Symposium on RNA Biology IV: RNA Tool and Target to be held October 18-21, 2001 at the Friday for Continuing Education at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill

核糖核酸生物学专题讨论会IV.核糖核酸：工具和目标的目标是：促进各种研究领域的交流，以集中和密切的方式了解核糖核酸的结构和功能在生物系统中的作用，这在常规社会或其他小组会议上是无法获得的。为年轻研究人员、博士后研究员和研究生(特别是妇女和少数群体)提供教育经验，使他们能够与在核糖核酸生物学所有领域拥有广泛经验的知名研究人员进行公开讨论。鼓励博士后研究员和研究生以及主要研究人员进行包容性讨论和分享想法和技术。将研究人员带到三所主要大学、联邦研究机构和实验室以及许多企业研究中心所在的地点。RNA研究，特别是以RNA为目标和工具，仅在美国就催生了十几家生物技术公司，并得到了几家大型、成熟的公司的广泛资助，其中包括北卡罗来纳州Research Triangle的公司。这项提案要求提供资金，以支付邀请几位主要发言者参加会议的费用，支付选定的年轻发言者的注册费，以及支付专题讨论会期间将发生的一些业务费用。

The objectives of the Symposium on RNA Biology IV. RNA: Tool and Target are: To promote communication in a variety of research areas central to understanding the role of the structure and function of RNA in biological systems in a focused and intimate manner not obtainable at regular society, or other group meetings. To provide an educational experience for young investigators, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students (especially women and minorities) in a setting conducive to open discussions with access to established investigators who have broad experience in all fields of RNA biology. To stimulate inclusive discussion and the sharing of ideas and techniques by postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, as well as principal researchers. To bring researchers to a venue where three major universities, federal research institutions and laboratories, and many corporate research centers are located. RNA research, especiallyRNA as target and tool, has spawned a dozen biotechnology companies in the US alone and has been funded extensively by several large, well-established corporations, including those in North Carolina's Research Triangle. This proposal requests funds to cover the costs of bringing several major speakers to the meeting, to cover the registration fees for selected young speakers and for covering some of operating expensesthat will be incurred during the symposium.