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RNA Biology Course - Winter 2021

06.10.2021 09:00 Würzburg, Germany

This 5-day course is tailored for students interested in RNA biology. Young scientists from Würzburg and elsewhere are welcome to attend. Please register until 5 October 2021.

Schedule

DAY 1: 06.10.2021 - RNA as a regulatory biomolecule

09:00 – 09:15 Course overview
09:15 – 10:10 Regulatory RNAs in bacteria (Jörg Vogel)
10:20 – 11:15 Regulatory RNAs in eukaryotes (Mathias Munschauer)
11:25 – 12:20 RNA as a biomolecule (Claudia Höbartner)
12:20 – 12:30 Day wrap up (Redmond Smyth)

DAY 2: 07.10.2021 - Life cycle of RNA I

09:00 – 09:05 Day overview (Neva Caliskan)
09:05 – 10:00 Transcription and termination in eukaryotes (Lars Dölken)
10:10 – 11:05 Transcription and termination in bacteria (Alexander Westermann)
11:15 – 12:10 Translation I (Neva Caliskan)
12:10 – 12:15 Day wrap up (Neva Caliskan)

DAY 3: 08.10.2021 - Life cycle of RNA II

09:00 – 09:05 Day overview (Neva Caliskan)
09:05 – 10:00 RNA processing and decay in bacteria (Cynthia Sharma)
10:10 – 11:05 RNA processing and decay in eukaryotes (Utz Fischer)
11:15 – 12:10 Translation II (Neva Caliskan)
12:10 – 12:15 Day wrap up (Neva Caliskan)

DAY 4: 11.10.2021 - Advanced methods in RNA biology

09:00 – 09:05 Day overview (Redmond Smyth)
09:05 – 10:00 RNA-seq methods and workflows (Emmanuel Saliba)
10:10 – 11:05 RNA structure determination (Redmond Smyth)
11:15 – 12:10 RNA-seq data analysis (Lars Barquist)
12:10 – 12:15 Day wrap up (Redmond Smyth)
--- AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
13:00 – 14:00 A short introduction to protein bioinformatic tools (Milan Gerovac)
14:10 – 15:10 RNA-seq data analysis (Lars Barquist)

DAY 5: 12.10.2021 - RNA engineering

09:00 – 09:05 Day overview (Redmond Smyth)
09:05 – 10:00 RNA synthetic biology (Chase Beisel)
10:10 – 11:05 CRISPR technologies (Chase Beisel)
11:15 – 12:10 RNA Delivery, Pharmacology, and Pharmacokinetics (Tessa Luhmann)
12:10 – 12:20 Course wrap-up mentimeter session (Organizers, NC, RS)

Course language is English.


Details

Würzburg, Germany

Date and Time: 06.10.2021 09:00 – 12.10.2021 12:20

Location

Würzburg, Germany

Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI)
Josef-Schneider-Str. 2.
Building D15, room 01.002-006

Contact


Registration Deadline: 05.10.2021 00:00

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