Chromatin and Transcription Theme

Theme Organizers:
Joseph C. Reese, Pennsylvania State University and
Raymond C. Trievel, University of Michigan Medical School

Short talks for this theme will be selected from the volunteered abstracts.

(* denotes Session Chair)

Chromatin Modifications
Sunday, April 25
3:30 PM - 5:50 PM, Room 304A

Karolin Luger*, HHMI/Colorado State University

Sharon R. Dent, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Functions of Gcn5 in development

Ali Shilatifard, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Lessons learned from yeast about human leukemia

Raymond C. Trievel, University of Michigan
Molecular mechanisms of lysine methylation

Transcription Initiation and Elongation
Monday, April 26
9:55 AM - 12:15 PM, Room 304A

Katherine Jones*, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Steve Hahn, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Mechanism and regulation of transcription initiation

Joseph C. Reese, Pennsylvania State University
Elongation through chromatin

Robert G. Roeder, Rockefeller University
Function of diverse transcriptional coactivators in animal cells

Chromatin Structure and Remodeling
Tuesday, April 27
3:30 PM - 5:50 PM, Room 304A

Raymond C. Trievel*, University of Michigan

Blaine Bartholomew, Southern Illinois School of Medicine
Structure and Function of ATP-dependent Chromatin Remodeling Complexes

Karolin Luger, HHMI/Colorado State University
Posttranslational modifications as regulators of chromatin structure and histone chaperone function

Vasily M. Studitsky, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Mechanism of transcription through chromatin by RNA polymerase II

Thematic Reception
Tuesday, April 27
5:50 PM - 6:30 PM, Third Floor Foyer
Join us immediately following, "Chromatin Structure and Remodeling."

Co-transcriptional Processing
Wednesday, April 28
9:45 AM - 12:05 PM, Room 304A

Josesph C. Reese*, Pennsylvania State University

David Bentley, University of Colorado School of Medicine
The RNA polymerase II CTD and coordination of transcription with pre-mRNA processing

Katherine Jones, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Interplay between chromatin and RNA processing

Susana Rodriguez-Navarro, Principe Felipe Research Institute (CIPF), Valenciz, Spain
Sus1, A Key Factor Coupling Transcription and mRna Export

Program At A Glance Award Lectures 2010 Annual Meeting Award Presentations Daniel Herschlag: William C. Rose Award David Russell is Named Winner of the Avanti Award in Lipids Doug Rees to give the 2010 Fritz Lipmann Lectureship James Wells: ASBMB-Merck Award John Tesmer wins the ASBMB Schering-Plough Research Institute Award Lisa Gentile wins the ASBMB Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education Phillip Sharp claims the 2010 Herbert Tabor lectureship Ruedi Aebersold is the recipient of the Herbert A. Sober Lectureship Sarah Keller’s lipid research yields the 2010 Avanti Young Investigator Award Susan S. Taylor is named recipient of FASEB’s Excellence in Science Award Anaheim Career Resources Exhibits Housing Program Program Committee Award Lectures Biological Chemistry of RNA Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery Chromatin and Transcription DNA Transactions Hypertension: Treatment, Disparities and Molecular Mechanisms Lipid Interactions in Physiology and Disease Mentoring Metabolism and Disease New Frontiers in Genomics and Quantitative Proteomics Protein Synthesis, Catalysis and Turnover Systems Biology, Synthetic Biology and Signal Transduction Poster Competition Registration Special Events Sponsorship Travel Awards Child Care Grant Instructions Graduate Minority Instructions Graduate Postdoc Instructions Travel Awards UAN and Regional Awards Instructions Undergrad Faculty Instructions Undergraduate Competitive Instructions	Chromatin and Transcription Theme Theme Organizers: Joseph C. Reese, Pennsylvania State University and Raymond C. Trievel, University of Michigan Medical School Short talks for this theme will be selected from the volunteered abstracts. (* denotes Session Chair) Chromatin Modifications Sunday, April 25 3:30 PM - 5:50 PM, Room 304A Karolin Luger, HHMI/Colorado State University Sharon R. Dent, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Functions of Gcn5 in development* Ali Shilatifard, Stowers Institute for Medical Research Lessons learned from yeast about human leukemia Raymond C. Trievel, University of Michigan Molecular mechanisms of lysine methylation Transcription Initiation and Elongation Monday, April 26 9:55 AM - 12:15 PM, Room 304A Katherine Jones, Salk Institute for Biological Studies Steve Hahn, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Mechanism and regulation of transcription initiation* Joseph C. Reese, Pennsylvania State University Elongation through chromatin Robert G. Roeder, Rockefeller University Function of diverse transcriptional coactivators in animal cells Chromatin Structure and Remodeling Tuesday, April 27 3:30 PM - 5:50 PM, Room 304A Raymond C. Trievel, University of Michigan Blaine Bartholomew, Southern Illinois School of Medicine Structure and Function of ATP-dependent Chromatin Remodeling Complexes* Karolin Luger, HHMI/Colorado State University Posttranslational modifications as regulators of chromatin structure and histone chaperone function Vasily M. Studitsky, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Mechanism of transcription through chromatin by RNA polymerase II Thematic Reception Tuesday, April 27 5:50 PM - 6:30 PM, Third Floor Foyer Join us immediately following, "Chromatin Structure and Remodeling." Co-transcriptional Processing Wednesday, April 28 9:45 AM - 12:05 PM, Room 304A Josesph C. Reese, Pennsylvania State University David Bentley, University of Colorado School of Medicine The RNA polymerase II CTD and coordination of transcription with pre-mRNA processing* Katherine Jones, Salk Institute for Biological Studies Interplay between chromatin and RNA processing Susana Rodriguez-Navarro, Principe Felipe Research Institute (CIPF), Valenciz, Spain Sus1, A Key Factor Coupling Transcription and mRna Export
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