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2nd Neuroepigenetics & Neuroepitranscriptomics Conference
#Neuroepi20
03 Mar - 06 Mar 2020
Nassau, Bahamas
Early Bird - Expired • Talk Submission - Expired • Poster Submission - Expired • Registration & Payment Deadline - Expired
Synopsis
Epigenetic mechanisms - including DNA and histone modifications, as well as regulation by non-coding RNAs - have pivotal roles in the nervous system. Aberrant epigenetic regulation also contributes to pathogenesis in various brain disorders. There are a number of recent ground-breaking discoveries of new features of epigenetic marks and regulation that are enriched in the nervous system, leading to an emerging new field of “neuroepigenetics”. In addition, new discoveries of modification of mRNAs and long non-coding RNAs lead to a new field of “epitranscriptomics”. This meeting will bring together experts and pioneers in studying neuroepigenetics and epitranscriptomics to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive picture of epigenetic and epitranscriptomic mechanisms in neural development, reprogramming and cell identity, plasticity, neuronal function and dysfunction. The meeting will offer opportunity for interdisciplinary interactions and future collaborations.
Key Sessions:
- Epigenetic mechanisms regulating brain development and stem cells
- Transcriptional and translational regulation
- Neuronal specific splicing
- Brain developmental disorders, aging and neurodegeneration
- Single-cell transcriptome and epigenome analysis
- Genome-wide analysis of different DNA and RNA modifications
- 3D epigenome and chromatin topology
Student Offer
Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity for students! Register an academic and bring a student for only $850. Unfortunately, Postdocs are not eligible for this offer. Both registration packages include; accommodation for the 03, 04, 05 March 2020 (on a shared basis for students) and a 24hour all-inclusive food and beverage package for the conference period. Once registered, please contact Jack Peters to obtain a special registration link for your student.
Confirmed Plenary Speakers
Shelley Berger (University of Pennsylvania)
HISTONE ACETYLATION PATHWAYS IN LEARNING AND MEMORY
Gonçalo Castelo-Branco (Karolinska Institutet)
SINGLE-CELL TRANSCRIPTOMICS AND EPIGENOMICS REVEAL DISEASE-SPECIFIC STATES OF OLIGODENDROGLIA IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Joseph Ecker (Salk Institute)
DNA METHYLATION LANDSCAPE OF THE MOUSE BRAIN AT SINGLE CELL RESOLUTION
Johannes Gräff (EPFL)
Michael Greenberg (Harvard Medical School)
HOW NATURE AND NURTURE CONSPIRE TO CONTROL BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION
Rudolf Jaenisch (MIT)
EPIGENETIC EDITING AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO AUTISM
Manolis Kellis (MIT)
SINGLE-CELL EPIGENOMIC AND TRANSCRIPTOMIC DISSECTION OF PSYCHIATRIC AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS
Eric Nestler (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
EPIGENETIC AND TRANSCRIPTIONAL MECHANISMS OF DRUG ADDICTION
Confirmed Invited Speakers
Angel Barco (Instituto de Neurociencias, UMH-CSIC)
EPIGENOMIC SIGNATURE OF NEURONAL ACTIVATION IN HIPPOCAMPAL CIRCUITS
Timothy Bredy (Queensland Brain Institute)
LONG NONCODING RNAs AND MEMORY
Andre Fischer
EPIGENETIC THERAPIES FOR CNS DISEASES
Harrison Gabel (Washington University School of Medicine)
UNDERSTANDING THE UNIQUE NEURONAL METHYLOME
Yukiko Gotoh (The University of Tokyo)
EPIGENETIC REGULATION OF NEURAL STEM-PROGENITOR CELL FATE IN THE DEVELOPING MOUSE NEOCORTEX
Elizabeth A Heller (University of Pennsylvania)
CHROMATIN-MEDIATED ALTERNATIVE SPLICING REGULATES COCAINE REWARD BEHAVIOR
Andrew Jaffe (The Lieber Institute)
LEVERAGING HUMAN BRAIN TISSUE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND SCHIZOPHRENIA
Peng Jin (Emory University)
EPIGENETIC DYNAMICS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS
Tristan Qingyun Li (Washington University in St. Louis)
DISSECTING THE DEVELOPMENTAL HETEROGENEITY OF MICROGLIA
Kate Meyer (Duke University School of Medicine)
DETECTING MRNA METHYLATION AND ITS ROLE IN GENE EXPRESSION
Kinichi Nakashima (Kyushu University)
ARTIFICIAL NEUROGENESIS IN THE ADULT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS AND ITS EFFECTS ON FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY AFTER INJURY
Andreas Pfenning (Carnegie Mellon University)
CELL TYPE-SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTOME AND CHROMATIN ACCESSIBILITY ABNORMALITIES IN DOPAMINE DEPLETED MICE
Sika Zheng (University of California Riverside)
THE EMERGING ROLES OF NEURON-SPECIFIC ALTERNATIVE SPLICING PROGRAMMING
Confirmed Speakers
Chairs
Plenary Speakers
Eric Nestler
Nash Family Professor Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Gonçalo Castelo-Branco
Professor of Glial Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet
Rudolf Jaenisch
Member, WIBR and Professor of Biology, M.I.T., Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Johannes Graeff
Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)
Shelley Lynn Berger
Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Manolis Kellis
Professor, MIT
Michael Greenberg
Department Chair, Professor, Harvard Medical School
Joseph Ecker
Professor, HHMI- Salk Institute
Invited Speakers
Angel Barco
CSIC Research Professor, Instituto de Neurociencias (CSIC-UMH)
Harrison Gabel
Associate Professor, Washington University School of Medicine
Peng Jin
Professor and Chair, Emory University
Kinichi Nakashima
Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Sika Zheng
Associate Professor, University of California Riverside
Timothy Bredy
Professor, Queensland Brain Institute
Kate Meyer
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
Jessica Tollkuhn
Assistant Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Andreas Pfenning
Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Elizabeth Heller
Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Andrew Jaffe
Lead Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Yukiko Gotoh
Professor, The University of Tokyo
Andre Fischer
Site speaker, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) e.V.
Tristan Qingyun Li
Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Programme
TUESDAY 3RD MARCH 2020 |
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14:15 – 15:15 |
Student Networking Lunch |
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15:00 – 16:00 |
Registration & Welcome Reception |
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Session 1 |
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16:00 – 16:10 |
Opening Comments |
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16:10 – 17:00 |
Shelley Berger |
HISTONE ACETYLATION PATHWAYS IN LEARNING AND MEMORY |
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17:00 – 17:30 |
Angel Barco |
EPIGENOMIC SIGNATURE OF NEURONAL ACTIVATION IN HIPPOCAMPAL CIRCUITS |
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17:30 – 18:15 |
Refreshments |
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18:15 – 18:30 |
Yue Feng |
THE QKI-CIRCULAR RNA PATHWAY ENHANCES HUMAN OLIGODENDROGLIA DIFFERENTIATION |
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18:30 – 19:00 |
Timothy Bredy Queensland Brain Institute |
LONG NONCODING RNAs AND MEMORY |
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19:00 – 19:40 |
Meet the Poster Presenters |
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19:45 |
Dinner |
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WEDNESDAY 4TH MARCH 2020 |
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07:00 – 08:30 |
Buffet Breakfast *The Market Place Restaurant* |
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Session 2 |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Gonçalo Castelo-Branco Karolinska Institutet |
SINGLE-CELL TRANSCRIPTOMICS AND EPIGENOMICS REVEAL DISEASE-SPECIFIC STATES OF OLIGODENDROGLIA IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
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09:00 – 09:15 |
Ramen Saha |
TWO FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCT SIGNALING CASCADES EFFICIENTLY COUPLE NEURONAL ACTIVITY WITH IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE TRANSCRIPTION |
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09:15 – 09:45 |
Joseph Ecker |
DNA METHYLATION LANDSCAPE OF THE MOUSE BRAIN AT SINGLE CELL RESOLUTION |
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09:45 – 10:15 |
André Fischer |
EPIGENETIC THERAPIES FOR CNS DISEASES |
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10:15 – 11:00 |
Group Photo, Refreshments & Poster Viewing |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Harrison Gabel Washington University School of Medicine |
UNDERSTANDING THE UNIQUE NEURONAL METHYLOME |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Yukiko Gotoh |
EPIGENETIC REGULATION OF NEURAL STEM-PROGENITOR CELL FATE IN THE DEVELOPING MOUSE NEOCORTEX |
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12:00 – 12:30 |
Johannes Gräff |
EPIGENETIC PRIMING OF MEMORY FORMATION |
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12:30 – 16:45 |
Lunch & Free Time |
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Session 3 |
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16:45 – 17:15 |
Michael Greenberg Harvard Medical School |
HOW NATURE AND NURTURE CONSPIRE TO CONTROL BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION |
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17:15 – 17:45 |
Manolis Kellis |
SINGLE-CELL EPIGENOMIC AND TRANSCRIPTOMIC DISSECTION OF PSYCHIATRIC AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS |
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17:45 – 19:45 |
Poster Session & Refreshments |
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19:45 |
Dinner |
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THURSDAY 5TH MARCH 2020 |
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07:00 – 08:30 |
Buffet Breakfast *The Market Place Restaurant* |
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Session 4 |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Elizabeth A Heller University of Pennsylvania |
CHROMATIN-MEDIATED ALTERNATIVE SPLICING REGULATES COCAINE REWARD BEHAVIOR |
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09:00 – 09:15 |
Nael Nadif Kasri |
A ROLE FOR KANSL1 IN THE REGULATION OF AUTOPHAGY-RELATED GENE TRANSCRIPTION BY H4K16 ACETYLATION IN HUMAN DERIVED NEURONS |
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09:15 – 09:45 |
Rudolf Jaenisch |
EPIGENETIC EDITING AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO AUTISM |
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09:45 – 10:30 |
Refreshments & Poster Viewing |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Andrew Jaffe |
LEVERAGING HUMAN BRAIN TISSUE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND SCHIZOPHRENIA |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Peng Jin |
EPIGENETIC DYNAMICS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS |
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11:30 – 11:45 |
Ashley Webb |
DECODING CHROMATIN ACCESSIBILITY DYNAMICS DURING NEURAL STEM CELL ACTIVATION |
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11:45 – 16:30 |
Lunch & Free Time |
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Session 5 |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Caroline Vissers |
EPITRANSCRIPTOMIC REGULATION IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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17:00 – 17:30 |
Tristan Qingyun Li |
DISSECTING THE DEVELOPMENTAL HETEROGENEITY OF MICROGLIA |
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17:30 – 17:45 |
Gilda Stefanelli |
THE HISTONE VARIANT MACROH2A.1, BUT NOT MACROH2A.2, PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN LEARNING-INDUCED GENE EXPRESSION AND MEMORY FORMATION IN MICE |
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17:45 – 18:30 |
Refreshments & Poster Viewing |
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18:30 – 19:00 |
Kate Meyer |
DETECTING MRNA METHYLATION AND ITS ROLE IN GENE EXPRESSION |
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19:00 – 19:30 |
Kinichi Nakashima Kyushu University |
ARTIFICIAL NEUROGENESIS IN THE ADULT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS AND ITS EFFECTS ON FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY AFTER INJURY |
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19:30 – 20:00 |
Eric Nestler |
EPIGENETIC AND TRANSCRIPTIONAL MECHANISMS OF DRUG ADDICTION |
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20:00 |
Gala Dinner & Poster Awards |
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FRIDAY 6TH MARCH 2020 |
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07:00 – 08:30 |
Buffet Breakfast at *The Market Place Restaurant* |
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Session 6 |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Li-Huei Tsai |
SINGLE CELL TRANSCRIPTOMIC DISSECTION OF HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI IN MOUSE AND HUMANS |
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Andreas Pfenning Carnegie Mellon University |
CELL TYPE-SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTOME AND CHROMATIN ACCESSIBILITY ABNORMALITIES IN DOPAMINE DEPLETED MICE |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Refreshments |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Jessica Tollkuhn |
GENE REGULATION BY ESTROGEN IN A SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC BRAIN AREA |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Sika Zheng |
THE EMERGING ROLES OF NEURON-SPECIFIC ALTERNATIVE SPLICING PROGRAMMING |
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11:00 – 11:10 |
Closing Comments |
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Melia Nassau Beach All Inclusive
Overlooking one of the finest beaches in the world the Meliá Nassau Beach is surrounded by crystal blue waters and white sandy beaches. Located on the stunning Cable Beach, you are just a few minutes walk from the center, shops and restaurants. The beautiful Nassau Botanical Gardens are within easy reach (7km) and Lynden Pindling International Airport is situated only 9km away.
Throughout your stay delegates will enjoy a full meal plan, inclusive of beverages. Take your pick from Cilantro where you can experience the natural textures, aromas and flavors of Mexico, Nikkei, celebrated for its exquisite fusion of Japanese, Cantonese and Peruvian cuisine featuring a sushi bar and Teppanyaki tables, Estavida, an upbeat tapas lounge located in the hotel lobby serving innovative tapas and a wide selection of cocktails, Aqua, an A la carte restaurant specializing in exquisite, rustic Italian cuisine, The Market Place, where you will find an International buffet serving an array of exquisite dishes, O'Grille, an open air restaurant with fabulous views of the sea and pool serving casual beach fare and light bites and finally The Black Angus, a steakhouse featuring hip, contemporary jazz and modern decor, offering guests the finest quality prime cuts and the freshest ingredients.(This restaurant is not included in the all inclusive package, additional charges apply). The Gala Night takes place on the third evening of the conference with a mouth-watering feast of local cuisine, an open bar and amazing local entertainment. We welcome all delegates and their accompanying persons to the Gala Night – a truly fun filled night not to be missed!
Hotel Facilities
- 24 hour reception
- Room service
- 3 heated outdoor pools
- Complimentary resort wide Wi-Fi (guest rooms, throughout hotel, beach and conference areas)
- 24-hour Fitness Center
- 7 dining venues
- 4 bars.
- non-motorised water sports
The Bahamas is formed by over 700 islands, keys and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean and renowned for its warm sunshine, mild climate, fine, white sandy beaches, turquoise, crystal clear water and friendly people, making this the perfect environment to relax and unwind in your free time during the conference.
General Information
Venue Rating
★ ★ ★ ★
Currency
US Dollar (USD)
Address
Nassau W Bay St. Nassau Bahamas
Nearest Airport
Lynden Pindling International Airport
Location
The Melia Nassau Beach All-Inclusive is located right on the stunning Cable Beach just a few minutes away from the airport and city center; Nearby in Downtown Nassau you can experience the flavours of new foods at local restaurants, shop 'til you drop at Straw market or take a trip through time at the Pirates Museum. The beautiful Nassau Botanical Gardens are close by and water enthusiasts can enjoy non-motorized water sports right on property.
Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas. It lies on the island of New Providence, with neighboring Paradise Island accessible via Nassau Harbor bridges. The city has a hilly landscape and is known for it's fabulous beaches as well as its offshore coral reefs, popular for diving and snorkeling. It retains many of its typical pastel-colored British colonial buildings, like the pink-hued Government House.
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