Program
Each oral paper has 15 min talk and 4 min question/discussion.
Your PC with VGA adapter is needed.
Preview or checking the connection between your PC and the projector in the auditorium (4th floor) will be possible with our staffs during 16:00-17:00 of Friday 26 July (just before the poster view).
Go to the auditorium (4th floor) with your PC and connector (to VGA adapter).
Each poster board measures 900 mm wide and 2000 mm high.
BEST ORAL/POSTER PAPER AWARDS FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS
Eight awardees of the best papers for young scientists will be announced in the award recognitions (afternoon 28 July).Friday July 26 2019
[Room#223, Lounge (2nd floor)]
13:00-17:00 Registration and poster set up
17:00-18:00 Poster view
18:00-20:00 Welcoming reception “Communications Biology Reception” with a sushi craftsman and foods/drink.
Saturday 27 July 2019
[Auditorium (4th floor)]
8:50-9:00 Opening: Local Organizing Committee, Volvox 2019
9:00-11:05 Diversity and Evolution - Chair: David R. Smith and Adrian Reyes-Prieto
| 9:00-9:05 | Introduction: David R. Smith |
| 9:05-9:25 |
7. Hisayoshi Nozaki, Ryo Matsuzaki, Benedicto Boniphace Kashindye, Charles Nyarongo Ezekiel, Masanobu Kawachi, Mitsuto Aibara and Masato Nikaido Colonial volvocines from Lake Victoria, Tanzania |
| 9:25-9:45 |
18. Wuttipong Mahakham, Nattaporn Sukseeta, Wipawan Jenjan, Kanyawee Haputon, Noppawan Nounjan and Hisayoshi Nozaki Establishment of culture collection of volvocean algae from Northeast Thailand for biodiversity research, with note on their DNA barcode sequences |
| 9:45-10:05 | 11. David R. Smith Stranger things: chloroplast genome evolution in the Volvocales |
| 10:05-10:25 |
5. Alexandra E. DeShaw, Francisco Figueroa-Martinez, Adrian Reyes-Prieto DeShaw Loss of photosynthesis Where are they now: plastids after adopting an alternative trophic lifestyle |
| 10:25-10:45 | 14. Cecilio Valadez-Cano and Adrian Reyes-Prieto Constraint-based analysis of the Chlamydomonas genome-scale metabolic reconstruction to investigate the loss of photosynthesis in free-living algae |
| 10:45-11:05 |
24. Alexandra E. DeShaw, Thomas Pröschold, Maike Lorenz, Aurora Nedelcu, David R. Smith and Adrian Reyes-Prieto The plastid genomes of Polytoma oviforme and Hyalogonium fusiforme: the loss of photosynthesis in Chlamydomonadales is a recurrent theme with many variations |
11:05-12:30 Sex I - Chair: James Umen
| 11:05-11:10 | Introduction: James Umen |
| 11:10-11:30 | 10. Hiroko Kawai-Toyooka, Takashi Hamaji, Yoshiki Nishimura, Shin-ya Miyagishima, Takako Kato-Minoura, Hisayoshi Nozaki and Kawai-Tokooka
Sex pheromone-induced gametogenesis in anisogamous Eudorina |
| 11:30-11:50 | 15. Kohei Takahashi, Shota Yamashita, Kayoko Yamamoto, Hiroko Kawai- Toyooka, Yuki Tsuchikane, Hiroyuki Sekimoto and Hisayoshi Nozaki
Three sexes in the anisogamous volvocine alga Pleodorina starrii |
| 11:50-12:10 | 44. Kayoko Yamamoto, Takashi Hamaji, Hiroko Kawai-Toyooka, Hideki Noguchi, Yohei Minakuchi, Atsushi Toyoda and Hisayoshi Nozaki
Revealing mating type locus evolution based on comparative genomics of heterothallic and homothallic Volvox species |
| 12:10-12:30 | 8. Sa Geng and James G. Umen
Discovery and characterization of a gene required for bipotential sexual differentiation of both male and female germ cells in Volvox carteri |
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:50 Sex II - Chair: Hiroyuki Sekimoto
| 13:30-13:50 | 23. Ryo Matsuzaki, Masanobu Kawachi, Hisayoshi Nozaki and Iwane Suzuki
Sexual reproduction in a snow alga, Chloromonas fukushimae (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) |
| 13:50-14:10 | 37. Pedram Samani, Katrin Schmidt, Charles R Lindsey, Frank Rosenzweig, Matthew Herron
Experimental Evolution of Anisogamy: An Inquiry into the Origins of the Sexes |
| 14:10-14:30 | 4. Tomoyuki Takano and Hidetoshi Sakayama
First discovery of heterothallic sexuality in the genus Spirogyra using culture strains |
| 14:30-14:50 | 27. Hiroyuki Sekimoto
The mating type determination in heterothallic strains of Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex, a new model organism to study sexual reproduction in charophycean algae |
14:50-15:55 Cell Function and Response - Chair: Takako Kato-Minoura
| 14:50-14:55 | Introduction Takako Kato-Minoura |
| 14:55-15:15 | 16. Ayat Alazab, Dwiyantari Widyaningrum, Yasuko Hayashi and Takeshi Ohama
Acutely induced burst ROS generation and cell death on board algal species by resin nanoparticle exposure |
| 15:15-15:35 |
56. Noriko Ueki, Kresti Pecani, Daria Postavnaia, Michal Breker, Frederick Cross and Amy E. Ikui Analysis of DNA Replication Mutants in the Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii |
| 15:35-15:55 | 60. Takako Kato-Minoura, Yutaro Ogiwara, Ryosuke Suzuki, Mami Ishigaki, Yidong Tang and Ritsu Kamiya Efficient isolation of Chlamydomonas tubulin mutants from strains lacking one each of its two α-tubulin and two β-tubulin genes |
16:00-16:50 Special Lecture - Chair: Hiroko Kawai-Toyooka
0. Tetsuya Higashiyama
Evolution of Sexual Plant Reproduction and Its Key Molecules
[Room#223 (2nd floor)]
16:50-18:10: Poster session
18:30-20:30 Dinner
“Hibiya Matsumotoro” western style restaurant in the University of Tokyo Hongo campus
Sunday 28 July 2019
[Auditorium (4th floor)]
8:55-9:00 Remarks: Local Organizing Committee, Volvox 2019
9:00-11:05 Origin and Evolution of Cell Differentiation - Chair: Stephen M. Miller and Zach Grochau–Wright
| 9:00-9:05 | Introduction: Stephen M. Miller |
| 9:05-9:25 | 33. Rani M. Saggere and Aurora M. Nedelcu From life-history trade-offs to somatic cell differentiation: Investigations into the adaptive and mechanistic role of Chlamydomonas RLS1 |
| 9:25-9:45 | 52. Dinah R Davison and Richard E Michod Phenotype-first evolution of somatic cells in the volvocine green algae |
| 9:45-10:05 | 30. Arthur Cousson, Zachariah Grochau-Wright, Dinah Davison, Régis Ferrière and Richard Michod Investigating reg cluster expression in undifferentiated Eudorina sp. NIES-3984 |
| 10:05-10:25 | 32. Ravi N. Balasubramanian, Gavriel Y. Matt and James G. Umen Analysis of Cell-Type-Specific Alternative Splicing in Volvox carteri |
| 10:25-10:45 | 36. Jose Ortega-Escalante, James Williams, Antariksh Tyagi, Jundi Seah, Bradley J.S.C. Olson and Stephen M. Miller Functional analysis of VARL genes rlsA and rlsD provides insights into the evolution of the somatic fate in Volvox carteri |
| 10:45-11:05 |
38. Zachariah I. Grochau-Wright, Patrick J. Ferris, Lisa M. Nagy, Bradley J. S. C. Olson and Richard E. Michod Exploring Genetic and Developmental Control Mechanisms of Cellular Differentiation in Volvox powersii |
11:05-12:30 Multicellularity I - Chair: Stephanie S. M. H. Hoehn
| 11:05-11:10 |
Introduction: Stephanie S. M. H. Hoehn |
| 11:10-11:30 |
6. Stephanie S.M.H. Hoehn, Pierre A. Haas, Kyriacos C. Leptos, Aurelia R. Honerkamp-Smith and Raymond E. Goldstein Elastic properties of dynamic cellular monolayers |
| 11:30-11:50 |
17. Shota Yamashita, Atsuki Suguchi, Kayoko Yamamoto, Ryo Matsuzaki, Masanobu Kawachi, Hideki Noguchi, Yohei Minakuchi, Atsushi Toyoda, Masafumi Hirono, Hiroyuki Sekimoto and Hisayoshi Nozaki Unveiling the molecular bases involved in another evolution of multicellular complexity in Astrephomene gubernaculifera |
| 11:50-12:10 |
39. Kimberly Chen, Frank Rosenzweig and Matthew Herron Eco-Evo-Devo: origins of multicellularity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii |
| 12:10-12:30 |
42. Berenice Jimenez-Marin, Tara Marriage, Courtney Hill and Bradley JSC Olson Cooption of genes for cell-cell adhesion results in multicellularity for colonial alga Gonium pectorale |
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:15 Multicellularity II - Chair: Sin-ya Miyagishima
| 13:30-13:35 |
Introduction: Sin-ya Miyagishima |
| 13:35-13:55 |
43. Bradley JSC Olson, Antariksh Tyagi, Jessica B. Rakijas, Berenice Jimenez-Marin and Erik Hanschen Reduced functional content in the Volvocales genomes during the evolution of multicellularity |
| 13:55-14:15 |
51. Aurora M. Nedelcu The evolution of multicellular complexity in the volvocine green algae |
14:15-15:20 Motility - Chair: Ken-ichi Wakabayashi
| 14:15-14:20 |
Introduction: Ken-ichi Wakabayashi |
| 14:20-14:40 |
20. Asuka Tanno, Yoko Arakaki, Noriko Ueki, Ryutaro Tokutsu, Jun Minagawa, Kenjiro Yoshimura, Toru Hisabori, Hisayoshi Nozaki and Ken-ichi Wakabayashi Photobehavior and photoprotection of Tetrabaena socialis |
| 14:40-15:00 |
34. Noriyo Mitome, Kosaku Horinaga, Kazumo Wakabayashi, Hikaru Emoto, Airi Shintome, Kazutaka Fujita, Noriko Ueki, Ken-ichi Wakabayashi and Katsuya Shimabukuro Direct Measurement of Swimming Force of Volvox Spheroids by Modified Atomic Force Microscopy |
| 15:00-15:20 |
46. Akira Noga, Mao Horii and Masafumi Hirono Bld10p/Cep135 determines the number of triplets in the centriole independently of the cartwheel |
15:30-16:30
Award recognitions and round table
Refreshment and poster break up [Room#223]
18:30-21:00 Dinner
“ITAME Dining SURURI” Japanese style restaurant in the Tokyo Dome City Meets Port
[Outside the University of Tokyo, about 30 min on foot from the venue]
Monday 29 July 2019
Post-meeting excursion
Poster papers
Diversity and Evolution
22. Hani Susanti, Masaki Yoshida, Takeshi Nakayama, Takashi Nakada, Ryo Matsuzaki, Masanobu Kawachi and Makoto M WatanabePaludistella trianguloculus NIES-4318 gen. et sp. nov. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae), the oleaginous green algae from acidic Wetland
57. Priscilla Cortez, Dinah R Davison and Richard E Michod
Changes in cellular survival in response to stress during the evolution of multicellularity
58. Atsuki Suguchi, Shota Yamashita, Ryo Matsuzaki, Shigekatsu Suzuki, Haruyo Yamaguchi, Masanobu Kawachi, Hideki Noguchi, Yohei Minakuchi, Atsushi Toyoda and Hisayoshi Nozaki
Toward molecular bases of photoheterotrophy in the colonial volvocine species Astrephomene gubernaculifera and Volvulina steinii
63. Hidetoshi Sakayama and Tomoaki Nishiyama
The genome and ecological evolution of Chara braunii (Charophyceae, Streptophyta)
Cell Function and Response
3. Naoe Ando, Yuko Mogi, Tetsuya Higashiyama and Yamato YoshidaIntracellular Function of a Novel Organelle Division Protein in unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae
28. Lin Wei Jong, Takayuki Fujiwara, Shunsuke Hirooka and Shin-ya Miyagishima
Relationship between threshold sizes for cell division and number of cell divisions in multiple fission cell cycle of cyanidialean red algae
62. Keron R. Kinara-Williams and Ichiro Nishii
Exploring nuclear transformation of Volvox carteri by electroporation
Motility
31. Fumio Takahashi, Sota Shirakabe, Miki Iwata, Hisayoshi Nozaki and Masahiro KasaharaComparative analysis of phototaxis and photophobic responses in Volvox kirkiorum from Lake Biwa and paddy field
45. Mikito Owa, Yuki Nakazawa, Toshiyuki Oda, Haru-aki Yanagisawa, Akira Noga, Takashi Yamano, Hiro Iguchi, Hideya Fukuzawa, Masahide Kikkawa and Masafumi Hirono
Poc1 scaffolds the projections on the luminal side of centriolar microtubules and stabilizes inter-triplets and triplet-cartwheel connections
54. Megumi Yoshida, Akiko Yoshida, Shigetoshi Kameda, Kosuke Anzai, Atsuko Isu, Ken-ichi Wakabayashi and Kenjiro Yoshimura
Behavioral response to gravity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Bioresource
55. Masanobu Kawachi, Hisayoshi Nozaki, Ryo Matsuzaki, Fumi Mori, Kosei Yumoto, Miwa Ishimoto, Mary-Helene Noel, Mayumi Sato and Haruyo YamaguchiActivities of the NIES Microbial Culture Collection in Japan with introduction on the Volvocales species
Sex
66. Hisato IkegayaDetail observation of the conjugation in Spirogyra by Global-Local live Imaging Microscope system
Cell Differentiation
67. Anajose Reyes, Rose He, Stephan G. König, Adrian Reyes-Prieto and Aurora M. NedelcuGenetic and phenotypic characterization of three Volvox carteri somatic regenerator mutants