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SUMMARY:Kaushik Ragunathan\, Ph.D. (Brandeis) || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Kaushik Ragunathan\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor of Biology\nBrandeis University
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/kaushik-ragunathan-phd-brandeis-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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SUMMARY:Kaushik Ragunathan\, Ph.D. (Brandeis) || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Kaushik Ragunathan\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor of Biology\nBrandeis University
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/kaushik-ragunathan-phd-brandeis-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T160000
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SUMMARY:Benjamin Sabari\, Ph.D. (UT Southwestern) || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Ben Sabari\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nUT Southwestern Medical Center
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/benjamin-sabari-ph-d-ut-southwestern-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T160000
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UID:14784-1770307200-1770310800@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Benjamin Sabari\, Ph.D. (UT Southwestern) || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Ben Sabari\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nUT Southwestern Medical Center
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/benjamin-sabari-ph-d-ut-southwestern-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T160000
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CREATED:20250721T110709Z
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UID:13887-1767888000-1767891600@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Anders Sejr Hansen\, Ph.D. (MIT) || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Anders Sejr Hansen\, Ph.D.\nClass of 1943 Career Development Professor\nMIT
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/anders-sejr-hansen-ph-d-mit-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T160000
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DTSTAMP:20250721T110709Z
CREATED:20250721T110709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T110709Z
UID:14782-1767888000-1767891600@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Anders Sejr Hansen\, Ph.D. (MIT) || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Anders Sejr Hansen\, Ph.D.\nClass of 1943 Career Development Professor\nMIT
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/anders-sejr-hansen-ph-d-mit-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T160000
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DTSTAMP:20250718T164228Z
CREATED:20250718T164228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T164228Z
UID:13880-1764950400-1764954000@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Julie Secombe\, Ph.D. || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Julie Secombe\, Ph.D.\nProfessor of Genetics\nAlbert Einstein College of Medicine \nHosted by Joe Zhou\, Ph.D.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/julie-secombe-ph-d-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T160000
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UID:14780-1764950400-1764954000@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Julie Secombe\, Ph.D. || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Julie Secombe\, Ph.D.\nProfessor of Genetics\nAlbert Einstein College of Medicine \nHosted by Joe Zhou\, Ph.D.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/julie-secombe-ph-d-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T160000
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CREATED:20250718T154620Z
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UID:13877-1763049600-1763053200@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Alessandro Gardini\, Ph.D. (Wistar) || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Alessandro Gardini\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Genome Regulation and Cell Signaling\nThe Wistar Institute\nGardini Lab
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/alessandro-gardini-ph-d-wistar-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T170000
DTSTAMP:20250718T154620Z
CREATED:20250718T154620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T154620Z
UID:14779-1763049600-1763053200@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Alessandro Gardini\, Ph.D. (Wistar) || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Alessandro Gardini\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Genome Regulation and Cell Signaling\nThe Wistar Institute\nGardini Lab
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/alessandro-gardini-ph-d-wistar-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T170000
DTSTAMP:20250718T151047Z
CREATED:20250718T151047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T151047Z
UID:13870-1758211200-1758214800@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Kathy Liu\, Ph.D. (Penn) || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Kathy Liu\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics\nUniversity of Pennsylvania\nThe Liu Lab \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/kathy-liu-ph-d-penn-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T170000
DTSTAMP:20250718T151047Z
CREATED:20250718T151047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T151047Z
UID:14777-1758211200-1758214800@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Kathy Liu\, Ph.D. (Penn) || Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Kathy Liu\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics\nUniversity of Pennsylvania\nThe Liu Lab \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/kathy-liu-ph-d-penn-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T130946Z
CREATED:20240823T130946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T130946Z
UID:13346-1749139200-1749142800@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Junyue Cao\, Ph.D. (Rockefeller University) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Junyue Cao\, Ph.D.\nFisher Center Foundation Assistant Professor\nThe Rockefeller University\nThe Cao Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, June 5\, 2025\, as we welcome Junyue Cao\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor at the Rockefeller University. This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDespite active cell proliferation\, differentiation and apoptosis\, mammalian organs maintain their size and function\, indicative of a delicately balanced program that regulates cell population dynamics. Dysregulation of this homeostasis results in imbalances that can give rise to aging\, and aging-related diseases(e.g.\, neurodegenerative disorders and cancer). The central vision of the Cao Lab is to investigate how does a cell population maintain homeostasis and how it is disrupted in aging and diseases. Our primary approach is to develop state-of-the-art genomic techniques to profile and perturb cell dynamics at single-cell resolution and dissecting its connection with internal transcriptome state and external cell-cell interactions. Our long-term goal is to leverage this knowledge to develop cell-type-specific engineering tools to enhance cell population robustness or restore cell population homeostasis. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/junyue-cao-ph-d-rockefeller-university-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T130946Z
CREATED:20240823T130946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T130946Z
UID:14769-1749139200-1749142800@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Junyue Cao\, Ph.D. (Rockefeller University) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Junyue Cao\, Ph.D.\nFisher Center Foundation Assistant Professor\nThe Rockefeller University\nThe Cao Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, June 5\, 2025\, as we welcome Junyue Cao\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor at the Rockefeller University. This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDespite active cell proliferation\, differentiation and apoptosis\, mammalian organs maintain their size and function\, indicative of a delicately balanced program that regulates cell population dynamics. Dysregulation of this homeostasis results in imbalances that can give rise to aging\, and aging-related diseases(e.g.\, neurodegenerative disorders and cancer). The central vision of the Cao Lab is to investigate how does a cell population maintain homeostasis and how it is disrupted in aging and diseases. Our primary approach is to develop state-of-the-art genomic techniques to profile and perturb cell dynamics at single-cell resolution and dissecting its connection with internal transcriptome state and external cell-cell interactions. Our long-term goal is to leverage this knowledge to develop cell-type-specific engineering tools to enhance cell population robustness or restore cell population homeostasis. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/junyue-cao-ph-d-rockefeller-university-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T170000
DTSTAMP:20240827T113138Z
CREATED:20240827T113138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T113138Z
UID:13353-1746720000-1746723600@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Nicola Neretti\, Ph.D. (Brown University) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Nicola Neretti\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Molecular Biology\, Cell Biology\, and Biochemistry\nAssociate Director for the Center on the Biology of Aging\nBrown University\nThe Neretti Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, May 8\, 2025\, as we welcome Nicola Neretti\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor at BrownUniversity. This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Neretti has been working on interdisciplinary projects which involve signal/image processing\, and modeling of biological systems. His current focus is the application of high throughput techniques such as RNA-seq to study changes in the transcriptional network caused by genetic and environmental interventions that extend life span in model organisms. His most recent work includes the development of computational methods to detect age-associated chromatin changes and activation of transposable elements. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/nicola-neretti-ph-d-brown-university-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T170000
DTSTAMP:20240827T113138Z
CREATED:20240827T113138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T113138Z
UID:14770-1746720000-1746723600@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Nicola Neretti\, Ph.D. (Brown University) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Nicola Neretti\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Molecular Biology\, Cell Biology\, and Biochemistry\nAssociate Director for the Center on the Biology of Aging\nBrown University\nThe Neretti Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, May 8\, 2025\, as we welcome Nicola Neretti\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor at BrownUniversity. This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Neretti has been working on interdisciplinary projects which involve signal/image processing\, and modeling of biological systems. His current focus is the application of high throughput techniques such as RNA-seq to study changes in the transcriptional network caused by genetic and environmental interventions that extend life span in model organisms. His most recent work includes the development of computational methods to detect age-associated chromatin changes and activation of transposable elements. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/nicola-neretti-ph-d-brown-university-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T130450Z
CREATED:20240823T130450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T130450Z
UID:13343-1744300800-1744304400@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Xin Liu\, Ph.D. (UT Southwestern) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Xin Liu\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nW.W. Caruth\, Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research\nUT Southwestern Medical Center\nThe Liu Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, April 10\, 2025\, as we welcome Xin Liu\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Liu Lab \nis interested in understanding the regulation of transcription and chromatin dynamics underlying many fundamental biological processes including differentiation\, development\, and oncogenesis. The current research of the laboratory is focused on elucidating the molecular and biophysical basis of chromatin organization\, including chromatin looping and heterochromatin formation during gene activation and silencing\, with a combined approach of structural biology\, biochemistry\, and chemical biology. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/xin-liu-ph-d-ut-southwestern-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T130450Z
CREATED:20240823T130450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T130450Z
UID:14768-1744300800-1744304400@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Xin Liu\, Ph.D. (UT Southwestern) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Xin Liu\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nW.W. Caruth\, Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research\nUT Southwestern Medical Center\nThe Liu Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, April 10\, 2025\, as we welcome Xin Liu\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Liu Lab \nis interested in understanding the regulation of transcription and chromatin dynamics underlying many fundamental biological processes including differentiation\, development\, and oncogenesis. The current research of the laboratory is focused on elucidating the molecular and biophysical basis of chromatin organization\, including chromatin looping and heterochromatin formation during gene activation and silencing\, with a combined approach of structural biology\, biochemistry\, and chemical biology. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/xin-liu-ph-d-ut-southwestern-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T125406Z
CREATED:20240823T125406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T125406Z
UID:13339-1741276800-1741280400@epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com
SUMMARY:Diana Hargreaves\, Ph.D. (Salk Institute) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Diana Hargreaves\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nSalk Institute\nThe Hargreaves Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, March 6\, 2025\, as we welcome Diana Hargreaves\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor at the Salk Institute. This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Hargreaves Lab is interested in epigenetic regulation mediated by the BAF chromatin remodeling complex. Chromatin remodeling complexes are known to create DNA accessibility through hydrolysis of ATP to allow binding of transcription and repair factors to DNA. However\, these large multi-subunit complexes also contain many other proteins of unknown function that are critical for development and highly mutated in human disease. Our goal is to use a combination of biochemical and epigenomic assays to understand the function of these complexes during normal cellular differentiation and the mechanistic basis for diseases caused by mutations in BAF complex subunits. We are focusing on cellular models of inflammation\, cancer\, and pluripotency. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/diana-hargreaves-ph-d-salk-institute-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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SUMMARY:Diana Hargreaves\, Ph.D. (Salk Institute) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Diana Hargreaves\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nSalk Institute\nThe Hargreaves Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, March 6\, 2025\, as we welcome Diana Hargreaves\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor at the Salk Institute. This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Hargreaves Lab is interested in epigenetic regulation mediated by the BAF chromatin remodeling complex. Chromatin remodeling complexes are known to create DNA accessibility through hydrolysis of ATP to allow binding of transcription and repair factors to DNA. However\, these large multi-subunit complexes also contain many other proteins of unknown function that are critical for development and highly mutated in human disease. Our goal is to use a combination of biochemical and epigenomic assays to understand the function of these complexes during normal cellular differentiation and the mechanistic basis for diseases caused by mutations in BAF complex subunits. We are focusing on cellular models of inflammation\, cancer\, and pluripotency. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/diana-hargreaves-ph-d-salk-institute-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T121344Z
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SUMMARY:H. Courtney Hodges\, Ph.D. (Baylor University) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:H. Courtney Hodges\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology\nBaylor College of Medicine\nThe Hodges Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, February 6\, 2025\, as we welcome H. Courtney Hodges\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Hodges will give a talk titled “Disordered interaction modules that impart specificity for chromatin and transcription.” Immediately following Dr. Hodges\, we will hear from Krista Budinich\, Graduate Student in the Wan Lab\, who will give a talk titled\, “RNA enhances the function of oncogenic transcriptional condensates formed by a mutant chromatin reader.” This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \nAbout the H. Courtney Hodges\, Ph.D. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nResearch in the Hodges lab focuses on gene regulation in cancer and normal cells. We use interdisciplinary approaches\, including epigenomics\, live-cell imaging\, and chemical biology\, to reveal new mechanisms related to chromatin and transcription. We are especially excited by emerging therapeutics related to cancer epigenetics and other areas with translational impact.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/h-courtney-hodges-ph-d-bayloruniversity-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T170000
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SUMMARY:H. Courtney Hodges\, Ph.D. (Baylor University) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:H. Courtney Hodges\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology\nBaylor College of Medicine\nThe Hodges Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, February 6\, 2025\, as we welcome H. Courtney Hodges\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Hodges will give a talk titled “Disordered interaction modules that impart specificity for chromatin and transcription.” Immediately following Dr. Hodges\, we will hear from Krista Budinich\, Graduate Student in the Wan Lab\, who will give a talk titled\, “RNA enhances the function of oncogenic transcriptional condensates formed by a mutant chromatin reader.” This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \nAbout the H. Courtney Hodges\, Ph.D. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nResearch in the Hodges lab focuses on gene regulation in cancer and normal cells. We use interdisciplinary approaches\, including epigenomics\, live-cell imaging\, and chemical biology\, to reveal new mechanisms related to chromatin and transcription. We are especially excited by emerging therapeutics related to cancer epigenetics and other areas with translational impact.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/h-courtney-hodges-ph-d-bayloruniversity-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T120717Z
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SUMMARY:Catherine J. Peña\, Ph.D. (Princeton University) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Catherine J. Peña\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nPrinceton Neuroscience Institute\nPrinceton University\nThe Peña Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, January 9\, 2025\, as we welcome Catherine J. Peña\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor at Princeton University. This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe broad goal of the Peña Lab is to understand mechanistically how early life experiences are encoded and maintained into adulthood to have long-lasting impact on behavior. The lab is currently focused on understanding how early life stress increases sensitivity to subsequent stress. This research is translationally motivated by the robust clinical finding that child maltreatment and other forms of early life stress increase the lifetime risk of depression and other mood\, anxiety\, and drug disorders. Studies in humans and animals suggest that early life stress sensitizes individuals to stress later in life\, leading to a first appearance or synergistic worsening of depression-like symptoms after additional stress.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/catherine-j-pena-ph-d-princeton-university-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T120717Z
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SUMMARY:Catherine J. Peña\, Ph.D. (Princeton University) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Catherine J. Peña\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nPrinceton Neuroscience Institute\nPrinceton University\nThe Peña Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, January 9\, 2025\, as we welcome Catherine J. Peña\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor at Princeton University. This event will take place in Smilow 9-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe broad goal of the Peña Lab is to understand mechanistically how early life experiences are encoded and maintained into adulthood to have long-lasting impact on behavior. The lab is currently focused on understanding how early life stress increases sensitivity to subsequent stress. This research is translationally motivated by the robust clinical finding that child maltreatment and other forms of early life stress increase the lifetime risk of depression and other mood\, anxiety\, and drug disorders. Studies in humans and animals suggest that early life stress sensitizes individuals to stress later in life\, leading to a first appearance or synergistic worsening of depression-like symptoms after additional stress.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/catherine-j-pena-ph-d-princeton-university-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T115944Z
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SUMMARY:Vikram Paralkar\, M.D. (University of Pennsylvania) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Vikram Paralkar\, M.D.\nAssistant Professor of Medicine\nUniversity of Pennsylvania\nThe Paralkar Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, November 7\, 2024\, for a Special Edition Monthly Seminar featuring Dr. Vikram Paralkar. Dr. Paralkar is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.  This event will take place in Smilow 10-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\nResearch in the Paralkar Lab spans the spectrum from human patient sample studies and mouse models to cutting-edge molecular biology tools\, high-throughput sequencing approaches\, and novel computational algorithms\, all with the goal of gaining insight into how the transcription of coding genes and noncoding ribosomal DNA genes is regulated in hematopoietic stem cells\, myeloid progenitors\, and in leukemia.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/vikram-paralkar-m-d-university-of-pennsylvania-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T115944Z
CREATED:20240823T115944Z
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SUMMARY:Vikram Paralkar\, M.D. (University of Pennsylvania) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Vikram Paralkar\, M.D.\nAssistant Professor of Medicine\nUniversity of Pennsylvania\nThe Paralkar Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, November 7\, 2024\, for a Special Edition Monthly Seminar featuring Dr. Vikram Paralkar. Dr. Paralkar is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.  This event will take place in Smilow 10-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \n\n\n\n\nResearch in the Paralkar Lab spans the spectrum from human patient sample studies and mouse models to cutting-edge molecular biology tools\, high-throughput sequencing approaches\, and novel computational algorithms\, all with the goal of gaining insight into how the transcription of coding genes and noncoding ribosomal DNA genes is regulated in hematopoietic stem cells\, myeloid progenitors\, and in leukemia.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/vikram-paralkar-m-d-university-of-pennsylvania-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T115316Z
CREATED:20240823T115316Z
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SUMMARY:Hao Yuan Kueh\, Ph.D. (University of Washington) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Hao Yuan Kueh\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Bioengineering\nUniversity of Washington\nThe Kueh Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, September 12\, 2024\, as we welcome Dr. Hao Yuan Kueh\, Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. Dr. Kueh will be giving a talk titled\, “Understanding and engineering immune cell fate control circuits.” This event will take place in Smilow 10-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \nThe immune system protects the body against a wide array of threats\, ranging from viruses to bacteria to cancer.  These versatile defense capabilities are upheld by a collection of immune cell types\, each of which can sense and mount responses tailored towards distinct types of threats. \nThe Kueh Lab seeks to elucidate how immune cells fate decisions\, both to develop from stem cells\, and to mount effective responses to challenges.  Immune cells utilize circuits of interacting genes and proteins to sense signals and execute cell state transitions.  To understand how these signaling and gene regulatory circuits work\, we use powerful reporter systems and quantitative long-term imaging to follow circuit activity in single cells.  We also use cutting-edge single-cell genomics and genome engineering techniques to define their molecular parts and architecture\, and use mathematical modeling to test and predict their functional performance.  Through this work\, we aim to lay foundations to rationally program immune cells to fight cancer and other life threatening diseases.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/hao-yuan-kueh-ph-d-university-of-washington-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T170000
DTSTAMP:20240823T115316Z
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SUMMARY:Hao Yuan Kueh\, Ph.D. (University of Washington) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Hao Yuan Kueh\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Bioengineering\nUniversity of Washington\nThe Kueh Lab \nPlease join us on Thursday\, September 12\, 2024\, as we welcome Dr. Hao Yuan Kueh\, Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. Dr. Kueh will be giving a talk titled\, “Understanding and engineering immune cell fate control circuits.” This event will take place in Smilow 10-146 and on zoom from 4PM – 5PM. \nThe immune system protects the body against a wide array of threats\, ranging from viruses to bacteria to cancer.  These versatile defense capabilities are upheld by a collection of immune cell types\, each of which can sense and mount responses tailored towards distinct types of threats. \nThe Kueh Lab seeks to elucidate how immune cells fate decisions\, both to develop from stem cells\, and to mount effective responses to challenges.  Immune cells utilize circuits of interacting genes and proteins to sense signals and execute cell state transitions.  To understand how these signaling and gene regulatory circuits work\, we use powerful reporter systems and quantitative long-term imaging to follow circuit activity in single cells.  We also use cutting-edge single-cell genomics and genome engineering techniques to define their molecular parts and architecture\, and use mathematical modeling to test and predict their functional performance.  Through this work\, we aim to lay foundations to rationally program immune cells to fight cancer and other life threatening diseases.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/hao-yuan-kueh-ph-d-university-of-washington-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T170000
DTSTAMP:20230816T160948Z
CREATED:20230816T160948Z
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SUMMARY:Lamia Wahba\, Ph.D. (Rockefeller Institute) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Lamia Wahba\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nThe Rockefeller University\nThe Wahba Lab \nDr. Wahba did her graduate work at the Carnegie Institute’s Dept of Embryology\, located on the Hopkins campus. There she worked on R-loops in budding yeast under the mentorship of Douglas Koshland. For her postdoc she moved to Andy Fire’s lab at Stanford to study small RNA systems in the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. She joined Rockefeller as an assistant professor in 2023.      \nThe Wahba lab seeks to understand the role of nongenetic inheritance mechanisms in disease and evolutionary processes by dissecting the processes and parameters influencing it\, the biological functions impacted\, and their physiological relevance. Research in the lab builds on Wahba’s previous findings about the role of small RNAs and their protein partners\, Argonautes\, in the transgenerational maintenance of the germline’s immortal character. In most metazoans\, Argonaute/sRNA systems are central to the transgenerational inheritance of gene regulation programs\, but a full mechanistic understanding of initiation and inheritance determinants remains under investigation. \nUsing the free-living nematode C. elegans as a model system\, Wahba’s work has found that some heritable sRNAs propagate through self-perpetuating amplification cycles\, a strategy that allows for the indefinite spread of silencing signals across generations but risks overamplifying them. To limit the potentially dire consequences of sRNA overamplification\, Wahba identified the piRNA pathway (involving a second type of Argonaute/sRNA ribonucleoprotein) as an essential negative modulator of it. In the absence of piRNAs\, worms progressively lose fertility over multiple generations until they become completely sterile\, the result of genes targeted by endogenous Argonautes/sRNAs succumbing to perpetual and inappropriate transgenerational silencing. \nThe roles Argonautes/sRNAs play in maintaining germline mortality highlight the potent nature of nongenetic inheritance\, and the existence of molecular machineries dedicated to its active limitation and regulation. By delineating the mechanistic principles underlying acquisition and inheritance of nongenetic information\, the Wahba lab’s ultimate hope is to address a fundamental question facing researchers across many biological fields: whether it is time to revamp the framework for inheritance to incorporate transmission of molecular factors that transcend DNA sequences. \nHosted by Colin Conine\, Ph.D.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/lamia-wahba-ph-d-rockefeller-institute-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T170000
DTSTAMP:20230816T160948Z
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SUMMARY:Lamia Wahba\, Ph.D. (Rockefeller Institute) - Hybrid Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Lamia Wahba\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nThe Rockefeller University\nThe Wahba Lab \nDr. Wahba did her graduate work at the Carnegie Institute’s Dept of Embryology\, located on the Hopkins campus. There she worked on R-loops in budding yeast under the mentorship of Douglas Koshland. For her postdoc she moved to Andy Fire’s lab at Stanford to study small RNA systems in the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. She joined Rockefeller as an assistant professor in 2023.      \nThe Wahba lab seeks to understand the role of nongenetic inheritance mechanisms in disease and evolutionary processes by dissecting the processes and parameters influencing it\, the biological functions impacted\, and their physiological relevance. Research in the lab builds on Wahba’s previous findings about the role of small RNAs and their protein partners\, Argonautes\, in the transgenerational maintenance of the germline’s immortal character. In most metazoans\, Argonaute/sRNA systems are central to the transgenerational inheritance of gene regulation programs\, but a full mechanistic understanding of initiation and inheritance determinants remains under investigation. \nUsing the free-living nematode C. elegans as a model system\, Wahba’s work has found that some heritable sRNAs propagate through self-perpetuating amplification cycles\, a strategy that allows for the indefinite spread of silencing signals across generations but risks overamplifying them. To limit the potentially dire consequences of sRNA overamplification\, Wahba identified the piRNA pathway (involving a second type of Argonaute/sRNA ribonucleoprotein) as an essential negative modulator of it. In the absence of piRNAs\, worms progressively lose fertility over multiple generations until they become completely sterile\, the result of genes targeted by endogenous Argonautes/sRNAs succumbing to perpetual and inappropriate transgenerational silencing. \nThe roles Argonautes/sRNAs play in maintaining germline mortality highlight the potent nature of nongenetic inheritance\, and the existence of molecular machineries dedicated to its active limitation and regulation. By delineating the mechanistic principles underlying acquisition and inheritance of nongenetic information\, the Wahba lab’s ultimate hope is to address a fundamental question facing researchers across many biological fields: whether it is time to revamp the framework for inheritance to incorporate transmission of molecular factors that transcend DNA sequences. \nHosted by Colin Conine\, Ph.D.
URL:https://epigenetics.upenndev.pendari.com/event/lamia-wahba-ph-d-rockefeller-institute-hybrid-epigenetics-monthly-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Epigenetics Monthly Seminar Series
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