Biological Chemistry of RNA Theme

Theme Organizers:
Martha J. Fedor, The Scripps Research Institute and
Sarah A. Woodson, Johns Hopkins University

Short talks for this theme will be selected from the volunteered abstracts.

(* denotes Session Chair)

Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation
Sunday, April 25
9:55 AM - 12:15 PM, Room 304B

Melissa J. Moore*, HHMI/University of Massachusetts Medical School
mRNAs with a complex: The long-term consequences of a nuclear upbringing

Jeffrey S. Kieft, University of Colorado, Denver School of Medicine
Structural Mimicry at the Heart of Translation Initiation by a Viral IRES

Kimberly Mowry, Brown University
RNA transport in the cytoplasm: How to get there from here

Ribosome Assembly and Function
Monday, April 26
3:30 PM - 5:50 PM, Room 304 B

Sarah A. Woodson*, Johns Hopkins University
RNA folding during assembly of the 30S ribosome

Harry Noller, University of California, Santa Cruz
Structure and dynamics of the ribosome

Jamie R. Williamson, The Scripps Research Institute
Cellular physiology of bacterial ribosome assembly

Thematic Reception
Monday, April 26
5:50 - 6:30 PM, Third Floor Foyer
Join us immediately following the conclusion of, "Ribosome Assembly and Function."

Splicing Mechanism and Regulation
Tuesday, April 27
9:55 AM - 12:15 PM, Room 304B

Douglas L. Black*, HHMI/University of California, Los Angeles
Alternative splicing and the regulation of neuronal gene expression

Magda Konarska, Rockefeller University
Spliceosome dynamics and their impact on the fidelity of splice site selection

Jonathan P. Staley, University of Chicago
Constraining errors in splice site choice

Ribozyme Structure and Function
Wednesday, April 28
1:30 PM - 3:50 PM, Room 304B

Martha J. Fedor*, The Scripps Research Institute
Active site purines and catalysis of RNA self-cleavage

Dipankar Sen, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Towards thiamine-utilizing ribozymes

Hiroaki Suga, University of Tokyo
Structure and catalysis of flexizymes, flexible tRNA acylation ribozymes, and their technical potentials

Program At A Glance Award Lectures 2010 Annual Meeting Award Presentations Daniel Herschlag: William C. Rose Award David Russell is Named Winner of the Avanti Award in Lipids Doug Rees to give the 2010 Fritz Lipmann Lectureship James Wells: ASBMB-Merck Award John Tesmer wins the ASBMB Schering-Plough Research Institute Award Lisa Gentile wins the ASBMB Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education Phillip Sharp claims the 2010 Herbert Tabor lectureship Ruedi Aebersold is the recipient of the Herbert A. Sober Lectureship Sarah Keller’s lipid research yields the 2010 Avanti Young Investigator Award Susan S. Taylor is named recipient of FASEB’s Excellence in Science Award Anaheim Career Resources Exhibits Housing Program Program Committee Award Lectures Biological Chemistry of RNA Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery Chromatin and Transcription DNA Transactions Hypertension: Treatment, Disparities and Molecular Mechanisms Lipid Interactions in Physiology and Disease Mentoring Metabolism and Disease New Frontiers in Genomics and Quantitative Proteomics Protein Synthesis, Catalysis and Turnover Systems Biology, Synthetic Biology and Signal Transduction Poster Competition Registration Special Events Sponsorship Travel Awards Child Care Grant Instructions Graduate Minority Instructions Graduate Postdoc Instructions Travel Awards UAN and Regional Awards Instructions Undergrad Faculty Instructions Undergraduate Competitive Instructions	Biological Chemistry of RNA Theme Theme Organizers: Martha J. Fedor, The Scripps Research Institute and Sarah A. Woodson, Johns Hopkins University Short talks for this theme will be selected from the volunteered abstracts. (* denotes Session Chair) Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation Sunday, April 25 9:55 AM - 12:15 PM, Room 304B Melissa J. Moore, HHMI/University of Massachusetts Medical School mRNAs with a complex: The long-term consequences of a nuclear upbringing* Jeffrey S. Kieft, University of Colorado, Denver School of Medicine Structural Mimicry at the Heart of Translation Initiation by a Viral IRES Kimberly Mowry, Brown University RNA transport in the cytoplasm: How to get there from here Ribosome Assembly and Function Monday, April 26 3:30 PM - 5:50 PM, Room 304 B Sarah A. Woodson, Johns Hopkins University RNA folding during assembly of the 30S ribosome* Harry Noller, University of California, Santa Cruz Structure and dynamics of the ribosome Jamie R. Williamson, The Scripps Research Institute Cellular physiology of bacterial ribosome assembly Thematic Reception Monday, April 26 5:50 - 6:30 PM, Third Floor Foyer Join us immediately following the conclusion of, "Ribosome Assembly and Function." Splicing Mechanism and Regulation Tuesday, April 27 9:55 AM - 12:15 PM, Room 304B Douglas L. Black, HHMI/University of California, Los Angeles Alternative splicing and the regulation of neuronal gene expression* Magda Konarska, Rockefeller University Spliceosome dynamics and their impact on the fidelity of splice site selection Jonathan P. Staley, University of Chicago Constraining errors in splice site choice Ribozyme Structure and Function Wednesday, April 28 1:30 PM - 3:50 PM, Room 304B Martha J. Fedor, The Scripps Research Institute Active site purines and catalysis of RNA self-cleavage* Dipankar Sen, Simon Fraser University, Canada Towards thiamine-utilizing ribozymes Hiroaki Suga, University of Tokyo Structure and catalysis of flexizymes, flexible tRNA acylation ribozymes, and their technical potentials
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