Joint Epigenetics &Immunology Symposium

“Epigenetics of immunity: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities”

Jonathan Epstein, PhDUniversity of Pennsylvania

Ellen Rothenberg, PhDCaltech

Cornelis Murre, PhDUniversity of California, San Diego

Daniel De Carvalho, PhD University of Toronto

Alexander Rudensky, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering

Cancer Center

DATE: February 27, 20209:00AM -5:30PM

LOCATION: RUBENSTEIN AUDITORIUM, SMILOW CENTER FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, 3400 CIVIC CENTER BLVD., PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104

Funding for the Symposium has been provided by: The Penn Institute for Immunology, The Penn

Epigenetics Institute & the Immunobiology of Normal and Neoplastic Lymphocytes Training Grant

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There will be a Panel Discussion immediately following with scientific editors from

Immunity, Cell, and Nature Immunology….

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