Chemistry
Backbones, modifications, conjugates
Montevideo · 23–26 February 2027 · International Workshop
The chemistry, biology, and clinical use of oligonucleotide and RNA therapeutics.
M-ONT is a four-day international workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay (23–26 February 2027) — bringing together leading scientists, clinicians, and industry voices to teach the design, mechanism, and clinical translation of antisense oligonucleotides, siRNAs, aptamers, splice-switching ASOs, and emerging RNA therapeutics.
About M-ONT
A four-day, international workshop on oligo therapeutics.
M-ONT is the Montevideo Workshop in OligoNucleotide and RNA Therapeutics — an intensive, internationally focused workshop covering chemistry, biology, delivery, and clinical translation of oligonucleotide and RNA drugs. The programme combines introductory lectures by the organizing committee with research talks from leading invited speakers, plus poster sessions and case-study discussions on landmark approved therapies.
Biology
Mechanisms, targets, delivery
Clinic
From bench to approved therapies
Bioinformatics
In silico predictions and design
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At a glance
What to expect.
When
23–26 February 2027
Format
Lectures, research talks, posters
Audience
Graduate students, postdocs, clinicians, industry
Language
English
Confirmed Speakers
An international faculty.
Full speaker list →
Adrián R. Krainer
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
USA
Laura Sepp-Lorenzino
Intellia Therapeutics
USA
Muthiah Manoharan
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
USA
Frank Slack
Harvard University
USA
Saumya Das
Harvard University
USA
Isabel Aznarez
Stoke Therapeutics
USA
Samir El Andaloussi
Karolinska Institutet
Sweden
Annemieke Aartsma-Rus
Leiden University Medical Center
Netherlands
Alberto Kornblihtt
IFIBYNE, UBA-CONICET
Argentina
Federico Ariel
APOLO Biotech / IFIBYNE
Argentina
Manuel de la Mata
IFIBYNE, UBA-CONICET
Argentina
Modesto Orozco
IRB Barcelona
Spain
Macarena Hernández
aptaTargets / Universidad Complutense
Spain
Zoya Ignatova
Hamburg University
Germany
Emanuele Buratti
ICGEB Trieste
Italy
Rodrigo Galindo-Murillo
IONIS Pharmaceuticals
USA
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To be confirmed
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To be confirmed
Organizing Committee
The people behind M-ONT.
National
Victoria Calzada
Universidad de la República
Uruguay
Juan Pablo Tosar
Institut Pasteur de Montevideo
Universidad de la República
Uruguay
Pablo D. Dans
Universidad de la República
Institut Pasteur de Montevideo
Uruguay
International
Isabel Aznarez
Stoke Therapeutics
USA
Alberto Kornblihtt
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina
Adrián R. Krainer
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
USA
Laura Sepp-Lorenzino
Intellia Therapeutics
USA
Main Sponsors and Organizers
Institutions that make M-ONT possible.
Participate
Register, submit an abstract, apply for a fellowship.
All participants must register and are invited to submit abstracts. Selected submissions will be presented in the poster session, and a small number of contributions may be selected for a short talk within the programme. Early career researchers can additionally apply for an ICGEB fellowship covering meals and accommodation.
Registration and abstract submission: 3 August – 30 September 2026, 23:59 Montevideo time (UTC-3).