Structural Biology of the modern RNA world

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Time Program
16:00 –21:00 Registration (main part)
18:00 –20:00 Informal Get-together
20:10 –20:15 Opening of the meeting (D. Heinz)
20:15 –21:15 Murnau Lecture:
D. Söll (New Haven)
The Continuing Evolution of the Genetic Code

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Time Program and Speaker Title of presentation
from 8:00 Registration
9:00 – 12:15 Session I: Transcription / Chair: C. Kisker
9:00 – 9:45 P. Cramer (Munich)
Key Speaker
 
9:45 – 10:05 Short talk  
10:05 – 10:35 N. Abrescia (Bilbao)  
10:35 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 11:20 Short talk  
11:20 – 11:40 Short talk  
11:40 – 12:10 R. Landick (Madison)  
12:15 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 17:15 Session II : RNA processing / Chair: R. Ficner
14:00 – 14:45 R. Lührmann (Göttingen)
Key Speaker
 
14:45 – 15:05 Short talk  
15:05 – 15:35 A. Pyle (New Haven)  
15:35 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 16:20 Short talk  
16:20 – 16:40 Short talk  
16:40 – 17:10 K. Nagai (Cambridge) The architecture of the spliceosomal U1 snRNP
17:15 – 18:45 Poster Session part I / A-K
19:00 Informal Conference Dinner in Foyer (buffet)

Friday, October 15, 2010

Time Program and Speaker Title of presentation
8:30 – 11:30 Session III : Regulatory RNA / Chair: M. Sattler
8:30 – 9:15 J. Doudna (Berkeley)
Key Speaker
 
9:15 – 9:45 D. Patel (New York)  
9:45 – 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 – 10:35 Short talk  
10:35 – 10:55 Short talk  
10:55 – 11:25 J. Feigon (Los Angeles) Structure and Dynamics of Telomerase and Riboswitch RNAs
11:30 – 13:00 Poster Session part II / L-Z
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 Session IV: RNA turnover and decay / Chair: E. Conti
14:00 – 14:45 C. Lima (New York)
Key speaker
 
14:45 – 15:05 Short talk  
15:05 – 15:25 Short talk  
15:25 – 15:55 J. Gross (San Francisco)  
16:00 – 19:30 Sightseeing (Wieskirche - UNESCO World Heritage Rococo church)
20:00 Official Conference Dinner in Brewery (Bavarian Night + Poster Prizes)

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Time Program and Speaker Title of presentation
9:00 – 11.45 Session V: Translation / Chair: H. Stark
9:00 – 9:45 V. Ramakrishnan (Cambridge)
Key Speaker
NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE 2009
9:45 – 10:05 Short talk  
10:05 – 10:25 Short talk  
10:25 – 10:50 Coffee break
10:50 – 11:10 Short talk  
11:10 – 11:40 R. Beckmann (Munich)  
11:45 Final discussion and outlook Key Speakers, moderation: P. Cramer, E. Conti, D. Heinz
12:55 Closing remarks and farewell D.Heinz
13:00 End of meeting