Nobel Prize 2006 Meeting
RNA interference
| Date | Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 10:30 - 17:30 |
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| Location | The Lundbeck Auditorium, Copenhagen Biocenter, Ole Maaløes vej 5, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Organizers | Tuula Kallunki, Danish Cancer Society, Jan Stenvang, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Copenhagen and Sakari Kauppinen, Santaris Pharma |
Program
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10.30 – 10.35 |
Tuula Kallunki, Danish Cancer Society: Introduction. |
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Session 1: |
siRNAs and silencing |
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10.35 – 11.30 |
Nobel lecture: Andrew Fire, Stanford University, California,USA : RNAi |
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11.30 - 12.15 |
David C. Baulcombe, Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich,UK : Silencing RNA Interaction Networks. |
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12.15 - 13.00 |
Olivier Voinnet, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Strasbourg,France : Forward Genetic Approach of miRNA Biogenesis and Function in Arabidopsis |
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13.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
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Session 2: |
microRNA function |
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14.00 - 14.30 |
Julie Ahringer, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge: Genome-wide RNAi screens in C. elegans. |
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14.30 – 15.00 |
Gerhard Schratt, Univ. of Heidelberg: A brain-specific microRNA regulates dendritic spine development. |
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15.00 – 15.30 |
Martina Muckenthaler, Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, University of Heidelberg,Germany : A sensitive array for microRNA expression profiling (miChip) based on locked nucleic acids (LNA). |
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Coffee |
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Session 3: |
microRNA in development and disease |
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16.00 - 16.30 |
ReneKetting, Hubrecht Laboratory (KNAW), Utrecht, The Netherlands: Small RNAs in animal development. |
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16.30 - 17.00 |
Tamas Dalmay, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich,UK : MicroRNAs and the hallmarks of cancer. |
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17.00-17.30 |
Sakari Kauppinen, microRNA Research, Santaris Pharma A/S and MicroRNA Research Unit, Dept of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen: microRNAs as targets for antisense-based therapeutics. |