Meeting report: 11th EMBL conference on transcription and chromatin - August 23–26, 2014 - Heidelberg, Germany

Abstract

An all-star lineup of presenters and a friendly scientific atmosphere contributed to make the 11th EMBL Conference on Transcription and Chromatin (August 23–26, 2014) once again a meeting to remember. Scientist from over 30 countries met in Heidelberg, Germany to share their latest insights in transcription and chromatin research. DNA methylation, topologically associating domains, polycomb proteins, enhancers, divergent transcription, and the effect of chromatin and its modifications on gene expression were among the central topics. The overall high quality and the extent of novel material included in the presentations made summarizing this conference in a meeting report format a remarkably enjoyable challenge. I apologize in advance to those speakers whose excellent work was not to included due to space constraints.