CLEPSO Meeting 2011 - Program
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Day one, March 11th, 2011
Get together 10:30 h – 11:00 h
Reception
Ulrich Mahlknecht, Conference Organizer
Welcome Speeches
11.00 h – 11:30 h
Michael Menger, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Saarland University
Volker Linneweber, Saarland University President
Peter Hauptmann, Secretary of State, Ministry of Science and Economy
Keynote Speakers
11.30 h – 12:00 h
Lucia Altucci, University of Naples, Italy
Molecular Basis and Novel Options for Alternative Epigenetic Treatments Against Cancer
12:00 h – 12:30 h
James R. Davie, University of Manitoba, Canada
Histone Deacetylase 1 and 2: Distribution and Function in the Regulation of Gene Expression
12:30 h – 13:00 h
Marc Diederich, Fondation Recherche sur le Cancer et les Maladies du Sang, Luxemburg
Natural Compounds are Epigenetic Regulators of Leukemia Gene Expression
Lunch break 13:00 h – 14:00 h
14:00 h – 14:30 h
Karl Ekwall, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Epigenetics of Cellular Differentiation.
14:30 h – 15:00 h
Nicole Engel, Ludwig Maximilian's University Munich, Germany
Epigenetic Approaches in Stem Cell Transplantation
15:00 - 15:30h
Igor Afanas'ev, Moscow, Russia
The Surviving/Death Effects of Reactive Oxygen Species in Cancer Cells
15:30 h – 16:00 h
Steven Gray, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Epigenetic Treatment of Neurological Disease
Coffee break 16:00 h – 16:30 h
16:30 h – 17:00 h
Georges Herbein, University of Besancon, France
Epigenetic Regulation of HIV-1 Transcription
17:00 h – 17:30 h
Gordan Lauc and Vlatka Zoldos, Zagreb, Croatia
Epigenetics of Protein Glycosylation
17:30 h – 18:00 h
Manfred Jung, University of Freiburg, Germany
HDAC Inhibition - a Matter of Selectivity?!
20:00 h Dinner
Day two, March 12th, 2011
8:30 h – 9:00 h
Kevin Morris, La Jolla, CA, USA
The action of natural antisense non-coding RNAs in guiding epigenetic states in human cells
9:00 h – 9:30 h
Omar Khan, Oxford, UK
Clinical Application of HDAC Inhibitors
9:30 h – 10:00 h
Eckart Meese, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
MicroRNA Expression Signatures of Tumor Patients
10:00 h – 10:30 h
Richard L Momparler, University of Montreal, Canada
Potential of 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine in Cancer Therapy
Coffee break 10:30 h – 11:00 h
11:00 h – 11:30 h
Pamela Munster, University of California, San Francisco
Epigenetic Modulation to Reverse Hormonal Therapy Resistance
11:30 h – 12:00 h
Wolfgang Schulz, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
Selective Changes of Retroelement Expression in Human Prostate Cancer
12:00 h – 12:30 h
Stephen Nimer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Epigenetics of Hematological Disease
Lunch break 12:30 h – 14:00 h
14:00 h – 14:30 h
Christoph Plass, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
Cancer Chemoprevention by Targeting the Epigenome
14:30 h – 15:00 h
Jörg Reichrath, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
Epigenetic Modulation of Vitamin D Signaling in Melanoma Cells?
15:00 h – 15:30 h
Ed Seto, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
Functions, Mechanisms of Action, and Regulations of HDACs
Coffee break 15:30 h – 16:00 h
16:00 h – 16:30 h
Trygve Tollefsbol, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
Epigenetics as a Clinical Dietary-based Intervention in Aging and Cancer Prevention
16:30 h – 17:00 h
Jörn Walter, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
5-Hydroxymethyl-cytosine - a New Modification Important for Epigenetic Reprogramming
17:00 – 17:00 h
Ulrich Mahlknecht
Concluding remarks, end of congress