Epigenetics and Epigenomics methods and applications a case study: Epigenetic insights into extreme longevity in the world’s oldest terrestrial animal, Jonathan.

Join Dr. Vinayak Kapatral and learn about methods and application in epigenetics and its applications in longevity and ageing.

Dr. Kapatral will present about:

Types of epigenic modifications, local vs global, heritable vs non heritable
Approaches in capturing DNA modifications by sequencing using Pacbio, Bisulfite sequencing, Hi-C and others.
DNA methylation analysis: Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS), targeted methylation sequencing, and methylation arrays.
Integrating transcriptomics and RNA-seq to connect epigenetic changes with gene expression.
Integrating analysis of epigenomic, datasets to identify regulatory networks and disease associated biomarkers.
Investigation of biological aging and epigenetic clocks.
Discussion about the case study of Jonathan, the Aldabra giant tortoise.