Consequences from Epigenetics for Nutrition, Conference topics Environmental and Public Health Environmental Health, Public Health, Public Health Genomics, Molecular Epidemiology _______________________________________ June 1st , 2007, Vienna, Austria 8.30 am registration, 9.00 am start, 5 pm end Epigenetics, Environmental Epigenomics, Imprinting, Population-based Genetic Association Studies, Tissue Banks Pharmacenter, UZA II Nutrition, Gene-Environment Interactions, Personalized Health Care Lecture room V _______________________________________________ Althanstrasse 14 Registration: registration@utanet.at 1090 Vienna Austria __________________________________________________ No conference fees _______________________________________________ June 1st 2007 Consequences from Epigenetics for Nutrition, Environmental and Public Health Program 8.30 Registration 12.50-13.20 9.00-9.20 Welcome addresses Chr. Smoliner Fed. Ministry for Science; F. Schiemer, I. Elmadfa, Chr. Noe, Faculty for Life Sciences, Univ. of Vienna K. Zatloukal: Tissue banks as key resources for the advancement of personalized medicine and discovery of geneenvironment interactions 13.20-14.00 Snacks 9.20-9.40 A. Haslberger, Conference objectives 14.00-14.40 9.40-10.20 T. Schulze: Developments in public health genomics and consequences for public health systems, a psychiatrist's point of view. M. Esteller: Between Phenotypes 14.40-15.10 R. Mader: Cancer and epigenetics 15.10-15.40 G. Schotta: Epigenetic control by histone 10.20-11.00 M. Shah: Environmental health – Consequences for public health systems 11.00-11.30 Coffee 11.30-12.00 S. Boccia: Meta-analysis of populationbased genetic association studies: potential and limitations from a public health 12.00-12.50 R. Jirtle: Environmental Nutrition and Human Health Epigenomics, Genotypes and methylation 15.40-16.10 G. Kaati: Lectures and Consequences for public health, 16.10-17.00 Round table and wrap up. Impulse: J. Huber 17.00 End June 1st 2007 Consequences from Epigenetics for Nutrition, Environmental and Public Health List of Speakers Travel arrangements, accommodation: Dr. Stefania Boccia, Genetic Epidemiology and Molecular Biology Unit, Inst. of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome Dr. Manel Esteller, Cancer Epigenetics Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid Dr. Alexander Haslberger, Dep. Nutrition Sciences, Univ. Vienna Prof. Johannes Huber, Dep. Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Vienna Dr. Gunnar Kaati, Dep. of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Sweden Travel Agency Mondial Travel arrangements: Mrs Kiefer, Phone +43/(0)2252/4424223, kiefer@mondial.at Accomodation: Mrs Farouk, Phone +43/(0)2252/44242-31, farouk@mondial.at Scientific Organisation: A.Haslberger, H.Karlic, K.Huber Contact: Prof. Randy Jirtle, Jirtle Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, NC Sabine Gressler, Forum Wissenschaft & Umwelt Mariahilfer Str. 77-79, A-1060 Vienna umweltforum@utanet.at , www.fwu.at registration@utanet.at Prof. Robert Mader, Clinical Devision of Oncology, Medical University of Vienna Conference location: Dr. Mahendra Shah, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria Pharmacenter, UZA II, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, www.pharmapoint.at Dr. Thomas G Schulze, Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry Central Institute of Mental Health Dr. Gunnar Schotta, Inst. of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Prof. Kurt Zatloukal, Inst. of Pathology, Medical Univ. Graz Welcome: Prof. Christian Noe, Dean; Prof. Fritz Schiemer, I. Elmadfa, Faculty for Life Sciences, University of Vienna