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Chromosome Dynamics (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Genetic, Molecular and Physical Views of Genomes and Their Organizational Principles

June 22 - 23, 2019
Chairs and
Jordan Hotel at Sunday River
27 Grand Circle
Newry, Maine, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Chromosome Dynamics is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

This meeting aims to bring together young scientists from a wide range of disciplines, including biophysics, biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics, to discuss unpublished work pertaining to chromosome biology. A wide range of topics will be included with a focus on how bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic chromosomes are packaged, repaired, replicated, and transcribed.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Chromosome Dynamics" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Landmark Discoveries in Chromosome Dynamics
Discussion Leader:
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
"Detecting and Correcting Errors in Mitosis"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Chromosome Structure and Evolution
Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
"Chromosome Dynamics in Response to DNA Damage"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
"Chromosome Disentanglement Driven via Optimal Compaction of Loop-Extruded Structures"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
"The Escherichia coli SMC Complex, MukBEF, Compacts the Chromosome Lengthwise by Forming a Ring-Shaped Axial Filament"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
"WIZ Occupies DNA Loop Structures Required for Proper Gene Expression and Cell Identity"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
"Histone Acetylation Modulates Inducible Copy Number Variation and Adaptation at Tandem Repeats"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
"Organization of Chromosome Scaffold in Escherichia coli by Condensin and Topoisomerase IV"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Chromosome Replication and Segregation
Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am
"Convergent Genes Shape Budding Yeast Pericentromeres"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
"DNA Sequence and CENP-B: The Building Blocks for a Strong Centromere"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Regulation of Mitotic Chromosome Shape and Individualization by Linker Histones"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
"Ion Counting Demonstrates a High Electrostatic Potential of the Nucleosome"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
"Investigating How Chromosome Mechanics Contribute to Mitotic Fidelity"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
"Using B Chromosomes to Characterize a Novel Female Meiotic Drive System in D. melanogaster"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Career Choices and Taking the Next Step
Discussion Leader:
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Career Choices and Taking the Next Step
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

Contributors

National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health - National Cancer Institute
New England BioLabs, Inc.
Illumina Inc.
Gilead Sciences

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13CA243131. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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