Plant Epigenetics 2026>

Program

Monday, June 22, 2026

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08:00 - 09:00 Registration - Building 2  
09:00 - 09:15 Opening  
09:15 - 09:45 The histone H2A variants code regulates transcription - KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Frédéric Berger  
09:45 - 10:15 Molecular Mechanisms of a PRC2 Cofactor Orchestrating Developmental Transitions and Cell Fate - Cristel Carles  
10:15 - 10:30 Selected from abstracts  
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break  
11:00 - 12:30 Chromatin dynamics  
11:00 - 11:30 Many to rule one: how epigenomic surveillance between TEs limits transgenerational epigenetic inheritance - Pierre Baduel  
11:30 - 11:45 Selected from abstracts  
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12:30 - 14:00 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:30 Nuclear organization  
14:00 - 14:30 Title to come - Nicolas Bouché  
14:30 - 14:45 Selected from abstracts  
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15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break  
16:30 - 18:30 Importance of Chromatin Dynamics during Plant Development  
16:30 - 17:00 Epigenome dynamics in plant developmental transitions - KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Julia Qüesta  
17:00 - 17:30 Chromatin reprogramming during the seed-to-seedling transition - Aline Probst  
17:30 - 17:45 Selected from abstracts  
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18:30 - 20:00 Posters and Cocktail Dinner - Posters in rooms and Cocktail Dinner  

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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09:00 - 10:30 Advances in algal epigenetics  
09:00 - 09:30 Chromatin evolution and function in complex red seaweeds - KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Michael Borg  
09:30 - 10:00 DNA methylation in diatoms, a role for the sex determination mechanism - Mariella Ferrante  
10:00 - 10:15 Selected from abstracts  
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10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break  
11:00 - 12:30 Advances in algal epigenetics  
11:00 - 11:30 An evolutionary tale of PWO and PRC2 proteins - KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Sara Farrona  
11:30 - 12:00 Diatoms repurpose mitosis for DNA damage–induced nuclear selection - Petra Bulankova  
12:00 - 12:15 Selected from abstracts  
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12:30 - 14:00 Lunch  
14:00 - 16:00 Transcription in a chromatin context  
14:00 - 14:30 Identifying the contribution of transposable elements to cis-regulatory elements in plants - Clémentine Vitte  
14:30 - 14:45 Selected from abstracts  
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16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break  
16:30 - 17:30 RNA-mediated epigenetic processes  
16:30 - 17:00 Extracellular small RNAs in plant-bacteria interactions - Lionel Navarro  
17:00 - 17:15 Selected from abstracts  
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18:00 - 19:00 Walk - Walk along the Erdre River to reach the cruise departure  
19:00 - 22:00 Dinner cruise on the Erdre river - Sightseeing with commentary  

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Time Event (+)
09:00 - 11:00 Epigenetic responses to environmental changes  
09:00 - 09:30 How do plants remember a stressful day? – Interplay of transcription factors and chromatin to regulate heat stress memory - KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Isabel Baürle  
09:30 - 09:45 Selected from abstracts  
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10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break  
11:00 - 11:45 Learning about the evolutionary past from somatic TE transposition - KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Detlef Weigel  
11:45 - 12:00 Conclusion and poster prize announcement  
12:00 - 14:00 Lunch or take-away  
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