Canton Nuleic Acids Forum

Nucleic acids science is a cutting-edge research field, which is slated to play a key role in precision medicine and new solutions for human health. Continuous discovery of new RNA functions and constant emergence of innovative nucleic acids technologies are driving forces for the field and hold enormous promise for the future scientific and technological progress. The Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) is at the forefront of these developments, having held three successful conferences in 2013-2015. The events have attracted high-profile speakers, led by Nobel prize winners, prominent international scientists and industry leaders, providing a high-level platform for sharing recent discoveries by scientists and entrepreneurs. The CNAF is now widely recognized as a premier forum in the field of nucleic acids research and development in China and beyond. We are currently preparing the fourth – CNAF ’16 – event, which promises to be another outstanding gathering of scientists and experts from many countries.

CNAF'16：http://www.cnaf.org.cn/index_enzc.html

Confirmed speakers:

Howard CHANG, MD, PhD
Professor, Stanford University, USA
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Muthiah MANOHARAN, PhD
Senior Vice President, Drug Discovery, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, USA
Board Director, Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society
Stanley CROOKE, MD, PhD
Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, USA
Craig MELLO, PhD
Professor, University of Massachusetts
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2006)
Mark EDBROOKE, PhD
Director, AstraZeneca, UK
Mikiko SIOMI, PhD
Professor, the University of Tokyo, Japan
Jan GORODKIN, PhD
Professor, University of Copenhagen
Director, Center for Non-Coding RNA
in Technology and Health, Denmark
William SKARNES, PhD
Senior Group Leader
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK
Chuan HE, PhD
Professor, University of Chicago, USA
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Erik SONTHEIMER, PhD
Professor, University of Massachusetts
Medical School, USA
Robert HOLT, PhD
Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada
Jian-Sheng SUN, PhD, HDR
Professor, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
MNHN-CNRS-INSERM, France
Jin-Soo KIM, PhD
Professor, Seoul National University
Director, Institute for Basic Science, South Korea
Elizabeth TRAN, PhD
Associate Professor
Purdue University, USA
Troels KOCH, PhD
VP and Head of Research, RNA Therapeutics
Roche, Denmark / Switzerland
Ada YONATH, PhD
Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009
Ekkehard LEBERER, PhD
Professor, Senior Director, Sanofi, Germany
Founding Director, COMPACT Consortium
Yi-Tao YU, PhD
Professor, University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry, USA
Judy LIEBERMAN, MD, PhD
Professor, Program Chair,
Harvard Medical School
American Academy of Arts & Sciences, USA