Workshop Programme – Paris-Munich Epigenetics 2023
Paris-Munich Epigenetics Workshop & Symposium 2023
Wednesday June 14 & Friday June 16, 2023
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Large Auditorium of the T-Building,
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Workshop Programme:
Tuesday, June 13
Arrival & over-night stay in MPI Guest House
Free evening in Munich
Wednesday, June 14
Workshop I:
8:45 – 9:00 Welcome by the Organizers
9:00 – 10:30 Introduction of participants I (round table, ~8 minutes each)
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 Introduction of participants II (round table, ~8 minutes each)
Lunch break
13:30 – 14:15 Lecture: General introduction to epigenetics - P.A. Defossez
14:15 – 15:00 Lecture: Epigenetic enzymes and mechanisms - H. Leonhardt
Coffee break
15:30 – 16:15 Lecture: Techniques to study epigenetic phenomena - T. Bartke
16:15 – 16:30 Introduction to Symposium - P.A. Defossez
16:30 – 17:00 Registration for Symposium
Coffee break during registration
Scientific symposium – see Programme
Friday, June 16
Workshop II:
14:00 – 15:00 Lecture: Communication in science - Alison Abbott
(science journalist/senior European correspondent at Nature)
Coffee break
15:30 – 16:30 Career talks by workshop speakers (career path & current job)
1. Presentation - academic/PI: Daphne Cabianca
(junior PI - IFE/Helmholtz Zentrum München)
2. Presentation - biotech start-up company: Moritz Völker-Albert
(CEO - LMU Munich spin-off company EpiQMax)
3. Presentation - large pharma company: Holger Richly
(Head of cell-based therapies - Boehringer-Ingelheim)
4. Presentation - journal editor: Poonam Bheda
(senior editor - Nature Communications)
Coffee break with drinks and nibbles
17:00 – 18:00 Open discussion & free questions from workshop participants
(workshop speakers & Organizers)
18:00 Concluding remarks by Organizers
Farewell drinks and dinner
End of workshop
Over-night stay in MPI Guest House
Saturday, June 17
Departure