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RNA Club Awards

Once again, valuable prize for the best contribution to the RNA club by young researchers (students and post-doctoral fellows under the age of 35) will be awarded during the evening’s banquet!

RNA Society Award: providing membership to the RNA Society and a substantial support (registration fee + 1000 USD) for attending RNA 2014 Annual Meeting in Quebec, Canada (June 3 – June 8, 2014) 

*one prize is reserved for members of Czech labs only, the other prize is open to all participants

Award is sponsored by the RNA Society

RNA Society

Programme

08:00 – 09:45REGISTRATION
09:45 – 10:00OFFICIAL OPENING
Chairperson: Petr Svoboda
10:00 – 10:25Libor Krásný
Identification of a novel sRNA interacting with mycobacterial RNA polymerase
10:25 – 10:45Dalibor Blažek
The cyclin K/Cdk12 complex: an emerging new player in the maintenance of genome stability
10:45 – 11:05Tomasz Kabzinski
Structural basis for the dual role of Nrd1 in transcription termination and RNA processing
11:05 – 11:35COFFEE BREAK

PLENARY LECTURE I

Chairperson: Štěpánka Vaňáčová

11:35 – 12:25Renée Schroeder
Function of repeat derived RNAs
12:25 – 12:50Dominika Hroššová
RNA binding properties of the human NEXT complex
12:50 – 13:10Marek Mráz
MicroRNA miR-150 Contributes to the Proficiency of B-cell Receptor Signaling (BCR) in Malignant B cells
13:10 – 13:30Adam Weiss
Human ACRO repeats employ novel cis-inhibition of Pol II transcription
13:30 – 16:00LUNCH & POSTER SESSIONS
15:00 – 15:25Odd numbered posters
15:25 – 15:50Even numbered posters

PLENARY LECTURE II

Chairperson: Martin Pospíšek

16:00 – 16:50Michael F. Jantsch
Impact of RNA-editing on gene expression and function
16:50 – 17:20David Staněk
ssnRNP assembly surveillance in the Cajal body
17:20 – 17:45Kamil Růžička
Adenosine modification regulates Arabidopsis vascular development and hormonal response
17:45 – 18:15COFFEE BREAK
Chairperson: Leoš Valášek
18:15 – 18:35Klara Frydryšková
Differences between human eIF4E variants dictate divergences in their association with RNA granules
18:35 – 18:55Martina Hálová
Prp45 affects early stage of spliceosome assembly and pre-mRNA abundance in yeast
18:55 – 19:15CLOSING REMARKS & AWARD
19:15 – 24:00DINE, WINE, BEER & MUSIC

Documents

Keynote speakers

Michael Jantsch

Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Vienna, AT

Talk: Creating diversity with RNA editing

Renee Schroeder

Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Vienna, AT

Talk: Function of repeat derived RNAs (repRNAs)

Organizers

Mgr. Veronika Papoušková, Ph.D.

Building A4, University campus Masaryk University Brno – Bohunice, CZ
veronika.papouskova@ceitec.muni.cz
www.ceitec.muni.cz
(+420) 549 492 523

Conference venue

Building A4, University campus, Masaryk University, Brno – Bohunice
Kamenice 5, 62500 Brno – Bohunice, CZ
GPS: 49.1770668030, 16.5701255798

www.muni.cz

How to get there

The campus is accessible by car or by public transport links.

By car 

  • GPS 49°10′38.5″N, 16°34′18.4″E

By public transport

  • bus 60, 61, stop “Univerzitní kampus”
  • trolley 25, 37, stop “Univerzitní kampus”

Accommodations

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