Program
NEW: ABSTRACTS BOOK
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Sunday, June 5th |
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4:00 – 6:00 pm |
REGISTRATION |
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4:00 – 6:00 pm |
WELCOME RECEPTION |
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Monday,
June 6th |
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7:30 – 9:00 am |
REGISTRATION |
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9:00 – 9:10 am |
WELCOME ADDRESS |
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Genomes and Evolution |
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Chair: |
Nils Kröger |
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9:10 – 9:50 am |
P. Falkowski
The Evolutionary Ecology of Diatoms |
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9:50 – 10:10 am |
L. K. Medlin
Timing
of Major Evolutionary Changes in the Diatoms with Molecular
Clocks |
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10:10 – 10:30 am |
M. Ashworth
Phylogeny of the Diatoms Based On Chloroplast Genes |
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10:30 – 10:50 am |
T. Brembu
The Chloroplast Genome of the Diatom Seminavis robusta |
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10:50 – 11:20 am |
BREAK |
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11:20 – 11:40 am |
M. Parker
Genetic Diversity of the Centric Diatom Thalassiosira
pseudonana: Whole Genome Comparisons of Seven Strains |
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11:40 – 12:00 pm |
T. M. Norden-Krichmar
Characterization of the Small RNA Transcriptome of the
Diatom, Thalassiosira pseudonana |
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12:00 – 1:00 pm |
LUNCH (provided) |
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1:00 – 1:40 pm |
W. Vyverman
To
Grow, Starve or Have Sex: The Nature and Evolution of Diatom
Life Strategies |
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1:40 – 2:00 pm |
T. Mock
The Fragilariopsis cylindrus Genome Reveals New Insights
into Adaptation of Diatoms to Environmental Conditions of
the Southern Ocean, Antarctica |
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Ecology |
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Chair: |
Thomas Mock |
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2:00 – 2:40 pm |
C. Bowler
Genome-Enabled Explorations of Evolutionary Ecophysiology in
Marine Diatoms
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2:40 – 3:00 pm |
A. Marchetti
Comparative Metatranscriptomics Reveals Molecular Framework
Underlying the Large Physiological Response by Diatoms to
Iron Enrichment |
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3:00 – 3:30 pm |
BREAK |
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3:30 – 3:50 pm |
J. Ashworth
Molecular Responses of the Model Diatom Thalassiosira
pseudonana to Environmental Gradients and Dynamic
Perturbations Implicated In Climate Change |
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3:50 – 4:10 pm |
A. E. Ingalls
Assessing the
Structural Diversity and Environmental Distribution of Long
Chain Polyamines with Implications for Their Role in
Biomineralization and Global Biogeochemical Cycles |
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4:30 – 6:30 pm |
POSTER SESSION (with drinks and snacks) |
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Tuesday,
June 7th |
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Ecology |
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Chair:
Ginger Armbrust |
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9:00 – 9:40 am |
G. Pohnert
High Plasticity of the Diatom Endo and Exometabolome during
the Development of Cultures and Blooms: Implications for
Ecological Interactions |
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9:40 – 10:00 am |
P. Kroth
Interactions of Diatoms and Bacteria in Photoautotrophic
Biofilms |
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10:00 –10:20 am |
M. Brzezinski
A Surprising Role for Picocyanobacteria in the Marine
Silicon Cycle |
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10:20 – 10:50 am |
BREAK |
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Cell Biology I |
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Chair: |
Mark Hildebrand |
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10:50 – 11:30 am |
U. Maier
Protein Import into the Complex Plastids of Diatoms |
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11:30 – 11:50 am |
B. Green
Getting Across the Last Three Membranes-- A Proteomics
Approach to Studying Diatom Transit Peptides |
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11:50 – 12:10 pm |
N. Poulsen
Nanopatterned Protein Microrings from a Diatom that direct
Silica Morphogenesis |
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12:10 – 1:10 pm |
LUNCH (provided) |
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Chair: |
Nicole Poulsen |
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1:10 – 1:50 pm |
E. Brunner
Diatom Biosilica: Formation and Constituents As Studied By
NMR Spectroscopy |
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1:50 – 2:10 pm |
R. P. Shrestha
Whole Genome Expression Analysis of the Diatom Cell Cycle
Unveils the Genes Involved In Frustule Formation |
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2:10 – 2:30 pm |
B. Tesson
Top Down Control Over Diatoms Cell Wall Morphogenesis: The
Role Of The Cytoskeleton |
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2:30 – 3:00 pm |
BREAK |
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Bio- and Nanotechnology I |
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Chair: |
Nicole Poulsen |
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3:00 – 3:40 pm |
R. Sayre
Molecular Strategies for Enhanced Biomass and Oil
Accumulation in Microalgae |
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3:40 – 4:00 pm |
M. Hildebrand
Lipid
Induction and Gene Expression of
Thalassiosira
pseudonana during Silicon Starvation |
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4:00 – 6:00 pm |
Poster Session (with drinks and snacks) |
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Wednesday,
June 8th |
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Cell Biology II |
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Chair: |
Nicole Poulsen |
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9:00 – 9:20 am |
M. J. J. Huysman
Unravelling the Light-Dependent Cell Cycle Onset in Diatoms |
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9:20 – 9:40 am |
V. Devos
Sex in the Pennate Diatom Seminavis robusta Is Regulated By
A Size-Activated and Density-Dependent
PheromoneProductionperception System |
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Bio- and Nanotechnology II |
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Chair: |
Nils Kröger |
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9:40 – 10:20 am |
K. Apt
Approaches to the Development of Algal Products |
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10:20 – 10:40 am |
F. Hempel
Phaeodactylum tricornutum as Bioreactor for the Synthesis of
Therapeutics and Biopolymer |
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10:40 – 11:00 am |
M. Frada
Factors Affecting Lipid Biosynthesis in the Marine Diatom
Phaeodactylum tricornutum |
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11:00 – 3 pm |
FREE TIME / Visit of
Georgia Aquarium |
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3:00 – 3:40 pm |
G. Rorrer
Bioreactor Cultivation Strategies for Incorporating Titanium
and Germanium Nanostructures into Diatom Biosilica |
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3:40 – 4:00 pm |
V. Sheppard
In Vivo Immobilization of Complex Enzymes in Diatom Silica |
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4:00- 4:20 pm |
K. C. Lin
Using Nanoscale Confinement Biogenic Silica Nanostructures
as Sensors for Ultra Sensitive Protein Detection and as
Filters to Separate Nanomolecules |
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4:20 – 4:50 pm |
BREAK |
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Chair: |
Thomas Mock |
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4:50 – 5:20 pm |
K. Sandhage
Shape-Preserving Chemical Transformation of Diatom Frustules
(Diatom “Alchemy”) |
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5:20 – 5:40 am |
N. Voelcker
Nanoengineering with Diatoms |
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5:40 – 6:00 pm |
A. Garcia
Hierarchical and Size Dependent Mechanical Properties of
Silica Nanostructures Inspired By Diatom Algae |
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6:30 – 9:00 pm |
BANQUET |
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Thursday,
June 9th |
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Physiology |
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Chair: |
Peter Kroth |
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9:00 – 9:40 am |
J. Reinfelder
Pumping
Carbon: Physiology
and Ecology of Inorganic Carbon Assimilation in
Marine Diatom |
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9:40 – 10:00 am |
B. Hopkins
The CO2 Concentrating Mechanism of Phaeodactylum
tricornutum: Carbon Fluxes, Concentrations, and Membrane
Permeabilities |
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10:00 – 10:20 am |
Y. Matsuda
Identification and Characterization of Plasmamembrane Type
HCO3- Transporters in the Marine
Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum |
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10:20 – 10:50 am |
BREAK |
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Chair: |
Thomas Mock |
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10:50 – 11:30 am |
A. Falciatore
Diatom Response to Light: A Tale of Energy and Colors |
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11:30 – 11:50 am |
K. Thamatrakoln
Over-Expression of a Death-Specific Protein Homolog in the
Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana Alleviates Iron Stress |
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11:50 – 12:10 pm |
B. Bailleul
Unveiling the Molecular Mechanisms of Non- Photochemical
Quenching (NPQ) in the Marine Diatom Phaeodactylum
tricornutum |
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12:10 – 1:10 pm |
LUNCH (provided) |
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1:10 – 1:30 pm |
A. Vardi
Sensing Environmental Stress Conditions and Regulation of
Cell Fate via Redox Signaling In Marine Diatoms |
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1:30 – 1:50 pm |
A. Allen
Secondary Endosymbiotic Host Derived Urea Cycle Used For
Intracellular Recovery of Inorganic Carbon and Nitrogen in
Diatoms |
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1:50 – 2:10 pm |
D. Robertson
Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Nitrogen Assimilation in
Marine Diatoms |
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2:10 – 2:40 pm |
BREAK |
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Chair: |
Peter Kroth |
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2:40 – 3:00 pm |
B. R. Lyon
Proteomics Approach to Understanding DMSP Biosynthesis in a
Model Sea-Ice Diatom |
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3:00 – 3:20 pm |
B. Ahner
Characterization
of a
Novel Phytochelatin Synthase
from the
Coastal Diatom Thalassiosira
pseudonana |
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3:20 – 3:40 pm |
A. Kirkham
Development of New Functional Genetic Approaches to
Thalassiosira pseudonana and the Discovery of a Protein
Responsible For Bloom Formation |
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3:40 – 4:00 pm |
K. Bidle
Fundamentally Different Mechanisms of Cellular Nitric Oxide
Production Between Pennate and Centric Diatoms?” |
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4:00 – 4:10 pm |
CONCLUDING REMARKS |
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Friday, June 10th |
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9 – 11 am |
Meeting of Conference Organizing Committee
Election of next conference chair
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