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Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium (CEEHRC)
The Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium (CEEHRC) Network is a network run by epigenetic researchers from across Canada, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research as part of the overall CEEHRC initiative.
The scientific focus of the consortium is broad, and we intend to bridge basic, applied, and translational chromatin research, including transcriptional regulation, chromatin folding and DNA methylation.
Our mission is to develop and strengthen collaborations between Canadian scientists to advance basic epigenetic research and to translate new discoveries in the field of epigenetics into improved human health. We also aim to encourage young scientists and broaden the understanding of epigenetics amongst the general public by providing outreach and training resources. To accomplish this, we aim to:
- Connect epigenetics researchers, remotely and in-person at our annual meeting, and to expand their reach to the broader scientific and health research communities in Canada and beyond
- Facilitate access and dissemination of epigenomics data to researchers across Canada
- Produce and curate epigenomics tools, software and protocols
- Curate Canadian jobs, training opportunities and events
- Enhance the understanding of the importance of epigenetics in the general population using educational content produced by CEEHRC epigenetics experts
For more information about the organization and events, please visit the CEEHRC website.
Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required.
Upcoming Event Details
Date: September 20, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Co-Presenter: Signe MacLennan - Ph.D. Student, Marra Lab, University of British Columbia
The Structural and Regulatory Architecture of Extrachromosomal DNAs in Cervical Cancer
Featured Presenter: Marco Marra, Ph.D. – Professor, Dept. of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia
Multi-omic Analysis of Pediatric AML
Previous Event Details
Date: February 16, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Co-Presenter: Ian Tobias, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, University of Guelph
Sox2 Cis-regulatory Elements Influence Axial Patterning Gene Induction and Cell Fate Determination in Neural Commitment
Featured Presenter: Jennifer Mitchell, Ph.D. – Professor, Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto
Enhancers in Development and Disease
Date: December 15, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: Juliette Harris - Ph.D. Candidate, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM)
Establishment of Long-term Epigenetic Memory by the Pioneer Factor Pax7
Featured Presenter: Jacques Drouin, Ph.D. – Director, Molecular Genetics Unit at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM)
The Multistep Process of Chromatin Opening by Pioneer Factors
Date: October 20, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: Lamisa Mizan, Grad Student, Ramalho-Santos Lab, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and the University of Toronto
LINE1 Promotes Nuclear Compartmentalization to Repress the 8-cell State in Embryonic Stem Cells
Featured Presenter: Miguel Ramalho-Santos, Ph.D. – Senior Investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and Professor, Dept. of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Epigenetic Regulation of Development in Sickness and in Health
Date: June 16, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: Kailynn MacGillivray, Ph.D. Candidate, Saltzman Lab, University of Toronto
Histone H2A Monoubiquitylation at Repressed Enhancers in C. elegans Embryos
Featured Presenter: Arneet Saltzman, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 and Histone H2A Monoubiquitylation in C. elegans Neuronal Development
Date: April 21, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: Louis-Alexandre Fournier, Ph.D. Candidate, Stirling Lab, BC Cancer Research Institute
Genome-wide CRISPR Screen Identifies Vulnerabilities of ARID1A-deficient Cells
Featured Presenter: Peter Stirling, Ph.D. - Sr. Scientist, Terry Fox Lab, BC Cancer Research Institute
Structure-function Analysis of H2AZ and its Role in Transcription
Date: February 17, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: Rachel Price, Ph.D. Candidate, Teves Lab, University of British Columbia
Distinct Modes of Heat Shock Transcription Factor Interactions with Mitotic Chromosomes
Featured Presenter: Shelia Teves, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at University of British Columbia
Transcriptional Mechanisms in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
Date: December 16, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: Nicholas Raun, Ph.D. Candidate - Kramer Lab, Dalhousie University
Epigenetic Programming by Trithorax Supports the Metabolic Demand of Long-term Memory
Featured Presenter: Jamie Kramer, Ph.D. - Associate Professor - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Dalhousie University
Making Long-term Memories – The Role of Transcription and Chromatin
Date: November 25, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: Selin Jessa, Ph.D. Candidate - Kleinman Lab, Quantitative Life Sciences, McGill University
Pediatric Gliomas with K27M Mutations in Canonical and Non-canonical Histone 3 Have Distinct Origins
Featured Presenter: Claudia Kleinman, Ph.D. – Associate Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, at McGill University
Identity Matters: Pathogenic Mutations in Context
Date: September 23, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: Robert Siddaway, Ph.D. - Research Associate, Hawkins Lab, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Featured Presenter: Professor Cynthia Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. – Principal Investigator, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Oncogenic Function of Histones in Pediatric High-grade Glioma
Date: June 23, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: Benjamin Lebeau, Ph.D. Student, Witcher Lab, McGill University
Single Base-pair Resolution Analysis of the Altered DNA Binding Ability of Zinc-Finger 1 Mutated CTCF in the Context of Breast Epithelial Cancer
Featured Presenter: Michael Witcher – Associate Professor, McGill University
Epigenetic Reprogramming Drives Cell Invasion Programs
Date: May 27, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: Shelby Squires - Undergraduate Student Researcher, Ross lab, University of Prince Edward Island
Hijacking of a Conserved Inducible Promoter by a Newly-evolved Primate Long Noncoding RNA
Featured Presenter: P. Joel Ross, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Prince Edward Island
Exploring the Roles of Long Noncoding RNAs in Autism and Activity-dependent Neuroplasticity
Date: April 22th, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: John Lee, Ph.D., Taylor Lab, University of Toronto
The Zinc Finger in the Cerebellum (ZIC1/4) Locus is a Context Dependent Driver Gene in Medulloblastoma
Featured Presenter: Michael D. Taylor, M.D., Ph.D. – Paediatric Neurosurgeon and Professor, University of Toronto affiliated Hospital for Sick Children
Medulloblastoma is Cancer of the Homo Sapiens Rhombic Lip
Date: March 25th, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) / 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Student Presenter: Bettina Fuglerud, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow, Hoodless Lab, BC Cancer Research Institute
A Study of SOX9 Activity in the Chromatin Landscape Upon Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition
Featured Presenter: Pamela Hoodless, Ph.D. – Professor and Distinguished Scientist, Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency
Transcriptional Dynamics Controlling Hepatic Cell Identity
Date: February 25th, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT)
Student Presenter: Giacomo Grillo, Ph.D. – Lupien Lab, University of Toronto
Reprogrammed Transposable Elements Unveil Novel Prostate Cancer Vulnerabilities
Featured Presenter: Mathieu Lupien, Ph.D. – Professor, University of Toronto and Sr. Scientist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
From Chromatin Variants to Repetitive DNA Sequences and Cancer Stem Cells
Date: January 28th, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT)
Student Presenter: Frank Hu – Majewski Lab, McGill University, and Saitou Lab, Kyoto University
Nucleome Dynamics in Normal and Stalled Development
Featured Presenter: Jacek Majewski – Professor of Human Genetics, McGill University
Nucleome Dynamics in Normal and Stalled Development
Date: December 17th, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Student Presenter: Marina Fukano – Deblois Lab, University of Montreal, and Park Lab, Goodman Cancer Institute of McGill University
Investigating Intra-tumour Metabolic and Epigenetic Heterogeneity in Triple-negative Breast Cancer
Featured Presenter: Geneviève Deblois – Principal Investigator, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) and Asst. Professor, University of Montreal
Metabolic and Epigenetic Adaptations Expose Vulnerabilities in Breast Cancer
