Monday 13 October

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Interest Group
Chair: Steven Jones

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Melbourne Public Launch & Public Lecture
Chair: David Bowtell

Jean-Pierre Issa: New horizons in cancer research and therapy

Tuesday 14 October

9:15AM - 12:15PM

Bus Departure

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Lunch

2:00PM - 2:15PM

Official Welcome from the Committee

2:15PM - 3:45PM

Session 1a: Overview Cancer Epigenetics 1
Chair: Alex Dobrovic

 

Jean-Pierre Issa: The cancer methylome    abs#001

 

Sam El-Osta: Histone Modification    abs#002

3:45PM - 4:15PM

Afternoon Tea

4:15PM - 5:45PM

Session 1b: Overview Cancer Epigenetics 2
Chair: Susan Clarke

 

Frank Lyko: Development of DNMT inhibitors for epigenetic cancer therapy    abs#003

 

Emma Whitelaw: Epigenetic reprogramming and cancer    abs#004

 

Marnie Blewitt: SmcHD1 is a novel chromatin protein with a critical role in X inactivation    abs#005

6:15PM - 7:45PM

Dinner

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Session 2: Hot Topics
Chair: Ricky Johnstone / Pritinder Kaur

 

Philippe Collas: MicroChIP: Scaling down chromatin immunoprecipitation assays for small cell numbers and biopsies    abs#006

 

Romain Lambrot: Histone methylation and gene regulation in testicular cancer.    abs#007

 

Ernst-Jan Geutjes: A functional genetic screen identifies the H3K4 demethylase Jarid1b as a regulator of a senescence-like arrest.    abs#008

 

Kevin Spring: CpG Island Methylator Phenotype in Serrated Polyps of the Colorectum    abs#009

 

Emma Baker: THE ROLE OF MBD1, HP1α, AND H3K9 METHYLATION IN MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE 1 GENE TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION IN CANCER    abs#010

 

Nicholas Wong: Is there a role for DNA methylation in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia?    abs#011

 

Marcel Coolen: Concordant & Discordant DNA Methylation Patterns In Imprinted Regions Of Monozygotic Twins Demonstrate The Impact Of The Genome On The Epigenome    abs#012

 

Wen Qui: Genome-wide mapping of gene promoter methylation in breast cancer    abs#013

10:00PM - 11:00PM

Evening Social and Poster Viewing

 

Akinola Adisa: Polycomb Group (PcG) genes: Understanding their contributions to drug resistance in lymphoma    abs#051

 

Saul Bert: Demethylation of an upstream promoter results in activation of the macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor (CSF1-R) in human breast cancer.    abs#052

 

Vanessa BONAZZI: Identification of candidate tumour suppressor genes inactivated by promoter methylation in melanoma cell lines    abs#053

 

Michael Bots: Apaf-1 and caspase-9 are dispensable for HDACi-induced cell death of B cell lymphoma    abs#054

 

Ida Candiloro: Rapid analysis of heterogeneously methylated DNA using digital Methylation Sensitive - High Resolution Melting.    abs#055

 

Brian Gloss: Epigenetically silenced genes in ovarian cancer unmasked by pharmacological reactivation and transcript profiling    abs#056

 

Katie Huang: DNA methylation profile of phyllodes and fibroadenoma breast tumours    abs#057

 

Toby Hulf: IDENTIFICATION OF EPIGENETICALLY DEREGULATED MICRORNAS IN PROSTATE CANCER    abs#058

 

Kevin Knower: Epigenetic regulation of local estrogen biosynthesis in human breast adipose fibroblast cells    abs#059

 

Lara Lipton: Epigenetic change in colorectal cancer: how representative are ‘CIMP' markers?    abs#060

 

Thomas Mikeska: MethMarker: Design of DNA methylation assays and optimisation for use as clinical biomarkers    abs#061

 

Céline Montavon: IDENTIFICATION OF METHYLATED GENES IN HIGH GRADE SEROUS OVARIAN CANCER    abs#062

 

Andrea Newbold: Assessing the molecular mechanisms of HDACi-induced apoptosis in the absence of p21WAF1/CIP1.    abs#063

 

Rebecca Ormsby: The effect of low dose radiation on global genomic methylation levels    abs#064

 

Michael Raynor: DNA methylation profiling of peripheral blood mononuclear cells by Sensitive Melting Analysis after Real Time - Methylation Specific PCR (SMART-MSP) reveals low level methylation of breast cancer associated genes.    abs#065

 

Melanie Rich: DNA methylation markers in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia    abs#066

 

Nezaket Turkel: Characterization of a Novel Oncogene in Drosophila    abs#067

 

Erik Wiklund: Epigenetic de-regulation of microRNAs in bladder cancer    abs#068

 

Posters can remain on display throughout the meeting

Wednesday 15 October

7:00AM - 8:15AM

Breakfast

8:30AM - 10:15AM

Session 3a: Genome Wide Epigenetic Analysis 1
Chair: John Greally

 

John Greally: The unexpected relationship of cytosine methylation with gene transcription.    abs#014

 

Mathias Ehrich: Epigenetic target identification    abs#015

 

Jeffrey Jeddeloh: The Comprehensive Epigenome: Arrays, Sequence Capture and 454 Bisulphite Sequencing    abs#016

10:15AM - 10:45AM

Morning Tea

10:45AM - 12:45AM

Session 3b: Genome Wide Epigenetic Analysis 2
Chair: David Bowtell

 

John Edwards: Whole genome methylation profiles of breast cancer    abs#017

 

Steven Jones: Histone Modification and Genetic Regulatory Control    abs#018

 

Susan Clark: High resolution integrative epigenomics identifies and characterizes regions of long range epigenetic silencing (LRES) in prostate cancer    abs#019

12:45PM - 1:30PM

Lunch

1:30PM - 5:30PM

Free time

An optional guided ranger walk will commence from the ranger station for those who sign up first at 2:30pm

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Session 4: Epigenetic therapy
Chair: Frank Lyko

 

Jean-Pierre Issa: Hypomethylation therapy    abs#020

 

Ricky Johnstone: Enhancing the apoptotic and therapeutic anti-cancer effects of histone deacetylase inhibitors.     abs#021

 

Miles Prince: Clinical experience with histone deacetylase inhibitors in T cell lymphomas, Hodgkin lymphoma, myeloid malignancies and multiple myeloma.    abs#022

7:00PM - 8:00PM

Dinner

8:15PM - 9:30PM

Session 5: Epigenetic predisposition to Cancer
Chair: Emma Whitelaw

 

Megan Hitchins: Epimutations in cancer syndromes    abs#023

 

Alex Dobrovic: Somatic methylation and cancer predisposition    abs#024

 

Vicki Whitehall: DNA methylation throughout the human colorectum is associated with age, region and pathology.    abs#025

9:30PM - 11:00PM

Evening Social and Poster Viewing

Thursday 16 October

7:00AM - 8:15AM

Breakfast

8:30AM - 10:30AM

Session 6: Epigenetic Studies of Selected Tumours
Chair: Kazu Ushijima

 

Toshikazu Ushijima: Epigenetic field for gastric cancerization, and its induction by Helicobacter pylori infection    abs#026

 

Maya Kansara: A screen for epigenetically silenced tumor suppressor genes in osteosarcoma    abs#027

 

Joanne Young: Heterogeneity in hyperplastic polyposis may have a genetic basis.    abs#028

 

John Mariadason: A coordinated Sp1/Sp3-mediated transcriptional response involving immediate-early gene induction drives HDACi-induced apoptosis in colon cancer cells.    abs#029

 

Elizabeth Algar: Imprinted CDKN1C is activated by histone deacetylase inhibitors and restoration of SMARCB1 in rhabdoid tumor.    abs#030

10:30AM - 11:00AM

Morning Tea

11:00AM - 12:30PM

Session 7: Methylation as a biomarker
Chair: Jean-Pierre Issa

 

Nancy Kiviat: Clinical implications of epigenetics changes present in cervical cancer and cervical cancer precursor lesions    abs#030

 

Matt Trau: Nanotechnology approaches to biomarkers    abs#031

 

James Devaney: Epigenetic Remodelling Across 2q14.2 Provides a Prostate Specific Cancer Biomarker    abs#032

 

Includes Conference summation (Jean-Pierre Issa) and Conference close (Alex Dobrovic and committee)

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Lunch

2:15PM - 5:15PM

Bus departure for Peter Mac

Friday 17 October

10:30AM - 1:30PM

Alternate bus departure for PeterMac