St. Anna CCRI Symposium Cancer Epigenetics Program – 24.01.25

14.00Opening remarks from the hosts

SESSION 1: Epigenetic mechanisms of disease
14.15Phenotypic Inertia and Cancer Evolution – Paola Scaffidi, IEO, Milan
14.45selected St. Anna CCRI PhD / Postdoc
15.00Developmental mutagenesis: A unified theory of why young people develop cancer – Alex Kentsis, MSKCC, New York
15.30Coffee break

SESSION 2: Translating epigenetics into therapy
16.00Gene regulatory networks integrate genetic and epigenetic factors of disease mechanisms – Judith Zaugg, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel
16.30selected St. Anna CCRI PhD / Postdoc
16.453D chromosomal hubs as regulatory units of identity and survival in human acute leukemia – Iannis Aifantis, NYU, New York

17.15Concluding remarks by hosts and group picture
17.30Drinks and fingerfood