GeneExpression Systems & Appasani Research Conferences (ARCEI.ORG)
Jointly Presents

Fourth International
Epigenomics, Sequencing & SNiPs-2011

Meeting on ‘Chromatin Methylation to Disease Biology & Theranostics’
July 11-12, 2011

The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115, USA

“A Unique Theme to Combine Chromatin biology, SNiPs and Diseases with Sequencing Chemistry”

Scientific Organizing Committee:

	Krishnarao Appasani, PhD., MBA Founder & CEO, GeneExpression Systems, Inc Waltham, MA USA
	Laurie Jackson-Grusby, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
	Shuji Ogino, MD., PhD. Associate Professor & Associate Pathologist Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
	Alex Meissner, PhD. Assistant Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Harvard University & Associate member of the Broad Institute Cambridge, MA, USA

Topics or Highlights of the Meeting:

Mechanisms of Chromatin in gene regulation
Nuclear dynamics and Methylation Assays
Parental imprinting and Histone Deacetylation inhibitors as drugs
Epigenetic re-programming in stem cells
Cutting-edge sequencing technology; Epigenome Sequencing
Epigenetic regulatory processes in diseases & environment
PharmacoEpigenomics

AGENDA/SPEAKERS

Monday, July 11, 2011

7:30 A.M: Registration Open
8.30 AM – 6.00 PM Scientific Sessions

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

7:30 A.M: Registration Open
8.00 AM – 5.00 PM Scientific Sessions
5:00 PM Meeting Concludes

Other Speakers:

	Jian Tajbakhsh, Ph.D.                                  Assistant Professor of Surgery UCLA-Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA, USA Title: 3-D nuclear DNA methylation patterns in cell-based assays for epigenetic drug screening
	Robert M. Plenge, MD, PhD.                                   Assistant Professor of Medicine & Director of Genetics and Genomics Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA, USA Title: Genetic variants in Rheumatoid arthritis
	Schahram Akbarian, MD, PhD.                               Associate Professor & Director Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MA, USA Title: Chromatin-associated mechanisms in the context of psychosis and major depression and related disorders

Will be included more from academia, pharma and biotech.....

Exhibitors are welcome to reserve their booth space early!

Please contact if you are interested in speaking in the scientific or Technology workshops of this meeting.

GeneExpression Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 540170
Waltham, MA 02454 USA
Tel: (781) 891-8181
Fax: (781) 891-8234
E-mail: Genexpsys@expressgenes.com
www.expressgenes.com

Poster Abstract Submission by May 30, 2011

ALL ABSTRACTS Will Be Posted