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DESCRIPTION:Join D2R for this hybrid seminar with Professor Eric Westhof fr
 om University of Strasbourg where he will discuss RNA-Puzzles and the adva
 nces in RNA 3D structure prediction\n\nFrom its origins in the 1960s to to
 day’s cutting-edge approaches\, this keynote will highlight evolution of R
 NA 3D structure modeling and the progress of RNA-Puzzles\, an internationa
 l competition aimed at evaluating predictions of RNA 3D structures. With t
 he rise of AI and cryo-EM technologies\, accurate and unbiased evaluation 
 methods have become crucial for understanding RNA architecture and functio
 n. Discover how these efforts are shaping the future of RNA research and s
 tructural biology.\n\nAgenda\n\n\n	\n		\n			11:00am-11:05am\n			Welcome\n				By Jérôme 
 Waldispühl\, Associate Professor\, ÂÌñÉç\n		\n		\n			11:05am-11:45am
 \n			Keynote Presentation\n				By Eric Westhof\, Professor Emeritus of Structural
  Biochemistry\, University of Strasbourg\n		\n		\n			11:45Am-12:00pm\n			\n				Q&A \n					Mod
 erated by Jérôme Waldispühl\n			\n		\n		\n			12:00pm-12:05pm\n			Closing Remarks\n		\n		\n			1
 2:05pm-1:30pm\n			\n				Networking and light refreshments (for in-person attendee
 s only) \n			\n		\n	\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\nProfessor Eric Westhof studied bi
 ophysics at the University of Liège in Belgium and earned his PhD in Germa
 ny. At the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the National Cen
 ter for Scientific Research in Strasbourg\, he assembled numerous 3D model
 s of RNA\, including group I introns (in collaboration with F. Michel) and
  RNaseP RNA\, which were later validated through comparison with X-ray str
 uctures. Together with Neocles Leontis\, he introduced a comprehensive nom
 enclature for annotating all types of nucleic acid base pairs.\n\nSince 20
 10\, Professor Westhof has been organizing RNA-Puzzles\, an international 
 competition aimed at evaluating predictions of RNA 3D structures. He is a 
 member of both the French and German Academies of Sciences and serves as e
 xecutive editor for Nucleic Acids Research and The RNA Journal. He current
 ly holds the position of professor emeritus at the University of Strasbour
 g and principal investigator at the Wenzhou Institute of the Chinese Acade
 my of Sciences in Wenzhou\, China.\n\nHis research focuses on the principl
 es of RNA folding and ribosomal translation. By integrating RNA and riboso
 me structures with sequence alignments\, he seeks to extract and unify the
  architectural rules governing RNA. In the field of ribosomal translation\
 , he continues to explore the role of tRNA sequences and modifications wit
 hin the interconnected energy network of the ribosome.\n\nRegister\n\nBe p
 art of this transformative discussion on the future of RNA.\n\nRegister he
 re to receive the Zoom link\n\nFor those attending in-person\, there will 
 be a networking session with light refreshments following the keynote and 
 Q&A. Space is limited! \n\nD2R.comms [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Reserve%20my
 %20spot%20-%20Scientific%20Seminar%20Series%3A%20Eric%20Westhof)  (Reserve
  your spot by emailing us)\n\nConfirmation emails will be provided to regi
 stered participants a few days before the event.\n
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LOCATION:Lovelace Conference Room (in-person) or on Zoom (virtual)\, CA\, Q
 C\, Montreal\, 1010 Sherbrooke Street W\, Suite 1800
SUMMARY:Seminar Series | Computer-based Predictions of RNA Structures: Wher
 e do we stand?
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 mputer-based-predictions-rna-structures-where-do-we-stand-366943
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