Workshop 4: “Epigenetic modifiers and genome integrity”

Location: Edinburgh Organizer: Wendy Bickmore Benefit to the ESRs and other trainees: This workshop aims to expose ESRs and other trainees on the different epigenetic modifications involved in regulating physiological processes and sustain the homeostasis of the eukaryotic genome. Two speakers from SMEs will participate and discuss novel advances in the field (Bálint L. Bálint from UD-GenoMed and Hazel Pinheiro from Exiqon). Provisional Program Peter Verrijzer (Rotterdam) Chromatin and transcription control by Nucleotide Biosynthetic Enzymes Bruno Amati (Milan) Chromatin-regulatory enzymes and cancer genomes Manel Esteller (Barcelona) miRNA profiling and epigenetic control of tumorigenesis Babis Spilianakis (Heraklion) Epigenetic modulators of CD4 T cell plasticity *Bálint L. Bálint (Debrecen) Gene expression and data integration George Garinis (Heraklion) DNA damage in aging and cancer: new tricks with old bricks *Hazel Pinheiro (Vedbaek) microRNA Inhibitor products for functional analysis of microRNAs