Epigenetics as a Lifelong Record of the Early-Life Environment
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Course sections

Section 1
1
The Language of Epigenetics (Prof Jonathan Turner)
2
Periods of Epigenetic Sensitivity; Epigenetic Control of the Stress Response (Prof Jonathan Turner)
3
Embryogenesis; Teenage years; Laboratory stressors; The Glucocortocoid Receptor (GR); GR methylation vs Sequence Variants (Prof Jonathan Turner)
4
Epigenetic Programming Events Around Birth (Prof. Dr Mechthild Gross)
5
Oxytocin as an antidote to stress (Prof Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg)
6
Biological sampling for nonbiologists
7
Epigenetic study design (Prof Carlo Schuengel)
8
Statistics for epigenetics (Prof Neville Calleja)
9
Prenatal Maternal Hardship (Prof Suzanne King)
10
Epigenetic-genetic Intertwined Effects of Early Life Pesticide Exposure (Prof Wim Vanden Berghe)

The Language of Epigenetics (Prof Jonathan Turner)

Welcome to this Course on Epigenetics. We start with the basics and the essentials so that we can proceed with further elaboration. In this lesson, you will become a little bit more acquainted with the language of Epigenetics, terms and concepts in the field. Professor Jonathan Turner is our trainer for this and the next two lessons.

Prof Jonathan Turner is a Principal Investigator, Immune Endocrine Epigenetics Research Group; Deputy Head of DII (Funding and Finance) at Luxembourg Institute of Health as well as Principal Investigator and Deputy Director of Allergology Immunology and Inflammation.