Epigenetics
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This workshop is organized in collaboration with the Charite Berlin.
Epigenetics generally describes heritable alterations in gene expression, which are not due to structural changes in the DNA. The importance of epigenetic modifications has been extensively investigated for decades in processes such as development and cancer. In recent years we have been confronted with an overwhelming amount of data revealing the complexity of epigenetic modifications indicating that DNA and histone modifications are equally important. This lecture meeting will cover the different aspects of epigenetics including cancer and development in mammals, but also in plants. It will further present computational approaches aiming towards improved predictions and statistical evaluation of epigenetic modifications and it will give an overview of state of the art technology to evaluate chromatin alterations in different biological systems.
Program
| Wednesday, October 10: |
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| 8.45 | Peter Hammerstein, Humboldt University Berlin Welcoming remarks |
| 9.00 - 10.30 | Jörn Walter, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken "DNA methylation in development" |
| 10.30 - 12.00 | Wolfgang Fischle, MPI für Biophysikalische Physik,
Göttingen "Histone modifications" |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Mille Micheelsen, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen "Modelling epigenetics" |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Bruno Amati, Institute of Oncology, Milan "Epigenetics in transcription" |
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Lars Hennig, ETH, Zürich
"Epigenetics in plants" |
| 18.00 | Dinner Buffet | Thursday, October 11: |
| 9.00 - 10.30 | Bodo Bruckner, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg "Cancer epigenetics" |
| 10.30 - 12.00 | Kimberly Siegmund, University of Southern California, LA "Statistical methods in epigenetics" |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Thomas Cremer, LMU-Biozentrum, Munich "Chromatin organization" |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Bas van Steensel, Netherlands Cancer Institute,
Amsterdam "Chromatin genomics" |
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Robert Feil, CNRS, Montpellier "Environment and epigenetics" |
Friday, October 12: |
| 9.00 - 10.30 | Christoph Bock, MPI for Informatics, Saarbrücken "Computational epigenetics" |
| 10.30 - 12.00 | Christina Cardoso, MDC, Berlin "Epigenetic information during replication" |
| 12.00 - 14.00 | Christine Sers, Universitätsmedizin Charité, Berlin "Epigentics and signaling" |
| Closing remarks |
Location:
| Room: | Lecture Hall |
| Building: | Institut für Pathologie, Charité |
| Street: | Charitéplatz 1 |
| ZIP Code: | 10117 |
| City: | Berlin-Mitte |
Registration
For registration, e-mail to Christine Sers before October 1 (christine.sers(at)charite.de). The registration fee of 30 Euro (students 15 Euro) is to be paid upon arrival.