23.05.2025

Karlene A. Cimprich

RNA Meets DNA: Dangerous Liaisons in the Genome

Group Leader at Standford University, USA.

Hosts: Stephan Hamperl

Time: 14.00

Setup: HYBRID.

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18.07.2025

Anna Knörlein

Discovery of a new RNA modification triggering cellular translational stress via chemical biology approaches

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, USA

Host: Robert Schneider

Time: 09.30

Setup: HYBRID.

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04.07.2025

Bing Zhu

Regulatory mechanisms of heterochromatin.

Group Leader of the State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention,

and Deputy Director of the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Hosts: Robert Schneider and Maria Elena Torres-Padilla

Time: 14h.

Setup: HYBRID.

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16.04.2025

Joanna Kalucka

Defining the vascular niche of human adipose tissue across metabolic conditions.

Group Leader of the Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Inflammation, Department of Biomedicine of Aarhus University.

Hosts: Antonio Scialdone

Time: 14:00.

Setup: HYBRID.

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27.01.2025

Wayo Matsushima

Gene regulatory evolution driven by transposable elements.

Postdoctoral researcher at Dr. Didier Trono’s lab - Laboratory of Virology and Genetics at EPFL Lausanne.

Host: Maria Elena Torres-Padilla

Time: 14:00h

Setup: HYBRID: In person at the IES.

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02.12.2024

Michael-Christopher Keogh

Next generation insights with fully-defined nucleosomes.

Chief Scientific Officer at EpiCyper Inc.

Host: Robert Schneider

Time: 16:00h

Setup: In person at the IES.

27.11.2024

Marcelo Nollmann

Inspecting roles of 3D chromatin organization in transcription by multiplexed imaging.

Group Leader at the Centre de Biochimie Structurale, INSERM/CNRS.

Host: Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla

Time: 11:00h

Setup: Hybrid (at the IES and Zoom)

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04.07.204

Lindy Barret

Leveraging iPSC models to study neural development and disease.

Group Leader, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

Visiting scholar in Harvard University’s Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and affiliate at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute

Host: Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla and Magdalena Götz.

Time: 14:00h

Setup: Hybrid

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03.07.204

Konrad Hochedlinger

Understanding and manipulating cell fate with histone mutants

Group Leader, Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School.

Associate Director at the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Host: Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla and Magdalena Götz.

Time: 14:00h

Setup: Hybrid

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18.06.2024

Joshua Brickman

Transcriptional Basis for Cell Fate Choice Group

Even if its just in your wildest dreams, transcription factors enable cellular dreaming - projecting future developmental fate and recalling lineage history

Group Leader in the Lab Transcriptional Basis for Cell Fate Choice, Professor in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Host: Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla

Time: 16:30h

Setup: Hybrid

14.05.2025

Irem Tüysüz

(Colomé-Tatché Lab)

“Identify patterns in mRNA to predict transcript half-lives in Trypanosoma brucei using Saluki”

&

Lorenz Donndorf

(Sheikh Lab)

“Impact of the metabolic enzyme ACLY on the epigenetic landscape and cell identity”

Time: 9h

Setup: Virtual

16.04.2025

Federico Pecori
(Maria Elena Torres-Padilla Lab)

Visualizing nuclear organization dynamics at the onset of mammalian development

&

Veronica Finazzi
(Antonio Scialdone Lab)

Benchmarking computational tools for single-cell locus-specific analysis of transposable elements

Time: 9h

Setup: Virtual

12.03.2025

Ana Janeva
(Eva Hörmanseder Lab)

Al to Ac: Digital reprogramming identifies H3K27ac as an epigenetic barrier to cell fate changes

&

Morgane Davezac
(Henriette Uhlenhaut Lab)

Sex Differences in Hepatic Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling

Time: 9h

Setup: Virtual

12.02.2025

Daniele Scarcella
(Carsten Marr Lab)

"Single-cell multiome uncovers coordinated transcriptomic and epigenetic rewiring driving erythroid differentiation in clonal hematopoiesis"

&

Eric (Yu-Hao) Liu
(Robert Schneider Lab)

"The impact of the histone lateral acetylations on chromatin accessibility and differentiation"

Time: 9h

Setup: Virtual

16.10.2024

Sophie Münch
(Merly Vogt Lab)

"Dissecting the dynamic interplay between conserved metabolic and epigenetic signals to decipher their role in metabolic programming across species"

&

Dr. Aikaterini Symeonidi & Dr. Katharina Schmid
(María Colomé-Tatché Lab)

"Calling Copy Number Variations in single cells using single cell epigenomic and transcriptomic data"

Time: 9h

Setup: Virtual

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11.09.2024

Korbinian Träuble

(Matthias Heinig Lab)

“Integrated single-cell atlas of human atherosclerotic plaques”

Time: 9h

Setup: Virtual

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31.07.2024

Summer edition

Battich Lab, Lindermayr Lab, Cabianca Lab and Jeremias Lab

Time: 3:30 PM

Setup: In person

12.06.2024

Alissa Finster (Schmoller Lab) &

Ana Janeva        (Hörmanseder Lab)

Time: 9 AM

Setup: Virtual

10&11.06. 2025

2025 EPIGENETICS

INTERNAL RETREAT

Each year, Epigenetics at Helmholtz Munich organizes a 2 day retreat to bring everyone at all levels (MSc. students, PhD. students, Postdocs and PIs) together and foster a collaborative atmosphere.

This retreat, is designed to facilitate the exchange of research results, ideas, technological advancements, and new findings.

It also encourages scientific interactions, career discussions, and promotes a cohesive, research-driven work culture.

18&19.11. 2025

TALENT FORUM

A call for speakers' applications is now open: ASPIRING GROUP LEADERS are encouraged to apply by July 31, 2025!

Helmholtz Munich invites you to a 1.5-day of engaging scientific exchange featuring early career researchers from various institutions worldwide.

The Talent Forum highlights innovative research ideas and promotes global connections across the scientific community.

We aim to showcase diverse and innovative global talent on an international stage while fostering peer exchange. Junior and senior researchers from the greater Munich community are invited to attend this in-person event—don’t miss out!

Open to students and researchers in and beyond Munich.