EPIGENETICS: FROM MOLECULES TO BEHAVIOR


October 06-10, 2025
Erice, Sicily, ITALY


Workshop Organizers

Conference goals

Mauro Tognon (Università di Ferrara)
Parola Palanza (Università di Parma)
Stefano Parmigiani (Università di Parma)

Purpose of the Workshop

Conference goals

The overall purpose of the Workshop is to give an overview of the “state of the art” of the implications and importance of epigenetic approaches to human interactions in basic science and clinical applications. Indeed, understanding the epigenetic mechanisms that underlie human behaviour and health will not only deepen our fundamental knowledge of human biology, but also pave the way for novel therapeutic interventions and personalized medicine approaches to address a wide range of human conditions, from mental health disorders to chronic diseases. This aim will be achieved by interdisciplinary discussion among biologists, geneticists, oncologists, neurologists, environmentalists, psychologists, ethologists, psychiatrists and other scientists/specialists (e.g evolutionary biologists).

Speakers & Topics

Patrick Allard

Environmental epigenetics

Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg

Behavioral epigenetics of attachment regulation in parents and children

George Calin

Microrna and Cancer

Elena Della Bella

Mirna markers of bone fractures

Sam El-Osta

Epigenetic of Cardiovascular Diseases

André Fischer

Epigenetic of neurodegenerative diseases

Rintaro Hashizume

Epigenetic drugs/therapies

Eva Jablonka

Epigenetic memory and learning: from single cells to nervous systems

Isabelle Mansuy

Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance

Li-Huei Tai

Integrative multi-omic data analysis and genome editing approach to understand dementia pathogenesis

Marinus Van Ijzendoorn

Developmental behavioral epigenetics and differential susceptibility to environment

Registration and Abstract Submission