EpiCypher 2025: Biological and Clinical Frontiers in Epigenetics
November 2 - 7, 2025 • Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach • Cancún, Mexico
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZERS
Mark Bedford, PhD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Or Gozani, MD PhD
Stanford University
Brian Strahl, PhD
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Michael-Christopher Keogh, PhD
CSO, EpiCypher
KEY DATES
Short Talk Abstract Deadline:
August 1, 2025
Abstract Deadline:
August 26, 2025
Registration Deadline:
September 15, 2025
Cancellation Deadline:
September 5, 2025 [no refunds past this date]
This exciting conference will offer the opportunity to interact with leading experts in the chromatin and epigenetics fields, and will foster the exchange of scientific ideas between meeting participants in a relaxing and casual environment. The meeting will blend talks from invited speakers from academia and industry with many talks selected from submitted abstracts. Join us at the luxury all-inclusive Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach in beautiful Cancún, Mexico. Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach is a 5-star resort that offers the highest-quality service and authentic Mexican hospitality in a spectacular location.
If you have any questions please reach out to us via email at [email protected].
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Registration Information
Registration is OPEN. Deadline: September 15, 2025
Single Occupancy *: $2900
Double Occupancy **: $1900
Note: After September 5th, our registration cost may increase. Our Conference Has Limited Availability, so please register as soon as possible!
EpiCypher 2025: Biological and Clinical Frontiers in Epigenetics will be held at the luxury all-inclusive Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach. Registration fee includes five nights of luxury beachfront lodging, 24-hour food & drink, and all conference functions: poster session receptions, opening reception, closing-night reception, conference fees, and all conference materials.
* Single Occupancy: private room for a single conference attendee.
** Double Occupancy: room with two beds shared by two attendees. Roommates can be specified upon registration, or assigned by the conference organizers prior to the conference.
If you plan to extend your stay through the weekend (either before or after the conference), please see the “Extended Stay” section of the Travel & Venue Tab.
Cancelation Policy
You may request a refund for your conference registration up until September 5, 2025 at 5pm EDT. Guest refunds will be accepted up until September 5, 2025 at 5pm EDT. To cancel, please contact us via email at [email protected].
Guests
Adults (13 or older): $700
Children (age 4-12): $500
Children (age 0-3): free
Above ages are at the time of event. Only attendees who register for single occupancy are able to have guests. You must register as an attendee before registering your guests. Note – the resort has a maximum of three adults per room (attendee & two adult guests) or two adults and two children per room (attendee, one adult guest, and two children).
Program
EpiCypher 2025: Biological and Clinical Frontiers in Epigenetics brings together academic and industry scientists to discuss the latest findings in the field. Talks will cover a broad range of epigenetics and chromatin biology topics, ranging from basic molecular mechanisms to therapeutic efforts. Our 2025 Program is not available yet, check back at a later date.
Abstracts
Abstract Submission Deadline: August 26, 2025
Short Talk Abstract Deadline: August 1, 2025
If you are submitting an abstract, you are guaranteed a poster presentation during the poster session(s). For those submitting abstracts for short talks, you will be notified via email about your talk status prior to the conference cancellation deadline. Please note that we are unable to “hold” conference reservations pending talk selection outcomes.
Guidelines: We only accept PDF submissions of your abstract, and they must be submitted through the official Abstract Form. Please click the button below to access the form.
Scientific Poster Details:
Printing:
If you have been selected to present a poster, you must have a printed poster for the poster board. The hotel does not offer printing so please print your poster before the conference.
Size:
Our recommendation is 36 inches tall by 42 inches wide. Posters should be no larger than 42 inches tall and 45 inches wide.
Speakers
- Kami Ahmad Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- Nick Altemose Stanford University
- Karim-Jean Armache NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Scott Armstrong Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Sung Hee Baek Seoul National University
- Brad Bernstein Harvard Medical School
- Emily Bernstein Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Andres Blanco University of Pennsylvania
- Ho Man Chan AstraZeneca
- Xiaodong Cheng MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Jacques Côté University of Laval
- Yael David Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Jessica Downs The Institute of Cancer Research, London
- Lucas Farnung Harvard Medical School
- Francois Fuks Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium
- Erin Green University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ernesto Guccione Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Christopher Hartl Epigenome Technologies
- Makiko Iwafuchi Cincinnati Children's
- Nada Jabado McGill University
- Jian Jin Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Steve Josefowicz Weill Cornell Medical School
- Neil Kelleher Northwestern University
- Ryan Kruger SK Life Science Labs
- Tatiana Kutateladze University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- David Lahr Foghorn Therapeutics
- Dan Levy Ben-Gurion University
- Haitao Li Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
- Chao Lu Columbia University
- Jacek Majewski McGill University
- Karen Maegley Pfizer
- Pawel Mazur MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Ari Melnick Weill Cornell Medical College
- Danesh Moazed Harvard Medical School
- Sriharsa Pradhan New England Biolabs
- Kunal Rai MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Nicolas Reynoird Université Grenoble Alpes
- Stephane Richard McGill University
- Scott Rothbart Van Andel Institute
- Alex Ruthenburg University of Chicago
- Robert Schneider Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen
- David Shechter Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Shehzad Sheikh University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Xiaobing Shi Van Andel Research Institute
- Yadira Soto-Feliciano Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
- Ericca Stamper Dovetail Genomics
- Andrew Stergachis University of Washington
- Marc Timmers University of Freiburg
- Winston Timp Johns Hopkins University
- Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen
- Jessica Tyler Weill Cornell Medical College
- Capucine Van Rechem Stanford University School of Medicine
- Liling Wan University of Pennsylvania
- Greg Wang University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Lisa Welter Takara Bio
- Hong Wen Van Andel Research Institute
- John Whetstine Fox Chase Cancer Center
- Nick Young Baylor College of Medicine
- Bing Zhu Tsinghua University
Travel Information
Air Travel: The Cancún International Airport (airport code: CUN) is Mexico’s second busiest, handling over 30 million passengers in 2022 and served by over sixty airlines. The Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach is in the Hotel Zone (Zona Hotelera, near Punta Cancún) and is around a twenty minute drive from the airport.
When you pass through customs and immigration control in Cancún International Airport, you will receive a paper receipt. You must keep this receipt and present it to the hotel at check in to qualify for Mexico’s “VAT Zero” tax abatement program. Otherwise, you will be billed directly for VAT tax on your conference registration.
Ground Travel: Check back soon!
Weather: On any given day during November along the East Coast of Mexico, you can expect early morning temperatures to be near 70°F (21°C). Temperatures in Cancún typically rise during the day, to an average of 85°F (30°C) in the early afternoon. The water in the Gulf of Mexico near Cancún averages 82°F (28°C) in November.
Venue Information
Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach
Blvd. Kukulcán km. 9.5, Zona Hotelera, 77500
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Phone: 52(443)310 81 37
Amenities: Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancún is a luxury five-star all-inclusive resort. Your registration fee includes food & drinks throughout your stay at conference events as well as the many on-site restaurants and bars. Other amenities include the Coral Beach Gem Spa, fitness center, 24-hour room service, kids club, and more! Please see their website for more information. Anything beyond the scope of the standard all-inclusive package that is charged to the room will be charged to you upon check-out.
Extended Stay: As a conference attendee, you are able to extend your stay up to three nights prior to and/or three nights following the conference at the group rate as availability allows. After you submit your conference registration, you will need to contact the resort separately to extend your reservation and identify yourself as a participant of group “EPICYPHER”. NOTE: Please wait to contact the resort for at least 5 business days after registering to extend your stay.
To contact the resort, please email both:
[email protected] and
[email protected]
with the group name above as well as your full name and desired dates.
When reservations are made, the resort will require a deposit by credit card equal to the group room rate for one night. You will receive a confirmation number for these additional nights, and upon check-in you will be required to present a valid credit card. Upon check-out you will be charged for the cost of the additional nights and any extras charges to the room. If you would like to confirm that the dates have been adjusted by the hotel, you are welcome to confirm with our team at [email protected]. If you need to cancel your extended stay, please contact the hotel.
Interested in sponsoring?
Sponsorship is ideal for those who want to build recognition within the scientific community while supporting scientific progress and the sharing of ideas.
EpiCypher 2025 has four levels of sponsorship available: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Co-Sponsor. Some sponsorship slots are limited, so make sure to secure your spot today!
EpiCypher 2025 Sponsorship Prospectus
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