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市中心万豪酒店举行。 该会议是一个年度区域会议，旨在促进广泛定义的RNA科学新研究的共享。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的展示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，博士后助理和早期职业教师提供。这些演讲是学员与其领域的高级研究人员和同学互动的关键机制。这些互动往往构成长期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士提供教育和发展机会来履行NSF的一项关键使命。今年的会议将吸引来自美国中西部和大西洋中部的地区参与，并为学生和PI提供学习和分享RNA相关研究的机会。会议将涵盖从长非编码RNA到tRNA修饰到RNA结构-功能研究的主题。会议将以小曼努埃尔战神教授的主旨演讲为特色。（加州大学，圣克鲁斯），RNA协会前主席和HHMI教授。 会议的独特之处将包括1）在每一次会议上从本科生进行的研究口头报告，2）特色海报区突出本科生研究人员和PUI的作品，3）本科生和代表性不足的少数民族的旅行奖励，以及4）由行业和学术研究机构的小组领导人主持的学员职业转型研讨会。

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.