- The University Program in Genetics and Genomics (UPGG). Duke University, NC, USA. March 13, 2012.
- Epigenetics: Bench to Bedside. European Union COST program. Riga, Latvia. April 26-27, 2012 (keynote speaker).
- Institute of Biotechnology and Vilnius University. EU Mobilis program. Vilnius, Lithuania. May 3, 2012.
- 16th International Congress on Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders. Dublin, Ireland. June 17-21, 2012.
- Epigenetic regulation: from mechanism to intervention. MRC Clinical Sciences Centre. London, UK. June 20-22, 2012.
- Institute of Psychiatry. King’s College London. London UK. June 28, 2012.
- Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Toronto. Medical Science Building, Toronto. July 20, 2012.
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Bronx, New York, USA. August 10, 2012.
- NIH Common Fund meeting “Epigenomic Surrogates for Difficult to Access Tissues”. Bethesda MD. USA. August 28, 2012.
- Agricultural Biotechnology Center – Godolo. Budapest, Hungary. September 26, 2012.
- Epigenetics: Opportunities for Sleep and Circadian Research. Philadelphia, PA, USA. October 3-5, 2012.
- Epigenomics of Common Diseases. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA. October 12 – 15, 2012.
- Postgenomic methods of analysis in biology, and laboratory and clinical medicine. Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia. November 22-24, 2012.