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This meeting occurs in 2018.
This meeting will be conducted in English.
All programs are subject to change. Check this site for updates.
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This meeting occurs in 2018.
This meeting will be conducted in English.
All programs are subject to change. Check this site for updates.
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Mobile Genetic Elements and Genome Plasticity (B7)
Scientific Organizers: Marlene Belfort, Evan E. Eichler, Henry L. Levin and Lynne E. Maquat
February 11—15, 2018
Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Supported by the Directors' Fund
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Scholarship Deadline: Oct 12, 2017 [details]
Discounted Abstract Deadline: Oct 12, 2017 [details]
Abstract Deadline: Nov 14, 2017 [details]
Discounted Registration Deadline: Dec 14, 2017 [details]
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Discounted Abstract Deadline: October 12, 2017
Abstract Submission Fee: 100.00 USD*
Submission by this date receives 50.00 USD discount.
*50.00 USD will be applied to Registration Fee when you register
Abstract Details: It is best to submit your abstract early. Abstract and registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to the abstract or discounted registration deadlines. Submitting an abstract does not constitute or guarantee registration.
Submitting your abstract early allows us to:
- submit your abstract to organizers to be considered for a short talk
- accept your abstract online
- include your abstract on our website and in our secure mobile app
- reserve your space at the meeting for a poster presentation.**
(The Abstract Deadline: is November 14, 2017)
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Scholarship Deadline: October 12, 2017
Scholarship Details:
You MUST submit your abstract by the Scholarship Deadline and complete the other required steps (submit a scholarship application and submit a mentor letter) to be considered for a scholarship.
Abstract Deadline: November 14, 2017
Abstract Submission Fee: 100.00 USD*
*50.00 USD will be applied to Registration Fee when you register
Details: It is best to submit your abstract early. Abstract and registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to the abstract or discounted registration deadline. Submitting an abstract does not constitute or guarantee registration.
Submitting your abstract by the Abstract Deadline allows us to:
- submit your abstract to organizers to be considered for a short talk
- include your abstract on our website and in our secure mobile app
- reserve your space at the meeting for a poster presentation.**
Abstracts submitted after the Abstract Deadline will NOT be considered for a short talk.
(Discounted Abstract Deadline: is October 12, 2017)
Discounted Registration Deadline: December 14, 2017
Registration Fee: 820.00 USD* (includes 200.00 USD discount)
Student Registration Fee: 595.00 USD* (must complete student verification form)
*Includes 50.00 USD of your abstract submission fee
After the Discounted Registration Deadline:
Registration Fee: 1020.00 USD*
Student Registration Fee: 795.00 USD* (must complete student verification form)
*Includes 50.00 USD of your abstract submission fee
Registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to discounted registration deadline.
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No registration fees are used to fund entertainment or alcohol at this conference
The meeting will begin on Sunday, February 11 with registration from 16:00 to 20:00 and a welcome mixer from 18:00 to 20:00. Conference events conclude on Thursday, February 15 with a closing plenary session from 17:00 to 19:00, followed by a social hour and entertainment. We recommend return travel on Friday, February 16 in order to fully experience the meeting.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Conference Program Print | View meeting in 12 hr (am/pm) time
The meeting will begin on Sunday, February 11 with registration from 16:00 to 20:00 and a welcome mixer from 18:00 to 20:00. Conference events conclude on Thursday, February 15 with a closing plenary session from 17:00 to 19:00, followed by a social hour and entertainment. We recommend return travel on Friday, February 16 in order to fully experience the meeting.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11
18:00—20:00
Welcome Mixer
No registration fees are used to fund alcohol served at this function.
08:00—09:00
Emmanuelle Charpentier,
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Humboldt University and The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, Germany
Limitation of Horizontal Gene Transfer by CRISPR-Cas Systems in Bacteria: Mechanisms and Plasticity
Limitation of Horizontal Gene Transfer by CRISPR-Cas Systems in Bacteria: Mechanisms and Plasticity
09:00—11:15
Mechanisms and Results of Genome Editing
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Feng Zhang,
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University, USA
Mining Microbial Diversity for Genome Editing
Mining Microbial Diversity for Genome Editing
Coffee Break
Laura Landweber,
Columbia University, USA
Programmed Genome Rearrangements in the Ciliate Oxytricha
Programmed Genome Rearrangements in the Ciliate Oxytricha
Josh T. Dubnau,
Stony Brook University, USA
Retrotransposon Activation and Neurodegeneration in Drosophila
Retrotransposon Activation and Neurodegeneration in Drosophila
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
14:30—16:30
Workshop 1: Genome Editing Tools and Computational Methods
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
17:00—19:00
Jeffrey L. Bennetzen,
University of Georgia, USA
Angiosperm Transposon Dynamics and the Generation of the Flowering Plant Genome
Angiosperm Transposon Dynamics and the Generation of the Flowering Plant Genome
Lingling Chen,
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Protein Arginine Methyltransferase CARM1 Attenuates the Paraspeckle-Mediated Nuclear Retention of mRNAs
Protein Arginine Methyltransferase CARM1 Attenuates the Paraspeckle-Mediated Nuclear Retention of mRNAs
Short Talk Chosen from Abstracts
19:00—20:00
Social Hour with Lite Bites
No registration fees are used to fund alcohol served at this function.
08:00—11:00
Taming Mobile DNA Activity: Self and Non-Self Recognition
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Shiv I. S. Grewal,
NCI, National Institutes of Health, USA
Epigenetics in S. Pombe
Epigenetics in S. Pombe
R. Keith Slotkin,
Ohio State University, USA
Establishment of Heterochromatin: How the Cell Triggers Transposable Elements for Trans-Generational Silencing
Establishment of Heterochromatin: How the Cell Triggers Transposable Elements for Trans-Generational Silencing
Coffee Break
Mikiko C. Siomi,
University of Tokyo, Japan
PIWI-Interacting RNA: Its Biogenesis and Functions
PIWI-Interacting RNA: Its Biogenesis and Functions
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
17:00—19:00
The Action of Mobile DNA in the Brain and in Cancer
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Geoffrey J. Faulkner,
Queensland Brain Institute, Australia
L1 Mobilization during Mammalian Development
L1 Mobilization during Mammalian Development
Haig H. Kazazian,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
A Potential Role for Somatic Retrotransposition in Oncogenesis
A Potential Role for Somatic Retrotransposition in Oncogenesis
Kathleen H. Burns,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Roles of Human Transposable Elements in Disease
Roles of Human Transposable Elements in Disease
Short Talk Chosen from Abstracts
19:00—20:00
Social Hour with Lite Bites
No registration fees are used to fund alcohol served at this function.
08:00—11:00
Regulation and Biological Impact of Mobile Elements
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Cedric Feschotte,
University of Utah, USA
Fighting Fire with Fire: Endogenous Retroviruses Orchestrate the Innate Immune Response
Fighting Fire with Fire: Endogenous Retroviruses Orchestrate the Innate Immune Response
Ruth Lehmann,
New York University School of Medicine, USA
The Cellular Basis of Hybrid Dysgenesis in Drosophila
The Cellular Basis of Hybrid Dysgenesis in Drosophila
Coffee Break
Lynne E. Maquat,
University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Retrotransposons as Regulators of Gene Expression
Retrotransposons as Regulators of Gene Expression
Henry L. Levin,
National Institutes of Health, USA
Retrotransposon Integration Rewires Gene Regulatory Networks in Response to Stress
Retrotransposon Integration Rewires Gene Regulatory Networks in Response to Stress
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
17:00—19:00
Evan E. Eichler,
HHMI/University of Washington, USA
Dynamic Duplications and Primate Genome Evolution
Dynamic Duplications and Primate Genome Evolution
Fred (Rusty) H. Gage,
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA
Environment-Driven Somatic Mosaicism in Brain Disorders
Environment-Driven Somatic Mosaicism in Brain Disorders
Christopher A. Walsh,
Children's Hospital Boston, USA
L1 Retrotransposition and Somatic Mutation in the Human Brain
L1 Retrotransposition and Somatic Mutation in the Human Brain
Short Talk Chosen from Abstracts
19:00—20:00
Social Hour with Lite Bites
No registration fees are used to fund alcohol served at this function.
08:00—11:00
Retrotransposition and Gene Regulation
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Joanna Wysocka,
Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Intrinsic Retroviral Reactivation in Human Preimplantation Embryos and Pluripotent Cells
Intrinsic Retroviral Reactivation in Human Preimplantation Embryos and Pluripotent Cells
M. Joan Curcio,
Wadsworth Center, USA
The Ty1 Retrotransposon and Asymmetric Cell Division
The Ty1 Retrotransposon and Asymmetric Cell Division
Coffee Break
Pascale Lesage,
Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, France
Regulation of the Yeast Ty1 Retrotransposon Integration Site Selection
Regulation of the Yeast Ty1 Retrotransposon Integration Site Selection
Robert A. Martienssen,
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA
The Expanding World of Small RNAs in Plants
The Expanding World of Small RNAs in Plants
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
17:00—18:45
LINE1 Dances and Transposon Architecture
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
John V. Moran,
University of Michigan Medical School, USA
A 3’ Poly(A) Tract Is Required for LINE-1 Retrotransposition
A 3’ Poly(A) Tract Is Required for LINE-1 Retrotransposition
Gael Cristofari,
IRCAN - INSERM/CNRS, France
Genomic Approaches to Study the Activity of Human LINE-1 Elements
Genomic Approaches to Study the Activity of Human LINE-1 Elements
Jef D. Boeke,
NYU Langone Medical Center, USA
How Retrotransposons Shape Genome Regulation
How Retrotransposons Shape Genome Regulation
18:45—19:00
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/11/2018
19:00—20:00
Social Hour with Lite Bites
No registration fees are used to fund alcohol served at this function.
20:00—23:00
Entertainment
Entertainment is not subsidized by conference registration fees nor any U.S. federal government grants. Funding for this expense is provided by other revenue sources.
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