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Chicagoland Chromatin Club

Chicagoland Chromatin Club

The Chicagoland Chromatin Club aims to foster collaboration, share cutting-edge research, and build a vibrant community of scientists dedicated to understanding chromatin biology and its impact on gene regulation, development, and disease.

Upcoming Event Details

Date: June 26, 2026

Time: 12:00 noon (PDT) / 2:00 p.m. (CDT)

Featured Speaker:

  • Yue Yang, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Dept of Neurobiology, Northwestern University
    3D Spatial Organization of Neurons and their Genes

Trainee Presenter:

  • Alexis Jacob - Ph.D. Candidate, Brickner Lab, Northwestern University
    Determining the Molecular Mechanism By Which Crm1/Xpo1-mediated Chromatin Organization Promotes Transcription.

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Previous Event Details

Date: May 29, 2026

Time: 12:00 noon (PDT) / 2:00 p.m. (CDT)

Featured Speaker:

  • Jan Spille, Ph.D., - Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Chicago
    Chromatin Structure and Single Molecule Dynamics in Transcription Condensates

 

Date: April 24, 2026

Time: 12:00 noon (PDT) / 2:00 p.m. (CDT)

Featured Speaker:

  • Andrea Piunti, Ph.D., - Assistant Professor, University of Chicago
    Chromatin Deregulation in Pediatric Cancers

Trainee Presenter:

  • Gönen Memişoğlu, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, Ruthenburg Lab, University of Chicago
    Before the Levee Breaks: Transcription on Broken Chromosomes

 

Date: March 27, 2026

Time: 12:00 noon (PDT) / 2:00 p.m. (CDT)

Keynote Speakers:

  • Celeste Greer, Ph.D., - Assistant Professor, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago
    HEXIM1 Controls Activity-Dependent Gene Expression in Neurons

 

Date: January 23, 2026

Time: 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m. (CST)

Location: Northwestern University - Simpson & Kimberly Querrey Biomedical Center
303 East Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60611

Invited Speakers:

  • Dr. Andrew Koh - University of Chicago
  • Dr. Valerie Chai - Rosalind Franklin
  • Dr. Jason Brickner - Northwestern University (Evanston)
  • Dr. Constantinos Chronis - UIC
  • Dr. Rocco Gogliotti - Loyola University
  • Dr. Ali Shilatifard - Northwestern University