A new initiative from the RSC BMCS. The BMCS Hot Topics online meetings are intended to highlight breaking areas of research in fields of science relevant to drug discovery. They will run as stand-alone half-day virtual events, 2-3 times per year.

The inaugural meeting on 30th November 2023 will cover relevant methods and modes of targeting RNA in drug discovery and will focus on how small molecules can accomplish this, including RNA binding and degradation, splicing modulation, and enzymes modifying RNA.

The first circular and registration can be found here https://www.rscbmcs.org/events/hottopicsrna23/.

Matthew Disney, University of Florida, Design of Bioactive Small Molecules Targeting RNA.

Elliott Bayle, Storm Therapeutics, Targeting RNA Modifying Enzymes: Successes, Challenges and Lessons Learned.

Maria Duca, Université Côte d’Azur – CNRS, Design of multifunctional conjugates for the targeting of non-coding RNAs: anticancer and antimicrobial applications.