09:00-09:10 - Welcome address
: (Stefano Parmigiani, University of Parma, Parma, Italy, The Ettore Majorana Foundation and the School of Ethology)
09:10-09:20 - Ethology & Epigenetics
: (Paola Palanza, University of Parma, Parma, Italy)
09:20-09:30 - Epigenetics: from Molecules to Behavior
: (Mauro Tognon, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy)
Presentations #1
09:30-10:10 - Epigenetic memory and learning: from single cells to nervous systems
: (Dr. Eva Jablonka, Tel Aviv University, Israel)
10:10-10:50 - Epigenetics and Brain Health: How We Can Influence Our Genes
: (Prof. Dr. André Fischer, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany)
10:50-11:20 - Coffe Break
11:20-12:00 - MicroRNA markers of bone fractures
: (Dr. Elena Della Bella, AO Research Institute Davos, Davos Platz, Switzerland)
12:00-12:40 - Discovery and Validation of Methylation Biomarkers to Discriminate Coronary Heart Disease in Asian People with Type 2 Diabetes
: (Prof. Sam El-Osta, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia)
12:40-15:20 - Lunch
Presentations #2
15:20-16:00 - Epigenetics and individuality
: (Prof. Patrick C. Phillips, The Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA)
16:00-16:40 - Integrative multi-omic data analysis and genome editing approach to understand dementia pathogenesis
: (Prof. Li-Huei Tai, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA-via remote connection)
16:40-17:00 - Coffee break
17:00-17:40 - Epigenetics of cancer: the microRNA story
: (Prof. George Calin, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX. USA - via remote connection)
17:40-18:20 - Cracking the epicode: uncovering the rules governing environmental changes of the epigenome
: (Dr. Patrick Allard, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA - via remote connection)
18:20-18:40 - General Discussion
October 8, 2025
Presentations #3
09:30-10:10 - Gene Expression profile including epigenetic modifiers in Octopus vulgaris
: (Dr. Graziano Fiorito, Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica “Anton Dohrn”, Napoli, Italy)
10:10-10:50 - Epigenetic Dynamics: Linking Hormones, Environment, and Behavior
: (Prof. Ivana Jaric, University of Zurich)
10:50-11:20 - Coffe Break
11:20-12:00 - Measuring the Measures in DNA Methylation Studies
: (Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, ISPA Lisbon, Portugal)
12:10-12:40 - Does Methylation Matter in Child Development? Promises and Pitfalls of Developmental Behavioral Epigenetics
: (Marinus van IJzendoorn, UCL University College London, UK)
12:40 - Lunch
Poster Session #2
15:00-16:30 - Poster Session
Selected Short Communications
16:30-16:45 - NEO2734 as a Dual BRD4/p300 Epigenetic Inhibitor in Gestational Diabetes-Related Vascular Inflammation
: (Nadia Di Pietrantonio (1), 1 Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Center for Advanced Studies and Technology-CAST, University “G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti 66100, Italy)
16:45-17:00 - DNA Methylation Alterations in Host Macrophages upon Infection with different Leishmania species
: (Ana Florencia Vega-Benedetti, Molecular Biology, Genomics and Epigenomics Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy)
17:00-17:15 - Nuclear translocation of ACLY fuels histone and NF-κB acetylation to promote proinflammatory gene expression in human macrophages (Anna Santarsiero
: Department of Health Sciences, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy)
17:15-17:30 - From Expression to Mechanism: lncRNAs in Astrocyte-Driven Neuroinflammatio; (Ulriche. Fuchs)
: German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Department for Epigenetics and Systems Medicine in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany)
17:30-17:50 - Coffee Break
Session #4
17:50-18:30 - Epigenetic Dependence in Pediatric Glioma
: (Prof. Rintaro Hashizume, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA - via remote connection)
18:30-19:00 - Mauro Tognon (University of Ferrara) and Davide Ponzi (University of Parma) General discussion and concluding remarks