36^th BioCity Symposium:

RNA IN ACTION – FROM MOLECULES TO MEDICINES

26–27 August 2027
Mauno Koivisto Centre, BioCity, Turku, Finland

Discover how RNA biology is reshaping our understanding of life and driving the next generation of medical innovation. This BioCity Symposium will explore groundbreaking advances in RNA interference, long non-coding RNAs, RNA modifications, and RNA-mediated gene regulation. Learn how these discoveries are unlocking new insights into human biology and enabling personalized therapies for diseases. Bringing together leading experts in RNA research, the symposium will showcase the latest scientific breakthroughs and emerging therapeutic opportunities, highlighting RNA’s transformative role in addressing some of today’s most pressing biomedical challenges.

Speakers

Tuğçe Aktaş, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Germany
Elena Conti, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany
Olivier Duss, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
Andrzej Dziembowski, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Poland
Ryan A. Flynn, Boston Children’s Hospital; Harvard University, USA
Michaela Frye, German Cancer Research Center, Germany
Eleonora Leucci, KU Leuven, Belgium
Dónal O’Carroll, University of Edinburgh, UK
Didier Stainier, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Germany
Osamu Takeuchi, Kyoto University, Japan
Wei Tao, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Harvard University, USA

Organizing committee

Georgi Belogurov
Jan Kaslin
Noora Kotaja
Riitta Lahesmaa
Petra Sipilä
Matti Turtola
Hongbo Zhang
Minna-Liisa Änkö

Original artwork by Marjo Yli-Antola