Calendar of gene regulation events online
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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Beyond genes: online conference on non-genetic inheritance in human disease
October 21, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm BST
FreeBeyond genes: online conference on non-genetic inheritance in human disease, beyondgenes.org.
Session 1: Friday, October 9 (9-11.30am Pacific / noon-2.30pm Eastern / 6-8.30pm Paris)
INTRODUCTION
Opening Keynote: Our failure to protect future generations: Lack of inclusion of germ-cell effects in drug and environmental regulations
• David DeMarini, PhD, US Environmental Protection Agency (ret)
Non-genetic inheritance, overview of human studies
• Matthew Smith-Raska, MD, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical
MECHANISMS OF INTERGENERATIONAL INHERITANCE, PART 1
Co-chairs: Wei Yan, Isabelle Mansuy, Roxane Verdikt
• Michael Skinner, PhD, Washington State University
• Victor Corces, PhD, Emory University
• Isabelle Mansuy, PhD, University and ETH Zürich
• Wei Yan, MD, PhD, UCLA
Session 2: Wednesday, October 21 (9-11.30am Pacific / noon-2.30pm Eastern / 6-8.30pm Paris)
MECHANISMS OF INTERGENERATIONAL INHERITANCE, PART 2
Co-chairs: Wei Yan, Isabelle Mansuy, Roxane Verdikt; 2 hours
• Marisa Bartolomei, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
• Francesco Marchetti, PhD, Health Canada
• Romain Barrès, PhD, University of Copenhagen
Other presenters TBA
Session 3: Friday, November 6 (9-11am Pacific / noon-2pm Eastern / 6-8pm Paris)
FLASH TALKS / POSTERS
Chair: Mathia Colwell
Presenters TBA
Session 4: Friday, November 20 (9am-noon Pacific / noon-3pm Eastern / 6-9pm Paris)
HERITABLE IMPACTS OF TOBACCO, CANNABIS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
Co-chairs: Rose Schrott and Jordan Buck
Mammalian experiments:
• Virender Rehan, MD, UCLA
• Pradeep Bhide, PhD, Florida State University
• Jordan Buck, PhD, University of Colorado
• Rose Schrott, PhD candidate, Duke University
Human studies:
• Susan Murphy, PhD, Duke University
• Cecilie Svanes, MD, PhD, University of Bergen, Norway
• Jean Golding, PhD, University of Bristol, UK
• Gyeyoon Yim, PhD candidate, TH Chan School of Public Health, Harvard
Session 5: Friday, December 4 (9am-12.30 Pacific / noon-3.30pm Eastern / 6-9.30pm Paris)
HERITABLE IMPACTS OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS
Chair: Matthew Smith-Raska, 2 hours
• Andrea Gore, PhD, University of Texas, Austin
Intergenerational effects of thyroid hormone
• Arturo Hernandez, PhD, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, MaineHealth
Abnormal behavioral outcomes of germline exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals and drugs
• Emilie Rissman, PhD, North Carolina State University
• Michael Skinner, PhD, Washington State University
HERITABLE IMPACTS OF DIETHYLSTILBESTROL (DES)
Chair: Suzanne Robotti, 1.5 hours
• Rebecca Troisi, ScD, National Cancer Institute
• Marianthi Kioumourtzoglou, ScD, Columbia University
To be followed by interactive discussion of DES grandchild effects.
Session 6: Friday, December 11 (9am-11am Pacific / noon-2pm Eastern / 6-8pm Paris)
HERITABLE IMPACTS OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA
Chair: Jill Escher
Intergenerational effects of sevoflurane
• Anatoly Martynyuk, PhD, University of Florida
• Hsiao-Lin V. Wang, PhD, Emory University
• Melissa Pepling, PhD, Syracuse University
• Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, PhD, MBA, University of Colorado