RNA 2021 On-line boasts an expanded scientific program and extensive networking and professional development opportunities for participants, including:

• Extended meeting dates – 11 days of moderated and live Q&A events May 25 – June 4, 2021
• Increased content accessibility – recorded presentations will be viewable on-line for a full 30 days
• 22 scientific sessions spanning traditional and bourgeoning fields in RNA research
• The most diverse and representative field of RNA researchers leading the sessions (2 chairs/session)
• 4 Keynote talks, including Xiang-dong Fu, Jennifer Doudna, Irene Bozzoni, and Sarah Woodson
• 2 RNA Society Lifetime Award in Science presentations – Matthias Hentze will present in honor of his 2020 award and Melissa Moore will present as our 2021 awardee
• 6 non-science sessions/panels/events in the areas of Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Entrepreneurship, Diversity and Inclusion, Careers in Biotechnology, Mentee/Mentor networking, and a Job and Collaboration in Academia Jamboree
• Poster Sessions that include 3-minute audio links and portals for interacting with presenters

Organizers:
Gene Yeo (Lead - University of California San Diego, USA)
Katrin Karbstein (Scripps Research Institute, Florida, USA)
V. Narry Kim (Seoul National University, South Korea)
Anna Marie Pyle (Yale University, USA)
Xavier Roca (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Jörg Vogel (University of Würzburg, Germany)