Conference Timetable

Detailed overview of the 4-day schedule for QEpi 2026

Sunday, 17 May 2026

14:00–open

Check-in at the Reisensburg Castle

20:00–

Dinner

Monday, 18 May 2026

09:30–10:45

Breakfast

11:00–11:15

Opening

11:15–12:30

Invited Talk – Dennis Herb

Bridging Quantum Physics and Epigenetics: Statistical Analysis of Charge Transfer in Methylated DNA

12:30–13:00

Intermission

13:00–14:15

Lunch Break

14:15–15:30

Invited Talk – Agostino Migliore

Modulation of coherent charge transfer across DNA base pairs by rapidly varying electric fields.

15:30–16:00

Contributed Talk – Giacomo Salvadori

Molecular simulations of the catalytic mechanism and substrate selectivity of the m1 A22 tRNA methyltransferase TrmK

16:00–16:30

Contributed Talk – Richard Jacobi

Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the structural degrees of freedom of a DNA three-way junction

16:30–17:00

Coffee break

17:00–18:15

Invited Talk – Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

Natural epigenetic DNA modifications cause DNA photodamage by triplet energy transfer

18:15–18:45

Contributed Talk – To be added

18:45–19:30

Intermission

19:30–

Dinner

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

08:30–09:30

Breakfast

09:30–10:45

Invited Talk – Danny Porath

Charge Transport in DNA: From Fundamental Insights to Ultra-Sensitive Detection

10:45–11:15

Coffee break

11:15–12:30

Invited Talk – Helene Kretzmer

Epigenetics – Basic principles and physiological relevance

12:30–13:00

Intermission

13:00–14:15

Lunch Break

14:15–15:30

Invited Talk – Reiner Siebert

The Quantum Physical Aspect of Epigenetics in the Living Cell

15:30–16:00

Contributed Talk – Sven Fauth

Towards establishment of photochemical approaches for genome-wide and targeted measurement of charge transfer through DNA

16:00–16:30

Contributed Talk – Paul Stevenson

Probing Biology with Quantum Sensors

16:30–17:00

Coffee break

17:00–18:15

Invited Talk – Ron Naaman

The Role of Electron’s Spin in Transferring Information and Energy in Biological Systems

18:15–18:45

Contributed Talk – Georgios Papamokos

Quantum-Mechanical Insights into the Role of Post-Translational Modifications in Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation

18:45–19:30

Intermission

19:30–

Dinner

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

08:30–09:30

Breakfast

09:30–10:45

Invited Talk – Thomas Carell

New epigenetic bases in DNA and RNA

10:45–11:15

Coffee break

11:15–12:30

Invited Talk – Alexander Eisfeld

Influence of motion on excitation transport

12:30–13:00

Young Researchers Round Table

13:00–14:30

Lunch Break

14:30–19:30

Group activity (Departure for Ulm)

19:30–

Return to Reisensburg Castle and Social Dinner

Thursday, 21 May 2026

08:00–09:00

Breakfast

09:00–10:15

Invited Talk – Ai-Min Guo

Novel quantum transport in helical molecules: A theoretical perspective

10:15–10:45

Coffee break

10:45–12:00

Invited Talk – Maria Coral del Val Muñoz

From chemical modifications to high-dimensional patterns: A review of current computational epigenomics and its next frontier

12:00–12:30

Final remarks

12:30–

Greetings and lunch