2nd Polish RNA Biology Meeting

24 - 27 June 2025

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Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Collegium Biologicum

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24 - 27 June 2025

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Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Collegium Biologicum

About the meeting

The 2nd Polish RNA Biology Meeting, which will be hosted in Poznań in 2025, follows after the very successful Polish RNA Biology Meeting that was organized in 2023 in Warsaw. We hope that in this way we start a new international conference series, which will become a regular, bi-annual event to share new ideas among RNA scientists. Our meeting will start on Tuesday, June 24, at 17:00 (registration will be opened at 15.00), and will be finished on Friday, June 27, at 13:00.

Poznań has been a major center of RNA research in Poland since the 1960s. At the beginning RNA studies in Poznań focused on tRNA structure and function, and on the chemical synthesis of ribonucleic acids. Currently, many research groups work on a range of topics related to RNA properties. RNA biology is also a major subject of studies in several other cities in Poland, while numerous Polish researchers have contributed to RNA research abroad or established their laboratories in other countries. We are convinced that the meeting will serve as a platform to stimulate new collaborations, inspire the use of advanced technologies, and encourage the participants to initiate new and challenging research directions.

Welcome to the RNA world! We promise friendly scientific atmosphere, open discussions, outstanding keynote talks of our invited guests and an opportunity to present you research results in talks or during never-ending poster sessions.

About the meeting

The 2nd Polish RNA Biology Meeting, which will be hosted in Poznań in 2025, follows after the very successful Polish RNA Biology Meeting that was organized in 2023 in Warsaw. We hope that in this way we start a new international conference series, which will become a constant, bi-annual event to share new ideas among RNA scientists. Our meeting will start on Tuesday, June 24, at 17:00 (registration will be opened at 15.00), and will be finished on Friday, June 27, at 13:00.

Poznań is a major center of RNA research in Poland since the 1960s. At the beginning the RNA studies in Poznań focused on tRNA structure and function, and on the chemical synthesis of ribonucleic acids. Currently, many research groups work on a range of topics related to RNA properties. The RNA biology is also a major subject of studies in several other cities in Poland, while numerous Polish researchers have contributed to RNA research abroad or established their laboratories in other countries. We are convinced that the meeting will serve as a platform to stimulate new collaborations, inspire the use of advanced technologies, and encourage the participants to initiate new and challenging research directions.

Welcome to the RNA world! We promise friendly scientific atmosphere, open discussions, outstanding keynote talks of our invited guests and an opportunity to present you research results in talks or during never-ending poster sessions.

Keynote talks

  • Elena Conti
    (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany)
  • Andrzej Dziembowski
    (International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland)
  • Sebastian Glatt
    (Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Kraków, Poland)
  • Reinhard Lührmann
    (Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany)
  • Kai Papenfort
    (Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany)
  • Ramesh Pillai
    (Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Bertrand Séraphin
    (Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Illkirch, France)

Conference topics

  • RNA structure and folding
  • pre-mRNA processing
  • mRNA turnover
  • regulatory RNAs
  • RNA surveillance and degradation
  • RNA modification, translation
  • RNA localization and transport
  • RNA-protein interactions and RNP assembly
  • RNA-chromatin interactions
  • viral RNAs
  • transcriptomics and bioinformatics
  • RNA and disease
  • RNA-based therapies

Keynote talks

  • Elena Conti
    (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany)
  • Andrzej Dziembowski
    (International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland)
  • Sebastian Glatt
    (Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Kraków, Poland)
  • Reinhard Lührmann
    (Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany)
  • Kai Papenfort
    (Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany)
  • Ramesh Pillai
    (Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Bertrand Séraphin
    (Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Illkirch, France)

Conference topics

  • RNA structure and folding
  • pre-mRNA processing
  • mRNA turnover
  • regulatory RNAs
  • RNA surveillance and degradation
  • RNA modification, translation
  • RNA localization and transport
  • RNA-protein interactions and RNP assembly
  • RNA-chromatin interactions
  • viral RNAs
  • transcriptomics and bioinformatics
  • RNA and disease
  • RNA-based therapies

Registration and abstract submission

The cost of participation in our meeting is PLN 600 for regular participants, and PLN 450 for students and PhD students. The fee covers: participation in all lecture and poster sessions, lunches and dinners, coffee breaks, snacks and drinks served during poster sessions.

Registration will last until May 31. Payments will be available by bank transfer or credit card.

Meeting registration

Abstracts that authors would like to have considered for oral presentations must be submitted by April 6. Abstracts of poster presentations can be submitted till May 31. The abstract book will be available online for all meeting guests and participants (no paper book will be printed). Registration is obligatory for abstract acceptance.
Abstract may not be longer than 350 words.

Abstract registration

Eduroam logo During the meeting, Internet access will be available only through the eduroam network, using accounts from your institution.

In case of questions contact us at 2ndrna@amu.edu.pl

Registration and abstract submission

The cost of participation in our meeting is PLN 600 for regular participants, and PLN 450 for students and PhD students. The fee covers: participation in all lecture and poster sessions, lunches and dinners, coffee breaks, snacks and drinks served during poster sessions.

Registration will last until May 31. Payments will be available by bank transfer or credit card.

Abstracts that authors would like to have considered for oral presentations must be submitted by April 6. Abstracts of poster presentations can be submitted till May 31. The abstract book will be available online for all meeting guests and participants (no paper book will be printed). Registration is obligatory for abstract acceptance.
Abstract may not be longer than 350 words.

Meeting registration
Abstract registration

Eduroam logo During the meeting, Internet access will be available only through the eduroam network, using accounts from your institution.

In case of questions contact us at 2ndrna@amu.edu.pl

Venue

Venue

Collegium Biologicum

ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6

61-614 Poznań

Poland

Accommodation

We recommend finding and booking accommodation on booking.com (https://www.booking.com).

To find the best way from the hotel to the meeting venue (Collegium Biologicum, Adam Mickiewicz University), please use the website https://jakdojade.pl/poznan.

Below is a list of hotels that are well connected to the meeting venue by public transport:

Hotels that are close to the conference venue, but with no easy public transport:

Accommodation

We recommend finding and booking accommodation on booking.com (https://www.booking.com).

To find the best way from the hotel to the meeting venue (Collegium Biologicum, Adam Mickiewicz University), please use the website https://jakdojade.pl/poznan.

Below is a list of hotels that are well connected to the meeting venue by public transport:

Hotels that are close to the conference venue, but with no easy public transport:

About Poznań

About Poznań

Poznań is a historic city in western Poland, which is renowned for its Renaissance-style architecture of the Old Town. The Old Market Square, with its colorful merchant houses and iconic Town Hall, is a central attraction. A popular attraction of the Poznan Town Hall are two goat figures, which are displayed at the clock tower at noon every day.

Poznań is well known for its scientific institutions. The Adam Mickiewicz University is one of the top universities in Poland. There are also several Polish Academy of Sciences institutes focused on life sciences, e.g., Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Institute of Human Genetics and Institute of Plant Genetics. Poznań is also a home to other universities in which biological studies are carried out, like the Poznan Medical University and University of Life Sciences.

The Poznań culinary scene is famous for St. Martin’s croissants (rogal świętomarciński), a local delicacy that you can taste during our meeting coffee breaks. This is another reason, apart from great science, to visit Poznań and take part in our June RNA meeting 😊.

Poznań blends tradition with modernity, making it an appealing destination for history, business, and education enthusiasts. This year in June it will host RNA fans!

Poznań is a historic city in western Poland, which is renowned for its Renaissance-style architecture of the Old Town. The Old Market Square, with its colorful merchant houses and iconic Town Hall, is a central attraction. A popular attraction of the Poznan Town Hall are two goat figures, which are displayed at the clock tower at noon every day.

Poznań is well known for its scientific institutions. The Adam Mickiewicz University is one of the top universities in Poland. There are also several Polish Academy of Sciences institutes focused on life sciences, e.g., Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Institute of Human Genetics and Institute of Plant Genetics. Poznań is also a home to other universities in which biological studies are carried out, like the Poznan Medical University and University of Life Sciences.

The Poznań culinary scene is famous for St. Martin’s croissants (rogal świętomarciński), a local delicacy that you can taste during our meeting coffee breaks. This is another reason, apart from great science, to visit Poznań and take part in our June RNA meeting 😊.

Poznań blends tradition with modernity, making it an appealing destination for history, business, and education enthusiasts. This year in June it will host RNA fans!

A photo of the front of the University Aula building
A photo of the front of the Raczyński Library building
A photo of the Poznań Koziołek monument
A photo of the Courtyard of the City Office

Committees

Scientific Committee

  • Magdalena Boguta
    (Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw)
  • Andrzej Dziembowski
    (International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw)
  • Marek Figlerowicz
    (Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań)
  • Sebastian Glatt
    (Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Kraków)
  • Magdalena Konarska
    (iMol, Warsaw)
  • Magdalena Masłoń
    (Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Kraków)
  • Barbara Nawrot
    (Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Łódź)
  • Krzysztof Sobczak
    (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
  • Marek Tchórzewski
    (Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin)

Organizing Committee

  • Artur Jarmołowski
    (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
  • Gracjan Michlewski
    (International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw)
  • Mikołaj Olejniczak
    (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
  • Zofia Szweykowska-Kulińska
    (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
  • Zbigniew Warkocki
    (Department of RNA Metabolism, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań)

Scientific Committee

  • Magdalena Boguta
    (Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw)
  • Andrzej Dziembowski
    (International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw)
  • Marek Figlerowicz
    (Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań)
  • Sebastian Glatt
    (Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Kraków)
  • Magdalena Konarska
    (iMol, Warsaw)
  • Magdalena Masłoń
    (Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Kraków)
  • Barbara Nawrot
    (Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Łódź)
  • Krzysztof Sobczak
    (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
  • Marek Tchórzewski
    (Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin)

Organizing Committee

  • Artur Jarmołowski
    (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
  • Gracjan Michlewski
    (International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw)
  • Mikołaj Olejniczak
    (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
  • Zofia Szweykowska-Kulińska
    (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
  • Zbigniew Warkocki
    (Department of RNA Metabolism, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań)

Sponsors

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The meeting is supported by the RNA SOCIETY Meeting Sponsorship program

Committees

Sponsors

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The meeting is supported by the RNA SOCIETY Meeting Sponsorship program

2nd Polish RNA Biology Meeting
24 – 27 June 2025

Collegium Biologicum
ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, Poland

e-mail: 2ndrna@amu.edu.pl

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