Schedule

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PeriodDescriptionSpeaker
9:00 -9:05 amOpening Remarks
9:05 -9:25 amHow Pioneer Transcription Factors Search for Target Sites on Nucleosomal DNAAnatoly Kolomeisky (Rice U)
9:25-9:45 amImpact of Chromosomal Organization on Epigenetic Drift and Domain Stability Revealed by Physics-Based SimulationsAndy Spakowitz (Stanford)
9:45-10:05 amMolecular Competition in Gene RegulationZeba Wunderlich (Boston U)
10:05 -10:30 amPanel Discussion (I)
Optional Breakout Rooms (10:20-10:30 am)
10:30-10:50High-resolution understanding of the spacer acquisition mechanism in CRISPR-Cas systemsAilong Ke (Cornell)
10:50-11:10 amThe role of substrate deformation in context-dependent non-CG DNA methylationJikui Song (UCR)
11:10-11:30 amComputer Simulations of Protein-DNA Interactions
using Kirchhoff’s Elastic Rod Theory
Ioan Andricioaei (UCI)
11:30 -12:00 pmPanel Discussion (II)
Optional Breakout Rooms (12:00-12:30 pm)