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Epigenetics (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Mechanisms of Epigenetic Inheritance Through Taxa

July 29 - 30, 2017
Chairs Michael A. Christopher and Amir H. Moarefi
Holderness School
33 Chapel Lane
Holderness, New Hampshire, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Epigenetics 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.

The focus of this meeting is on recent advances in our understanding of epigenetic mechanisms of inheritance. In particular, how diet and metabolism influence these mechanisms. The GRS will also include a keynote address from a prominent scientist in the field, as well as a career panel with panelists from academia and non-academic fields.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Epigenetics" 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: Epigenetic Mechanisms
Discussion Leaders: Meaghan Jones (University of British Columbia, Canada) and David Katz (Emory University, USA)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Anne Ferguson-Smith (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Genomic Imprinting and the Regulation of Epigenetic States"
4:15 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
Epigenetic Mechanisms During Development and Reprogramming
Discussion Leaders: Pamela Geyer (University of Iowa, USA) and Zachary Harvey (Stanford University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Hyuckjoon Kang (Harvard Medical School, USA)
"How Are Transcriptional Choices Made During Early Development?"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Sara Martire (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA)
"Exploring the Role of Histone Variant H3.3 at Regulatory Elements in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Juan Manuel Schvartzman (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA)
"Effects and Mechanisms of Oncogenic IDH Mutations on Cellular Differentiation"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Anita Thambirajah (McGill University / Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Canada)
"Transcriptomic Variations in the Developing Hippocampus Associate with Dynamic Histone Variant H2A.Z Deposition"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Epigenetics Mechanisms Involved in Gene Regulation
Discussion Leaders: Frederic Berger (Gregor Mendel Institute, Austria) and Nerissa Hearn (Western Sydney University, Australia)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Manu Dubin (Bayer CropScience, Belgium)
"Functional Diversification of DNA Methyltransferases in the Hexaploid Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Teresa Lee (Emory University, USA)
"Longevity and Its Transgenerational Inheritance Is Enabled by H3K9 Methylation"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Lindsay Rizzardi (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA)
"Neuronal Brain Region-Specific DNA Methylation and Chromatin Accessibility Are Associated with Neuropsychiatric Disease Heritability"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am
David Truong (NYU Langone Medical Center, USA)
"Resetting the Yeast Epigenome with Human Nucleosomes"
10:50 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 Panel
Discussion Leaders: Carolina Galan (University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA) and Keith Micoli (NYU Langone Medical Center, USA)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Careers for Young Scientists
  • Jacqueline Chretien (Research Square, USA)
  • Mary Gehring (Whitehead Institute, USA)
  • Matthew Murphy (ClearView Healthcare Partners, USA)
  • Robert Rollins (Pfizer Oncology, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

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