The LabUM EpiGenMed is delighted to launch its 2024 international conference on "Epigenetics in Development, Reproduction and Disease".

The conference will take place on November 27-29, 2024, at Agropolis International in Montpellier, South of France, at the University of Montpellier. The conference will host an outstanding line-up of speakers to discuss three dynamic research themes: Epigenetic mechanisms in development; Reproduction and transgenerational inheritance; Environment, metabolism and epigenetic regulation.

Keynote Speakers:
Sarah Kimmins - University of Montréal (CA)
Robert Martienssen - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (USA)
Eric Miska - University of Cambridge (UK)

Confirmed Speakers:
Robin Allshire - University of Edinburgh, UK
Frédéric Berger - Georg Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, AT
Maud Borensztein - Institute of Molecular Genetics of Montpellier, FR
Ana Boskovic - European Molecular Biology Laboratory Rome, IT
Julie Carnesecchi - Institute of Molecular Genetics of Montpellier, FR
Giacomo Cavalli - Institute of Human Genetics, FR
Germano Cecere - Institut Pasteur, FR
Arnaud Hubstenberger - Institut de Biologie Valrose, FR
Patrick Jouandin - Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie Montpellier, FR
Gavin Kelsey - Babraham Institute, UK
Saadi Khochbin - Institut pour L’Avancée des Biosiences, FR
Emma Kneuss - European Molecular Biology Laboratory Heidelberg, DE
Laurent Le Cam - Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie Montpellier, FR
Dónal O’Carroll - University of Edinburgh, UK
Anne Ramat - Institute of Human Genetics, FR
Jean-Yves Roignant - University of Lausanne, CH
Nadine Vastenhouw - University of Lausanne, CH

Selected young scientists will be given the opportunity to present their work in short talks and posters.   
Conference participation will be free of costs, but registration is obligatory.   

Deadline for Abstract submission: September 15, 2024
Deadline for Registration: November 17, 2024

The LabUM EpiGenMed is a collaborative research community in Montpellier that includes research teams working on chromatin, gene regulation and development. EpiGenMed is fully integrated into Montpellier University's programme of excellence I-SITE, and is associated to University’s BioHealth Department, particularly to its Genetics-Epigenetics axis.

Conference organizers:
Robert Feil (IGMM, Montpellier) - scientific coordinator LabUM EpiGenMed
Patrick Jouandin (IRCM, Montpellier)
Martine Simonelig (IGH, Montpellier)