RNA Modifications: Bridging Biological Function and Therapeutic Potential

January 1-4, 2026 | Location to be Determined
Scientific Organizers: Michaela Frye, Schraga Schwartz and Yunsun Nam

  In Person
  On Demand

January 1-4, 2026 | Location to be Determined
Scientific Organizers: Michaela Frye, Schraga Schwartz and Yunsun Nam

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Friday, January 2, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Tsutomu Suzuki †, University of Tokyo
Biogenesis and Function of RNA Modifications
Modifications Regulating RNA Metabolism
9:00–11:15 AM
Sara H. Rouhanifard †, Northeastern University
RNA Modifications on the Single Molecular Level and Spatial Transcriptomics
Yunsun Nam, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Structure and Function of RNA Modifying Protein
Oliver Rausch †, STORM Therapeutics Limited
Novel RNA Modification Inhibitors and their Application
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Language Models Predicting RNA Modifications and Functions
5:00–7:00 PM
Schraga Schwartz, Weizmann Institute of Science
Computational and Functional Analyses of Modifications
Raphael Townshend †, Atomic AI
Machine Learning & Structural Biology
Eduardo Eyras †, EMBL Australia, Australian National University
Machine Learning to Study Transcriptomes and Epitranscriptomes in RNA Biology and Cancer.
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Saturday, January 3, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
RNA Therapeutics
8:00–11:00 AM
Andrea L. Kasinski †, Purdue University and LigamiR Therapeutics
Talk Title to be Announced
Howard Y. Chang †, Stanford University
Circular RNAs
Prashant Mali †, University of California, San Diego
Transcriptome Engineering Toolsets and their Application to Systematic Genome Interpretation and Gene Therapy Applications
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
RNA Modifications in Diseases I
5:00–7:00 PM
Samie Jaffrey †, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Cap Modifications in Healthy Cells and Disease
Jordan L Meier †, National Cancer Institute
Metabolic Regulation of Modification-based Signaling Mechanisms
Michaela Frye, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
tRNA Modifications in Cancer
Melissa J. Moore †, University of Massachusetts and Via Scientific, Inc.,
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
RNA Engineering and Editing Approaches
8:00–11:00 AM
Nicole Martinez †, Stanford University
RNA Modifications and Pre-mRNA Processing
Alexis C. Komor †, University of California, San Diego
New Base Editing Technologies
Joshua Rosenthal †, Marine Biological Laboratory
Site-Specific Transcriptome Engineering
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
RNA Modifications Diseases II
5:00–6:45 PM
Irene Bozzoni †, University La Sapienza, Rome
Non coding RNAs in Physiology and Pathology
Victoria H. Cowling †, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research
Cap Modifications in T Cells
Chuan He †, University of Chicago
RNA Modifications in Physiology and Immune-Related Disease
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Closing Keynote Address
6:45–7:00 PM
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Eckhard Jankowsky †, Moderna
Current and Future Protein Replacement Therapies
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Monday, January 5, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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