The Allard lab participates in the Beyond Genes conference!
This first edition of the Beyond Genes conference has been collaboratively organized by researchers, clinicians and research advocates, on the initiative of Jill Escher and with the support of the Escher Fund for Autism. The goal of the Beyond Genes conference is to explore non-genetic inheritance including epigenetic and other non-genetic factors. Studying non-genetic inheritance is particularly critical to comprehensively understand the origins of many traits and pathologie
EpiCenter publication: "Epigenetics in the Public Sphere"
This article aims to promote an open-minded and interdisciplinary dialogue between the public discourse on epigenetics and the current scientific state of the art. It raises three main questions: Are there any specific modes of circulation of epigenetics in the general public? Why does epigenetics seem so appealing to the public? Within the public repertoire of epigenetics, is it possible to identify some specific knowledge claims and, if so, given the current state of the ar
Social Studies of Epigenetics at the 4S Meeting, New Orleans
Dr. Anne Le Goff will participate at a roundtable on “the Politics of ‘Developmental Origins’: Biological Mattering and Social Justice,” at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science, Sept. 4-7, 2019, in New Orleans. Since its emergence 30 years ago, the DOHaD paradigm, with epigenetics as its driver, has been influential in life sciences and had a strong impact on health policies. Social scientists have analyzed the modalities of construction and imple
EpiCenter publication: "Environmental Politics of Reproduction"
What constitutes “human reproduction” is under negotiation as its biology, social nature, and cultural valences are increasingly perceived as bound up in environmental issues. This paper maps the growing overlap between formerly rather separate domains of reproductive politics and environmental politics, examining three interrelated areas. The first is the emergence of an intersectional environmental reproductive justice framework in activism and environmental health science.
Collaboration between the EpiCenter and Science Po in Grenoble, France
The exciting collaboration focuses on the advances in the field of Toxico-Epigenomics and the scientific, industrial, and regulatory implications of the research in this area. For more information, click on the links below (in French and in English). http://www.sciencespo-grenoble.fr/cooperation-scientifique-internationale-projet-toxepi/ https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencespo-grenoble.fr%2Fcooperation-scientifique-internationale-proje
The Allard Lab presenting at the "Epigenetic Inheritance: Impact for Biology and Society"
"Epigenetic Inheritance: Impact for Biology and Society" at ETH Zürich on Aug 26-28, 2019. https://www.epigenetic-inheritance-zurich.ethz.ch/ The symposium will be dedicated to the theme of epigenetic inheritance, a novel discipline at the interface between biology, medicine and environmental science that studies how life experiences and environmental factors can modify the organism across generations. The symposium is a follow-up of the Latsis Symposium 2017 held at ETHZ, wh
Organisms remember ancestral environmental chemical exposure
In this new study, Camacho and colleagues reveal that exposure to the plastic chemical Bisphenol A causes a transgenerational impact on fertility that lasts for 5 generations. The authors also dissect the epigenetic machinery behind this effect and were able to reverse the inheritance of the effect. The work can be found in Cell Reports here: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/abstract/S2211-1247(18)30637-5 #News #Research
The UCLA EpiCenter welcomes new fellow Anne Le Goff
We are pleased to announce that Anne Le Goff joins the UCLA EpiCenter research team as post-doctoral fellow. Dr Le Goff received her doctoral degree in France in Philosophy and Bioethics. As part of the EpiCenter, Dr Le Goff will document, interpret and analyze the models of transgenerational epigenetics and how they differ from traditional models related to mutations. Her work will be deeply integrated with bench scientists and epigeneticists at UCLA. For more on Dr Le Goff,
UCLA's Institute for Society & Genetics receives prestigious John Templeton Foundation award
Dr Landecker and Dr Allard from the UCLA's Institute for Society & Genetics as well as Dr Amander Clark from UCLA's Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Department have been awarded a John Templeton Foundation grant as part of their "Science and the Big Questions" program. The grant will help support the interdisciplanry activities of the Center and answer several longstanding scientific questions: How is the genetic information contained in germ cells altered by an env
