Itinerary

First session: Chair - Dr. Joyce Ohm, UND

9:00 - 9:15: Opening remarks

9:15 - 10:15: Keynote address: Dr. Mike Kladde, University of Florida
“Epigenetic Diversity of a Herpesvirus: Insights from MAPit Single - Molecule Footprinting”

10:15 - 10:50: Dr. Susan Puumala, Sanford Research/University of South Dakota
“DNA Methylation in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome”

10:50 - 11:00: Break

11:00 - 12:00: Dr. Beth Sullivan, Duke University
“Genetic and Epigenomic Mechanisms of Human Centromere Function”

12:00 - 2:00: Lunch and poster session

Second Session: Chair - Dr. Kurt Zhang, UND

2:00 - 2:30: Dr. Glenn Dorsam, North Dakota State University
"Chromatin Structure Changes at the Neurotransmitter VIP Receptor Gene in Naive and Activated T Lymphocytes."

2:30 - 3:05: Dr. Sergei Nechaev, University of North Dakota
“Global Analysis of Pol II Activities: Linking Epigenetics and Gene Transcription.”

3:05 - 3:40: Refreshments

3:40 - 4:05: Dr.Travis Desell, University of North Dakota
"Finding Transcription Factor Binding Sites using Volunteer Computing Grids"

4:05 - 4:40: Dr. Tim Steppe, QIAGEN
“miRNA Profiling in Human Disease: Cells, FFPE, and Body Fluids”

4:40 - 4:50: Closing Remarks

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