2022 WI Epigenetics Group Symposium
October 13, 2022 | 9am-6pm
Union South and Discovery Building
Agenda: Union South, Varsity Hall III
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TIME |
ACTIVITY |
SPEAKER |
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8:30-8:55 |
Sign in – Light Refreshments |
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9:00-9:10 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Dr. John Denu |
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9:10-10:10 |
Keynote Address: |
Dr. Emily Dykhuizen |
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10:10-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 1 |
Co-Chairs: Andrew Tak & Lily Miller |
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10:30-10:55 |
Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in mammals: how strong is the evidence? |
Dr. Hasan Khatib |
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11:00-11:25 |
The Battle of the Sexes: Epigenetic Marks Ensure Ovary vs Testis Differentiation |
Dr. Joan Jorgensen |
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11:30-11:45 |
Lightning Talks Set 1 – Students |
Tyler Gibson Nguyet Minh Hoang Caleb Dillingham |
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11:45-1:00 |
Lunch Break |
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Session 2 |
Co-Chairs: Clairine Larsen & Cassie Leech |
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1:00-1:25 |
A Systems Approach Reveals EZH2 as a Bulwark Against Neuroinflammation in Epilepsy |
Dr. Avtar Roopra |
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1:30-1:55 |
Ovarian cancer super-enhancers: Druggable targets and platinum-based chemotherapy interactions |
Dr. Jessica Lang |
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2:00-2:15 |
Lightning Talks Set 2 – Students |
Alberca Doto Zena Jensvold Ahmed Ali |
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2:15-2:30 |
Coffee Break |
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2:30-2:55 |
How do viral pathogens manipulate the epigenome to establish infection? |
Dr. Kinjal Majumder |
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3:00-3:25 |
WARF Therapeutics and targeting epigenetic mechanisms |
Dr. Jonathan Young |
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3:30 |
Closing Remarks |
Dr. Rupa Sridharan |