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The calendar below lists webinars and meetings relevant to gene regulation. All times below are in GMT (London, UK). The link to export these events to Outlook or Google Calendar is at the bottom of this page. The calendar below includes all virtual events related to gene regulation, not limited to those organised by Fragile Nucleosome. To add your own virtual event that is not yet in our list, please email [email protected]. For a list of conferences and schools in the area of gene regulation, see the separate page “conferences, meetings and schools”. Also, have a look at complementary lists of webinars at The Node (developmental biology and related subjects), Physics of Life (biophysics) and mathseminars.org (mathematics & physics).
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AepiA, Meeting of the Australian Epigenetics Alliance
February 17, 2021 - February 19, 2021
£140AepiA, Meeting of the Australian Epigenetics Alliance, February 17-19, 2021. Late breaking abstract deadline: January 31, 2021, Virtual meeting
Program
Times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), UTC + 11
“Registration” and Coffee
Familiarise yourself with the Attendify and Gather platforms, view the sessions, poster selections, exhibitors and speakers bios and learn how to navigate before the event. Use this time to catchup with old friends and colleagues in Gather with your favourite morning beverage so you are fresh, and ready to participate in three days of fully immersive Epigenetics 2021.
Conference Welcome
Prof Richard Saffery and Prof Jeffrey Craig
Session 1 – Single Cell Epigenetics
Chair – Dr. Heather Lee
Single cell multi-omics landscape of development and ageing
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prof Wolf Reik
Babraham Institute, UK
Single-cell analysis of DNA methylation in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Dr Heather Lee
The University of Newcastle, NSW
Data integration from matched single cell multi-omics assays
Prof. Kim-Anh Le Cao
University of Melbourne, VIC
New immunotherapeutic approaches to target cancer metastasis through single cell multiomics
Dr. Fatima Valdes-Mora
Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW, NSW
3D Epigenome Remodelling in Endocrine-Resistant Breast Cancer
Joanna Achinger-Kawecka
Garvan Institute of Medical Research, NSW
Coordination of transcription with cell size
Dr. Scott Berry
University of Zurich, Switzerland & University of NSW
Fast Forward Posters
10 x posters presented as a 2-minute video presentation
Lunch & Poster Session in Gather
Session 2 – Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Chair – Prof. Jose Polo
Using genetic screens to find new aspects of epigenetic silencing
Dr Marnie Blewitt
WEHI, VIC
Loss of TIP60 affects H2AZ acetylation and causes p53, INK4A and ARF-independent cell cycle arrest
Prof. Anne Voss
Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, & Dept. of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, VIC
Understanding human reprogramming: a journey from epiblast to trophoblast
Prof. Jose Polo
Monash University, VIC
Epigenetic priming of early embryonic cell fate transitions
Dr. Melanie Eckersley-Maslin
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC
Enhancer Loss and Gene Dosage Sensitivity Drives a Human Craniofacial Disorder
Dr. Hannah Long
Stanford University, CA, USA
X chromosome inactivation and circadian rhythm are functionally linked
Dr. Andrew Keniry
WEHI, VIC
Afternoon Tea in Gather
Session 3 – Epigenetics in Immunity
Chair – A/Prof. Rhys Allan
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the 3D genome during the development of an immune reaction
A/Prof. Rhys Allan
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, VIC
Epigenomic remodeling in human monocytes during BCG-induced Trained Immunity
Dr Boris Novakovic
The effect of Epigenetic drugs on T cell exhaustion
Dr. Sara Alavi
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW
The methyltransferase DOT1L controls activation and lineage integrity in CD4+ T cells during infection and inflammation
Dr Sebastian Scheer
Monash University, VIC
Session 4 – Environmental Epigenetics (diet, exercise, sleep, pollutants, smoking)
Chair – Prof. Richard Saffrey
Physical activity influencing DNA methylation in a sex-specific manner
A/Prof. Nir Eynon
Institute for Health and Sport (iHeS), Victoria University, VIC
Powering up the powerhouse: ncRNAs as new regulators of muscle mitochondrial function
Dr Severine Lamon
Deakin University, VIC
Gene set enrichment analysis for genome-wide DNA methylation data
Dr Jovana Maksimovic
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC
Causes of methylation variation across the lifespan and their implications for human health
Dr. Shuai Li
The University of Melbourne, VIC
Fast Forward Posters
10 x posters presented as a 2-minute video presentation
Morning Tea in Gather
Session 5 – Epigenetic Aging
Chair: Dr Sarah Voisin and A/Prof. Nir Eynon
Epigenetic aging studies in humans and other mammals
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prof. Steve Horvath
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Meta-analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation identifies shared associations across neurodegenerative disorders
Dr. Allan McRae
University of Queensland, QLD
Meta-analysis of genome-wide DNA methy. & integrative omics uncovered the profound effect of ageing on human skeletal mu
Dr Sarah Voisin
Victoria University, VIC
“Meta-analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation and integrative omics uncovered the profound effect of ageing on human skeletal muscle”
Epigenetic drift association with cancer risk and survival, and modification by sex
Dr. Chenglong Yu
Monash University, VIC
Lunch & Poster Presentations in Gather
Session 6 – Integrative OMICs (including epigenetics)
Chair: Prof. Ryan LIster
Characterising the regulatory roles of epigenome modifications through targeted epigenome editing
Prof. Ryan Lister
University of Western Australia, WA
Understanding pathway-level regulation of chromatin marks with the “mitch” Bioconductor package
Dr Mark Ziemann
Deakin University, VIC
Title to be announced
Dr Philippa Taberlay
University of Tasmania, TAS
Extensive transcriptional responses are co-ordinated by microRNAs as revealed by Exon-Intron Split Analysis (EISA)
Dr Katherine Pillman
Centre for Cancer Biology, Univ. of SA, SA
Multi-omics data analysis identifies epigenetic regulators of alternative splicing
Dr. Ulf Schmitz
Centenary Institute, NSW
Afternoon Tea in Gather
AEpiA Committee Meeting (members only)
Networking Dinners in each State
Subject to numbers and any coronavirus restrictions in place.
All dinners begin 7.00pm except Adelaide which begins 6.30 pm
Session 7 – Transgenerational and Evolutionary Epigenetics
Chair – A/Prof. Jeff Craig
Regulation of the H3K27 methyltransferase PRC2: an evolving paradigm
A/Prof. Chen Davidovich
Monash University, VIC
Epigenetics and Indigenous Australia: A social science analysis
Henrietta Byrne
University of Adelaide, SA
The role of paternal histone transmission in establishing genomic imprinting of paternally expressed genes
Teruhito Ishihara
The University of Melbourne, VIC
The histone methyltransferase SET-32 mediates H3K23 methylation and plays a role in epigenetic inheritance and RNAi
Dr. Alyson Ashe
The University of Sydney, NSW
Morning Tea in Gather
Session 8 – Young Investigator Awards
Chair: Prof. Anthony Hannan
A suite of RNA and chromatin-associated factors promote diverse transgenerational epigenetic inheritance dynamics
Rachel Woodhouse
The University of Sydney, NSW
Loss of H3K9me3-marked heterochromatin causes premature immune ageing through disruption of euchromatic gene transcripti
Dr. Christine Keenan
WEHI, VIC
(Loss of H3K9me3-marked heterochromatin causes premature immune ageing through disruption of euchromatic gene transcription and genome organisation)
TINC – a method to dissect transcriptional complexes at single locus resolution – reveals novel Nanog regulators in mous
Monika Mohenska
Monash University, VIC
(TINC – a method to dissect transcriptional complexes at single locus resolution – reveals novel Nanog regulators in mouse embryonic stem cells)
Epigenomic profiling with whole genome nanopore sequencing reveals de-repression of LINE-1 retrotransposons in cancer
Seth Cheetham
Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, QLD
Investigating DNA methylation as a mechanism for paradoxical gene activation using targeted epigenetic editing
Rakesh Banerjee
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
DNA methylation is required to maintain DNA replication timing precision and 3D genome integrity
Qian Du
Garvan Institute of Medical Research, NSW
Lunch & Poster Presentations in Gather
Session 9 – Translational and Clinical Epigenetics
Chair: Prof. Susan Clark
Identifying non-genetic determinants of malignant clonal fitness at single cell resolution
Prof. Mark Dawson
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC
Gene-environment interactions and epigenopathy: Experience-dependent mediators and modulators of brain disorders
Prof. Anthony Hannan
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, VIC
Enhancer RNAs mark genomic regions associated with neurodevelopmental disorders
A/Prof. Irena Voineagu
University of New South Wales, NSW
DNA Hypomethylation Rewires the 3D Genome in Cancer
Prof. Susan Clark
Garvan Institute of Medical Research, NSW
Therapeutic opportunities of targeting histone methyltransferases in therapy-resistant cancers
Dr. Jason Lee
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, QLD
Afternoon Tea in Gather
Using paleo-epigenetics to study the evolution of the modern human voice box
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prof. Liran Carmel
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Awards and Conference Close
Prof. Jeffrey Craig and Prof. Richard Saffery