The preeminent Australian conference on the organisation and expression of the genome

Melbourne Australia
Joined May 2010
Lorne Genome will be back in 2027 on the 14th to 17th of February. We already have some exciting speakers lined up: Karen Arndt, Neil @BrockdorffLab, Laura Banaszynski and Fides Zenk @EpiGN_Lab, with more to be announced soon!
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We are excited to hear from ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฐ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ, whose laboratory develops statistical methods&tools for population genetics and genetic association studies, including PHASE for haplotype inference and GEMMA for association testing: lornegenome.org/matthew-stepโ€ฆ
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Just two days to go! We are delighted to welcome ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Š๐ž๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ค๐ข๐ง, whose research explores transposable elements in plant genomes and harnesses them as genome engineering tools for crop improvement: lornegenome.org/keith-slotkiโ€ฆ
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We are excited to welcome Prof Alex Hewitt, whose clinical practice and research are devoted to inherited eye diseases, with a particular focus on dissecting the molecular mechanisms that drive vision loss: lornegenome.org/alex-hewitt
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We are thrilled to welcome Prof Elizabeth Murchison from the University of Cambridge, whose laboratory investigates the biology of transmissible cancers in dogs and Tasmanian devils - exploring their genetics, immunology, and evolution: lornegenome.org/elizabeth-muโ€ฆ
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We're excited to hear from ๐ƒ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐–๐ž๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ, whose lab at St Jude Children's Research Hospital investigates red blood cell biology to develop new treatments for sickle cell disease and ฮฒ-thalassemia, conditions affecting millions worldwide: lornegenome.org/mitch-weiss
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We're excited to hear from ๐€/๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐™๐ž๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ซ, whose lab uses cutting-edge live imaging to investigate the role of microtubules in cell fate decisions in early embryos: lornegenome.org/jennifer-zenโ€ฆ
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We're excited to welcome ๐ƒ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐š๐ž๐ฅ ๐†๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ฅ from UPenn, whose lab employs functional genomics to decode the genetic mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, identifying novel therapeutic targets: lornegenome.org/michael-gandโ€ฆ
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We're excited to welcome ๐€/๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ, whose laboratory drives cutting-edge research into the epigenetic mechanisms cancer cells exploit to evade immune surveillance, uncovering novel targets for cancer immunotherapy: lornegenome.org/marian-burr
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We are excited to welcome ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ฒ๐ž๐ง๐ง from ETH Zurich, whose research focuses on the interplay between nutrition, metabolism and the epigenome and their contributions to the metabolic diseases and aging: lornegenome.org/ferdinand-voโ€ฆ
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Lorne Genome is one month away! View the full program here: lornegenome.org/2026-program
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Just over a month before we meet at Lorne Genome 2026! We're excited to welcome ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐“๐ฎ๐ง๐ , whose lab explores the fascinating interplay between social behaviour and gene regulation in non-human primates lornegenome.org/jenny-tung
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Excited to hear from Prof ๐Œ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐จ ๐“๐š๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ๐ž, whose lab leads groundbreaking research in protein homeostasis, transcriptional regulation, and technology development to identify biologically and therapeutically crucial biomolecular interactions: lornegenome.org/mikko-taipalโ€ฆ
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Only ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ to submit your abstract and secure earlybird registration rates! The deadline has been extended to ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ. Don't forget to apply for awards if you're eligible! lornegenome.org/registrationโ€ฆ
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We are excited to welcome ๐€/๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ž๐ง๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ as an invited speaker at Lorne Genome 2026, whose lab uses genetic engineering of plants and their microbiomes to uncover stress resilience mechanisms and advance agricultural innovation lornegenome.org/jenn-brophy
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The Abstract submission and Earlybird registration deadlines have been extended! You now have untilย ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซย to submit and save! Do not forget to apply for awards if eligible! lornegenome.org/registrationโ€ฆ Looking forward to seeing you at Lorne!
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Last chance! Early bird rates and oral presentation abstract submissions for Lorne Genome ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ - only one week away: lornegenome.org/registrationโ€ฆ We have a fantastic lineup of national and international speakers: lornegenome.org/speakers. Join us!
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We are looking forward to welcoming ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐™๐ก๐ฎ, a world-renowned epigeneticist, whose research focuses on mitotic inheritance of histone modifications and biochemical regulation of chromatin-modifying enzymes for potential therapeutic targeting: lornegenome.org/bing-zhu
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Please join us for several days of fantastic science at Lorne Genome 2026! We're thrilled to welcome Prof Amander Clark, a renowned stem cell biologist whose work focuses on in vitro gametogenesis and ovarian reserve formation: lornegenome.org/amander-clarโ€ฆ
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Secure your early bird rate for Lorne Genome 2026 before Nov 7th! lornegenome.org We are excited to welcome Prof Duncan Odom as a speaker - a leading researcher in regulatory genomics and cancer genome evolution lornegenome.org/duncan-odum
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