RNA Processing in Cancer: From Bench to Bedside

Alterations in RNA processing have recently emerged as a new cancer hallmark and a promising target for cancer therapies. This topic’s sophomore conference will explore how RNA processing causes cancer development and how it can be targeted to develop novel cancer therapeutics. This year’s program will foster collaboration among cancer researchers, RNA scientists, clinicians, and drug development companies to discuss this research.

This year’s program aims to accelerate the translation of fundamental advances into novel clinical cancer treatments and to encourage and support early-career investigators and those from historically excluded groups to continue pursuing research at the intersection of RNA and cancer.

Attendees will learn about:

· The role of RNA processing in cancer initiation and progression

· Results from studies involving drug responses.

· Novel therapeutic strategies to target RNA processing defects in cancer.

Program Topics

· Splicing control in cancer

· Noncoding RNA in cancer

· RNA editing and modifications

· Translation control in cancer

· New genomic technologies

· RNA and the immune system in cancer

· Protein-RNA assemblies in cancer

· Pre-clinical and clinical cancer therapeutics targeting RNA biology

Workshops

A Meet the Expert session for early-career faculty and researchers will be held to discuss career and scientific advice. Topics will include faculty positions, grant writing, starting a lab, and promoting science advocacy.

A Career Development Workshop will feature a panel discussion on career development, work-life balance, and professional pathways. Panelists will include representatives from academia, industry, and publishing.