organized by Dr. Nihal Dharmasiri
Dr. Keith Slotkin
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics
Ohio State University
“Establishment of Heterochromatin: How the cell recognizes and triggers transposable elements for trans-generational silencing”
Dr. Karen McGinnis
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Florida State University
“Epigenetic regulation of gene expression in maize”
Dr. Hong Qiao
Assistant Professor, Molecular Biosciences
University of Texas at Austin
“Molecular mechanisms of interplay between ethylene signaling and chromatin regulation in Arabidopsis”
Dr. Scott Michaels
Professor of Biology and Director, Center For Genomics & Bioinformatics
Indiana University
“Large-Scale Heterochromatic Remodeling Facilitates DNA Repair”