Principles of Epigenetics and epitranscriptomics

Title: Principles of Epigenetics and epitranscriptomics

Teacher: dr. Alessia Soldano

Amount of frontal teaching: 12h

Description: The course is an introduction to the basic principles of epigenetics and epitranscriptomics, with the aim to give an overview of the main molecular players involved in these modifications and the processes that they are involved in. This course will include the following topics:

  1. Molecular mechanisms of epigenetics

  2. Factors affecting epigenetics changes

  3. Cellular and molecular consequences of epigenetic changes

  4. Overview of the techniques to study epigenetics

  5. Overview of epitransciptomic modifications

  6. Overview of N⁶-Methyladenosine, m6A RNA modification 

  7. Biological role of m6A

  8. Overview of the techniques to study m6A