Shedding light on many meanings of “epigenetics”

Zielsetzung / Objectifs

Targeted knowledge of the participants
- general overview of the field "epigenetics" (explanation of the term, mechanisms of epigenetic regulations)
- current research in the field of epigenetics (interplay of metabolism and epigenetic regulation, Parkinson´s Disease)
- Imprinting defects leading to rare diseases (e.g. Angelman syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome).


Targeted Capabilities
- Listening to scientific talks
- Discussing actual research with outstanding scientists.

Attitude of the participants
- they will be encouraged to include current research results in the classroom lessons.

Inhalt / Contenu

- History of the term “Epigenetics”
- Different fields of epigenetics
- Mechanisms of epigenetic regulation
- Epigenetic landscape in defining cellular identity (interplay of metabolism and epigenetic regulation)
- Genetic variation and epigenetics (current research in Parkinson´s Disease)
- Trans-generational epigenetic inheritance
- Imprinting defects in rare diseases.

Arbeitsformen / Approche méthodologique

Scientific lectures with following discussion

Referent, Referentin / Formateur, formatrice

Lasse Sinkkonen, PhD, Head of the Epigenetics Group at Life Science Research Unit, University of Luxembourg
Maren Krüger, PhD, Scienteens Lab, University of Luxembourg