BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH - ECPv6.2.6//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231006T120000 DTSTAMP:20231124T113954 CREATED:20230921T193033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T193101Z UID:11887-1696590000-1696593600@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca SUMMARY:Dr. Julia Schulze-Hentrich: At the nexus of genes\, aging and environment: Understanding transcriptomic and epigenomic regulation in health and disease DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nThe DNA of every cell in our body contains the genes inherited from our parents and plays a crucial role in health and disease. While changes in the DNA itself are linked to monogenic diseases\, they often fail to explain complex disorders such as neurodegenerative diseases. This can potentially be explained by additional layers of gene regulation known to be stored “above” the DNA\, at the epigenetic level. Over the last years\, this relatively young research field has shown that molecular structures packaging DNA in the cell nucleus influence gene activity. The DNA itself as well as its packaging structure\, the so-called chromatin\, can be chemically modified in many ways and is highly dynamic. With these findings\, chromatin appears to be a central interface between genes and the environment\, and the development and progression of diseases could be decisively influenced by epigenetic changes. Our research group investigates which epigenetic modifications are associated with complex neurological diseases – in particular Parkinson’s and Huntington’s – and how environmental factors and aging have modulating effects on them. Here\, I will give an overview of current projects and highlight key findings of our work. \n  URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-julia-schulze-hentrich/ LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR