Challenges at the Interface of Structure, Function and Chemistry of Nucleosides and Nucleic Acids

Unlike other GRC conferences that are tightly focused on a particular subset of a broader field, the NNO conference strives to highlight the cutting-edge advances in the overall field of nucleic acids. As a result, the NNO is very popular with researchers from both academia and industry and has one of the highest percentages of attendees from industry for any Gordon conference. With the NNO’s small size, capped at 200 attendees, and relaxed and open atmosphere, the conference lends itself to the formation of new and unexpected collaborations between industry and academia and allows networking opportunities for senior scientists, postdocs and graduate students alike. The 22nd NNO conference held in 2025 will have speakers who are leaders in their specialty from across the globe, including the template-free synthesis of long nucleic acids by chemical or enzymatic means, new developments in sequencing, genome editing, mRNA editing, DNA repair, the structure and biophysics of non-canonical structures and, of course, nucleotide and oligonucleotide therapeutic strategies.