Detailed overview of the 4-day schedule for QEpi 2026
Check-in at the Reisensburg Castle
Dinner
Breakfast
Opening
Invited Talk – Dennis Herb
Bridging Quantum Physics and Epigenetics: Statistical Analysis of Charge Transfer in Methylated DNA
Intermission
Lunch Break
Invited Talk – Agostino Migliore
Modulation of coherent charge transfer across DNA base pairs by rapidly varying electric fields.
Contributed Talk – Giacomo Salvadori
Molecular simulations of the catalytic mechanism and substrate selectivity of the m1 A22 tRNA methyltransferase TrmK
Contributed Talk – Richard Jacobi
Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the structural degrees of freedom of a DNA three-way junction
Coffee break
Invited Talk – Hans-Achim Wagenknecht
Natural epigenetic DNA modifications cause DNA photodamage by triplet energy transfer
Contributed Talk – To be added
Intermission
Dinner
Breakfast
Invited Talk – Danny Porath
Charge Transport in DNA: From Fundamental Insights to Ultra-Sensitive Detection
Coffee break
Invited Talk – Helene Kretzmer
Epigenetics – Basic principles and physiological relevance
Intermission
Lunch Break
Invited Talk – Reiner Siebert
The Quantum Physical Aspect of Epigenetics in the Living Cell
Contributed Talk – Sven Fauth
Towards establishment of photochemical approaches for genome-wide and targeted measurement of charge transfer through DNA
Contributed Talk – Paul Stevenson
Probing Biology with Quantum Sensors
Coffee break
Invited Talk – Ron Naaman
The Role of Electron’s Spin in Transferring Information and Energy in Biological Systems
Contributed Talk – Georgios Papamokos
Quantum-Mechanical Insights into the Role of Post-Translational Modifications in Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
Intermission
Dinner
Breakfast
Invited Talk – Thomas Carell
New epigenetic bases in DNA and RNA
Coffee break
Invited Talk – Alexander Eisfeld
Influence of motion on excitation transport
Young Researchers Round Table
Lunch Break
Group activity (Departure for Ulm)
Return to Reisensburg Castle and Social Dinner
Breakfast
Invited Talk – Ai-Min Guo
Novel quantum transport in helical molecules: A theoretical perspective
Coffee break
Invited Talk – Maria Coral del Val Muñoz
From chemical modifications to high-dimensional patterns: A review of current computational epigenomics and its next frontier
Final remarks
Greetings and lunch