Provisional Programme
Day 1: Thursday 16th July
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 09:30–10:00 | Tea and coffee on arrival |
| 10:00–11:50 |
Session 1: Environment, genetics, epigenetics in DOHAD 10:00 - Kathy Niakan: Introductory remarks 10:10 - Marisa Bartolomei: Assisted reproductive technologies: Placental and fetal outcomes in a mouse model 10:40 - Rachel Freathy: Genetic links between prenatal growth and adult disease 11:10 - Selected short talks |
| 11:50-12:50 | Lunch |
| 12:50-14:05 |
Session 2: Epigenetic and molecular mechanisms of cell fate and development 12:50 - Courtney Hanna: Epigenetic mechanisms governing placental development 14:20 - Wei Xie: Decoding the transcription circuitry in early mammalian development 14:50 - Selected flash talks |
| 14:05-15:05 | Tea, coffee and Poster session 1 |
| 15:05-16:50 |
Session 3: Genomic imprinting: mechanisms, function, and evolution 15:05 - Azusa Inoue: Noncanonical genomic imprinting 15:35 - Ros John: Placental programming of maternal caregiving and offspring behaviour 16:05 - Eamonn Maher: Insights into genomic imprinting through congenital imprinting disorders: the case of Multilocus Imprinting Disturbance 16:35 – Patient Public Involvement and Engagement |
| 16:50-17:20 | Tea, coffee |
| 17:20–18:35 |
Session 4: X chromosome inactivation 17:20 - James Turner: Blueprints of life: understanding the sex chromosomes 17:50 - Claire Rougeulle: X chromosome regulation: when dose matters 18:20 – Selected flash talks |
| 18:35-end | Drinks reception and conference dinner |
Day 2: Friday 17th July
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:45-9:15 | Tea and coffee on arrival |
| 9:15– 10:45 |
Session 5: A role for repetitive elements in trophoblast and development 9:15 - Miguel Branco: Regulation of transposable elements in trophoblast 9:45 - Juliane Glaser: Viral-like particles from an epigenetically active retrotransposon cause developmental limb phenotypes 10:15 - Selected short talks |
| 10:45-11:45 | Tea, coffee and Poster session 2 |
| 11:45–12:30 |
Panel discussion and closing remarks 11:45 – Panel discussion: Where next for epigenetics? 12:20 – Kathy Niakan: Closing Remarks |
| 12:30 | End of conference |