Agenda

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

09:45 am - 10:00 am EST
Welcome Remarks

Session 1
Chair:  Shuo Gu, Ph.D. Center for Cancer Research, NCI

10:00 am - 10:15 am EST
RNA Localization and Co‐Translational Interactions Control RAB13 GTPase Function and Cell Migration

Konstadinos Moissoglu Ph.D. (Mili, Stavroula: LCMB)

10:15 am - 10:30 am EST
Genetic Interaction Mapping and Exon-Resolution Functional Genomics with a Hybrid Cas9-Cas12a Platform

Michael B. Aregger, Ph.D. (Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis, Thomas: RBL)

10:30 am - 10:45 am EST
Cryptic Unstable Non-Coding RNAs from Coding Genes Target Heterochromatin Assembly

Tommy Vo (Grewal, Shiv: LBMB)

10:45 am - 11:00 am EST
Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am EST
Mammalian Y RNAs are Regulatory RNAs

Yuanyuan Leng Ph.D. (Wolin, Sandra: RBL)

11:15 am - 11:30 am EST
Assessing the NRAS 5’ UTR as a Target for Small Molecules

Sumirtha Balaratnam Ph.D. (Schneekloth, Jay: CBL)

11:30 am - 11:45 am EST
RNase L Mediated Antiviral Response Triggers Translation of the Non-Coding Regions of Host Messenger RNAs

Agnes Karasik, (Guydosh, Nicholas: LBG)

11:45 am - 12:45 pm EST
Lunch Break

Session 2
Chair:  Joseph Ziegelbauer, Ph.D., Center for Cancer Research, NCI

12:45 pm - 01:45 pm EST
RNA Modifications at the Virus-Host Interface

 



Stacy Horner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Co-Director, Center for RNA Biology
Duke University School of Medicine

01:45 pm - 02:00 pm EST
A Novel class of Stealth Oxime Ether Lipid Vesicles Promote DsiRNA Delivery and Gene Silencing in Human Lung Cancer A549 Tumor bearing Mouse Xenographs

Anu Puri, Ph.D. (Shapiro, Bruce: RBL)

02:00 pm - 02:15 pm EST
Investigating the Molecular and Cellular Role of Metabolism on Epitranscriptomics in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Christina Fitzsimmons Ph.D. (Batista, Pedro: LCB)

02:15 pm - 02:30 pm EST
Wrap-up and adjourn
02:30 pm - 04:00 pm EST
Virtual Poster Session

Posters can be viewed under the "Poster Presentation" tab located at the top of the website.  They are also available by downloading the abstract book also located under the poster presentation tab.