中的最新一次，为学生，博士后助理和年轻的研究人员提供与知名研究人员互动的机会。智力优势：RNA分子运动是其生物活性的基础。 近年来，在现实环境中研究单个RNA分子运动的技术取得了进展，推动了研究的快速发展。研讨会的主题是：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;和5）RNA构象分析，折叠和分子运动模拟。 将有一个海报会议和社会活动，以促进互动。 研讨会的组织是为了最大限度地利用正式和非正式的沟通，交替举行全体会议，海报会议，圆桌讨论会和社会活动，以鼓励发言者与初级调查员和学员互动。预计新思想和新方法的交流将使所有参与者受益，并将促进新的合作，从而导致令人兴奋的新的研究发展。 预期的成果是对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：本次研讨会将教育国家的最先进的方法研究分子运动的参与者。 演讲者将讨论新兴技术，这些技术为研究RNA分子和运动在其功能中的作用提供了新的方法。 研讨会将为学生和博士后学员提供一个重要的培训机会。在主程序之前，研讨会组委会成员和选定的演讲者将举办一个介绍性研讨会，以使学生和所有其他对研究领域感兴趣的新参与者受益。一份阅读清单将在研讨会之前公布。将提供轻松的社交场所，鼓励已建立的研究人员与新的研究人员和受训人员讨论职业选择。鉴于分子运动对功能的重要性以及对RNA参与广泛细胞功能的认识增加，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。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加。为了确保代表性不足群体的成员出席会议，有针对性地向历史上的黑人学院和代表性不足群体的学生比例很高的大学的同事发送了通知邮件，包括塔斯基吉大学、圣何塞州立大学、新墨西哥州州立大学和加州海峡群岛大学。

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.