Tuesday, 10 March 2026

12:00 - Registration (with light refreshments*)

13:00 - Welcome Address

13:15 - Keynote Lecture 1 - Stephen West

14:00 - Session 1: Double Strand Breaks + Coffee Break*

• Speakers: Petr Cejka & Boris Pfander

16:00 - Session 2: Gene Regulation & Chromatin Dynamics

• Speakers: Sophie Polo, Viviana Risca, Kikue Tachibana, Zhiguo Zhang

18:30 - Welcome Reception* & Poster Session

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

09:00 - Session 3: Ageing, Disease & Therapy + Coffee Break*

• Speakers: Sven Rottenberg, Bjoern Schwer, Peter McKinnon, Robert Hänsel-Hertsch

12:45 - Lunch*

13:45 - Session 4: Telomeres + Coffee Break*

• Speakers: Stephane Marcand, Teresa Teixeira, Fabrizio d'Adda di Fagagna, Patricia Opresko

18:00 onwards 

• Free Evening for participants
• Speakers Dinner - For invited speakers & SFB 1361 PIs only

Thursday, 12 March 2026

9:00 - Session 5: Features Driving Vulnerability + Coffee Break*

• Speakers: Julien Duxin, Fumiko Esashi, Francesca Storici, Tony Cesare, Lorenza Penengo

12:45 - Lunch*

13:45 - Depature for Excursion to Eberbach Abbey

18:00 - Conference Dinner*

Friday, 13 March 2026

09:00 - Session 6: Replication Stress + Coffee Break*

• Speakers: Nynke Dekker, Chunlong Chen

12:00 - Keynote Lecture 2 - Lorraine Symington

12:45 - Closing Address & Prize Ceremony

13:30 - Farewell (with light refreshments*)

14:00 - End of Programme