EMS 2010 Annual Meeting

Monday, October 25, 2010
7:00 AM–8:30 AM
	Breakfast Meeting
	Epigenetics Special Interest Group	Leaders: Janet E. Baulch, University of Maryland, Baltimore and Catherine B. Klein, New York University School of Medicine

Please note that the Epigenetics SIG will be hosting a local scientist as a guest speaker at the breakfast meeting on Monday morning, October 25 at 7:00 AM–8:30 AM.

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Ajay Goel, from Baylor University Medical Center, who will speak to us on “Epigenetic Biomarkers for Gastrointestinal Cancers.”

Further, the Epigenetic SIG would like to offer you a brief synopsis of the Annual Meeting schedule highlighting talks and posters of epigenetic interest.

Please plan to attend the following:

Monday, October 25

8:30 AM–9:30 AM	Plenary Lecture 2 Chronic Cell Stress, Cancer and the Epigenome Stephen B. Baylin, The Johns Hopkins University
9:45 AM–12:15 PM	Symposium 6 RNA Silencing: Mechanisms, Biology and Responses to Environmental Stress” Chairpersons: Igor P. Pogribny, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. FDA and Olga Kovalchuk, University of Lethbridge
3:35 PM–4:00 PM	Presentation during Platform Session 1 Epigenetic Drugs as Modifiers of NHEJ Repair Feyruz Rassool, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Tuesday, October 26

12:00 NOON–12:15 PM	Presentation during Symposium 11 Epigenetic Markers of Hepatotoxicity: A Nevirapine Story Volodymyr Tryndyak, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. FDA
2:15 PM–4:45 PM	Symposium 12 DNA Repair, Epigenetics and Genomic Stability Chairpersons: Bevin Engelward, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Mitchell S. Turker, Oregon Health and Science University Organized by the Epigenetics Special Interest Group

Also, don’t miss the following posters which will be attended on Sunday evening 4:30 PM–6:30 PM if the poster number is ODD and on Monday evening 4:30 PM–6:30 PM if the poster number is EVEN:

Posters

P13	Role of Genetic and Epigenetic Changes in Acrylamide-Induced Lung Carcinogenesis in Mice S. Sarfaraz presenting
P54	Regulation of DNA Damage Responses by Chromodomain Helicase DNA Binging Protein 2 S. Venkatachalam presenting
P106	Formaldehyde Exposure Alters MicroRNA Expression Profiles in Human Lung Cells J.E. Rager presenting
P109	Identification of MicroRNAs That are Associated with BaP Genotoxicity D. Lizarraga presenting