We are delighted to announce the upcoming conference, Non-coding RNA World 2024: Exploring Mechanisms, Designing Medicines (ncRNA2024), which will be held from 07–09 October 2024.

Following our successful conference ncRNA2021, we now propose meeting you in the beautiful city of Basel, Switzerland.

The field of RNA continues on its meteoric ascent, with non-coding RNAs in the vanguard. The field continues to grow, with new transcripts discovered wherever one looks in molecular biology, physiology, disease, and across the tree of life. Discoveries are propelled, in part, by dramatically advancing technologies that can now sequence full-length single RNA molecules at single-cell and sub-cellular resolutions. The sequencing of many thousands of species’ genomes will further drive evolutionary and informatic efforts to map, catalog, and model ncRNAs. And, of course, our power to manipulate and engineer RNAs using synthetic oligonucleotides and genome-editing technologies opens breathtaking vistas for medicine and biotechnology, as recognized by the 2023 Nobel Prize won by Karikó and Weissman.

ncRNA2024 will bring together the international ncRNA community to share and explore the latest advances in our field. The conference will cover a broad range of topics, from basic biology to medical and technological applications. The sessions will take molecular biology through the topics of disease mechanisms, therapies, technologies, and bioinformatic approaches. Each session will be anchored by leading international speakers. We are also committed to showcasing the work of early-stage researchers, and the majority of the oral presentations will be selected from submitted abstracts. Crucially, the program will provide plenty of opportunities to casually network and mingle via poster sessions and refreshment breaks.

We look forward to welcoming you to Basel in October 2024. The city, with its picturesque autumnal scenery, coupled with its renowned cultural and scientific institutions, will create an inspiring atmosphere for our conference.

Ana Eulalio and Rory Johnson
ncRNA2024 Chairs