Program

Schedule

Five days of scientific sessions, expert talks, and CUT & RUN instruction above Lago Maggiore.

24–28 May 2027 · Congressi Stefano Franscini, Ascona, Switzerland

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Scientific sessions

Monday

May 24th 2027

13:30-14:00 Arrival, welcome address

14:00-15:00 Opening lecture – Ken Shirasu

15:00-15:30 selected talk

15:30-16:00 selected talk

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

16:30-17:00 selected talk

17:00-17:30 selected talk


Tuesday

May 25th 2027

morning session

9:00-10:00 Wake up lecture – Bob Schmitz

10:00-10:30 selected talk

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-11:30 selected talk

11:30-12:00 selected talk

afternoon session

14:00-15:00 Swiss lecture – Michael Raissig

15:00-15:30 selected talk

15:30-16:00 selected talk

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

16:30-17:00 selected talk

17:00-17:30 selected talk

evening

20:30 to open end Poster session 1


Wednesday

May 26th 2027

morning session

9:00-10:00 Wake up lecture – Doris Wagner

10:00-10:30 Cut&Run session – introduction

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-13:00 Cut&Run session – instruction, hands-on with datasets


Thursday

May 27th 2027

morning session

9:00-10:00 Wake up lecture – Teva Vernoux

10:00-10:30 selected talk

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-11:30 selected talk

11:30-12:00 selected talk

afternoon session

14:00-15:00 Swiss lecture – Sara Simonini

15:00-15:30 selected talk

15:30-16:00 selected talk

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

16:30-17:00 selected talk

17:00-17:30 selected talk

evening

20:30 to open end Poster session 2


Friday

May 28th 2027

morning session

9:00-10:00 Wake up lecture – Surprise

10:00-10:30 selected talk

10:30-11:00 selected talk

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:00 Farewell & departure

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Timings are indicative and may shift slightly as the final programme is assembled

Organizing Team

“Transcriptional reprogramming in plants – a CUT & RUN workshop” is organized by Profs. Lucia Strader, The SALK Institute, Zachary Nimchuk, UNC Chapel Hill, and Christian Hardtke, University of Lausanne.