Session 3: Epigenetics and Development Chair: Rob Weeks
1.00-1.30pm
Emma Whitelaw (Queensland Institute of Medical research) "Inheritance of epigenetic marks across generations" E8
1.30-2.00pm
Anne Voss (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) "MYST histone acetyltransferases in stem cells and development" E9
2.00-2.20pm
Sheryl Munro (Liggins Institute) "Changes in histone acetylation during the menstrual cycle in human endometrium" E10
2.20-2.40pm
Christine Couldrey (AgResearch) "From Donor Cell to Cloned Cattle: Nuclear Reprogramming During the Development of Cattle Generated by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer" E11
2.40-3.00pm
Kara Swanson (AgResearch) "Increased DNA Methylation is Associated with the Suppression of Bovine aS1-Casein Gene During Mammary Involution" E12
3.00-3.30pm
TEA BREAK
Session 4
3.30-5.30pm
POSTERS
7.00pm
CONFERENCE DINNER DUX DE LUX
Tuesday 2 September
Session 5: Chromosomes Chair: Vincenzo Pirrotta
8.40-9.20am
Andy Choo (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute) "Epigenetic influence on centromere structure and function" E13
Austen Ganley (Massey University) "Replication impacts recombination and aging in the ribosomal DNA repeats: regulation in the face of identical copies" E15
10.10-10.30am
Karina O'Connor (University of Otago) "A novel method for measuring cytosine methylation in new DNA" E16
10.30-11.00am
COFFEE BREAK
Session 6: Histones Chair: Jerry Workman
11.00-11.35am
David Tremethick (Australian National University) "Remodelling of chromatin by histone variants during mammalian development" E17
11.35am-12.00pm
Tracy Hale (University of Otago) "What is the role of the linker histone H1 in heterochromatin formation and tumour progression?" E18
12.00-1.00pm
LUNCH Lunch Workshop: Pacific Lab - Designing your own Microarrays
Session 7: Epigenetics and Health Chair: Tracy Hale
1.00-1.30pm
Sue Clark (Garvan Institute) "Long Range Epigenetic Silencing in Cancer" E19
1.30 -1.55pm
Sam El-Osta (Baker Heart Research Institute) "Hyperglycemic memory and epigenetic persistence" E20
1.55-2.15pm
Emma Baker (Baker Heart Research Institute) "Epigenetic mechanisms of abcb1 transcriptional control" E21
2.15 -2.40pm
Rob Weeks (University of Otago) "Identification of promoter hypermethylation in childhood ALL" E22
2.40-3.00pm
Michael Steiner (Liggins Institute) "The modulation of substantial anticancer effect of DNA demethylation treatment by 14-3-3s (stratifin) in human endometrial cancer cells" E23
3.30-4.00pm
TEA BREAK
4.00-4.25pm
Richard Saffery (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute) "Tumour associated gene methylation in normal human placentation and contribution to adverse pregnancy outcomes" E24
Session 8: Epigenetics and Environment Chair: Max Scott
4.25-4.55 pm
Jean Finnegan (CSIRO Plant Industry) "Epigenetic changes regulate gene expression in response to environmental stress" E25
