08:30 - 09:00 EDT
Schedule
* All times are based on Canada/Eastern EST.
08:30
Canada/Eastern
10:30
Canada/Eastern
10:30 - 12:15 EDT
Trainee Talks I
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Ayeisha Desjardins NPC localization of RanBP2 is required for the silencing of cytokine mRNAs by RISC 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Victoria G Castiglioni Dissecting the multiple roles of RNA interference effectors in the C. elegans-Orsay virus pathosystem 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Ryan Goldbach Life Without mRNA Decapping: Untangling the contributions of miRNA-mediated silencing mechanisms in C. elegans 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Tanya Prashar Depurination of Sarcin/Ricin Loop 25S rRNA Induces 40S Ubiquitination During Translation 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Adam Greasley Circular RNA CRIM1 Improves Cold Storage Heart Preservation During Heart Transplantation 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Eric Wang RNA-based topical therapy for diabetic retinopathy targeting HOTAIR lncRNA 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Nuo Xu Uncovering novel protein-coding isoforms in human iPSC-derived cortical neurons and their relevance to ASD
15:35
Canada/Eastern
15:35 - 16:50 EDT
Trainee Talks II
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM Qingyu Shi Mechanistic Investigation of a SRRM2 Rare Disease Variant in Neurodegenerative Disorders 3:50 PM - 4:05 PM Cian Ward Evolving tRNA anticodon variants to read-through an ALS-causative premature termination codon 4:05 PM - 4:20 PM Jack Daiyang Li Efficient, specific, and combinatorial control of endogenous exon splicing with dCasRx-RBM25 4:20 PM - 4:35 PM Tyler Henderson The prototypical TUB domain protein Tubby (Tub) regulates RNA trafficking 4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Carina Lyons Investigating the role of phosphorylation in the regulation of nuclear functions of the ALS-associated protein TDP-43
17:30
Canada/Eastern
17:30 - 18:55 EDT
RNA-based Disease Advocacy Panel: RNA as Cause and Cure
Share in the personal accounts of patients, caregivers, and clinicians experiencing and treating RNA-related diseases, and learn more about RNA therapeutics as potent treatments for a variety of conditions in this special panel discussion, Sponsored by RNA Canada ARN.
