Meeting Program

14:00–14:30 Opening and welcome

  • Organizing Committee

14:30–16:00 Session 1a – RNA modifications and RNA binding proteins in hematological diseases

  • Lecture
    Konstantinos Tzelepis (United Kingdom)
  • Lecture
    Sandra Blanco (Spain)
  • Lecture
    Michael Kharas (United States)

16:00–16:30 Coffee break

16:30–17:15 Session 1b – RNA modifications and RNA binding proteins in hematological diseases

  • Abstract presentations

17:15–18:00 Opening keynote

  • Matthias Hentze (Germany)

18:00–18:30 Poster pitch 1

  • Poster pitches

18:30–20:00 Poster walk with reception

08:45–10:15 Session 2a – Altered RNA biogenesis in hematology

  • Lecture
    Cristian Bellodi (Denmark)
  • Lecture
    Carsten Müller-Tidow (Germany)
  • Lecture
    Pedro Moura (Sweden)

10:15–11:00 Session 2b – Altered RNA biogenesis in hematology

  • Abstract presentations

11:00–11:30 Coffee break

11:30–12:15 HemaSphere Session

  • Jan Cools (Belgium) and Jürg Schwaller (Switzerland)

12:15–13:00 Data visualization in publishing

  • Isabel Romero Calvo (Spain)

13:00–14:00 Lunch break

14:00–15:30 Session 3a – lncRNAs and circRNAs: new regulatory functions and biomarker potential

  • Lecture
    Sonia Guil (Spain)
  • Lecture
    Piero Carninci (Italy)
  • Lecture
    Maite Huarte (Spain)

15:30–16:00 Poster pitch 2

  • Poster pitches

16:00–16:45 Coffee break

16:45–17:30 Session 3b – lncRNAs and circRNAs: new regulatory functions and biomarker potential

  • Abstract presentations

17:30–18:30 YEHA session

  • Speaker TBC

18:30–20:00 Poster walk with reception

08:45–10:15 Session 4a – RNA therapeutics in hematological diseases

  • Lecture
    Omar Abdel Wahab (United States)
  • Lecture
    María José Alonso (Spain)
  • Lecture
    Matthew Disney (United States)

10:15–11:00 Session 4b – RNA therapeutics in hematological diseases

  • Abstract presentations

11:00–11:45 Coffee break

11:45–13:15 Session 5a – RNA and immune and tumor microenvironment modulation

  • Lecture
    Martin Turner (United Kingdom)
  • Lecture
    Beatrice Bodega (Italy)
  • Lecture
    Monika Wolkers (Netherlands)

13:15–14:00 Lunch break

08:30–09:15 Session 5b – RNA and immune and tumor microenvironment modulation

  • Abstract presentations

09:15–10:45 Session 6a – Synthetic and AI-based approaches in RNA medicine

  • Lecture
    Pieter Mestdagh (Belgium)
  • Lecture
    Joseph Borg (Malta)
  • Lecture
    Michal Bassani-Sternberg (Switzerland)

10:45–11:15 Coffee break

11:15–12:00 Session 6b – Synthetic and AI-based approaches in RNA medicine

  • Abstract presentations

12:00–12:45 Closing keynote

  • Adrian Krainer (United States)

12:45–13:15 Closing ceremony and awards

  • Organizing Committee

13:15–14:00 Farewell lunch and departure