7th International Conference on Drosophila Heterochromatin

Gubbio, Italy

June 5-11, 2005

Gubbio is the best medieval city in Umbria well known for its history and

art. The meeting will be similar in format and size to the previous ones with 50-60 speakers and no more than 120 participants.The meeting will give the opportunity to discuss the latest advances in Heterochromatin Biology and the Epigenetic Mechanisms of gene regulation.

Major topics:

Position effect variegation and chromatin structure

RNAi in heterochromatin formation

Epigenetic control of gene expression

Heterochromatic genes

Centromeres

Telomeres

Heterochromatin and chromosome pairing

Euchromatin/heterochromatin interaction system

Highly and middle repetitive DNA

For further details please contact:

Sergio Pimpinelli (sergio.pimpinelli@uniroma1.it)