Wednesday, 4th December Epigenetics 2013

• Novel cancer therapies that target the epigenome - Ricky Johnstone
• Probing the structure and function of a 1-MDa chromatin remodeling complex - Joel Mackay
• An ENU mutagenesis screen identifies the first mouse mutants of a novel epigenetic modifier, Rearranged L-Myc Fusion (Rlf). - Sarah K Harten
• Identifying novel epigenetic modifiers of pluripotency and reprogramming using X inactivation as a model system - Andrew Keniry
• 3-D insights into chromatin and transcription in human cancer cells - Melissa Fullwood

• TBA - Assam (Sam) El-Osta
• EZH2-mediated regulation of protein stability in breast cancer - Jason Lee
• Extraction, amplification and methylation analysis of DNA from blood: where and how to improve the workflow - Florent Chang Pi-Hin
• Massive Reorganization of Nucleosome Distribution and DNA Methylation at Distal Regulatory Elements in Cancer. - Phillippa C Taberlay
• The mammary stem cell hierarchy and its molecular regulators - Jane Visvader

Delegates are welcome to enjoy the surrounds of Shoal Bay.  Afternoon Tea will be served when sessions start at 4.00pm

This session nwill include 12 x Fast Forward presentations.

• TBA - Ueli Grossniklaus
• Collaboration between CpG sites is needed for stable inheritance of DNA methylation states - Ian B Dodd
• Environmentally induced epigenetic variation and inheritance: programming the risk of disease - Jennifer Cropley
• Comprehensive Human and Mouse DNA Methylation Profiling with SureSelect Target Enrichment System - Daniele Belluoccio

• Different strategies of chromatin remodelling at the promoters - Maxim Nekrasov
• What determines whether an X-linked gene is dependent upon Smchd1 for X inactivation? - Pamela Mukhopadhyay
• Role of NPMT in cell growth and DNA damage repair - Junxin Liang
• miRNA regulation of gene expression in the adult entorhinal cortex following maternal infection and adolescent cannabinoid exposure - Sharon L Hollins
• Targeting a multi-copy histone variant gene for knockout using TALEN technology in mice. - Nur D Anuar
• CRNDE – A long non-coding RNA involved in development, energy metabolism and cancer - Lloyd D. Graham
• Comparative Epigenetic Landscapes and Regulation of the Epigenome Across Divergent Taxa - Renae Domaschenz
• Characterisation of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1) promoter methylation in disease severity - Ricardo De Paoli-Iseppi
• Maternal obesity alters cardiac microRNA expression in offspring independent of genotype - Edwina C Wing-Lun
• Maternal folate status as a modifier of epigenetic profile in human neonatal CD4⁺ T cells - Sarah Ashley
• Detection and analysis of miRNA in the nucleus of human neuronal cells - Belinda J Goldie
• Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 in germ-line development and epigenetic inheritance. - Jessica M Stringer
• DNA methylation profiling in a child cohort - Susan van Dijk
• Identifying Functional Interactions Between Smchd1 and Other Epigenetic Modifiers. - Natasha Jansz
• THE WNT ANTAGONIST GENE SFRP5 IS DOWN-REGULATED IN AZOXYMETHANE-INDUCED RAT COLON TUMORS - Ying Hu
• Sertoli cell microvesicles as a vector for epigenetic inheritance - Navind Jayasooriah
• Identifying miRNA signatures that define Osteosarcoma - Shreya Bhattacharya
• In vitro exposure of human blood mononuclear cells to active vitamin D does not induce substantial change to DNA methylation on a genome-scale - Raul Chavez Valencia
• The influence of copy number variation on microRNA and target genes in a cohort of patients with schizophrenia - Joshua R Atkins
• Function of PRC2 accessory factors in haematopoietic stem cells. - Sarah A Kinkel
• Identification of epigenetic modifiers involved in neural stem cell function - Darcy Moore
• The Role of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine and DNA Demethylation in Cancer - Ksenia Skvortsova
• Epigenomic and genomic analysis of familial prostate cancer. - Emma Cazaly
• Does the boundary element CTCF play a role in epigenetic deregulation of domains in cancer? - Amanda Khoury
• Role of the Epigenetic Modifier MBD2 in DNA Methylation in Cancer - Qian Du
• The first mouse mutants of a novel epigenetic modifier Rearranged L-Myc Fusion (Rlf) display defects in heart development - Lauren Bourke
• Epigenetic Profiling During Brassica Reproductive Development - Justin A Bloomfield
• Structural and Functional Characterization of Epigenetic Regulator Smchd1 - Kelan Chen
• Alteration of DNA methylation pattern of QQS along Arabidopsis development  - Raphael Ricon
• Postnatal Stability, Tissue and Timing Specific Effects, of AHRR Methylation Change in Response to Maternal Smoking throughout Pregnancy. - Boris Novakovic
• Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) in Human Placenta: First Evidence for ALT in Non-Cancerous Human Tissue - Boris Novakovic
• Epigenetic Modifications Regulate DLEU2 and Tumour Suppressor miR15a/16-1 in Paediatric Acute Myeloid Leukaemia - Leah Morenos
• Analysis of Epigenetic Research in Cancer Epidemiology to Identify Trends and Opportunities - Mukesh Verma