About event
Celebrating its 5th year, the RNA Summer School is set to take place in the picturesque city of Brno. This event is tailored for Master's and PhD students in the biological sciences who are eager to explore cutting-edge experimental research techniques and practical applications in the rapidly evolving field of RNA biology.
This gathering features distinguished experts presenting on a diverse array of current RNA research topics, including structural analysis of large macromolecular complexes, bioinformatics and mass spectrometry investigations, RNA modifications, processing, translation, and their significance in development and disease. The program will be further enriched with a workshop on science communication and discussions on scientific management and drug design.
The Summer School will be conducted in person at Building E35, Room 211.
For valuable information on the location of CEITEC MU, transportation to Brno, and commuting within the city, please click HERE.
Programme
TWINNING: RNA Processing, Large RNA/Protein Complexes in Development and Disease
| Monday 11 September |
Structural Biology | |
| 8:10 - 9:15 | Registration | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | The school opening | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 9:30 - 12:00 | “Introduction to RNA biology and structural techniques” (Plaschka, Duss, Konrat) | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee break | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 12:10 - 13:30 | Buffet lunch | Univ. Campus, atrium |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Clemens Plaschka, IMP Vienna: “How to make an mRNA” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Robert Konrat, Vienna: „Chemistry-supported NMR Spectroscopy for IDP Structural Biology and Drug Design” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Olivier Duss, EMBL: "Tracking assembly and function of single active RNPs in real-time" | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| Tuesday 12 September |
Bioinformatics and Interactomics | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Jan Provazník, EMBL: “Basics of Differential expression analysis” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee break | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Santhust, EMBL: “Cytoscape for visualizing RNA seq data via biomolecular networks” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Tobias Rausch, EMBL: “Genome variation calling using long reads” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Buffet lunch | Univ. Campus, atrium |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Vaclav Veverka, IOCB Prague: "An interplay between order and disorder in proteins regulates transcription elongation" | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | David Stanek, UMG Prague: "Spliceosomal snRNP biogenesis and quality control" | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Santhust, EMBL: “Cytoscape and single cell RNAseq data” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| Wednesday 13 September |
From gene expression to biotech | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Dalibor Blazek, CEITEC MU: “Roles of cyclin-dependent kinases in regulation of gene expression” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee break | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Falk Butter, IMB Mainz: “RNA-protein interactomics” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 11:30- 12:30 | Hana Macíčková Cahová, IOCB Prague: "Non-canonical RNA caps - from their discovery to their role" | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Buffet lunch | Univ. Campus, atrium |
| 13:30 - 14:45 | Martin Dienstbier, Vaclav Navratil: Prague-Diana Biotech, "DIANA Biotechnologies – building an innovative diversified biotech company in the Czech Republic" | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 14:45-15:00 | Sponsor talk: Vaclav Navratil (DIANA Biotechnologies), "Advancing PCR technology – direct RT-PCR and other products for life-science labs" | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Sponsor talk - Vojtěch Ledvina (East Port) - "riboPOOLs - Efficient and Flexible Ribosomal RNA Depletion" | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Coffee break | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 16:00 - 19:00 | Networking barbeque | Univ. Campus E35/fireplace |
| Thursday 14 September |
Mixed day | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Maciej Ciesla, IMol Polish Academy of Sciences: "Understanding splicing in stem cells: spliceosome tuning in health and disease. " | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee break | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Julian König, IMB Mainz: “Mechanistic Insights and Biological Role of m6A Mediated RNA Regulation” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Brian Kelly, KelAda Pharmachem Ltd | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Buffet lunch | Univ. Campus, atrium |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Jakub Zeman, MU: "MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship – a grant to kick-start your independent research" | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee break | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Atlanta Cook, Edinburgh Wellcome Centre: “RNA recognition by Ssd1, a pseudonuclease and translational repressor in fungi” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Petr Svoboda, UMG Praha: "The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of microRNA analyses" | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| Friday 15 September |
RNA-protein interaction in human health | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Liam Keegan, CEITEC MU: "Biological roles of ADARs" | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee break | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Dea Slade, Medical University Vienna: „Regulation of neuronal gene expression and neuronal differentiation by SPOC domain proteins” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Halyna Shcherbata, Hannover Medical School: “Stress-dependent subcellular redistribution of RNA-binding proteins” | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Feedback session and Closing remarks | Univ. Campus E35/211 |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Buffet lunch | Univ. Campus, atrium |
More information
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