Conference: 16th Annual Rustbelt RNA Meeting to be held October 17-18, 2014 at the Marriott City Center Downtown in Pittsburgh, PA

第16届RustBelt RNA年会将于2014年10月17日至18日在宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡的万豪市中心举行。该会议是一年一度的地区性会议，旨在促进广义上的RNA科学新研究的分享。近年来，在RNA开关和酶的鉴定和表征以及RNA折叠和调控的全基因组方法方面取得了突破。会议的一个主要目标是通过演讲和海报为学员提供专业发展的机会；为了实现这一目标，大部分演讲和演讲将由学生、博士后助理和职业生涯早期教师进行。这些演讲是学员与各自领域的资深研究人员和同学互动的关键机制。这些互动往往构成了持久的专业关系和合作的基础。像这样的会议通过为下一代科学专业人员提供教育和发展机会来履行NSF的关键使命。今年的会议将吸引美国中西部和大西洋中部地区的参与，并为学生和个人提供学习和分享RNA相关研究的机会。会议将涵盖从长的非编码RNA到tRNA修饰再到RNA结构功能研究的各种主题。会议将由小曼努埃尔·阿雷斯教授作主旨演讲。(加州大学圣克鲁斯分校)，RNA学会前主席和HHMI教授。会议的特色将包括：1)本科生进行的研究的每一环节的口头陈述；2)本科生研究人员和PUI的专题海报区域；3)为本科生和未被充分代表的少数族裔颁发的旅行奖项；以及4)由来自行业和学术研究机构的小组领导人为受训者举办的关于职业过渡的研讨会。

The 16th annual Rustbelt RNA Meeting will be held October 17-18, 2014 at the Marriott City Center Downtown in Pittsburgh, PA. The meeting is an annual regional conference that promotes sharing of new research in RNA science, broadly defined. Recent years have witnessed breakthroughs in the identification and characterization of RNA switches and enzymes, as well as genome-wide approaches to RNA folding and regulation. A major goal of the meeting is to provide opportunities for trainee professional development through presentation of talks and posters; to meet that goal the majority of the talks and presentations will be given by students, postdoctoral associates and early-career faculty. These presentations are a key mechanism for trainees to interact with senior researchers and fellow students in their field. These interactions often form the foundation of long-lasting professional relationships and collaborations. Meetings such as this one fulfill a key mission of NSF by providing educational and development opportunities for the next generation of science professionals.This year's meeting will draw regional participation from the Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic United States and provide students and PIs with the chance to learn and share RNA-related research. The meeting will cover topics ranging from long non-coding RNAs to tRNA modification to RNA structure-function studies. The meeting will feature a keynote lecture by Professor Manuel Ares Jr. (University of California, Santa Cruz), former president of the RNA Society and HHMI Professor. Unique features of the meeting will include 1) oral presentations in each session from research conducted by undergraduates, 2) featured poster area highlighting works from undergraduate researchers and PUIs, 3) travel awards for undergraduate and underrepresented minorities, and 4) a workshop on career transition for trainees hosted by group leaders from industry and academic research institutions.