Ctrl+Epi+Edit, Engineering the Epigenome

Epigenome editing is a rapidly emerging field that has the potential to revolutionise genomic medicine by offering new ways to precisely program gene expression and treat a range of diseases. Precision control of the epigenome and gene activity is further unlocking key mechanistic insights into a wide variety of molecular and cellular processes. The potential of epigenome editing technologies for both research and therapeutic applications has thus led to widespread excitement over the last five years, in areas ranging from neurobiology, to high-throughput (epi)genomics to agriculture. As the technologies continue to emerge and the epigenome editing field begins to coalesce, we feel now is the time to bring interdisciplinary experts and leaders in the field together. This will enable, for the first time, epigenome editors and related disciplines to collectively discuss the technology, its applications and ethics, and the exciting scientific insights being generated. Such a symposium will help to accelerate progress in this field by facilitating collaborations between researchers and providing a platform for the dissemination of new discoveries and techniques. It will also help to raise broader awareness of this exciting emerging science and its potential to transform precision medicine.
Time and Place
The meeting will take place from November 16-17 at Institut Jacques Monod in the heart of Paris, France
We will have two half day sessions, and a poster session over cocktails and light bites
Key Dates
Abstract Submission: October 1, 2026
Registration: November 9, 2026
Invited Speakers
🧬 Gabriella Ficz (QMUL, UK)
🧬 Charles Gersbach (Duke University, USA)
🧬 Jamie Hackett (EMBL Rome, Italy)
🧬 Jake Harris (Cambridge University, UK)
🧬 Angelo Lombardo (San Raffaele University, Italy)
🧬 Reini Luco (Institut Curie, France)
🧬 Mariane Rots (UMCG, Netherlands)
🧬 Edda Schulz (MPI Berlin, Germany)
🧬 Stefan Stricker (Helmholtz Munich, Germany)
More speakers will be selected from abstracts!
You can find all the informations regarding the symposium, the registration and abstract submission here
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Details
- Start: 16 November 2026
- End: 17 November 2026
Venue
- Institut Jacques Monod Amphithéâtre Buffon
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15 rue Hélène Brion
Paris, 75013 France + Google Map
