Epigenetics 2017

Thank you to everyone for their participation in the 2nd International Congress on Epigenetics and Chromatin which took place at Frankfurt, Germany during November 06-08, 2017

The analysis of the conference evaluation forms shows that the event was very well received as a valuable and stimulating.

The majority of delegates who completed the conference evaluation forms rated the conference as a whole as “excellent” or “very good”.

The conference was initiated with the Honorable presence of the Keynote forum. The list includes:

David S Schrump, National Cancer Institute, USA

Identification of novel epigenetic targets in lung cancer using an induced pluripotent stem cell model

Kari Stefansson, deCODE genetics, Iceland

The epigenetics of common diseases

Alyssa Alabassi, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK

Reporting from the field; how epigenetics, genomics, big data and predictive analysis technology are impacting the everyday practice of healthcare  

Bernd Kaina, University Medical Center, Germany

Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of DNA repair

Mario Bauer, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research– UFZ, Germany

Cell type-specific methylation pattern: A chance to minimize cohorts for epigenome-wide studies

Albert Jeltsch, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Setting of DNA methylation – biological and technical approaches

All the presentations were rated “excellent” by the majority, some attracted comments such as “great keynote”– really interesting and fascinating speaker”

The choice of venue was also very popular with the delegates: the majority rated the convenience of the location, its comfort and facilities and the catering as “excellent”

Of course, an enormous amount of effort goes into planning a conference such as this, and we owe thanks to all involved. First we are very grateful to the conference sponsors.

A special vote thanks is due to our speakers, moderators, chairs, student rapporteurs, for their contributions on the day, as well as the hard work devoted to preparing for their roles.

We are glad to inform that all accepted abstracts for the conference have been indexed in Conference Series LLC “Journal of Clinical Epigenetics” as a special issue.

We are also obliged to various delegate experts, company representatives and other eminent personalities who supported the conference by facilitating active discussion forums.

We sincerely thank the Organizing Committee Members for their gracious presence, support and assistance towards the success of Epigenetics 2017

With the unique feedbacks from the conference, we would like to announce the commencement of the 4th International Congress on Epigenetics & Chromatin during September 03-05, 2018 at London, UK

Theme: Epigenetics: The Science of Change

Ageing, Animal, Cancer, Cardio, Environment, Forensic, Genetics, Medical, Neuroscience, Plant, Reproductive

Discover the epigenetic innovations of the future.  Learn, collaborate and be inspired.

Let us meet again @ Epigenetics 2018