Third Annual Bay Area Symposium On Modulatory Small RNA's

• June 8, 2006: 7:45am - 5:30pm
• More Information: Details Soon Available
• Location: Byers Auditorium, Genentech Hall, UCSF Mission Bay, San Francisco

This event is sponsored by Sirna Therapeutics and QB3.

This meeting will explore the rapidly expanding field of RNA-modulated gene expression including miRNAs, RNAi, antisense, RNA editing, splicing, viral RNA function, and oligonucleotide-based applications. Approaches and interests will be very broad: Biochemistry, Genetics, Structural Biology, Microbiology, Virology, and Biotech. Speakers will include:

• Raul Andino, UCSF
• Andy Fire, Stanford University
• Mike McManus, UCSF
• Chang Zheng Cheng, Stanford University
• Amy Pasquinelli, UCSD
• Kathy Collins, QB3 Berkeley
• Barry Polisky, Sirna Therapeutics
• Xia Dong Wang, UT Southwestern
• Al Zahler, QB3 Santa Cruz
• Kevin Morris, Scripps Research Institute

Poster sessions, lunch, and a reception to follow.

Event is free to the academic community, and registration is available online: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=110860