Scottish Chromatin Group meeting
supported by the Glasgow Cancer School

Gene Regulation and Chromatin Structure

Monday 19^th March 2007, 10am - 5pm.
Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Programme

10.00                Tea/coffee welcome

                        Scottish Chromatin Group meeting

10.30 - 11.20     Niall Dillon, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, London    Website

                        “Dynamic regulation of gene expression during stem cell commitment and differentiation”

11.20 - 12.00     David McBride (PhD, Veronica van Heyningen's group), MRC, Edinburgh    Website

                        "Exploring mechanisms of long range gene regulation at the Pax6 locus"

12.00 - 12.50     LUNCH (50 mins)

12.50 - 13.40     David Vetrie, Sanger Institute, Cambs (University of Glasgow)    Website

                        “Understanding the Histone Code: From Gene to Genome”

13.40 - 14.20     Niall Kenneth (Postdoc, Bob White's group), University of Glasgow    Website

                        "TRRAP and Gcn5 are used by c-Myc to activate pol III transcription"

14.20 - 15.00     Tea/coffee (40 mins)

                        2007 Tenovus-Scotland Medal Lecture

15.00 - 15.10     Introduction by Prof. Sir Roddy MacSween, chairman of Tenovus-Scotland

15.10 - 16.10     Tom Owen-Hughes, University of Dundee    Website

                        "Pathways for remodelling chromatin structure”

16.10 - 16.20     Medal presentation

16.20                Wine reception

Lunch and refreshments will be provided
No registration required
Not open to the general public

Directions

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