Chromatin Days: Reunion & Valediction – May 26-27, 2025
Celebrating 12 years of exciting chromatin research in Munich
26.05.2025 – 27.05.2025
May 26-27, 2025 
Biomedical Center, Small Lecture Hall
On Monday and Tuesday, May 26-27, the 16th CRC 1064 Chromatin Days (Reunion & Valediction) took place in the BMC, attended by current and former CRC members and associates, postdocs, IRTG members and other doctoral researchers, and many other chromatin enthusiasts from the greater Munich area and beyond.
This year’s Chromatin Days program was somewhat different than in past years: in addition to the 21 project presentations, 6 former CRC members were invited as speakers:
- Sandra Hake (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen)
- Sigurd Braun (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen),
- Felix Müller-Planitz (Technische Universität Dresden)
- Elisa Oberbeckmann (Georg-August Universität Göttingen)
- Sebastian Eustermann (EMBL Heidelberg)
- Boris Pfander (Technische Universität Dortmund)
IRTG members who did not present project talks gave flash talks or presented fun posters, for which IRTG members were encouraged to include personal aspects and comments on their PhD path in addition to descriptions of their scientific topics. The poster session was followed by the traditional “Chromatin Day” barbecue. After dinner, attendees showed spontaneity, creativity and teamwork during a flash competition, and came up with some memorable (and dynamic!) interpretations of nucleosomes in motion!
The main meeting concluded on Tuesday at midday. IRTG members and alumni rounded off the day with an IRTG Satellite Session, comprised of short alumni career testimonies, followed by a feedback round – thinking about what we benefitted from within the consortium, what could be improved upon, and how to maintain the network after the CRC ends.
The numerous former members and alumni attending, the exciting project talks, the lively discussions and the familiar atmosphere of the meeting in general was testimony to the success, collaborative spirit and sense of community established over the 12 years of Chromatin Dynamics. It was announced that a scaled-down IRTG will continue – still providing orientation and guidance for remaining IRTG members (and new doctoral researchers joining the chromatin community), maintaining the IRTG-Alumni network, contributing to campus events and organizing seminars.
Many thanks to all who attended and all speakers and contributors