Qian Wang, Christopher H. Contag, Heini Ilves, Brian H. Johnston, and Roger L. Kaspar (2005) Small Hairpin RNAs Efficiently Inhibit Hepatitis C IRES-Mediated Gene Expression In Human Tissue Culture Cells And A Mouse Model. First Meeting of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society, Rockefeller University, NY USA, September 15-18, 2005.

Vlassov, A.V., Johnston, B.H. and Kazakov, S.A. (2004) (Invited talk) Preparation of gene-specific directed libraries targeting RNA. The international meeting Targeting RNA: Artificial Ribonucleases, Conformational Traps and RNA interference. P. 27. Novosibirsk, Russia, June 14-18, 2004.

Seyhan, A. A., Alizadeh, B.N. and Johnston, B. H. Inhibition of alphavirus replication by expressed siRNAs. Symposium on RNA biology V, RNA: Tool and Target, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Research Triangle Park, NC USA, October 17-18, 2003.

Johnston, B. H., Kaspar, R., Egry, L., Kazakov, S.A, Seyhan, A. A., Alizadeh, B. N., Dallas, A., and Austin, I. Inhibition of TNF alpha protein synthesis by RNA Lassos and siRNA. 8th annual meeting of the RNA Society, P. 654, Vienna, Austria, July 1-6, 2003.

Dallas, A., Kuo, T., Johnston, B.H. , Kazakov, S.A. Target-Dependent Circularization of Allosterically Regulated Hairpin Ribozymes. 8th annual meeting of the RNA Society, P. 169. Vienna, Austria, July1-6, 2003.

Vlassov, A.V., Johnston, B.H., Kazakov, S. Freezing-induced ligation in trans by truncated and fragmented hairpin ribozymes. 8th annual meeting of the RNA Society, P. 177. Vienna, Austria, July1-6, 2003.

Vlassov, A.V., Johnston, B.H., Kazakov, S. Preparation of gene-specific directed libraries targeting RNA. Targeting RNA: artificial ribonucleases, conformational traps and RNA interference. P.27. Novosibirsk, Russia, June 18-21, 2003.

Vlassov, A.V., Johnston, B.H., Kazakov, S. Ligation of random RNA sequences by hairpin ribozyme under freezing and dehydrating conditions. Targeting RNA: artificial ribonucleases, conformational traps and RNA interference. p. 47. Novosibirsk, Russia, June 18-21, 2003.

Johnston, B. H, Alizadeh, B. N., Austin I., Schweitzer, C., Lundstrom, K., Seyhan, A. A., Kazakov, S. A. Libraries of RNA Lassos and ribozymes for cell-based selection of mRNA sequences accessible to antisense agents. The Seventh Annual Meeting of RNA Society, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA, May 28-June 2, 2002.

Kazakov, S.A. (invited speaker) Libraries of allosterically regulated RNA Lassos for specific inhibition of gene expression. The Knowledge Foundation's 2-nd International Conference on RNA in Drug Development: RNA as a Tool and Target. November 6-8, 2002. San Diego, CA, USA. Course Book, pp. 86-100.

Johnston, B. H, Seyhan, A. A., Alizadeh, B., Austin I., Kazakov, S. A., Schweitzer, C., Lundstrom, K. RNA lassos block TNF-alpha protein synthesis in macrophage-like cell lines. The Knowledge Foundation's 1-st International Conference on RNA in Drug Development: RNA as a Tool and Target. San Diego, CA, USA, November 12-13, 2001.

Seyhan, A. A., Alizadeh, B., Austin I., Kazakov, S. A., Schweitzer, C., Lundstrom, K., and Johnston, B. H. Virally delivered RNA lassos block TNF-alpha protein synthesis in infected macrophage-like cell lines. European Society of Gene Therapy, 9th Annual Meeting, Antalya, Turkey, November 2-4, 2001.

Kazakov, S.A. (invited speaker) RNA as genomics and diagnostic tools. International Conference on RNA as therapeutic and genomics target, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Novosibirsk, Russia, August 30 - September 2, 2001.

Alizadeh, B.N., Seyhan, A. A., Austin I., Kazakov, S. A., and Johnston, B. H. Inhibition of TNF-alpha in cultured cells by RNA Lassos delivered through viral vectors. Gene Therapy and Molecular Biology International Conference 2001, Emerging Technologies in Gene/Drug Therapy and Molecular Biology. Corfu Island, Greece, August 25-31, 2001.

Seyhan, A. A., Alizadeh, B., Austin I., Kazakov, S. A., Schweitzer, C., Lundstrom, K., and Johnston, B. H. Virally expressed RNA Lassos inhibit TNF-alpha protein synthesis. Symposium on RNA Biology IV, RNA: Target and Tool, Chapel Hill, NC USA, October 19-21, 2001.

Johnston, B. H, Alizadeh, B., Austin I., Kazakov, S. A., and Seyhan, A. A. Translation inhibition by RNA Lassos: Kinetics, specificity, and efficacy in vector-based delivery to cultured cells. The 12th Conversation in Biomolecular Stereodynamics SUNY, Albany, NY USA, June 19-23, 2001.

Johnston, B. H, Alizadeh, B., Austin I., Kazakov, S. A., and Seyhan, A. A. Translation inhibition by RNA Lassos: Kinetics, specificity, and efficacy in vector-based delivery to cultured cells. The Sixth Annual Meeting of RNA Society, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 29-June 2, 2001.

Kuo, T.-C. Johnston, and Kazakov, S.A. Conditionally active ribozymes: Hammerhead Mn-miniribozyme cassettes. RNA 2001. The Sixth Annual Meeting of RNA Society, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 29-June 2, 2001.

Johnston, B. H., Kazakov, S. A., Alizadeh, B., Seyhan, A. A. and Kisich, K. O. RNA Lassos: A potent new approach to gene inhibition (poster). The Fifth Annual Meeting of RNA Society, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA, May 30-June 4, 2000.