'Chromatin and Epigenetics', Heidelberg, Germany
8 May 2013 - 8 May 2013
Germany
An event entitled 'Chromatin and Epigenetics' will be held from 8 to 12 May 2013 in Heidelberg, Germany.
What if your decision to smoke a cigarette or eat another bag of chips didn't just affect your health, but also your kids' health? Take that a step further. What if your lifestyle choices affected their children's health - and then the next generation and even the next? As it turns out, there may be much more to our everyday choices than we realize. The traditional view of DNA is that it expresses itself through our genes to help us survive, reproduce and develop, and that it's set in stone, meaning that this behavior also has consequences for our offspring. Now, however, it appears that environmental conditions such as stress, nutrition and the environment can have a hand in how our DNA behaves and how it behaves in our children - even if they haven't been conceived yet. All of this relates to a relatively new science called epigenetics.
As epigenetics research is rapidly evolving, the conference aims to include also functional genomics and systems biology topics. This should be a unique opportunity to bring epigenetics and the systems biology community together for intense discussion and interactions. This pluridisciplinary angle should also allow for new collaborations and creative lines of research for those attending the event.For further information, please visit:
http://www.embl.de/training/events/2013/CHR13-01/index.html(opens in new window)
What if your decision to smoke a cigarette or eat another bag of chips didn't just affect your health, but also your kids' health? Take that a step further. What if your lifestyle choices affected their children's health - and then the next generation and even the next? As it turns out, there may be much more to our everyday choices than we realize. The traditional view of DNA is that it expresses itself through our genes to help us survive, reproduce and develop, and that it's set in stone, meaning that this behavior also has consequences for our offspring. Now, however, it appears that environmental conditions such as stress, nutrition and the environment can have a hand in how our DNA behaves and how it behaves in our children - even if they haven't been conceived yet. All of this relates to a relatively new science called epigenetics.
As epigenetics research is rapidly evolving, the conference aims to include also functional genomics and systems biology topics. This should be a unique opportunity to bring epigenetics and the systems biology community together for intense discussion and interactions. This pluridisciplinary angle should also allow for new collaborations and creative lines of research for those attending the event.For further information, please visit:
http://www.embl.de/training/events/2013/CHR13-01/index.html(opens in new window)