ABCD Workgroup 2026
RNA Functional Biology: from Mechanisms to Models

Reggio Emilia, Italy • 23-24 October 2026

ABCD Workgroup 2026
RNA Functional Biology: from Mechanisms to Models

Reggio Emilia, Italy • 23-24 October 2026

ABCD Workgroup 2026
RNA Functional Biology: from Mechanisms to Models

Reggio Emilia, Italy • 23-24 October 2026

Preliminary Programme

Preliminary Programme

Friday, 23 October 2026

10:00-13:00

Registration

11:30-12:00

Welcome by organisers

12:00-13:00

Keynote Lecture

Alessandro Bonetti (AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom)

13:00-14:30

Lunch

Session 1: RNA-Centered Gene Regulation and Genome Dynamics

Chair: Francesco Nicassio

14:30-15:45

3 Selected Talks from abstracts (18 min + 5 min questions)

15:45-16:15

Coffee break

Session 2: Emerging RNA Platforms and Applied Technologies (sponsored by RNA SALON)

Chairs: Francesco Nicassio, Ivano Legnini

16:15-17:00

Keynote Lecture

Ivano Legnini (Human Technopole, Milan, Italy)

17:00-17:50

2 Selected Talk from abstracts (18 min + 5 min questions)

17:50-18:40

Talks by companies

18:40-20:30

Poster Session wiht drinks

20:30-23:30

Social dinner

Saturday, 24 October 2025

Session 3: RNA regulation in Disease and Development

Chairs: Alessia Ciarrocchi, Giorgio Galli

9:00-9:45

Keynote Lecture

Giorgio Galli (Novartis, Basel, Switzerland)

9:45-11:00

3 Selected Talks from abstracts (18 min + 5 min questions)

11:00-11:30

Coffee break

Session 4: Mapping RNA Structure and Functional Interactions

Chairs: Roberto Giambruno, Danny Incarnato

11:30-12:15

Keynote Lecture

Danny Incarnato (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)

12:15-13:30

3 Selected Talks from abstracts (18 min + 5 min questions)

13:30-14:00

Poster Prizes and Closing Remarks