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EMBL Courses and Conferences during the Coronavirus pandemic
With the onsite programme paused, many of our events are now being offered in virtual formats.
Registration is open as usual for many events, with back-up plans in place to move further courses and conferences online as necessary. Registration fees for any events affected by the COVID-19 disruption are fully refundable.
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Programme
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- The final conference details including the log-in to the virtual event platform were sent on 26 October 2020 by elisabeth.wintersteller@embl.de.
- The virtual conference includes live-streamed invited speaker and short talks with Q&A sessions after each talk. Discussion is possible throughout the entire meeting on the event platform.
- Access to the recorded talks will be available for 2 weeks after the start of the event.
The following times are used in the programme below:
- Central European Time (CET): eg. Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris
- Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): eg. New York, Quebec
To find out the equivalent time zone in your location, enter Berlin, the CET programme time and your city into the Time Zone Converter.
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 13:00-13:10 (CET) 08:00-08:10 (EDT) |
Opening remarks |
| 13:10-15:55 (CET) 08:10-10:55 (EDT) |
Virtual Session 1 - Epigenetics of cell identity in the brain |
| 13:10-13:40 (CET) 08:10-08:40 (EDT) |
Selective Involvement of PRC2 in Mouse Hypothalamus Cell Specification |
| 13:40-14:10 (CET) 08:40-09:10(EDT) |
Time to get up: awakening stem cells in the brain |
| 14:10-14:30 (CET) 09:10-09:30 (EDT) |
Short talk: Cell Type Specificity of Genomic Imprinting in Cerebral Cortex |
| 14:30-14:35 (CET) 09:30-09:35 (EDT) |
Break |
| 14:35-15:05 (CET) 09:35-10:05 (EDT) |
Mehanisms of direct neuronal reprogramming |
| 15:05-15:35 (CET) 10:05-10:35 (EDT) |
Understanding brain development and disease: from the embryo to brain organoids |
| 15:35-15:55 (CET) 10:35-10:55 (EDT) |
Short talk: Cell-type specialization in the brain is encoded by specific long-range chromatin topologies |
| 15:55-16:25 (CET) 10:55-11:25 (EDT) |
Meet the Speakers of Session 1 in the individual Zoom rooms |
| 16:25-16:40 (CET) 11:25-11:40 (EDT) |
Break |
| 16:40-20:20 (CET) 11:40-15:20 (EDT) |
Virtual Session 2 - Chromatin regulation during neurodevelopment |
| 16:40-17:10 (CET) 11:40-12:10 (EDT) |
Genomic imprinting in brain: cell diversity and function |
| 17:10-17:40 (CET) 12:10-12:40 (EDT) |
Distinct Polycomb chromatin signatures regulate activity-dependent transcription in developing neurons |
| 17:40-18:00 (CET) 12:40-13:00 (EDT) |
Short talk: Transcription factor-mediated reorganization of the regulatory landscape in cortical development |
| 18:00-18:15 (CET) 13:00-13:15 (EDT) |
Break |
| 18:15-18:45 (CET) 13:15-13:45 (EDT) |
Histone methylations establish transmittable layer identity in cortical progenitors |
| 18:45-19:15 (CET) 13:45-14:15 (EDT) |
Chromatin remodeling in neuronal development |
| 19:15-19:30 (CET) 14:15-14:30 (EDT) |
Break |
| 19:30-19:50 (CET) 14:30-14:50 (EDT) |
Short talk: The role of chromatin regulator Dot1L in neuronal function and neurodevelopmental disorders |
| 19:50-20:20 (CET) 14:50-15:20 (EDT) |
The generation of neuronal diversity |
| 20:20-20:50 (CET) 15:20-15:50 (EDT) |
Meet the Speakers of Session 2 in individual Zoom rooms |
| 20:50-22:00 (CET) 15:50-17:00 (EDT) |
Optional: Virtual Bar Mixer (using Zoom) |
| 22:00 (CET) 17:00 (EDT) |
End of day 1 - Continued access to digital posters, networking and discussion platforms, videos on demand |
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 13:00-15:45 (CET) 08:00-10:45 (EDT) |
Virtual Session 3 - Transcriptional regulation of neuronal activity and plasticity Chair: Boyan Bonev |
| 13:00-13:20 (CET) 08:00-08:20 (EDT) |
Short talk: A novel enhancer regulates BDNF expression in cortical neurons |
| 13:20-13:50(CET) 08:20-08:50 (EDT) |
LSD1 and neuronal plasticity |
| 13:50-14:10(CET) 08:50-09:10 (EDT) |
Short talk: KMT2D haploinsufficiency impairs synaptic activity and neuronal maturation |
| 14:10-14:25 (CET) 09:10-09:25 (EDT) |
Break |
| 14:25-14:55 (CET) 09:25-09:55 (EDT) |
Hardwired neuronal identity and its sex-specific plasticity |
| 14:55-15:25 (CET) 09:55-10:25 (EDT) |
Stimulation dependent chromatin function in neurons |
| 15:25-15:45 (CET) 10:25-10:45 (EDT) |
Short talk: Decoding Gene Regulation of Neuronal Activity with Time-resolved Single-cell RNA Sequencing |
| 15:45-16:15 (CET) 10:45-11:15 (EDT) |
Meet the Speakers of Session 3 in the individual Zoom rooms |
| 16:15-17:30 (CET) 11:15-12:30 (EDT) |
Virtual Poster Session 1 (all numbers) |
| 17:30-21:30 (CET) 12:30-16:30 (EDT) |
Virtual Session 4 - Gene regulation and behavior |
| 17:30-18:00 (CET) 12:30-13:00 (EDT) |
C.elegans Parental Experiences Regulate a Critical Decision Made by the Progeny |
| 18:00-18:30 (CET) 13:00-13:30 (EDT) |
Sex-specific learning in worms |
| 18:30-18:50 (CET) 13:30-13:50 (EDT) |
Short talk: Neuroepigenetic regulation of a flexible behavioral circuit |
| 18:50-18:55 (CET) 13:50-13:55 (EDT) |
Break |
| 18:55-19:25 (CET) 13:55-14:25 (EDT) |
Persistent epigenetic reprogramming of sweet taste by diet |
| 19:25-19:55 (CET) 14:25-14:55 (EDT) |
Molecular regulation of brain and behavioral plasticity in ants |
| 19:55-20:15 (CET) 14:55-15:15 (EDT) |
Short talk: A conserved transcription factor and a novel nuclear protein modularly control mosquito behavior |
| 20:15-20:30 (CET) 15:15-15:30 (EDT) |
Break |
| 20:30-21:00 (CET) 15:30-16:00 (EDT) |
Evolution of nervous system amongst Drosophila species |
| 21:00-21:30 (CET) 16:00-16:30 (EDT) |
Neuromodulation of germline development and proliferation |
| 21:30-22:00 (CET) 16:30-17:00 (EDT) |
Meet the Speakers of Session 4 in individual Zoom rooms |
| 22:00 (CET) 17:00 (EDT) |
End of day 2 - Continued access to digital posters, networking and discussion platforms, videos on demand |
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 13:00-15:45 (CET) 08:00-10:45 (EDT) |
Virtual Session 5 - Chromatin in brain disease Chair: Elizabeth Heller |
| 13:00-13:30 (CET) 08:00-08:30 (EDT) |
The genetics and epigenetics of Rett syndrome Adrian Bird - University of Edinburgh, UK AVAILABLE ON DEMAND AFTER LIVE STREAM |
| 13:30-14:00 (CET) 08:30-09:00 (EDT) |
Epigenetics and systemic medicine in neurodegenerative diseases |
| 14:00-14:20 (CET) 09:00-09:20 (EDT) |
Short talk: De novo mutations in LSD1 interrupt ZEB1 activity in hiPSCs and enhancer remodeling during the early stage of lineage differentiation |
| 14:20-14:25 (CET) 09:20-09:25 (EDT) |
Break |
| 14:25-14:55 (CET) 09:25-09:55 (EDT) |
Transcriptomic dissection of Alzheimer’s disease at the single cell resolution |
| 14:55-15:25 (CET) 09:55-10:25 (EDT) |
Epigenetic control of brain region-specific microglia specification |
| 15:25-15:45 (CET) 10:25-10:45 (EDT) |
Short talk: Functional analysis of chromatin modifier Autism risk genes reveals unique and converging roles on cell specification and behavior |
| 15:45-16:15 (CET) 10:45-11:15 (EDT) |
Meet the Speakers of Session 5 in the individual Zoom rooms |
| 16:15-17:30 (CET) 11:15-12:30 (EDT) |
Virtual Poster Session 2 (all numbers) |
| 17:30-20:15 (CET) 12:30-15:15 (EDT) |
Virtual Session 6 - Epigenetic engineering and epigenomic mapping |
| 17:30-18:00 (CET) 12:30-13:00 (EDT) |
Epitranscriptomic regulation in the mammalian nervous system |
| 18:00-18:30 (CET) 13:00-13:30 (EDT) |
Analysis and manipulation of facilitators and barriers of cell identity reprogramming |
| 18:30-18:50 (CET) 13:30-13:50 (EDT) |
Short talk: Histone modifications and transcription factor binding in the brain at single-cell resolution |
| 18:50-18:55 (CET) 13:50-13:55 (EDT) |
Break |
| 18:55-19:25 (CET) 13:55-14:25 (EDT) |
Post-mitotic chromatin remodelling during neuronal maturation |
| 19:25-19:55 (CET) 14:25-14:55 (EDT) |
Single-cell transcriptomics and epigenomics reveal disease-specific states of oligodendroglia in multiple sclerosis |
| 19:55-20:15 (CET) 14:55-15:15 (EDT) |
Short talk: Chromatin-mediated alternative splicing regulates cocaine reward behavior |
|
20:15-20:30 (CET) |
Closing Remarks |
| 20:30-21:00 (CET) 15:30-16:00 (EDT) |
Meet the Speakers of Session 6 in individual Zoom rooms |
| 21:00 (CET) 16:00 (EDT) |
End of the conference - Continued access to digital posters, networking and discussion platforms, videos on demand |