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This meeting occurs in 2018.
This meeting will be conducted in English.
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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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Twitter hashtag for this meeting: #KSgene
Gene Control in Development and Disease (X6)
joint with the meeting on Chromatin Architecture and Chromosome Organization (X5)Scientific Organizers: Richard A. Young, Joanna Wysocka and Phillip A. Sharp
March 23—27, 2018
Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Sponsored by Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
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DEADLINES:
Scholarship Deadline: Nov 28, 2017 [details]
Discounted Abstract Deadline: Nov 28, 2017 [details]
Abstract Deadline: Dec 20, 2017 [details]
Discounted Registration Deadline: Jan 17, 2018 [details]
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Discounted Abstract Deadline: November 28, 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 December 20, 2017)
Global Health Travel Award Deadline:
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Scholarship Deadline: November 28, 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: December 20, 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 November 28, 2017)
Discounted Registration Deadline: January 17, 2018
Registration Fee: 920.00 USD* (includes 200.00 USD discount)
Student Registration Fee: 695.00 USD* (must complete student verification form)
*Includes 50.00 USD of your abstract submission fee
After the Discounted Registration Deadline:
Registration Fee: 1120.00 USD*
Student Registration Fee: 895.00 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 Friday, March 23 with registration from 16:00 to 20:00 and a welcome mixer from 18:00 to 20:00. Conference events conclude on Tuesday, March 27 with a closing plenary session from 17:00 to 19:00, followed by a social hour and entertainment. We recommend return travel on Wednesday, March 28 in order to fully experience the meeting.
FRIDAY, MARCH 23
SATURDAY, MARCH 24
SUNDAY, MARCH 25
MONDAY, MARCH 26
TUESDAY, MARCH 27
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28
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The meeting will begin on Friday, March 23 with registration from 16:00 to 20:00 and a welcome mixer from 18:00 to 20:00. Conference events conclude on Tuesday, March 27 with a closing plenary session from 17:00 to 19:00, followed by a social hour and entertainment. We recommend return travel on Wednesday, March 28 in order to fully experience the meeting.
FRIDAY, MARCH 23
18:00—20:00
Welcome Mixer
No registration fees are used to fund alcohol served at this function.
08:00—09:00
Jennifer A. Doudna,
HHMI/University of California, Berkeley, USA
RNA-Guided Gene Editing: Biology and Technology
RNA-Guided Gene Editing: Biology and Technology
08:00—09:00
Job Dekker,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Chromosome Conformation Capture – insights into Chromosome Architecture
Chromosome Conformation Capture – insights into Chromosome Architecture
09:00—11:15
Patrick Cramer,
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany
Structure of Transcription Apparatus
Structure of Transcription Apparatus
Coffee Break
Karen Adelman,
Harvard Medical School, USA
Pause Control in Development and Disease
Pause Control in Development and Disease
Ronald M. Evans,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute, USA
Vitamin D and Dysregulated Transcription
Vitamin D and Dysregulated Transcription
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
09:00—11:15
Wouter de Laat,
Hubrecht Institute, Netherlands
Exploring Different Levels of Chromosome Organization and Nuclear Organization in Development
Exploring Different Levels of Chromosome Organization and Nuclear Organization in Development
Coffee Break
Peter Fraser,
Florida State University, USA
Chromosome Architecture Dynamics Using Single Cell HiC
Chromosome Architecture Dynamics Using Single Cell HiC
Suzana Hadjur,
University College London, UK
Chromosome Conformation: Cis and Trans Requirements Across Evolution
Chromosome Conformation: Cis and Trans Requirements Across Evolution
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
17:00—19:00
Eileen E.M. Furlong,
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany
Enhancers
Enhancers
Michael S. Levine,
Princeton University, USA
Transcriptional Bursting
Transcriptional Bursting
Joanna Wysocka,
Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Enhancers in Development
Enhancers in Development
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
Juanma Vaquerizas,
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Germany
Chromatin Architecture during Early Development
Chromatin Architecture during Early Development
Bing Ren,
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, USA
3D Structure and Gene Control
3D Structure and Gene Control
Coffee Break
Wendy A. Bickmore,
University of Edinburgh, UK
Chromosome Structure and Gene Control
Chromosome Structure and Gene Control
Mitchell Guttman,
California Institute of Technology, USA
Functional Noncoding RNA
Functional Noncoding RNA
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
17:00—19:00
Geneviève Almouzni,
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Chromatin
Chromatin
Oliver J. Rando,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Inheritance
Inheritance
Edith Heard,
Institut Curie, France
Epigenetic Control
Epigenetic Control
Short Talk Chosen from Abstracts
17:00—19:00
Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Chromatin
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
Stavros Lomvardas,
Columbia University, USA
Genomic Interactions as Regulators of Monogenic and Monoallelic Olfactory Receptor Expression
Genomic Interactions as Regulators of Monogenic and Monoallelic Olfactory Receptor Expression
Victor G. Corces,
Emory University, USA
Chromosome Domains and Nuclear Organization
Chromosome Domains and Nuclear Organization
Amos Tanay,
Weizmann Institute, Israel
Single Cell Approaches in Epigenomics and 3D Chromosome Organization
Single Cell Approaches in Epigenomics and 3D Chromosome Organization
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
Phillip A. Sharp,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Phase Separation in Transcriptional Control
Phase Separation in Transcriptional Control
Ibrahim Cissé,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Super-Resolution Imaging of Transcription in Live Mammalian Cells
Super-Resolution Imaging of Transcription in Live Mammalian Cells
Geeta J. Narlikar,
University of California, San Francisco, USA
Understanding the Role of Phase-Separation in Heterochromatin Formation and Function
Understanding the Role of Phase-Separation in Heterochromatin Formation and Function
Clifford P. Brangwynne,
Princeton University, USA
Moving through Nuclear Phase Space
Moving through Nuclear Phase Space
08:00—11:00
Chromatin Architecture, Development and Disease
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
Jane A. Skok,
New York University School of Medicine, USA
Epigenetic Regulation of Lymphocyte Development through Chromosome Dynamics and Nuclear Architecture
Epigenetic Regulation of Lymphocyte Development through Chromosome Dynamics and Nuclear Architecture
Stefan Mundlos,
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Germany
Chromatin Domains and Gene-Enhancer Interactions in Development and Human Disease
Chromatin Domains and Gene-Enhancer Interactions in Development and Human Disease
Coffee Break
Ana Pombo,
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin, Germany
Local and Long-Range Differences in Chromatin Contacts in Neuronal Subtypes Reflect Specific Gene Expression Patterns
Local and Long-Range Differences in Chromatin Contacts in Neuronal Subtypes Reflect Specific Gene Expression Patterns
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
17:00—19:00
Speaker to be Announced
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz,
University of Cambridge, UK
Patterning in the Early Mammalian Embryo
Patterning in the Early Mammalian Embryo
Short Talk Chosen from Abstracts
17:00—19:00
Integrating Chromatin States and Genome Architecture to Understand Genome Function
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
John A. Stamatoyannopoulos,
University of Washington, USA
Transcriptional Circuitry and Regulatory Landscapes
Transcriptional Circuitry and Regulatory Landscapes
Richard A. Young,
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, USA
The Roles of DNA Binding Factors, RNA and Chromosome Folding in the Control of Gene Expression
The Roles of DNA Binding Factors, RNA and Chromosome Folding in the Control of Gene Expression
William J. Greenleaf,
Stanford University, USA
Understanding the Physical Genome
Understanding the Physical Genome
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
Peter C. Scacheri,
Case Western Reserve University, USA
Epigenetics of Health and Disease
Epigenetics of Health and Disease
Manolis Kellis,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Broad Institute, USA
Functional Dissection of Disease-Associated Variation
Functional Dissection of Disease-Associated Variation
Coffee Break
Leonard I. Zon,
HHMI/Boston Children's Hospital, USA
Epigenetic Pathways Regulating Cell Fate
Epigenetic Pathways Regulating Cell Fate
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
08:00—11:00
Chromatin Architecture and the Nuclear Positioning
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
Karen L. Reddy,
Johns Hopkins University, USA
The Nuclear Lamina and the Shifting Shape of Epigenomes
The Nuclear Lamina and the Shifting Shape of Epigenomes
Bas van Steensel,
Netherlands Cancer Institute, Netherlands
Architecture and Functions of Genome - Nuclear Lamina Interactions
Architecture and Functions of Genome - Nuclear Lamina Interactions
Coffee Break
Susan M. Gasser,
Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland
The Role of Nuclear Organization and Chromatin in the Regulation of Gene Expression and Repeats
The Role of Nuclear Organization and Chromatin in the Regulation of Gene Expression and Repeats
Giacomo Cavalli,
Institute of Human Genetics, France
Cis and Trans Interactions during Development and their Role in Gene Regulation
Cis and Trans Interactions during Development and their Role in Gene Regulation
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
17:00—18:45
James E. Bradner,
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, USA
Transcription and Drug Discovery
Transcription and Drug Discovery
Cheryl Arrowsmith,
University of Toronto, Canada
Probing the Epigenome for Therapeutic Opportunities
Probing the Epigenome for Therapeutic Opportunities
Ross L. Levine,
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Targeting Epigenetic Regulatory Pathways in Myeloid Malignancies
Targeting Epigenetic Regulatory Pathways in Myeloid Malignancies
17:00—18:45
Physical Modeling of Chromatin and Chromosomes
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
William Stafford Noble,
University of Washington, USA
Modeling the 3D Architecture of the Genome
Modeling the 3D Architecture of the Genome
Leonid Mirny,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Biophysical Models of Chromatin (re)Organization
Biophysical Models of Chromatin (re)Organization
Marc A. Marti-Renom,
CNAG-CRG, Spain
Structure Determination of Genomes and Genomic Domains by Satisfaction of Spatial Restraints
Structure Determination of Genomes and Genomic Domains by Satisfaction of Spatial Restraints
18:45—19:00
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
18:45—19:00
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/23/2018
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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