The Microsymposium was founded in 2005 and has established itself as the major small RNA meeting in Europe. It is organized by the four research institutions IMBA, IMP, GMI and the Max Perutz Labs as well as by the RNA community of the Vienna BioCenter.
In all three eukaryotic kingdoms, small regulatory RNAs play a key role in the silencing of gene expression at the post-transcriptional and the transcriptional level. They have central functions in the repression of viruses and transposons and they play essential roles in coordinating organismal development, physiological processes and human diseases, such as cancer.
To strengthen the focus on the new generation of scientists, the Microsymposium invites—besides established leaders in the field— postdocs and PhD students (selected from submitted poster abstracts) as speakers. This allows the up-and-coming scientists to present their projects and results to a highly qualified, engaged and dynamic audience and is a major distinguishing factor from other conferences.
Organizing committee
Stefan Ameres (Max Perutz Labs)
Julius Brennecke (IMBA)
Sebastian Falk (Max Perutz Labs)
Arturo Marí-Ordóñez (GMI)
Javier Martínez (Max Perutz Labs)
Andrea Pauli (IMP)
Clemens Plaschka (IMP)
Speakers
Tugce AKTAS, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
David BARTEL, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alex BORODAVKA, University of Cambridge
Marc BUEHLER, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Javier CACERES, University of Edinburgh
Alfredo CASTELLO, University of Glasgow
Yiliang DING, John Innes Centre
Marco HEIN, Max Perutz Labs
Marko JOVANOVIC, Columbia University
Liz KELLOGG, Cornell University
Danny NEDIALKOVA, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Irma QUERQUES, Max Perutz Labs
Peter SARKIES, University of Oxford
Evelina TUTUCCI, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Steven WEST, University of Exeter
Feng ZHANG, McGovern Institute