3rd Severo Ochoa Conference: «Epigenetics, aging and cancer»

(Severo Ochoa Conferences)
The SEBBM, in collaboration with the Carmen and Severo Ochoa Foundation, launch the Severo Ochoa Conferences, which will deal monographically with research topics on the frontier of knowledge and will be coordinated by leading people in these fields.
Datos del evento
Fecha: 26/06/2025 27/06/2025
Lugar: Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura
C/ Luis Moya Blanco 261, Periurbano - Rural, 33203 Gijón (Spain)
Precio: €175 (SEBBM members) / €200 (non-members) / €300 (companies)

We are excited to announce the Third Severo Ochoa Conference with the theme «Epigenetics, aging and cancer» The conference will take place on June 26th and 27th, 2025, at the Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura in Gijón. This event is organized by the SEBBM in collaboration with the Fundación Carmen y Severo Ochoa.

We have a fantastic lineup of confirmed invited speakers, including: Steve Horvath (UCLA, Altos Labs), Sara Haag (Karolinska Institutet), Andrew Teschendorff (Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health), Maria Blasco (CNIO), Wolfgang Wagner (RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Germany, Stephan Beck (University College London, UK), Iñaki Martin-Subero (Hospital Clinic Barcelona), Pablo Menendez (Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute), Christophe Bock (Medical University of Vienna) and Manel Esteller (Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute). There is space available for selected speakers in the program. Additionally, we will have poster sessions, and a subset of posters will be chosen for short talks.

Registration will remain open until May 30th, with a limited number of spots available. SEBBM members will enjoy a reduced registration fee.

Local organizers:
Mario F. Fraga (CINN-CSIC, IUOPA, ISPA), Ana Gutierrez (University of Oviedo, IUOPA, ISPA), Agustín F. Fdez. (CINN-CSIC, IUOPA, ISPA)

Scientific committee:
Xose Puente (University of Oviedo, IUOPA, ISPA), Ramón Tejedor (CINN-CSIC, IUOPA, ISPA), Jose María Pérez Freije (University of Oviedo, IUOPA, ISPA).

Enlaces de interés:
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Registration for the 3rd Severo Ochoa conference

To register you must complete the online registration form and make a transfer, with the data indicated in section 2.

Abstract Submission deadline: May 30th

Registration deadline: May 30th

Registration payment deadline June 3th

1.1. Registration fees
AttendeesFee
SEBBM members€175
No-members€200
Companies€300

The registration fee includes:

  • Access to the Scientific Programme.
  • Congress Material
  • Presentation of a poster, prior approval by the scientific committee.
  • Picnic lunches.
  • Conference dinner.
1.2. Pay:

Make a transfer to the account listed below. In the concept you must indicate your «name and surname – Severo Ochoa Conference». Your registration space will not be confirmed until payment is received.

Account holderSpanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
IBANES20 0049 5817 8628 1022 5149
BIC/SWIFTBSCHESMMXXX
EntityBank Santander

2. Abstract Submission

Please, follow the template provided as an example and this guidelines:

  • Use Times New Roman 12 pt
  • Title should be in bold
  • The first author should be the presenting author
  • Indicate affiliations using superscript numbers
  • Abstract main body: please, keep the length to about 200 words
  • An acknowledgment section may be added
  • References section may be added and references listed by numbers
Download abstract template

3. Possible accommodations

Accommodations of various price ranges are available in Gijón, all conveniently accessible via public transportation or within walking distance from the venue.

  • All rates are per day and are subject, at the time of booking, to the availability of places for the event set by each establishment.
  • Rates valid for reservations made directly with the hotels, indicating the event in question.
  • You can consult information about the Hotels on their websites.

3.1. abba Playa Gijón hotel (****)

To make a reservation you will have to access the hotel website and enter the code *SEVEROOCHOA25, * in the reservation bar in the PROMOCODE section.

AdressContactSingle bed with breakfastDouble bed with breakfast
Po. Dr. Fleming 37
33203 Gijón
985 00 00 00
playagijon@abbahoteles.com
122€
(VAT included)
136€
(VAT included)

3.2. Some others examples are indicated. Estimated prices are provided for reference purposes, and we anticipate that it may be possible to negotiate better arrangements with the hotels in some cases.

HotelAdressContactDouble room
(breakfast/night included)
Double room for single use
(breakfast/night included)
Hotel Begoña Park
(****)
Ctra. Providencia 566
33203 Gijón
985 13 39 09
begonapark@hotelesbegona.com
125€
(VAT included)
110€
(VAT included)
Hotel NH Gijón
(****)
Po. Dr. Fleming 71
33203 Gijón
985 19 57 55
t.lazaro@nh-hotels.com
170€
(VAT included)
157€
(VAT included)
Hotel Zentral Gijón Rey Pelayo
(****)
Av. Torcuato Fdez. Miranda 26
33203 Gijón
985 19 98 00
reservas@hotelzentralgijon.com
130€
(VAT included)
120€
(VAT included)
Munna Boutique Hotel
(****)
C. Carmen 5
33206 Gijón
985 09 00 99
hotelmunna@bluehoteles.es
115€
(VAT included)
99€
(VAT included)
Hotel Alcomar
(***)
C. Cabrales 24
33201 Gijón
985 35 70 11
info@hotelalcomar.com
117€
(VAT included)
105€
(VAT included)
Hotel Blue Marqués
(***)
C. Marqués de San Esteban 11
33206 Gijón
985 09 09 29
direccion@bluehoteles.es
95€
(VAT included)
80€
(VAT included)
Hotel Blue Santa Rosa
(***)
C. Santa Rosa 4
33201 Gijón
985 09 19 19
direccion@bluehoteles.es
95€
(VAT included)
80€
(VAT included)
Hotel La Polar
(**)
Av. Juan Carlos I 20
33212 Gijón
984 29 64 03
lapolar@lapolarhotel.com
85€
(VAT included)
64€
(VAT included)

4. Transport

4.1. RENFE Discount

Validity period: From June 24 to 29, 2025, covering the dates of the congress.

Instructions to apply the discount:

  1. Select the desired train and any available option (Basic, Elige, Elige Confort or Premium).
  2. In the drop-down list of fares, choose Congresses/Events.
  3. Enter the authorization number in the corresponding box (Not in the discount code box!).

Write to us at sebbm@sebbm.es and request the discount voucher.

4.2. ALSA Discount

To benefit from the discount, attendees must previously register for ALSA Plus, the company’s free loyalty program, which also offers additional benefits.

Discount details:

  • Discount: 15%
  • Promotional code: CISO25
  • Purchase period: From 06/15/2024 to 06/29/2025.
  • Travel period: From 06/24/2025 to 06/29/2025.

Conditions:

  • The discount cannot be combined with other offers or promotions.

3rd Severo Ochoa Conference program

Thursday, 26 June 2025
09:00Registration and poster setting. Posters will be on during the whole meeting
11:00Presentation of the Conference to the media and welcome address by the organizers: CySO, SEBBM, and Academic Partners (in Spanish)
12:00Opening lecture
Chair: Mario F Fraga (CINN-CSIC, IUOPA, ISPA)
Steve Horvath, Altos Lab, San Diego, EEUU
Epigenetic Clocks in Cancer: From Epidemiology to Molecular Mechanisms
13:00Lunch break

Session I: Aging Epigenetics

14:00Chairs: Jose María Pérez Freije (Universidad de Oviedo, IUOPA, ISPA), Virginia López (CINN-CSIC, IUOPA, ISPA)
Sara Hägg, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Longitudinal studies of human biological aging
María Blasco, CNIO, Madrid, Spain
Targeting telomeres to treat age-related diseases
Wolfgang Wagner, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Germany
Epigenetic editing at individual age-associated CpGs affects the genomewide epigenetic aging landscape
José Vicente Sánchez Mut, Instituto Neurociencias Alicante (CSIC), Spain
Mapping Human Brain Aging through Epigenetic Footprints
15:40Coffee break | Group Picture

Session II: Cancer Epigenetics

16:10Chairs: Xose Puente (Universidad de Oviedo, IUOPA, ISPA), Jennifer Kefauver (CINN-CSIC, IUOPA, ISPA)
Stephan Beck, University College London, UK
Insights from methylome analysis
José Ignacio Martín Subero, IDIBAPS, Spain
Decoding the origin and evolutionary dynamics of lymphoid tumors through epigenetics
Sandra Blanco, CIC Salamanca, Spain
Exploring the Role of the Epitranscriptome in Cancer
Pablo Menéndez, Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Spain
Cell-of-origin, etiology and pathogenesis of infant B-ALL: KMT2a-rearranged B-ALL as a model
17:50Flash Talk (5 min) Presentations by Industry Representatives
Chairs: Ana Gutiérrez (Universidad de Oviedo, IUOPA, ISPA), Annalisa Roberti (CINN-CSIC, IUOPA, ISPA)
Agilent
Medchemtronica
Novogene
Biomarker Technologies (BMKGENE)
18:20Academic Flash talk (5 min) presentations and poster session
Chairs: Ana Gutiérrez (Universidad de Oviedo, IUOPA, ISPA), Annalisa Roberti (CINN-CSIC, IUOPA, ISPA)
Antonio García-Bernardo Tartiere
Transposons, histone levels, and elongation rate crosstalk in premature aging
David Roiz Valle
In vivo dissection of aging-associated miR-29 roles in cardiac and liver function
Enrique Roig Tormo
Exploring a deep-learning epigenetic clock based on methylation maps to unravel the tick-tack of cellular aging
Ernest Palomer Vila
EpiFlow: Decoding the Epigenetic Landscape of the Cell
Javier Gancedo Verdejo
3D Chromatin Alterations during Brain Aging in Mice: Influence of Environmental Enrichment
Sara López Tamargo
Single-Cell Analysis Reveals U1 snRNA Muta>on–Driven Tumor Microenvironment Remodeling in Chronic Lymphocy>c Leukemia via CD44 Signaling
20:00Conference dinner (Patio de La Laboral)
Friday, 27 June 2025

Session III. Epigenetics: from the bench to the clinics

09:00Chairs: Clea Barcena (Universidad de Oviedo, IUOPA, ISPA), Agustín F Fernández (CINN-CSIC, IUOPA, ISPA)
Christoph Bock, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Austria
Programmed Cells? Epigenetics and Cell Engineering for Immunity and Cancer
Manel Esteller, Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Spain
Epigenetics, Cancer and Aging: Tying It All Together
Pedro Moral Quirós, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
Genetic determinants of clonal hematopoiesis
Biola Javierre, Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Spain
The 3D epigenome roadmap of human B cell differentiation sheds light on the mechanistic foundations of humoral immunity and B cell cancer susceptibility
10:40Coffee break

Session IV. Computational analysis in the multiomic era

11:10Chairs: Juan Ramón Tejedor (CINN-CSIC, IUOPA, ISPA), Sara López-Tamargo (Universidad de Oviedo, IUOPA, ISPA)
Andrew E. Teschendorff, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, China
Towards predictive models of cancer risk and biological aging at single-cell resolution (online)
Marta Melé, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain
Transcriptomics and functional genomics
Raúl Fernández Pérez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Aging unveils secrets hidden within heterochromatin
Isabel Mendizabal, CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia, Spain. Selected speaker
Charting the unique non-genomic molecular landscape of metastatic hormone naïve prostate cancer
12:50Concluding remarks, prizes and Farewell
13:30Lunch break
15:00Departure