8. Jun 2026

Epigenetic regulation and stress memory

Datum: 8. June 2026 | 11:00 – 12:00
Sprecher: Xiaofeng Cao
Veranstaltungsort: Sunstone Bldg / Ground floor /Big Seminar Room A&B
Sprache: Englisch

Environmental stresses can induce persistent epigenetic changes that influence future developmental and adaptive responses. Understanding how chromatin states encode environmental information has emerged as one of central questions in plant biology. In this seminar, Dr. Cao will present recent work from her laboratory on epigenetic regulation and stress memory in plants, focusing on the roles of histone modifications and DNA methylation in developmental plasticity and environmental adaptation. She will also discuss recent findings showing that stress-induced epigenetic variation can mediate heritable adaptive cold tolerance in rice, providing insights into the molecular basis of transgenerational stress memory.