Asifa Akhtar
Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
Germany
Overview
This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually.
Registration is not yet open for this event. If you are interested in receiving more information please register your interest.
Conference overview
The EMBL ‘Transcription and chromatin’ conference has a long-standing tradition in shaping the field of transcriptional regulation. The meeting brings together leading experts covering all aspects of transcription including cis-regulatory function, long range regulation, 3-dimensional looping, the basal transcriptional machinery, RNA polymerase regulation and function, nucleosome positioning, chromatin modifications, chromatin remodelling, and epigenetic inheritance of transcriptional silencing. The meeting contains many talks selected from the abstracts that are interspersed with invited speakers, discussing the latest breakthroughs in transcriptional regulation.
The conference is designed to promote interactive discussions at both the talks and poster sessions. Given the excellent lineup of speakers and the meeting’s outstanding reputation, this is a must-attend for anyone interested in cutting-edge research in transcription.
What past participants say about the conference
“An ‘absolutely must attend’ conference for scientists in gene expression regulation. The conference covers many topics besides transcription, epigenetics, and 3D genome and is a hub to network with other scientists developing cutting-edge techniques to study chromatin.” – Chaitali Chakraborty, Umeå University, Sweden
“Fantastic dynamic meeting in an amazing setting of EMBL conference center. Plenty of discussion opportunities during poster sessions and unpublished findings presented at talks.Great balance of junior and senior faculty.” – Ganna Panasyuk, Inserm-Institute Necker Enfants Malades, France
“Incredible lineup and fruitful scientific discussions. It was a genuine pleasure to be part of this great event and to share our recent work with such a knowledgeable and enthusiastic community. The diverse range of topics and the depth of the presentations made for an engaging experience, and the opportunity to network with other experts was invaluable. I look forward to applying the insights gained here to our ongoing research and future collaborations.” – Mathias Boulanger, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
Speakers
Wendy Bickmore
The University of Edinburgh
UK
Giacomo Cavalli
Université de Montpellier
France
Cesse Dekker
Delft University of Technology / Kavli Institute of NanoScience
The Netherlands
Emma Farley
University of California San Diego
USA
François Fuks
Université libre de Bruxelles
Belgium
Jamie Hackett
EMBL Rome
Italy
Diana Hargreaves
Salk Institute
USA
Kristian Helin
The Institute of Cancer Research
UK
Rob Klose
Oxford University
UK
Mike Levine
Princeton University
USA
Stavros Lomvardas
Jerome L. Greene Science Center
USA
Jürg Müller
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Germany
Christopher Müller
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Marieke Oudelaar
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
Germany
Anjana Rao
La Jolla Institute for Immunology
USA
Danny Reinberg
UUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine
USA
Bing Ren
University of California San Diego
USA
Dirk Schübeler
Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Switzerland
Edda Schulz
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
Germany
Efrat Shema
Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel
Jussi Taipale
Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK / Karolinska Institutet, Sweden / University of Helsinki, Finland
Chris Vakoc
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
USA
Liling Wan
University of Pennsylvania
USA
Cynthia Wolberger
Johns Hopkins University
USA
Wei Xie
Tsinghua University
China
Scientific organisers
Shelley Berger
University of Pennsylvania
USA
Eileen Furlong
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Luca Giorgetti
Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Switzerland
Yang Shi
University of Oxford
UK
Conference organiser
Nathalie Sneider
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Sponsors
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Date: 25 - 28 Aug 2026
Location: EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Venue: EMBL Advanced Training Centre
Organisers:
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Shelley Berger
University of Pennsylvania, USA -
Eileen Furlong
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany -
Luca Giorgetti
Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland -
Yang Shi
University of Oxford, UK
Contact: Nathalie Sneider