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

一个名为“RNA在运动”的国际研讨会将于2010年9月9日至12日在爱荷华州立大学(ISU)举行。研讨会的重点是RNA的分子运动，将有18位国际知名的特邀演讲者和从提交的摘要中挑选出来的约10个简短演讲。这次研讨会是在这个地点举行的一系列年度研讨会中最新的一次，这些研讨会为学生、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。智力优势：RNA分子运动是其生物学活动的基础。最近在研究单个RNA分子在现实环境中运动的技术进步促进了快速的研究进展。研讨会的议题包括：1)核糖体；2)病毒RNA；3)功能RNA和分子马达；4)小RNA：核糖开关、核酶和适体；以及5)RNA构象分析、折叠和分子运动模拟。将有海报会议和社交活动来促进互动。举办研讨会的目的是通过交替举行全体会议、海报会议、圆桌讨论和社交活动，最大限度地进行正式和非正式沟通，以鼓励发言者与初级调查人员和受训人员互动。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，从而导致令人振奋的新研究发展。预期的成果是对RNA生物功能的分子基础有新的基本理解，并将RNA应用于纳米技术和基因工程，以满足国家在农业、能源和卫生方面的需求。更广泛的影响：这次研讨会将教育与会者研究分子运动的最先进的方法。演讲者将介绍新兴技术，这些技术为研究RNA分子及其功能中的运动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。在主要项目之前，研讨会组织委员会成员和选定的演讲者将为学生和所有其他对该研究领域感兴趣的参与者提供一个介绍性研讨会。研讨会前将公布一份阅读清单。将提供宽松的社交场所，鼓励现有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参与广泛的细胞功能的日益认识，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。国家科学基金会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的成员参加。为了确保代表不足的群体的成员出席，向历史上黑人学院和学生比例较大的大学的同事发送了有针对性的通知邮件，这些大学的学生来自代表不足的群体，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.