Tuesday, February 28th 2012 – 8:30AM-5:00PM

The Salk Institute, Frederic de Hoffman Auditorium

Description

Since the first description of miRNAs in the early 1990s, there has been a steady stream of discoveries on how these small non-coding RNAs regulate gene expression.  Please join local academic and industry researchers who will present on the advantages of using miRNA for screening, as a basic research tool, for therapeutics and as means to decipher complex biological systems.  Talks will describe in detail how you can bring these capabilities into your lab.  The daylong session will be followed by an interactive round table, and a hosted reception. ***Participation is FREE.***Confirmed Speakers:

Dr. Alexandre Colas (Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute)

Dr. Peter Mouritzen (Exiqon)

Dr. Eric Marcusson (Regulus)

Dr. Amy Pasquinelli (Dept. of MolBio, UCSD)

Dr. Timothy Ritty (Thermo Scientfic)

Dr. Irene Munk Pedersen (Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, UCI)

Dr. Jeff Long (The Salk)

Dr. Abhishek Saharia (Sigma Aldrich Corp.)

Dr. Kristin Wiederholt (Life Technologies)

***Workshop Organizer: Loren Miraglia (GNF)***

Program

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• 8:30-9:00AM – Registration/Light Refreshments
• 9:00-9:10AM – Welcome Remarks, Loren Miraglia
• 9:10-9:50AM – Dr. Amy Pasquinelli, UC San Diego
  “Pinning Down MicroRNA Targets In Vivo“
• 9:50-10:20AM – Dr. Eric Marcusson, Regulus
  “microRNA-Based Therapeutic“
• 10:20-10:50AM – Dr. Alexandre Colas, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
  “Identification of miRNAs involved in the initiation of cardiogenesis“
• 10:50AM Coffee Break
• 11:10-11:40AM – Dr. Abhishek Saharia, Sigma Aldrich
  “A Novel Experimental Method for miRNA Target Identification and Validation“
• 11:40AM-12:10PM – Dr. Peter Mouritzen, Exiqon
  “Translating miRNA discovery in biofluids into robust biomarkers for disease, toxicology or injury studies“
• 12:10PM-12:30PM – Dr. Jeff Long, The Salk
  “miR regulation of stem cells in plants”
• 12:30PM FREE LUNCH for first 200 registered attendees
• 2:00-2:30PM – Dr. Kristin Wiederholt, Life Technologies
  “mirVana miRNA mimics and inhibitors: next generation of molecules for in vitro and in vivo miRNA functional analysis“
• 2:30-3:00PM – Dr. Irene Pedersen, UC Irvine
  “‘miRNAs are important …everywhere’ – Identification and Delivery of miRNAs“
• 3:00-3:25PM – Dr. Timothy Ritty, ThermoFisher Scientific
  “Advances in miRNA Mimic Stability and Inhibitor Delivery“
• 3:25-3:45PM – Dr. Kevin Lustig, Assay Depot
  “Research Exchanges: bringing the best of the web to science“
• 3:45-4:15PM – Roundtable Discussion
• 4:15PM – HOSTED RECEPTION

Workshop reached maximum capacity.  ***REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.***

With many thanks for the support from:

ActivX
Agilent Technologies
Assay Depot
Celgene
Clontech
Exiqon
GNF
Illumina
Life Technologies
Regulus
Roche
Santa Cruz Biotechnologies
Santaris
Sigma-Aldrich
Targeting Systems
Thermo Scientific