Gene Expression and Integrity

Friday 4^th April 2008, 10 am – 5 pm
Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow

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Programme

10.00              Tea/coffee welcome

                      4^th Scottish Chromatin Group meeting

10.30 - 11.10   Marie-Noëlle Prioleau, Institut Jacques-Monod, Paris    Website

                      Genome-wide mapping of human replication origins reveals
                      a link to transcription regulatory elements

11.10 - 11.40   Grainne Barkess (Katherine West's group), University of Glasgow    Website

                      Stimulation of gene expression by the nucleosome binding protein HMGN3

11.40 - 12.25   Jesper Svejstrup, CRUK, London    Website

                      Contending with obstacles to transcription

12.25 - 13.15   LUNCH (50 mins)

13.15 - 13.45   Jacqueline Dickson (Adam West's group), University of Glasgow    Website

                      A role for the chromatin barrier protein BGP1 in protection from DNA methylation

13.45 - 14.30   Doug Higgs, MRC, Oxford    Website

                      Switching genes on and off during blood development

14.30 - 15.10   Tea/coffee (40 mins)

                      2008 Tenovus-Scotland Medal Lecture

15.10 - 15.20   Introduction by a Tenovus-Scotland representative

15.20 - 16.20   Darren Monckton, University of Glasgow    Website

                      Unstable DNA and human disease: when DNA repair goes bad   view abstract

16.20 - 16.30   Medal presentation

16.30              Wine reception

     This meeting is organised in conjunction with the
     Tenovus Scotland Symposium Committee at the University of Glasgow

Supported by Millipore