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All-Ireland Chromatin Consortium (AICC)

The All-Ireland Chromatin Consortium was established in 2021 to foster collaborations between researchers located across the whole of Ireland, promote scientific exchange, and to facilitate networking between students, postdocs, and PIs working in the field of chromatin biology.

The scientific focus of the consortium is broad, and we intend to bridge basic, applied, and translational chromatin research, including transcriptional regulation, chromatin folding and DNA methylation.

The All-Ireland Chromatin Consortium promotes and expects a non-judgmental and supportive attitude from participants. If you would like to join the AICC, please visit the AICC website for more information.

Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required.

Upcoming Event Details

Date: September 27, 2024

Time: 8:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (IST/BST)

Keynote Speaker: Maxim Greenberg, Ph.D. - Group Leader, Institut Jacques Monod, Paris
Chromatin Dynamics in Mammalian Development

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Previous Event Details

Date: May 31, 2024

Time: 8:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (IST/BST)

Keynote Speaker: John Diffley, Ph.D. - Principal Group Leader - Associate Research Director, The Francis Crick Institute
Biochemical Approaches to Chromatin Replication

Date: March 22, 2024

Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (GMT)

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ali Shilatifard
Transcriptional Elongation Control and Chromatin in Developmental Gene Expression, Aging, and Disease

Date: February 23, 2024

Time: 8:00 a.m. (PDT) / 4:00 p.m. (GMT)

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Goncalo Castelo-Branco, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden

Date: January 26, 2024

Time: 9:00 a.m. (PDT) / 4:00 p.m. (GMT)

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Geneviève Almouzni, CNRS/Institut Curie, Paris, France
Histone Variants and Their Partners Shaping Chromatin and Cell Fate

Date: November 3, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m. (PDT) / 4:00 p.m. (GMT)

Keynote Speaker: Richard Jenner

Date: November 24, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m. (PDT) / 4:00 p.m. (GMT)

Keynote Speaker: Robert Allshire

Date: April 28, 2023

Time: 8:00 a.m. (PDT) / 4:00 p.m. (BST)

Keynote Speaker: Karolin Luger

Date: February 24, 2023

Time: 8:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (GMT)

Keynote Speaker: Steven Henikoff – Professor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Date: January 27, 2023

Time: 8:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (BST)

Keynote Speaker: Joanna Wysocka

Date: October 28, 2022

Time: 8:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (BST)

Keynote Speaker: Anja Goth
Chromatin Replication and Epigenome Maintenance

Date: September 30, 2022

Time: 8:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (BST)

Keynote Speaker: Alvaro Rada-Iglesias

Date: May 27, 2022

Time: 8:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (BST)

Keynote Speaker: Nada Jabado

Date: April 29^th, 2022

Time: 7:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (BST)

Keynote Speaker: Wendy Bickmore

Date: March 25^th, 2022

Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (GMT)

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Dirk Schubeler, Ph.D. – FMI/ University of Basel, Switzerland

Date: February 25^th, 2022

Time: 8:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (GMT)

Keynote Speaker: Rob Klose, Ph.D. – Professor of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK

Date: February 4^th, 2022

Time: 8:00 a.m. (PT) / 4:00 p.m. (GMT)

Keynote Speaker: Kristian Helin, Ph.D. – Professor, Chief Executive and President of The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK

Date: December 3^rd, 2021

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (GMT)

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eileen Furlong – European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany

Organized By: Dr. Effie Kostareli, Queen’s University Belfast

Meeting Agenda

Welcome Address and Introduction to AICC

• 10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Dr. Effie Kostareli

Plenary Session 1 - Chair: Dr. Simon McDade

• 10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Dr. Konstantin Panov, Queen’s University Belfast – Histone Demethylase KDM4A as Master Regulator of Post-stress Recovery.
• 10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Dr. Yaser Atlasi, PGJCCR, Queen’s University Belfast – Dissecting the Enhancer Landscape in Embryonic Stem Cells.
• 10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Dr. Gerard Brien, Trinity College Dublin – Targeting Oncogenic Chromatin Regulation in Childhood Cancers.
• 11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Dr. Sara Farrona, National University of Ireland Galway – UBP5, A New Interactor of PRC2 in Arabidopsis.

Short Talks Series 1 - Chair: Dr. Catríona Dowling

• 11:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Tamas Sessler, Queen’s University Belfast
• 11:40 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Marlena Mucha, Trinity College Dublin
• 11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Ryan Lusby, Queen’s University Belfast

Sponsor Talk

• 12:10 p.m. – 12:25 p.m. Dr. Leonardo Motta, Active Motif

Poster Viewing and Lunch Break

• 12:25 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.

Keynote Address - Chair: Dr. Vijay Tiwari

• 1:40 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Dr. Eileen Furlong, EMBL, Germany – Forget About Chromatin – Enhancers Do the Job!

Short Talk Series 2 - Chair: Dr. Gerard Brien

• 2:40 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Karen Conboy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• 2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eleanor Glancy, Trinity College Dublin
• 3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Charalampos Xanthopoulos, WWIEM, Queen’s University Belfast
• 12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. Orla Deevy, Trinity College Dublin

Break

• 3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Tea/Coffee Break

Short Talk Series 3 - Chair: Prof. Colum Walsh

• 3:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Mohammed Inayatullah, Queen’s University Belfast
• 3:40 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Febrimarsa Febrimarsa, National University of Ireland Galway
• 3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Aditi Singh, Queen’s University Belfast

Career Development and Networking Event

• 4:00 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Opportunities for AICC PhD students and postdocs - Dr. Gerard Brien and Dr. Simon McDade

Plenary Session 2 - Chair: Prof Uri Frank

• 4:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Dr. Adrian Bracken, Trinity College Dublin – Polycombs in Cancer and Developmental Disorders.
• 4:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Dr. Adone Sarip, PGJCCR, Queen’s University Belfast – Unlocking Chromatin Through Targeting DOC1 and NuRD in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas.

Poster and Presentation Awards

• 5:00 p.m. Chair: Dr. Adrian Bracken