Program

The school will take place from Monday, October 6, 2025, to Friday, October 10, 2025.

Schedule:

• Onboarding and first meal: October 6, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

• First Lecture: October 6, starting at 2:00 PM

• Last Lecture: October 10, concluding at 3:00 PM

• Social Event (Visit to Sète): October 8, afternoon

Topics Covered:

• Small Regulatory RNAs: microRNAs, siRNAs, piRNAs

• Biogenesis and Physiological Roles of Small Regulatory RNAs

• Unique Aspects of Plant Small RNA Pathways

• The pecularities of Caenorhabditis elegans Small RNA Pathways

• Structural Insights into Argonaute Proteins

• Small Regulatory RNAs in Host-Virus Interactions

• Functional Assignment of miRNAs and siRNAs in Animals: Limitations and Biases

• Applications of Human Small RNA Biology in the Clinic

• Methods for Small RNA Quantification

• Techniques for Identifying miRNA, siRNA, and piRNA Cellular Targets

• Practical Class on Small RNA-Seq Analysis