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II Course on Epigenetics in Reproductive Biology
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The pre-registration period will be opened from 05/05/2014 to 22/05/2014. The accepted applicants will be able to register from 23/05/2014 to 30/05/2014. The cost of the course is 450 €, including registration fees, lectures, practical exercises and lab consumables, closing dinner and laboratory handbook. The official language of the course will be Spanish/English.
The maximum number of participants will be 20.
Monday June 23th
- 9:00-9:30. Welcome
- 9:30-11:00. What is epigenetics and how can epigenetics be studied?. Dr. Ann Van Soom
- 11:30-13:30. EPICONCEPT: experience about a European network on “Epigenetics and Periconception Environment” Dr. Ann Van Soom
- 13:30:15:00. Lunch time
- 15:00-16:30. Principales mecanismos epigenéticos en mamíferos. Dr. Sebastián Cánovas
- 17:00-19:00. Reprogramación epigenética durante la formación de las células germinales primordiales. Dr. Sebastián Cánovas
Tuesday June 24th
- 9:30-11:00. Mecanismos epigenéticos involucrados en el desarrollo embrionario. Dr. Pablo Bermejo
- 11-30-13:30. Moduladores epigenéticos durante el desarrollo embrionario in vitro en animales, y sus efectos a largo plazo. Dr. Alfonso Gutiérez Adán
- 13:30:15:00. Lunch time
- 15:00-19:00. . Lab session I. Methods and techniques for analyzing the epigenome: the present. Dr. Agustín Fernández
Wednesday June 25th
- 9:30-11:00. Impacto de los factores ambientales en el estatus epigenético durante la fecundación. Dr. Mario Fdez Fraga
- 1:30-13:30. Efecto epigenético de los factores ambientales durante el desarrollo embrionario. Dr. Mario Fdez Fraga
- 13:30:15:00. Lunch time
- 15:00-16:30. Estudio de las alteraciones epigenéticas asociadas a infertilidad masculina. Dr. Agustín Fernández.
- 17:00-19:00. Lab session II. Analysis of specific histone epigenetic marks (H3K27me3) in mature oocytes, IVF and parthenogenetic bovine embryos by inmunofluorescence. Dr. Sebastián Cánovas
Thursday June 26th
- 9:30-11:00. Como pueden los conocimientos científicos sobre epigenética ayudarnos en la prevención de defectos congénitos?. Dra. Maria Luisa Martínez-Frías
- 1:30-13:30. Efectos adversos a nivel epigenético de factores ambientales y su relación con anomalías congénitas. Dra. Maria Luisa Martínez-Frías
- 13:30-15:00. Lunch time
- 15:00-19:00. Lab session III. Methods and techniques for analyzing the epigenome: the future. Dr. Paolo Ribeca
Friday June 27th
- 9:30-11:00. Lab session IV. Analysis of gene expression profile after induced epigenetic modifications in human testicular tumor germ cells. Dr. Mª José Lopez
- 11:30-13-30. Chromatin structure and epigenetics of the sperm cell. Dr. Rafael Oliva.