# 2020 Conference on Regulating with RNA in Bacteria and Archaea (CRRBA)

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · 2021 · $16,000

## Abstract

Abstract
A Conference on Regulating with RNA in Bacteria and Archaea (CRRBA) will occur September 7-
10, 2020 at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. The mission of CRRBA is to convene
an international community of researchers that does not normally associate with one another but that
shares a common interest in studying the biology of bacterial RNAs. Noncoding RNAs have diverse
functions in bacteria, including but not limited to acting as small regulatory RNAs, CRISPR systems, RNA
thermometers, and ligand-sensing riboswitches. These noncoding RNAs regulate many bacterial
properties, such as core metabolic pathways, pathogenesis, quorum sensing, antibiotic resistance and
biofilm formation. By bringing together the researchers that study bacterial noncoding RNAs from different
perspectives, the CRRBA will create new collaborations and lead to new scientific innovation.
Between 200-300 attendees are anticipated, including many NIH-funded investigators. It features 9
sessions over four days that include but are not limited to the following: noncoding RNAs in infection
biology, regulatory mechanisms of small RNAs, signaling nucleotides, CRISPR, interactions between
RNAs and proteins, toxin-antitoxin systems and high-resolution structural analyses. Each session will
feature an invited speaker followed by talks by young investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate
students drawn from the submitted abstracts. Two poster sessions will provide an additional opportunity
for participants to discuss their work face-to-face. Half of the invited speakers and discussion chairs are
women. To increase diversity of attendees at the meeting, we will send promotional information to
diversity-based programs, such as those promoted on the NIH website. The CRRBA will also be
publicized through diverse online strategies including a dedicated website, announcements at other
meetings, extensive activity on Twitter, and on relevant email lists. In particular, the meeting will be
advertised to the members of the RNA Society, which has a large international membership. The meeting
will also feature a career development lunch where trainees can sit at tables alongside professionals from
industry, academia, and government institutions. This unique mentoring lunch will allow students and
postdocs to engage directly with scientists from a wide range of career perspectives. In summary, the
CRRBA program will feature a remarkable itinerary of high-impact discoveries and help train the next
generation of scientists.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10070984
- **Project number:** 1R13AI154714-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
- **Principal Investigator:** Wade Winkler
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $16,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-06-18 → 2022-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10070984

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10070984, 2020 Conference on Regulating with RNA in Bacteria and Archaea (CRRBA) (1R13AI154714-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10070984. Licensed CC0.

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