Epigenetics, Eh! First Canadian Conference on Epigenetics. May 4-7, 2011, London, Canada
Program
Program at a Glance
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Scientific Organizers: Nathalie G. Berube, Mellissa R. W. Mann, David I. Rodenhiser
Venue: The London Convention Centre - 300 York Street - London, ON - http://www.londoncc.com/contact.asp
Wednesday May 4, 2011
- 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Arrival & Check-in
- 7:00 pm Welcome: Dr. Alain Beaudet (President, CIHR) and Janice Deakin (Provost, VP, The University of Western Ontario)
- Keynote Session: Gary Felsenfeld (NIDDK, NIH, USA)
- 9:30 pm Wine and Cheese Mixer
Thursday, May 5 2011
- 8:30 am - 10:00 am: Session 1. Epigenetic Processes in Development and Disease I
- Yi Sun (UCLA, USA)
- Art Petronis (CAMH/University of Toronto, Canada)
- Wendy Robinson (UBC, Canada)
- 10:00 am - 10:30 am: Break
- 10: 30 am - 12:00 pm: Session 2. Noncoding RNAs
- Rob Martienssen (Cold Spring Harbor Labs, USA)
- Carolyn Brown (UBC, Canada)
- Patrick Provost (Université Laval, Canada)
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Session 3. Chromatin Mechanisms in Epigenetic Marking
- Ali Shilatifard (Stowers Institute, USA)
- Juan Ausio (University of Victoria, Canada)
- Jacques Côté (Université Laval, Canada)
- Jim Davie (Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Canada)
- 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Break
- 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Session 4. Nuclear Dynamics and Lond Range Control
- Frank Grosveld (Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam, NL)
- John Aitchison (University of Alberta, Canada)
- Mike Hendzel (University of Alberta, Canada)
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Poster Viewing and Mixer
- 7:00 pm - Free Evening
Friday May 6 2011
- 8:30 am - 10:00 am: Session 5. Epigenetics and Environment
- Patricia Hunt (Washington State University, USA)
- Michael Meaney (Douglas Institute/McGill University, Canada)
- Igor Kovalchuk (University of Lethbridge, Canada)
- 10:00 am - 10:30 am: Break
- 10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Session 6. Epigenetics and Cancer
- Peggy Farnham (UC Davis, USA)
- Olga Kovalchuk (University of Lethbridge, Canada)
- Wan Lam (UBC, Canada)
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Session 7. Epigenetic Processes in Development and Disease II
Art Beaudet (Baylor College of Medicine) - Nathalie Bérubé (CHRI/UWO, Canada)
- James Ellis (SickKids/University of Toronto, Canada)
- Marjorie Brand (Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada)
- 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Break
- 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Session 8. Genomic Imprinting
- Anne Ferguson-Smith (Cambridge University, UK)
- Rosanna Weksberg (SickKids/University of Toronto, Canada)
- Jacquetta Trasler (McGill University/MCHRI, Canada)
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Poster viewing and Mixer
- 7:00 pm - 12:00 pm: Plenary - Trevor Archer (NIEHS, USA) - Dinner and Dance
Saturday May 7 2011
- 8:30 am - 10:00 am: Session 9. Young Investigator
- Matt Lorincz (UBC, Canada)
- Josée Dostie (McGill University, Canada)
- Mellissa Mann (CHRI/UWO, Canada)
- 10:00 am - 10:30 am: Break
- 10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Session 10. Epigenomics and New Technologies
- Paul Soloway (Cornell University, USA)
- Cheryl Arrowsmith (SGC/ University of Toronto, Canada)
- David Bazett-Jones (SickKids/University of Toronto, Canada)
- 12:00 pm: Closing statements
