The RNA Canada ARN Education Committee will be hosting a forum in their Perspectives on RNA series entitled: CRISPR and its Applications It will take place on Wednesday, February 19th, 3-4:30 pm EST/12 -1:30 pm PST. Featuring: Tiffany Carlaw, Ph.D. (Postdoc in Sarah Hedtrich’s Lab, UBC): Introduction to CRISPR and its applications (10 min talk) […]
RNA Canada ARN Members Leading the Way in Setting the Standard for Studying snoRNA and Ribosomal RNA Modifications RNA Canada ARN is proud to highlight the leadership of its members, Dr. Michelle Scott and Dr. Sherif Abou Elela, who are helping to organize RiboMod 2025, a groundbreaking workshop focused on setting the standard for studying snoRNA and ribosomal RNA modifications. […]
The coming months will be an exciting time for RNA Canada ARN members! Please add the following items to your calendars! Item #1: Perspectives on RNA: a panel discussion series Perspectives on RNA: CRISPR and its applications Wednesday, February 19th 3-4:40 pm EST/12 -1:30 pm PST Featuring: Dr. Sarah Hedtrich (UBC) and Dr. Basil Hubbard […]
The final day of RNA Canada ARN 2024 was a fitting end to a fantastic conference! The morning started with the last concurrent scientific sessions: the first was about Ribonucleoprotein granules and RNA in motion, with talks featuring tools for granule detection as well as talks about condensates and granules pertaining to antiviral pathways, splicing, […]
We are nearing the close of RNA Canada ARN 2024, and had a wonderful penultimate day! The morning began with an outstanding plenary session chaired by Dr. Marc Belmonte entitled: “RNA: A new frontier for agriculture”. The session featured a number of fantastic talks discussing the promise of how RNA can be used for pest […]
RNA Canada ARN continued through Day 3 with an outstanding lineup of scientific talks and panel discussions! The conference jumped immediately into the scientific program with concurrent sessions. The “mRNA translation and the ribosome” session highlighted a number of talks about the dynamics and regulation of translation, specialized and differential translation and new insights into […]
Day 2 of RNA Canada ARN was a spectacular day for scientists, industry partners, policy makers and members of the public! The day opened with a fantastic plenary session and panel discussion hosted by Tasha Kheireddin and entitled “Promises and Challenges of RNA-based Medicines“. Dr. Pieter Cullis and Dr. Adrian Krainer started the session with […]
Earlier this year RNA Canada ARN hosted a design contest won by Jessica Semmelrock. You can buy T-shirts and tote bags featuring the design contest winner at the Outreach table! In addition, the original painting of the design (framed and mounted) has been kindly donated by the artist for bidding by silent auction! Come to the Outreach […]
RNA Canada ARN 2024 is off to a spectacular start! RNA scientists from all over Canada and from around the world have converged on Ottawa to showcase the power and potential of RNA to revolutionize the lives of Canadians. The meeting opened with an inspirational and thoughtful opening address by Elder Shirley Tolley as well […]
Dear Colleagues, Be sure to visit the Outreach Table at RNA Canada ARN 2024!! You’ll find: Merchandise! RNA Canada ARN 2024 and Design Contest themed T-shirts and Tote Bags for Sale! RNA and Molecular Biology Themed Pins and Decals for Sale! The latest editions of the RNA Canada ARN 2024 newsletter, in English and French! […]