Conference: 2012 Rustbelt RNA Meeting to be held October 19-20, 2012 at Crowne Plaza in Dayton, OH

会议：2012 Rustbelt RNA 会议将于 2012 年 10 月 19 日至 20 日在俄亥俄州代顿皇冠假日酒店举行

• 批准号: 1205190
• 负责人: Ahmad Khalil
• 金额: $ 1.25万
• 依托单位: Case Western Reserve University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-05-01 至 2013-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1205190&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; 2012; Rustbelt; RNA; Meeting

Intellectual Merit. The 2012 Rustbelt RNA Meeting will be held October 19-20, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza in Dayton, Ohio. The Rustbelt RNA Meeting is the major Midwest regional meeting of RNA researchers. The intellectual objective of the Rustbelt RNA Meeting is to provide an inexpensive, high-caliber, interdisciplinary meeting for RNA researchers in the Midwest. The field of RNA structure, function, and processing is growing at a rapid pace. RNA now has a demonstrated role in many important biological phenomena, such as carcinogenesis and development. Exciting new research areas, for example, to find functions for long noncoding RNAs, are bursting with new information that reaches into unexpected areas of cellular biochemistry. These functions are well beyond the obvious prominent role for RNA as a product of transcription, a template for translation, or as structural/catalytic components of spliceosomes and ribosomes. At the same time, the methods used to study RNA are becoming increasingly diverse, ranging from synthetic and physical chemistry to biochemistry, genetics, and biophysical approaches all the way to cellular imaging and computational methods. Exchange of information on topics such as these offers an excellent opportunity for improving understanding of basic mechanisms of gene expression mediated by RNA.Broader Impacts. The broader impact of the Rustbelt RNA Meeting is in trainee and junior faculty development. The Rustbelt RNA Meeting strongly emphasizes trainee participation. One major feature of the Rustbelt RNA Meeting is the participation of graduate and undergraduate students from a wide range of institutions (from large research-intensive universities to small, primarily undergraduate colleges). In addition to offering opportunities for interactions with principal investigators and other trainees, the Rustbelt RNA Meeting provides invaluable experience for trainees to present their research in an educational and supportive atmosphere. Importantly, trainees account for the majority of both poster and oral presentations. Such presentations instill confidence in the trainees and inspire trainees in the audience to present their results orally in the future. Students feel more comfortable to ask questions when the speaker is a fellow student. The smaller size of the Rustbelt RNA Meeting also benefits trainee presenters because of the greater attention paid to them by principal investigators. To encourage top-notch presentations, prizes are awarded for outstanding oral and poster presentations. Finally, the Rustbelt RNA Meeting is an excellent forum for junior investigators to network as well as to showcase their emerging research programs and develop new collaborations.

智力上的功绩。2012年RustBelt RNA会议将于2012年10月19日至20日在俄亥俄州代顿市的皇冠假日酒店举行。锈带核糖核酸会议是中西部地区核糖核酸研究人员的主要会议。Rustbeled RNA会议的学术目标是为中西部的RNA研究人员提供一次廉价、高水平的跨学科会议。RNA结构、功能和加工领域正在快速增长。现在，RNA在许多重要的生物现象中发挥着重要的作用，如癌症的发生和发展。令人兴奋的新研究领域，例如，寻找长非编码RNA的功能，正在爆发出新的信息，这些信息进入了细胞生物化学的意想不到的领域。这些功能远远超出了RNA作为转录产物、翻译模板或剪接体和核糖体的结构/催化组件的明显突出作用。与此同时，用于研究RNA的方法也变得越来越多样化，从合成和物理化学到生物化学、遗传学和生物物理方法，再到细胞成像和计算方法。关于这些主题的信息交流为增进对RNA介导的基因表达的基本机制的理解提供了一个极好的机会。Rustbelt RNA会议的更广泛影响是在实习生和初级教员的发展方面。Rustbeled RNA会议强烈强调学员的参与。Rustbelt RNA会议的一大特点是来自广泛机构(从大型研究密集型大学到以本科为主的小型学院)的研究生和本科生参加。除了提供与主要研究人员和其他受训者互动的机会外，Rustbelt RNA会议还为受训者提供了宝贵的经验，让他们在教育和支持性的气氛中介绍他们的研究。重要的是，学员在海报和口头演示中都占了大多数。这样的演讲给学员注入了信心，并激励了观众中的学员在未来口头展示他们的成果。当演讲者是同学时，学生会觉得问问题更自在。Rustbelt RNA会议的规模较小也使受训演讲者受益，因为主要调查人员对他们给予了更多关注。为了鼓励一流的演示文稿，优秀的口头和海报演示文稿将获奖。最后，Rustbelt RNA会议是初级研究人员建立网络以及展示他们正在出现的研究计划和发展新合作的一个很好的论坛。