Mark your calendar. Those affiliated with Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology or Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence may be interested to know that online registration is now open for the 2013 International Conference of RNA Nanotechnology and Therapeutics to be held in Lexington, KY on April 3-5, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resorts.  The meeting is organized by Peixuan Guo (University of Kentucky CNPP), John Rossi (Beckman Research Institute), Bruce Shapiro (NCI), and Neocles Leontis (Bowling Green State University). Along with invited speakers, there will also be a poster session. Invited speakers are yet to be announced.

Program topics include:

•  Biophysical and Single Molecule Approaches in RNA Nanotechnology
• RNA Structure and Folding in Nanoparticles
• RNA Computation and Modeling
• RNA Nanoparticle Assembly
• RNA Nanoparticles in Therapeutics
• RNA Chemistry for Synthesis, Conjugation, & Labeling of Nanoparticles
• RNA Systems Biology and Engineering
• Exosomes and Extracellular RNA Communication

Additional details and registration information can be found at http://nanobio.uky.edu/RNA2013