ESF Research Conferences

ESF-EMBO Symposium

ANTIVIRAL APPLICATIONS OF RNA INTERFERENCE

Chaired by

CHAIR:

JensKurreckE-Mail

University of StuttgartInstitut für Industrielle GenetikStuttgartGermany

http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/index.en.html

CO-CHAIR:

BenBerkhoutE-Mail

University of AmsterdamLaboratory of Experimental VirologyAmsterdamNetherlands

http://www.uva.nl/start.cfm

Dates

5-10 April 2008

Location

Hotel Eden Roc, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain
The conference will take place in Sant Feliu de Guixols, on the Spanish Costa Brava, 120 km north of Barcelona and 30 km south of Girona. Group transportation will be arranged from/to Barcelona airport, on arrival and departure days.

Final Programme & List of Participants

© Ebbe Sloth Andersen

RNA interference (RNAi) is a promising new technology, which allows specific inhibition of gene expression. The conference will bring together leading biochemists, molecular biologists, virologists and clinical physicians to discuss the potential of RNAi as an antiviral tool for research and medical purposes. Only recently, the first clinical trials in humans to evaluate the safety profile of RNAi approaches have been initiated. The meeting will cover the most recent progress in the field by 22 invited presentations of internationally renowned researchers, complemented by shorter contributed oral presentations of young scientists and by poster presentations. The focus will be on human pathogenic viruses, but new concepts originating from plant virology will also be included. Furthermore, micro RNAs play an important role in the interplay between viruses and their hosts and will therefore be covered. The symposium will be the first comprehensive meeting combining RNAi and antiviral research.

Abstracts, Posters & Short Oral Contributions

There will be no short talks other than those listed on the final programme. All other abstracts are accepted for poster presentation.

Recommended poster size is 140 cm high x 100 cm wide. Use letters and drawings that can be read from approximately 100 cm distance.

There will be a PRIZE for the best poster

Group Transportation & Practical Information Guide

Detailed information on all practical aspects of the conference (access to site, registration & fee payments, accommodation, travel reimbursements...) is available from the Practical Information Guide (above under Location Information). Please read it fully and carefully...

GROUP TRANSPORTATION
Two buses will be arranged on arrival day from Barcelona airport to Sant Feliu. The journey takes approximately 2 hours, depending on traffic.

Bus departure times – Saturday 05 April: 13.30, 16.00 and 18.30

Airport departure point: the buses will wait in the special bus parking area located just before the A terminal. Each bus has been requested to be at the meeting point 20-30 minutes before scheduled departure. The coaches will have a sign in the window indicating “ESF Research Conferences” for easy recognition.

Group transportation back to Barcelona airport will be arranged in a similar way for the departure day.

Bus departure times – Thursday 10 April: 08.30

ACCOMMODATION
Please note that SINGLE accommodation can only be guaranteed to invited speakers. All other participants will have to share a TWIN room. In case single rooms would become available at the time of the conference, rooms will be attributed on a “first come, first served” basis. Only the TWIN conference fee should be paid to the ESF when registering. The supplement for single should be paid to the venue directly. Should you wish to be put on the waiting list for single accommodation, please contact Ms. Jean Kelly.

Registration Form

All participants - including speakers & session chairs - are kindly expected to confirm their attendance (and, when applicable, to pay the conference fee) by filling in a Registration Form.
Closing date for registration & fee payment: 07 March 2008

Conference Fees

ESF Contact

JeanKellyE-Mail

Conference Officer

Phone: +32 (0)2 533 2025
Fax: +32 (0)2 538 8486
Please quote 08-254 in any correspondence.

Partnership

This conference is organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in partnership with the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

With Support from

QIAGEN: QIAGEN is the leading provider of sample and assay technologies

Oxford Journals: As a major international publisher of academic and research journals, Oxford Journals publishes and develops titles in partnership with the world's most prestigious learned societies.

Links of Interest

• The Journal of RNAi and Gene Silencing publishes high-quality peer-reviewed articles addressing the biology and application of RNA interference and gene silencing in all systems.

• Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) is an open, non-profit forum to foster academia and industry-based research and development of oligonucleotide therapeutics (RNAi, CpG, antisense, and others).

• Oligonucleotides is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal on human-made substances such as oligonucleotides, RNA, and ribozymes and their effects on gene expression at the RNA and DNA levels both in vitro and in vivo. A forum for basic researchers in molecular biology, cell biology, nucleic acid chemistry, pharmacology, and applied therapeutics for the purpose of developing new concepts and experimental approaches to help understand and modulate gene activity. Oligonucleotides is a Liebert Publication.

• RNA serves as an international forum for publishing original reports on RNA research in the broadest sense. The journal aims to unify this field by cutting across established disciplinary lines and focusing on "RNA-centered" science. RNA is a monthly journal which provides rapid publication of significant original research in all areas of RNA structure and function in eukaryotic, prokaryotic, and viral systems. It covers a broad range of subjects in RNA research, including: structural analysis by biochemical or biophysical means; mRNA structure, function and biogenesis; alternative processing: cis-acting elements and trans-acting factors; ribosome structure and function; translational control; RNA catalysis; tRNA structure, function biogenesis and identity; RNA editing; rRNA structure, function and biogenesis; RNA transport and localization; regulatory RNAs; large and small RNP structure, function and biogenesis; viral RNA metabolism; RNA stability and turnover; in vitro evolution; and RNA chemistry. RNA is a publication of the RNA Society.

• The Journal of Molecular Biology publishes original scientific research concerning studies of organisms or their components at the molecular level. Published weekly, the journal provides up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of molecular biology. JMB is an Elsevier publication.

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