Loke CTR Annual Meeting 2026 - Epigenetics of embryogenesis and placentation
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Loke CTR Annual Meeting. We look forward to welcoming you again to our 2027 Loke CTR Annual Meeting. Further information about the 2027 Annual Meeting will be published on this page as it becomes available.
Annual Meeting 2026
The 2026 Loke CTR annual meeting theme, “Epigenetics of embryogenesis and placentation” brings together leading clinical and basic scientists to explore topics including the interplay of environment, genetics and epigenetics in DOHaD, mechanisms of cell fate and lineage development, genomic imprinting, X chromosome inactivation, and the role of repetitive elements in trophoblast and early development.
Invited speakers:
 Marisa Bartolomei, University of Pennsylvania
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 Rachel Freathy, University of Exeter
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 Claire Rougeulle, Institut Curie X chromosome regulation: when dose matters |
 Miguel Branco, Queen Mary University of London Regulation of transposable elements in trophoblast |
 Wei Xie, Tsinghua University Decoding the transcription circuitry in early mammalian development |
 Ros John, Cardiff University Placental programming of maternal caregiving and offspring behaviour |
 James Turner, Francis Crick Institute Understanding the sex chromosomes |
 Eamonn Maher, Aston University Investigating the causes of multilocus imprinting disturbance |
 Courtney Hanna, University of Cambridge Epigenetic mechanisms governing placental development |
 Azusa Inoue, Riken IMS Noncanonical genomic imprinting |
 Juliane Glaser, Max Planck Institute Viral-like particles from an epigenetically active retrotransposon cause developmental limb phenotypes |
Panel Speakers
Support for this meeting has been kindly provided by The Company of Biologists.
Conference artwork by Claudia Stocker: https://www.claudiastocker.com/