TriRhena Gene Regulation Club
The TriRhena Gene Regulation Club is a one-day symposium that brings together researchers from France (IGBMC), Germany (MPI-IE) and Switzerland (FMI) who share a common interest in gene regulation, and gives PhD students and postdocs the opportunity to share their unpublished work with the community, thereby strengthening international collaborations.
Next club event
- Date: Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 14:00-18:00
- Registration: Registration and abstract submission is open until 19 October 2026.
- Venue: This meeting will be held at the FMI Basel, Switzerland.
- Keynote: Marieke Oudelaar, new Director MPI-IE
Program (Basel, November 2026)
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 14:00 - 14:10 | Opening remarks |
| 14:10 - 14:35 | tba. |
| 14:35 - 15:00 | tba. |
| 15:00 - 15:25 | tba. |
| 15:25 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 16:25 | tba. |
| 16:25 - 16:50 | tba. |
| 16:50 - 17:15 | tba. |
| 17:15 - 17:40 | #newPI talk: Marieke Oudelaar (MPI-IE, Freiburg, link) Enhancer function in the context of 3D chromatin structures |
| 17:45-18:45 | Closing remarks & Apéro |
Talks = 20’ + 5’ Q&A
Keynote
Marieke Oudelaar
(Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology & Epigenetics, Freiburg)
“Enhancer function in the context of 3D chromatin structures”
Abstract: The spatial organization of the genome in the nucleus is thought to modulate gene expression levels. Since enhancers can be separated by large genomic distances from their target promoters, enhancer-mediated gene activation is dependent on interactions between enhancers and promoters in 3D chromatin structures. In my talk, I will discuss recent work from our lab in which we have studied when 3D interactions between enhancers and promoters form during cellular differentiation, which proteins and processes drive the formation of these interactions, and how enhancer-promoter interactions influence gene expression levels.
Practical Information
Register now
Participation is free, but registration is required. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. The symposium offers no virtual participation via streaming.
Abstracts: present your work
A limited number of talk places are available. Everyone, especially young researchers and PhD students, are encouraged to submit their exciting new and unpublished work* for presentation.
*Abstracts will not be reproduced or made available to participants at the meeting.
- Abstract submission & registration start and deadline
Start: 30 September 2026
End: 19 October 2026
The FMI is located at the Novartis Campus in the northern corner of Basel, just minutes from the French and German borders. The main entrance of the Campus is easily accessible by public transport, bicycle or car.
Fabrikstrasse 24 | 4056 Basel | Switzerland
Get the directions to the FMI here.
About the event
The “Gene Regulation Club” is a one-day symposium that unites groups at three research institutions for biomedical research on a regular basis:
- Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC, Strasbourg, France)
- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI, Basel, Switzerland)
- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology & Epigenetics (MPI-IE, Freiburg, Germany)
The event has an intimate, interactive atmosphere with typically 100-120 participants from the TriRhena region. Each Gene Regulation Club will be dedicated to topics that revolve around the regulation of gene expression, such as chromatin, transcription, or RNA processing. In addition, PhD students and postdocs will present near-final but unpublished work from groups at each of the institutes. With an informal but high quality character of the meeting, we aim to stimulate discussion and inspire new collaborations within the Tri-Rhena area.
The Gene Regulation Club is the successor event for the popular TriRhena Chromatin Club and the sister event of the TriRhena Metabolism Club.
