EpiCrossBorders Inaugural Symposium, April 22

EpiCrossBorders is an exciting joint PhD programme between Helmholtz Munich and the University of Edinburgh. We are pleased to announce that we have recruited our first PhD students and are now organising our inaugural symposium at the MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute Genetics and Cancer in Edinburgh to promote the programme.

The goal of EpiCrossBorders is to develop collaborative projects between the epigenetics community at Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen and laboratories in Edinburgh. Students participate in inter-laboratory exchanges, joint journal clubs, presentations, educational events and the annual symposium. The programme covers a wide range of topics, including cell programming and repair, molecular targets and therapies, environmental health, bioengineering and digital health, and metabolic health.

See website for more details and links to join online

EpiCrossBorders website

To register please send an email to epig-rs@helmholtz-munich.de

 

Agenda for Inaugural Symposium

09:00 – 09:15 Introduction to the EpiCrossBorders PhD Programme

09:15 – 10:15 Munich keynote lecture: MARIA-ELENA TORRES-PADILLA 

10:15 – 10:45 short talks from Helmholtz Students

10:45 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 13:00 PitchTalks: 5 min talks from Edinburgh and Munich labs to advertise future collaborations

13:00 – 14:00 Meet the speakers & Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 Student Posters and discussing joint projects

16:00 – 17:00 Early Career Researcher ‘Wow Why Aha’ Scientific Communication Competition

17:00 – 18:00 Edinburgh keynote lecture: NICK GILBERT

Drinks + Dinner (Everyone welcome, but let student-admin@igc.ed.ac.uk know if you would like to join for dinner – location to be arranged)