RNA and Chromatin in Gene Regulation November 10, 2014

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1st I-CORE Meeting
RNA and Chromatin in Gene Regulation
November 10, 2014
The Rachel & Selim Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, Rothberg Buildings Auditorium (A-300),
3rd Floor, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
8:30-9:30
9:30-9:40
9:40-10:40
10:40-11:00
11:00-11:25
11:30-11:55
12:00-12:25
12:30- 14:30
14:30- 15:30
15:30-16:00
16:00-16:20
16:20-17:20
17:20-17:25
17:25
Gathering + coffee
Opening Remarks Nir Friedman
intro by Sebastian Kadener (HUJI)
Keynote Speaker 1: Phillip Zamore (UMASS) Mechanisms and
Functions of RNA Silencing Pathways
Coffee Break
Shalev Itzkovitz (WIS) Stochastic gene expression in intact
mammalian tissues
Erez Levanon (BIU) A-to-I RNA editing occurs at over a hundred
million genomic sites, located in a majority of human genes
Ido Amit (WIS) Shaping the blood: Lessons from Chromatin and
single cell RNA dynamics
Lunch Break + Posters
Keynote Speaker 2: Chaim Cedar (HUJI)
Programming of DNA Mathylation
intro by Yehudit Bergman (HUJI)
Nir Friedman (HUJI) Chromatin Dynamics
Coffee Break
Keynote Speaker 3: John T. Lis (CORNELL) Mechanisms and
Functions of RNA Silencing Pathways
intro by Nir Friedman
Closing remarks: Nir Friedman
Beverages and light reception
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