Account Information
A valid email address. All emails from the system will be sent to this address. The email address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or notifications by email.
Several special characters are allowed, including space, period (.), hyphen (-), apostrophe ('), underscore (_), and the @ sign.
Provide a password for the new account in both fields.
Personal Information
Please enter an advanced degree, if applicable
List your professional title/position here.
Enter your short Bio of 500 words or less. This will be displayed on your profile page for others to see. Displaying a detailed Bio is important as it will help you advertise yourself and promote networking in the RNA community.
Topics of Interest
Please select the topics that interest you. These will help the site to deliver research data of interest to you. Note that these can be changed later in your User Profile.
I identify as
Please provide diversity information-- this information will be shared with the RNA Society and our sponsoring institutions and is part of our commitment to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Virtual Reality
Checking this box indicates that you would like to participate in the Virtual Reality Sessions. Note that you will need to bring your own VR headset.
Laboratory & Institution
Give the full formal name of the Principle Investigator (PI). If you are the PI, list your own name. Otherwise, if not applicable, type in the name of your institution/company. Note: As you type, there will be suggested names, if the name doesn't appear, please enter it.
  • Enter the URL of your Lab website (or Institution)
  • This must be an external URL such as http://example.com.
Give the full formal name of the Institution. Note: As you type, there will be suggested names, if the name doesn't appear, please enter it.
Social Media
Choose any and all Social Media links that are applicable to you. These will be posted on your Profile page to promote networking. Do not add @username or type in "https://" etc... instead simply add the appropriate text that ensures the URL link is correct and works, eg "https://twitter.com/rna_mcmanus".
https://www.twitter.com/
https://www.reddit.com/r/
https://bitbucket.org/
https://www.facebook.com/
https://github.com/
https://www.instagram.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/