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Inserm Workshops 2026

Workshop 289 - Unlocking the Potential of Epitranscriptomics: A Cutting-Edge Training Course

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 Lundi 8 juin 2026 ◘ Monday, June 8th, 2026 

14:00 - 14:30  Reception of participants 
14:30 - 14:45  Welcome and presentation by the organizers 
SESSION I  The epitranscriptome: the case of mRNA 
14:45 - 15:30  Re-discovering epitranscriptomics: state of the art 
Anne Willis (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) 
15:30 - 16:15  RNA Editing in health and disease 
Michael Jantsch (University of Vienna, Austria) 
16:15 - 17:00  Coffee break 
17:00 - 17:45  Characterizing 5-methylcytosine in mammals 
Michaela Frye (DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany) 
17:45 - 18:30  Decoding mRNA cap complexity 
Victoria Cowling (Beatson Institute, Glasgow, Scotland) 
18:30 - 19:30  Wine testing (with local producers) 
19:30 Dinner with the speakers 

 Mardi 9 juin 2026 ◘ Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 

06:30 - 08:30  Breakfast 
 SESSION II  Current methods for studying RNA modifications 
08:30 - 09:15  Sequencing based methods for mapping RNA modifications 
Yuri Motorin (IMoPA, Nancy, France) 
09:15 - 10:00  Nanopore sequencing to quantify RNA modifications 
Eva Maria Novoa (CRG, Barcelona, Spain) 
10:00 - 10:30  Coffee break 
10:30 - 11:15  Harnessing mass spectrometry for analyzing RNA chemistry in clinic 
Alexandre David (IRCM, Montpellier, France) 
11:15 - 12:00  Integrating epitranscriptomics data 
Eric Rivals (LIRMM, Montpellier, France) 
12:00 - 14:00  Lunch with the speakers 
SESSION III  Harnessing epitranscriptomics for applications in clinic and industry 
14:00 - 14:45  RNA modifications and mRNA vaccine 
Chantal Pichon (Université d’Orléans, France) 
14:45 - 15:30  Epitranscriptomics in plant adaptation 
Jean-Marc Deragon (LGDP, Perpignan, France) 
15:30 - 16:00  Coffee Break 
16:00 - 16:45  Targeting the epitranscriptome. 
François Fuks (ULB, Bruxelles, Belgium) 
17:00 - 19:30  Tour in Bordeaux with speakers 
19:30 Dinner with speakers 

Mercredi 10 juin 2026 ◘ Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 

06:30 - 08:30  Breakfast 
SESSION IV  The epitranscriptome in non-coding RNAs 
08:30 - 09:15  Pseudouridine, the “fifth” nucleotide 
Davide Ruggero (UCSF, San Francisco, USA) 
09:15 - 10:00  The oncogenic ribosome 
Virginie Marcel (CRCL, Lyon, France) 
10:00 - 10:30  Coffee Break 
10:30 - 11:15  How RNA modifications shape tRNA function 
Tao Pan (University of Chicago, Chicago, USA) 
11:15 - 12:00  Connecting epitranscriptomics with codon-dependent translation regulation 
Pierre Close (GIGA, Liège, Belgium) 
12:00 - 12:15  Closing remarks 
12:15 - 14:00  Lunch with the speakers 
14:00 Departure 

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