Welcome

The 31st Annual Meeting of the RNA Society will be held at the Palais de Congrés in Montréal, Canada from May 26 – 31, 2026.

Organizers:
Julie Claycomb, University of Toronto
Eric Lécuyer, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) / Montreal Clinical Research Institute
Anita Corbett, Emory University
Rotem Karni, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Tsutomu (Tom) Suzuki, University of Tokyo
Mihaela Zavolan, Biozentrum, University of Basel

Keynote speakers:
Archa Fox, University of Western Australia
Jørgen Kjems, Aarhus University
Nahum Sonenberg, McGill University

Special Guests
The Society welcomes and looks forward to celebrating two Lifetime Achievement in Science recipients in Montréal:

David Tollervey (University of Edinburgh, 2025 RNA Society Lifetime Achievement in Science Award winner) – Dr. Tollervey was unable to attend RNA 2025 in San Diego to receive his award and is scheduled to attend RNA 2026 and present his award lecture during the meeting in Montréal!

The 2026 RNA Society Lifetime Achievement in Science Award Recipient
To be announced in late January 2026, the winner will present their award lecture at RNA 2026 during the closing Awards Ceremony.  Stay tuned for the announcement of the 2026 winner!

More information will be posted as it becomes available, so please check back.  In the meantime, plan to attend the RNA Society’s Annual Meeting in May 2026!