Novel Approaches in RNA Informatics


The goal of this symposium is to explore the current state of the art in RNA informatics, as well as to provide a look towards the future of the field. The NARI symposium will provide a general forum for disseminating the latest developments, and will bring together scientists from biochemistry, molecular biology, computer science, mathematics and statistics who will present an overview of novel approaches. This symposium is organized by François Major and the Laboratoire de Bioinformatique et Théorique of the University of Montreal in collaboration with the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques and the Centre de Recherche en Calcul Appliqué.

Invited speakers
  • Chuck Duarte, Columbia U.
    "From 20 atoms to 2: Descriptors of RNA conformation."

  • Elena Rivas, Washington U.
    "Optimal solution for RNA pseudoknots using dynamic programming: A linguistic interpretation."

  • Bruce Shapiro, NCI
    "Computational Paradigms for RNA Structure Analysis and Prediction: A Multifaceted Approach"

  • Mohan Venkantraman, Isis Pharma. Inc.
    "RNA structure based drug design."

  • Chuck Wilson, UCSC
    "Informatic approaches to RNA secondary and tertiary structure prediction"

The meeting is now a thing of the past!

We would like to thank all participants and speakers who attended the meeting. Here are some documents relative to the meeting:

[NARI'2K flyer! (pdf)]

[Schedule (pdf)]

[Book of abstracts (pdf)]

[List of participants (txt)]


Don't miss the meeting next year which will be held on April 25-26, 2001 in Montréal, Québec:

The Mathematical Formalisms for RNA Structure symposium




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