Plant Epigenetics and Epigenome Engineering

Oct 13–16, 2025 | Hilton Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Doris Wagner, Xuehua Zhong, Toshiro Ito, and Claudia Köhler

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Oct 13–16, 2025 | Hilton Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Scientific Organizers: Doris Wagner, Xuehua Zhong, Toshiro Ito, and Claudia Köhler

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, October 13, 2025
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:30–9:30 AM
Xiaofeng Cao, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Epigenetics Regulation and Stress Memory
Regulation of Transposable Elements and Genome Organization
9:30–11:45 AM
Eriko Sasaki, Kyushu University
Genetic Basis of Epigenetic Variation and its Consequences for Adaptation
R. Keith Slotkin, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
The Control of Transposable Elements
Taiko To, Institute of Science Tokyo
DNA Methylation Establishment at TEs
Erika Ellison †, University of Cambridge
Short Talk: Epigenetic Regulation of ATHILA5 Centrophilic Retrotransposition in Arabidopsis
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
Lunch
11:45–12:45 PM
Poster Session 1
12:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Jake Harris, University of Cambridge
CRISPR targeting of H3K4me3 Activates Gene Expression and Unlocks Centromeric Crossover Recombination in Arabidopsis
Christel Carles, Université Grenoble Alpes - CNRS
Studying and Engineering Chromatin Mark Switches, for Controlled Developmental Transitions
Leonardo Furci †, OIST
Rice Epigenome Manipulation for Pathogen Resistance
Javier Antunez Sanchez †, University of Warwick
Enabling Transgenerational Epigenetic Memory of Stress in Plants
Rebecca A. Mosher †, University of Oxford
Epigenomic Changes Following the Evolution of Selfing
Cristian J Peña-Ponton †, Wageningen University and Research
Genome-Wide Targeting of Transposable Elements for Epigenetic Reprogramming and Gene Activation in Tomato
Avriti Ranjan †, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
Dissecting the Role of Heat Shock Factors (HSFs) in Determining the DNA Methylation Landscape Under High Temperature Regimes in Arabidopsis
Inna Lermontova †, Institute of Plant Genetics
Ubiquitin-dependent Proteolysis of KNL2 Driven by APC/CCDC20 is Critical for Centromere Integrity and Mitotic Fidelity
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Gene Regulation in the Context of Chromatin
5:00–7:00 PM
Robert Schmitz, University of Georgia
Decoding a Non-Coding Domestication QTL
Aman Husbands, University of Pennsylvania
Paralog-Specific Regulons from a Single Network Architecture
Doris Wagner, University of Pennsylvania
Epigenome Engineering
Lucas Jarry, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Short Talk: Plant Mobile Domain Protein-DNA Motif Modules Counteract Polycomb Silencing to Stabilize Gene Expression
Fernando Baile †, University of Warwick
Short Talk: PRC1-mediated H2A.Zub Promotes Gene Expression by Preventing H3.1K27me1 Incorporation in Arabidopsis
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
DNA Methylation and Noncoding RNAs in Epigenetics
8:30–11:30 AM
Steven E Jacobsen, University of California, Los Angeles
Epigenome Engineering
Xuehua Zhong, Washington University in St. Louis
Function and Mechanism of DNA Methylation
Nicolas Bouché, Université Paris-Saclay
Tomato Epigenome Engineering
Nathan M. Springer, Bayer Crop Sciences
DNA Methylation and Crop Improvement
Anna Dmitrieva †, University of California, Berkeley
Short Talk: DNA Demethylation Stabilizes Epigenetic Inheritance by Preventing Spontaneous Epiallele Formation
Taehoon Kim †, University of Florida
Short Talk: A Cis-Regulatory Element Guides Locus- and Female-Specific De Novo DNA Methylation in Rice
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Poster Session 2
12:00–2:30 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Epigenetics in (de) Differentiation, Growth and Development
5:00–7:00 PM
Claudia Köhler, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Mobile Small RNAs Regulate Endosperm Development
Julia Questa, Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics
Interplay between Coding and Non-Coding Regulation in Plant Developmental Transitions
Julie A. Law, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Tissue Specific Roles for Classy Chromatin Remodelers and DNA Methylation
Mingli Xu †, University of South Carolina
Short Talk: Epigenetic Regulation of Vegetative Phase Change by the Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylation Complex
Randy D Allen, Oklahoma State University
Short Talk: TRA1, a Component of the SWR1 Chromatin Remodeling Complex, is Required for AGL15 Transcriptional Silencing during the Seed-to-Seedling Transition
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Histone Variants, Occupancy, and Modifications
8:30–11:30 AM
Yannick Jacob, Yale University
Histone Variants in DNA Replication and Repair
Fred van Ex, Inari
Transformative Seed Technology
Binglian Zheng, Fudan University
Chromatin Remodeling Complexes in Plant Development
Hua Jiang, University of Potsdam
Chromatin Attachment to the Nuclear Matrix Represses Hypocotyl Elongation
Kehui Zhu †, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology
Short Talk: Dynamic Control of H2A.Zub and H3K27me3 by Ambient Temperature During Cell Fate Determination in Arabidopsis
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:30–3:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Epigenome Editing
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Epigenetic Regulation of Environment/Stress Response and Memory
5:00–6:45 PM
Toshiro Ito, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Chemical manipulation of epigenome towards flowering control
Jurriaan Ton, University of Sheffield
From Recall to Reset: The Role of DNA (de)methylation in Plant Immune Memory
Xiangsong Chen †, Wuhan University
Short Talk: A Non-canonical RNA Polymerase Ⅱ Kinase Interacts with Bromodomain-containing Proteins to Maintain Gene Expression upon Heat Stress in Arabidopsis
Vasundara Sundaravadivelu †, BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research
Short Talk: Decoding the ‘Histone-code’ of Plant Environmental Adaptation
David M. Bisaro †, Ohio State University
Short Talk: Repressive Host Transcription Factors Recruit PRC2 and an Activating Viral Transcription Factor to Geminivirus Chromatin
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–9:00 PM
Friday, October 17, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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