Plant Epigenetics and Epigenome Engineering

January 1-4, 2026 | Location to be Determined
Scientific Organizers: Doris Wagner, Xuehua Zhong, Toshiro Ito and Claudia Köhler

  In Person
  On Demand

January 1-4, 2026 | Location to be Determined
Scientific Organizers: Doris Wagner, Xuehua Zhong, Toshiro Ito and Claudia Köhler

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Friday, January 2, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Xiaofeng Cao †, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Epigenetics Regulation and Stress Memory
Epigenetic Regulation of Transposable Elements and Genome Organization
9:00–11:15 AM
Eriko Sasaki †, Kyushu University
Genetic Basis of Epigenetic Variation and its Consequences for Adaptation
R. Keith Slotkin †, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Silencing of Transposable Elements
Chang Liu †, University of Hohenheim
3D Chromatin Structure
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Workshop
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Gene Regulation in the Context of Chromatin
5:00–7:00 PM
Robert Schmitz †, University of Georgia
Evolution of Plant Cell-Type-Specific Cis-Regulatory Elements
Speaker to be Announced
Doris Wagner, University of Pennsylvania
Epigenome Reprogramming
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Saturday, January 3, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
DNA Methylation and Noncoding RNAs in Epigenetics
8:00–11:00 AM
Nathan M. Springer †, Bayer Crop Sciences
DNA Methylation and Crop Improvement
Steven E. Jacobsen †, University of California, Los Angeles
Epigenome Engineering
Xuehua Zhong, Washington University in St. Louis
Function and Mechanism of DNA Methylation
Nicolas Bouché †, Université Paris-Saclay
Tomato Epigenome Engineering
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Epigenetics in (de) Differentiation, Growth and Development
5:00–7:00 PM
Claudia Köhler, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Mobile Small RNAs Regulate Endosperm Development
Julia Questa †, Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics
Interplay between Coding and Non-Coding Regulation Drives the Arabidopsis Seed to-Seedling Transition
Mary A. Gehring †, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Epigenetic Processes in Plant Reproduction
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Panel Discussion: Epigenome Engineering
3:00–4:30 PM
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Histone Variants, Occupancy, and Modifications
8:00–11:00 AM
Yannick Jacob †, Yale University
Histone Variants in DNA Replication and Repair
Fred van Eck †, Inari
Transformative Seed Technology
Binglian Zheng †, Fudan University
Chromatin Remodeling Complexes in Plant Development
Jun Xiao †, John Innes Centre
Epigenetic Regulation of Nitrogen Usage in Wheat
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Epigenetic Regulation of Environment/Stress Response and Memory
5:00–6:45 PM
Toshiro Ito, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Forgetting of Winter-Memory
Jurriaan Ton †, University of Sheffield
Epigenetic Priming in Biotic Stress Responses
Hua Jiang †, University of Potsdam
Chromatin Attachment to the Nuclear Matrix Represses Hypocotyl Elongation
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Monday, January 5, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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