Conference Venue | |||
Organisers | Tony Kouzarides & Abcam | ||
Keynote Confirmed speakers | Steve Henikoff Genevieve Almouzni, Shelley Berger, Adrian Bird, Sharon Dent, Michael Grunstein, Edith Heard, Thomas Jenuwein, Bob Kingston, Tony Kouzarides, Danny Reinberg, Paolo Sassone-Corsi, Ramin Shiekhattar, Yang Shi, Ali Shilatifard, Jerry Workman, Yi Zhang Take a look at last year's meeting - pictures, summary and full program Nassau, Bahamas 2005 | ||
Topics covered Registration | Chromatin modifying enzymes, Chromatin remodelling, Histone variants, Heterochromatin, X-inactivation, DNA methylation, RNA connections $1,100 (single occupancy), $950 (sharing), $800 special Student rate (sharing only). The All-Inclusive package includes the conference, accommodation, all meals and drinks and certain sports (see below for full details) We have negotiated special rates for extra nights/spouses & children (see below) | ||
Abstracts | Deadline has passed | ||
Schedule Travel & attractions | |||
Should you have any queries please contact Abcam Administration Team.
Tel: +44 1323 637723 Fax: +44 1323 637777
Email: abcam@confpeople.co.uk
Other information
1. Full meeting schedule
Tuesday 5th December
Keynote Speaker
18:00 - 19:00 Steve Henikoff "Epigenetic patterns generated by histone replacement"
Welcome reception and buffet at poolside.
Allegro Live resort show
Wednesday 6th December
Chair: Jerry Workman
- 09:00 - 09:30 Yang Shi "Dynamic regulation of histone methylation by demethylases"
- 09:30 - 09:45 Jesper Christensen "The Retinoblastoma tumor suppressor binding protein RBP2 is a transcriptional repressor demethylating tri- and dimethylated lysine 4 on Histone H3"
- 09:45 - 10:00 Mischa Machius "Structural basis for CoREST-dependent demethylation of nucleosomes by the human LSD1 histone demethylase"
- 10:00 - 10:30 Ramin Shiekhattar "Functional and biochemical characterization of histone demethylase complexes"
Drinks break in hotel lobby
- 11:00 - 11:30 Yi Zhang "Histone demethylation by the JmjC domain-containing proteins"
- 11:30 - 11:45 Francis Stewart "Epigenetic aspects of lineage commitment"
- 11:45 - 12:00 Henk Stunnenberg "Title and abstract unavailable"
- 12:00 - 12:30 Ali Shilatifard "H2B monoubiquitination and H3K4 methylation via COMPASS"
Lunch at the Beach Buffet Restaurant and free time
Chair: Yang Shi
- 16:00 - 16:30 Shelley Berger "Factor and histone covalent modifications in genome regulation"
- 16:30 - 16:45 Sung Hee Baek "A novel link between SUMO modification of a chromatin remodeling complex and cancer metastasis"
- 16:45 - 17:00 Laszlo Tora "The simultaneously dimethylated Lys-9 and phosphorylated Ser-10 tails of histone H3 adopt different conformations during mitosis"
- 17:00 - 17:30 Tony Kouzarides "Characterisation of novel histone modifications"
18:00 - 21:00 Posters and buffet by the pool
Allegro Live resort show
Thursday 7th December
Chair: Genevieve Almouzni
- 09:00 - 09:30 Thomas Jenuwein "Epigenetic control by histone methylation"
- 09:30 - 09:45 Roberta Benetti "The role of Dicer in the regulation of chromatin at telomeres"
- 09:45 - 10:00 Mareike Puschendorf "Ezh2 independent targeting of PRC1 proteins to paternal constitutive heterochromatin in mouse pre-implantation embryos"
- 10:00 - 10:30 Edith Heard "The nuclear and epigenetic dynamics of X-chromosome inactivation in the mouse"
Drinks break in hotel lobby
- 11:00 - 11:30 Adrian Bird "MeCP2: molecular interactions and phenotypic stability in a mouse model of Rett Syndrome"
- 11:30 - 11:45 Jon Penterman "DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis thaliana"
- 11:45 - 12:00 Francois Fuks "The Polycomb Group protein EZH2 is recruited to promoters by MECP2"
- 12:00 - 12:30 Paolo Sassone-Corsi "A Chromatin remodeling CLOCK"
Lunch at the Beach Buffet Restaurant and free time
Chair: Ramin Shiekhattar
- 16:00 - 16:30 Danny Reinberg "A molecular understanding of epigenetics"
- 16:30 - 16:45 Jessica Tyler "The mechanistic basis for the requirement of promoter chromatin disassembly for transcriptional activation"
- 16:45 - 17:00 Gratien Prefontaine "Epigenetic mechanisms influencing pituitary gene expression"
- 17:00 - 17:30 Bob Kingston "Possible roles in silencing for piRNAs"
18:00 - 19:30 Posters and drinks by the pool
Beach barbeque and live band on the sand
Friday 8th December
Chair: Edith Heard
- 09:00 - 09:30 Michael Grunstein "Deacetylation of histone H4 K16 regulates gene activity in yeast"
- 09:30 - 09:45 Ann Ehrenhofer-Murray "A role for the HDAC Rpd3 in establishing eurchromatinheterochromatin boundaries at yeast telomeres"
- 09:45 - 10:00 Wyatt Yue "CARM1 and histone methylation - a structural study"
- 10:00 - 10:30 Sharon Dent "Common and unique factors regulate Set1-mediated methylation of the Dam1 kinetochore protein and histone H3"
Drinks break in hotel lobby
- 11:00 - 11:30 Genevieve Almouzni "Chromatin assembly factors, histone H3 variants and cell cycle"
- 11:30 - 11:45 Dmitry Fyodorov "ATP-Dependant Deposition of Histone H3.3 by Drosophila CHD1 in vivo"
- 11:45 - 12:00 Roberto Mantovani "The histone fold trimer NF-Y is required to define positive histone marks in CCAAT-promotors: a genome wide analysis"
- 12:00 - 12:30 Jerry Workman "Histone modification and chromatin remodeling in transcription"
Lunch at the Beach Buffet Restaurant
Conference ends
2. Included in your registration fee package:
- Accommodation on 5, 6 & 7 Dec 2006 (3 nights) and conference
- Airport transfers (for delegates arriving on 5 December and departing on 8 December)
- All meals and refreshment breaks
- Unlimited local alcoholic beverages and soft drinks
- House wine served with dinner
- Scuba lessons in the pool
- Horseriding (reservation required), bicycle hire, tennis & exercise room
- Non-motorized water sports - kayaks, snorkeling equipment, sailing, aqua aerobics and windsurfing
- Kid's Club supervised activities program
3. Additional nights, spouses and children:
For spouses/partners staying during the conference dates (Dec 5, 6 and 7) the all inclusive rate is $435 (includes are conference socials and transfers). If you wish to extend your stay at the hotel, or you would like to invite guests/spouses for additional nights outside the conference dates, Abcam have negotiated special all-inclusive rates of $125 (double occupancy) and $145 (single occupancy) per person. Abcam have also secured special all inclusive rates for children for the duration of the conference and for additional nights - children under 2 are free of charge, ages 2 - 12 are $30 per night and ages 12+ are $130 per night. Please contact the conference administration team directly to request availability for children and to book extra nights.
4. Travel options:
The nearest airport to the conference resort is Punta Cana Airport, which is approximately 45 minutes transfer away. Abcam will be offering transfers from Punta Cana airport as part of the conference package. (The main international airport in the Dominican Republic is Santa Domingo however this is 3.5 hours away from the conference venue.)
Punta Cana airport offers scheduled services from:
- United States: American Airlines (New York, Miami), United (Chicago), US Airways (Philadelphia and Charlotte, NC), Continental (Newark).
- Canada: Air Canada (Calgary, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg) and Air Transat (Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg).
- Caribbean: American Eagle (San Juan, Puerto Rico).
- Europe: Martinair (Amsterdam), Holland Exel (Amsterdam and Brussels), Air France (Paris), Air Plus Comet, Iberworld and Air Pullmantur (Madrid), Condor (Frankfurt), LTU (Dusseldorf and Munich), Aerofly and Lauda Italy (Milan), Lauda Austria (Viena).
- Latin America: Avianca (Bogota), Aeropostal (Caracas), Lanchile (Miami and Santiago de Chile).
There are additional charter services from:
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh and St. Louis; Hamilton, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto, Windsor, Winnipeg; Brussels, Lisbon, Manchester, London, Moscow, Zurich and Buenos Aires.
5. Visas:
It is strongly advised that you confirm whether you require a visa to travel to the Dominican Republic before you book your flights!
6. Attractions:
The Occidental Allegro Punta Cana resort boasts one of the most attractive beaches in the area - lined with palm trees and unspoilt. If you are interested in exporing the rest of this beautiful destination then Santa Domingo, the capitol of the Dominican Republic, claims the western hemisphere's first cathedral, first monastery, first hospital, first university and first law court. The rest of the Dominican Republic has some of the world's most beautiful beaches and a wealth of attractions to suit every taste. We recommend browsing WebDominicanan or VirtualTourist for an overview and tourist guide!
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