Programme
Thursday, 24 May
| 10:30-13:45 |
Registration |
| 14:00-14:15 |
Welcome Address Giovanni Spinelli (Director of STEMBIO, Palermo) Valerio Orlando (SIBBM President) Pier Paolo Di Fiore (ABCD President) |
| Session I |
Environment, Stress & Epigenetics Chair: Davide Corona (Palermo) |
| 14:15-14:55 |
Keynote Lecture: Sergio Pimpinelli (Rome) Environmental stress, transposons and evolution |
| 14:55-15:20 |
EMBO YIP Lecture: Fabrizio D’Adda di Fagagna (Milan) Molecular mechanisms of cellular senescence |
| 15:20-15:45 |
Stefan Schoeftner (Rome) ncRNAs tune the function of mammalian telomeres |
| 15:45-16:00 |
Fabio Ciccarone (Rome) Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation acts in DNA demethylation of mouse primordial germ cells through DNA-damage independent roles |
| 16:00-16:15 |
Angelo Rosa (Trieste) Structure and dynamics of interphase chromosomes |
| 16:15-17:45 |
Coffee Break and Poster Session I |
| 17:45-18:00 |
Dupriez Vincent (Perkin Elmer) Homogeneous microplate format assays to monitor histone modifications in biochemical and cell-based assays |
| 18:00-18:15 |
Merk presentation |
| 18:15-18:45 |
Science & Society Talk: Giuseppe Testa (Milan) Reprogramming genomes and reframing rights |
| 18-45-19:15 |
Science & Society Talk: Enzo De Simone (Naplese) How (and why) to expose high school students to the emerging concepts at the frontiers of molecular biology: five years experience with the “Eureka” project |
Friday, 25 May
| Session II |
Chromatin Modifications & ncRNA Chair: Marco Bianchi (Milan) |
| 9:00-9:40 |
Keynote Lecture: Marco Bianchi (Milan) HMGB1 and the control of nucleosome number |
| 9:40-10:05 |
Armenise-Harvard Talk: Tiziana Bonaldi (Milan) Mass Spectrometry approach dissects the proteomic landscape of chromatin functional domains |
| 10:05-10:20 |
Maria Cristina Onorati (Palermo) An RNA memory mechanism to inherit epigenetic marks |
| 10:20-10:35 |
Elena Magnani (Busto Arsizio,VA) CDH1 epigenetic regulation: a role for UHRF1 modulation via promoter associated non-coding RNAs? |
| 10:35-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00-11:25 |
Davide Gabellini (Milan) A long non-coding RNA links copy number variation to a Polycomb/Trithorax epigenetic switch in FSHD muscular dystrophy |
| 11:25-11:40 |
Francesca Munari (Göttingen, Germany) Molecular basis of hHP1β/nucleosome interaction in dependence of histone 3 methylation |
| 11:40-11:55 |
Marco Di Stefano (Trieste) Gene co-regulation and co-localization in human chromosome 19: a knowledge-based computational approach |
| 11:55-12:15 |
Progetto Bandiera - Coordinator talk: Giuseppe Macino (Rome) The Italian Epigen Project |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch Break |
| Session III |
Epigenetic Signaling in Development, Differentiation & Reprogramming Chair: Giovanni Spinelli (Palermo) |
| 14:00-14:40 |
EMBO ABCD Lecture: Maria Pia Cosma (Barcelona, Spain) Wnt signalling and the reprogramming of cell fate to pluripotency |
| 14:40-15:05 |
Michelangelo Cordenonsi (Padua) The Hippo transducer TAZ confers cancer stem cell traits on breast cancer cells downstream of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and the deregulation of the cell polarity determinant Scribble |
| 15:05-15:30 |
Valerio Orlando (Rome) Epigenetic control of Repetitive Elements mobilization contributes to cell differentiation and disease |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Cecilia Battistelli (Rome) MyoD regulates p57kip2 expression by interacting with a distant cis-element and modifying a higher-order chromatin structure |
| 15:45-16:00 |
Paola Tognini (Pisa) Experience-dependent expression of miR132 regulates ocular dominance plasticity |
| 16:00-16:20 |
Editor Talk: David del Alamo (The EMBO Journal, Heidelberg, Germany) Behind the scenes of scientific publication |
| 16:20-17:45 |
Coffee Break and Poster Session II |
| Session IV |
Functional Epigenomics Chair: Valerio Orlando (Rome) |
| 17:45-18:25 |
EMBO Lecture: Amos Tanay (Weizman, Rehovot, Israel) Hi-C and the hierarchical domain chromosomal topology |
| 18:25-18:40 |
Raffaele Giancarlo (Palermo) The chromatin organization of an eukaryotic genome: sequence specific + statistical=combinatorial |
| 18:40-20:00 |
General SIBBM Society & Board Meeting (SIBBM members only) |
| 20:30 |
Social Dinner (tickets available at SIBBM registration desk) |
Saturday, 26 May
| Session V |
Epigenetics, Disease & Regenerative Medicine Chair: Irene Bozzoni (Rome) |
| 9:00-9:40 |
Keynote Lecture: Irene Bozzoni (Rome) The increase in complexity of the RNA landscape: new functions of non coding RNAs |
| 9:40-9:55 |
Anna Garbelli (Pavia) A new paradigm for HIV-1 chemotherapy: targeting the host cell viral cofactor DDX3 |
| 9:55-10:10 |
Federica Lo Sardo (Rome) PcG-mediated higher order chromatin structures modulate replication programs at the Drosophila BX-C |
| 10:10-10:25 |
Anna Comel (Trieste) Dissecting the tumor suppression activity of the bromodomain containing protein BRD7 |
| 10:25-10:40 |
Italia Anna Asteriti (Rome) A high-throughput imaging approach to study Aurora-A inhibition in human cell |
| 10:40-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00-11:25 |
Gabriella Minchiotti (Naples) Molecular control of satellite cell lineage progression and muscle regeneration through a novel Cripto -dependent mechanism |
| 11:25-11:50 |
Vania Broccoli (Milan) Reprogramming cellular identity for in vitro modeling and replacement therapy of Parkinson's disease |
| 12:00-12:30 |
Chiara D'Onofrio "Giovani" Award (prize to be awarded to the best Selected Talk) - Final Remarks & Departure |
Posters
Posters with an odd number are presented during Poster Session I (Thursday, 24 May). Posters with an even number are presented during Poster Session II (Friday, 25 May).
The poster's maximum size is 70 x 100 cm (width x height); see also the Information page.
P.1 Federica Babbio (Busto Arsizio, VA)
UHRF1-dependent miRNAs modulate Dnmt3a expression in prostate transformed cells
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P.2 Marion Baniol (Rome)
Comprehensive analyses of noncoding RNAs in Polycomb-mediated myogenic differentiation
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P.3 Emanuela Bastonini (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Using chromosome conformation capture as an antibody-independent sensitive melanoma biomarker
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P.4 Laura Bavagnoli (Pavia)
The PDZ-ligand and SRC-homology type 3 domains of epidemic avian influenza virus NS1 protein modulte human SRC kinase activity during viral infection
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P.5 Laura Belloni (Rome)
Epigenetic regulation of HBV cccDNA
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P.6 Valeria Bevilacqua (Rome)
Characterisation of a novel long non coding RNA potentially involved in neuronal differentiation
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P.7 Valeria Blanda (Palermo)
Italian strains of Babesia bovis: first description of surface antigens and molecular markers
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P.8 Giosalba Burgio (Palermo)
UbcD1: from telomere capping to global heterochromatin regulation
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P.9 Mariano Francesco Caratozzolo (Bari)
TRIM8: a new key modulator of the p53 pathway
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P.10 Silvia Casamirra (palermo)
Identification of GABA receptor genes and evidence of GABA signaling during embryogenesis of the sea urchin
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P.11 Roberto Chiarelli (Palermo)
Relationship between autophagy and apoptosis in Paracentrotus lividus embryos cadmium exposed
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P.12 Giuseppe Ciossani (Pavia)
LSD2: A new flavin-containing histone demethylase
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P.13 Giulia D'Angelo (Palermo)
Role of ISWI chromatin remodeler in epigenetic reprogramming occuring in regeneration and transdetermination
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P.14 Valeria De Nonno (Rome)
A role for the lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) in hepatic stem cell fate determination
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P.15 Vincenzo De Simone (Napoli)
FAIRE and 3C analysis of chromatin modifications induced by the HNF1β transcription factor in the albumin/alpha-foetoprotein (alb/AFP)
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P.16 Francesco Della Valle (Roma)
LINE1 copy number changes during transdifferentiation of MEF into iDA neurons
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P.17 Giustina Ferone (Naples)
Mechanisms of altered transcriptional regulation in the pathogenesis of AEC syndrome
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P.18 Agnese Filippello (Verona)
Molecular characterization of the RNA binding motif protein 20: determination of nuclear localization signals
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P.19 Davide Gaglio (Roma)
Functional complementation of yeast sir2Δ mutation by the human orthologous gene SIRT1
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P.20 Angela Gallo (Rome)
ADAR2 editing activity inhibits glioblastoma growth through the modulation of the CDC14B/Skp2/p21/p27 axis
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P.21 Rosa Guarcello (Palermo)
Genome-wide analysis of the repertoire of TRIM genes in sea urchins
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P.22 Francesca Guerrieri (Rome)
A functional loop involving the viral protein HBx and miR224 regulates HBV transcription and replication
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P.23 Aymone Gurtner (Roma)
MicroRNA regulation by mutant p53 oncoprotein
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P.24 Dilaware Khan (Rheinbach, Germany)
Mesenchymal stem cells isolated from different genders and body regions show differences in plasticity linked to the regulation of hox genes
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P.25 Lucia Latella (Rome)
Constitutive inhibition of muscle differentiation by senescence-activated DNA damage signaling
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P.26 Mariangela Librizzi (Palermo)
Cytotoxic effects induced by JA47, a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi), on MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells
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P.27 Alessandra Longo (Palermo)
The expression of PTHrP isoforms in differentiating human fat-derived mesenchymal stem cells
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P.28 Federica Marasca (Roma)
Dissecting the role of Polycomb in protecting the identity of differentiated skeletal muscle cells upon environmental cues
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P.29 Krishna Parsi (Rome)
A genome wide role for nuclear Dicer1 and Ago1 in transcriptional regulation in human cells
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P.30 Eduardo Patriarca (Naples)
L-Proline controls mouse ESC metastability modulating the epigenetic signature
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P.31 Andrea Pelosi (Rome)
Transcriptional regulation of the oncosuppressor miR-342 and let-7c in myeloid cells
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P.32 Ernesto Picardi (Bari)
Identification of A-to-I RNA editing sites in human brain and spinal cord by RNA-Seq technology
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P.33 Pamela Prini (Busto Arsizio (VA))
Adolescent THC exposure influences chromatin remodeling
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P.34 Anna Sala (Palermo)
Genome-wide analysis of chromatin Poly-ADP-Ribosylation in Drosophila melanogaster
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P.35 Maria Rita Saladino (Palermo)
Differential effects of Ha-RasG12V, Ki-RasG12V and Ki-RasG13D on cell proliferation
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P.36 Patrizia Saladino (Palermo)
Replication-independent expression of H1˚ and H3.3 histone variants is probably regulated by different RNA-binding proteins
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P.37 Roberta Sanfilippo (Palermo)
Role of microbiota in development, differentiation and epigenetic modifications of model organism D. melanogaster
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P.38 Michele Scarola (Trieste)
A novel Oct4-Rb1 axis is orchestrated by miR-335 to control mESC self-renewal and differentiation
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P.39 Anna Sirico (Somma Vesuviana (NA))
Mechanisms of altered transcriptional regulation in the pathogenesis of AEC syndrome
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P.40 Maria Toto (Palermo)
Role of the chromatin remodeling factor ISWI in the Drosophila germline stem cells identity
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P.41 Eleonora Vecchio (Catanzaro)
HIV-Tat interaction with NFkB signaling: upregulation of pro-inflammatory genes expression
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P.42 Yu Zhang Zhang (Rheinbach, Germany)
P2 receptors influence human adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells differentiation towards endothelial and smooth muscle cells
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P.43 Elisa Zucca (Pavia)
Role of specialized DNA polymerases in promoting survival of tumor
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Organisers
Vincenzo Cavalieri
Davide Corona
Giovanni Spinelli
