Transposable Elements: From Evolution to Engineering

Mar 15–18, 2027 | Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Irina Arkhipova, Samuel H Sternberg, Ting Wang, and Phillip D. Zamore

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Mar 15–18, 2027 | Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States

Scientific Organizers: Irina Arkhipova, Samuel H Sternberg, Ting Wang, and Phillip D. Zamore

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Monday, March 15, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Tuesday, March 16, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Summit Gallery
Welcome Remarks
8:00–8:10 AM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Keynote Address
8:10–9:00 AM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Vera Gorbunova, University of Rochester
Role of L1 Retrotransposons in Aging
Structural and Mechanistic Aspects of Transposition
9:00–11:15 AM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Samuel H Sternberg, Columbia University, HHMI
Functional Roles of Domesticated Reverse Transcriptases in Antiviral Immunity
George E. Ghanim, Princeton University
Structure and Biochemistry of L1 and Alu Retrotransposition
Elizabeth Kellogg, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Structures of the Holo CRISPR RNA-Guided Transposon Integration Complex
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
 Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Meet the Editors
11:25–12:25 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Poster Setup
12:25–1:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 1-3
On Own for Lunch
12:25–2:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 1-3
Symposia Spotlight 1
2:30–4:30 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Transposons in Genome Editing and Engineering
5:00–7:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
R. K Slotkin, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
The Control of Transposable Elements in Plants
Jonathan S. Gootenberg, Harvard Medical School
Reprogramming Site-Specific Retrotransposon Activity to New DNA Sites
Akanksha Thawani, Columbia University
Structures of R2 Retrotransposons during Target-Primed Reverse Transcription
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 1-3
Poster Session 1
7:30–10:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 1-3
Wednesday, March 17, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Summit Gallery
Transposons in Disease and Therapeutics
8:00–11:00 AM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Ting Wang, Washington University
Transposable Elements and Cancer Epigenome
Cecilia Cotta-Ramusino, Tessera Therapeutics
Talk Title to be Announced
Hui Shen, Van Andel Institute
Probing Transposable Element Expression in Single Cells
Katherine Chiappinelli, George Washington University
The Viral Mimicry Response to Transposable Elements in Cancer
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Award Recipient Acknowledgement
9:20–9:25 AM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 1-3
On Own for Lunch
11:00–3:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 1-3
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Evolution and Genomics
5:00–7:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Irina Arkhipova, Marine Biological Laboratory
Evolution of Reverse Transcription Mechanisms
George Kassiotis, The Francis Crick Institute
HERVs and Evolution of Host Immunity
Oleg Simakov, University of Vienna
Transposable Elements and Evolution of Metazoan Genome Architecture
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 1-3
Poster Session 2
7:30–10:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 1-3
Thursday, March 18, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Summit Gallery
Small RNAs and Transposon Silencing
8:00–11:00 AM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Phillip D. Zamore, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
How are Pachytene piRNAs Made and What Do They Do?
Yukiko M. Yamashita, Whitehead Institute
Silencing of Transposons in rDNA and of Selfish Genetic Elements in the Male Germ Line in Flies
René F. Ketting, Institute for Molecular Biology
Transposon Control by Small RNAs in Nematodes
Ansgar Zoch, University of Edinburgh
RNA-Directed Epigenetic Silencing of Transposons in the Mammalian Male Germline
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Colorado Ballroom Foyer
On Own for Lunch
11:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2
2:30–4:30 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Transposon-Host Interactions
5:00–7:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Sandra Duharcourt, Institut Jacques Monod
Programmed DNA Elimination in the Unicellular Eukaryote Paramecium: An Extreme Strategy for Transposon Control
Alexei A. Aravin, Cornell University
Evolutionary Innovations in the piRNA-based Host Defense Against TEs
Pierre Baduel, Ecole Normale Superieure / CNRS
Epigenomic Surveillance between TEs and Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 4-5
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 1-3
Entertainment
8:00–9:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 1-3
Cash Bar
8:00–9:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom Peak 1-3
Friday, March 19, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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