Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Epigenomics and Chromatin Architecture
Discussion Leader: Kathrin Plath (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
General Discussion
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm
Bing Ren (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"Does Chromatin Organization Play a Role in Enhancer-Promoter Communications?"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Edith Heard (EMBL European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany)
"Gene Expression and Chromosome Dynamics During X Inactivation"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Jennifer Philips-Cremins (UPenn, United States)
"Genome Structure-Function in the Mammalian Brain"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Chromatin Organization in the Nervous System
Discussion Leader: Jennifer Philips-Cremins (UPenn, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Yin Shen (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
"Functional Characterization of Non-coding Variants in the 3D Genome"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Stavros Lomvardas (Columbia University, United States)
"Selfish RNAs”: How Olfactory Receptor mRNAs Influence Genome Architecture and Singular Receptor Choice"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
Daniele Canzio (UCSF, United States)
"The Role of Genome Architecture in Shaping Brain Architecture"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Maria Cristina Gambetta (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Chromosome-Level Organization of the Regulatory Genome in the Fly Nervous System"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla (Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany) and Chia-Lin Wei (The Jackson Labortory, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Dynamics in Genome Organization
Discussion Leader: Ichiro Hiratani (RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (RIKEN BDR), Japan)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
David Gilbert (San Diego Biomedical Research Institute, United States)
"Early Replication Control Elements are Developmentally-Regulated Enhancers of Replication Initiation"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Philippe Collas (University of Oslo, Norway)
"The Dynamic 3D Genome: A Tale of LADs"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Emerging Technologies
Discussion Leader: Jian Yan (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Steven Henikoff (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, United States)
"Genome-Wide Mapping of Protein-DNA Interaction Dynamics"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Marieke Oudelaar (Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany)
"In Vitro Reconstitution of Chromatin Domains"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
Xavier Darzacq (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Live Cell Single Molecule Biochemistry: What Can We Learn by Interrogating Molecular Interactions in Their Cellular Context?"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Computational Analysis of Chromatin Structures
Discussion Leader: Inkyung Jung (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Yuk-Lap (Kevin) Yip (Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, United States)
"Quantitative Relationships Between Genome Architecture, Epigenome, and Gene Expression"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Mitch Guttman (California Institute of Technology, United States)
"RNA Promotes the Formation of Spatial Compartments in the Nucleus"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nuclear Organization in Stem Cells and Development
Discussion Leader: Maria Cristina Gambetta (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla (Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany)
"Epigenetic Landscape of Genome Organization in Early Mammalian Development"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Kathrin Plath (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
"X Chromosome Dosage Compensation and Genome Architecture"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
Matthias Merkenschlager (MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom)
"Genome Form and Function"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Alistair Boettiger (Stanford University, United States)
"Multiloop Structures Facilitate Border Bypass and Ultra Long-Range Enhancer-Promoter Contacts"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Susan Mango (Biozentrum, Uni Basel, Switzerland)
"Dynamic Chromatin During Pluripotency and Gastrulation"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Epigenetic and Transcriptional Regulation
Discussion Leader: Yuk-Lap (Kevin) Yip (Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Chia-Lin Wei (The Jackson Labortory, United States)
"Harnessing Genomic Technologies for Insights into Chromatin Architectures and Transcription Regulation"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Giacomo Cavalli (Institute of Human Genetics, CNRS and University of Montpellier, France)
"Polycomb Proteins in the Regulation of 3D Genome Function and Dynamics During Development"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Mayra Furlan-Magaril (IFC-UNAM, Mexico)
"Chromatin Restructures Around Paused Gene Promoters in Erythrocytes"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Repetitive Elements
Discussion Leader: Yin Shen (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Ting Wang (Washington University School of Medicine, United States)
"Transposable Elements and 3D Genome Evolution"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Jing-Dong (Jackie) Han (Peking University, China)
"Repression of Evolutionarily Young Transposons by KCNQ1OT1 lncRNA"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
Yoichi Shinkai (RIKEN, Japan)
"Epigenetic Plasticity Safeguards Heterochromatin Configuration in Mammals"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Chromatin Regulation in Disease
Discussion Leader: Mayra Furlan-Magaril (IFC-UNAM, Mexico)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Eric Joyce (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Discovering Druggable Targets for Modulating Genome Folding"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Elzo de Wit (Netherlands Cancer Institute, The Netherlands)
"SMARCB1 Loss Creates Patient-Specific MYC Topologies That Drive Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor Growth"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure