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Wednesday August 16th, 2017
Optional Algal Collection Field Trip
9am - 12:00pm, Meet at Danforth Center
Registration
Opens at 1:00pm, Front lobby of Danforth Center
Poster Set-Up
Begins at 1:00pm, Check-in at front lobby of Danforth Center
5:30pm Shuttle Departs hotel for Danforth Center
Welcome Reception
6:00pm - 9:00pm, Danforth Center lounge
9:00pm Shuttle departs Danforth Center for hotel
Thursday August 17th, 2017
8:00am: Shuttle departs hotel for Danforth Center
Morning Sessions (contributed papers)
Session I: Taxonomy and Phylogenetics - Chair: Hisayoshi Nozaki
8:30-9:05: Hisayoshi Nozaki, Volvox carteri from Taiwan
9:05-9:30: Ryo Matsuzaki, Taxonomy of a new snow-inhabiting species of Chloromonas based on the use of cultured
and field-collected materials
9:30-9:55: Alexandra DeShaw, Exploring plastid function in free-living nonphotosynthetic algae
9:55-10:15: Break
Session II: Evolution and Life Cycle 1 - Chair: Matthew Herron
10:15-10:50: Matthew Herron, Evolution of multicellularity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in response to predation
10:50-11:15: Kimberly Chen, Genetic Basis Underlying De Novo Origins of Multicellularity in Response to Predation
11:15-11:40: Erik Hanschen, Multicellularity drives the evolution of sexual traits
11:40-12:05: Kasey Swilley, Evolution of the extracellular matrix for multicellularity
8:30-9:05: Hisayoshi Nozaki, Volvox carteri from Taiwan
9:05-9:30: Ryo Matsuzaki, Taxonomy of a new snow-inhabiting species of Chloromonas based on the use of cultured
and field-collected materials
9:30-9:55: Alexandra DeShaw, Exploring plastid function in free-living nonphotosynthetic algae
9:55-10:15: Break
Session II: Evolution and Life Cycle 1 - Chair: Matthew Herron
10:15-10:50: Matthew Herron, Evolution of multicellularity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in response to predation
10:50-11:15: Kimberly Chen, Genetic Basis Underlying De Novo Origins of Multicellularity in Response to Predation
11:15-11:40: Erik Hanschen, Multicellularity drives the evolution of sexual traits
11:40-12:05: Kasey Swilley, Evolution of the extracellular matrix for multicellularity
12:05-1:30: Lunch, Danforth Center atrium
Afternoon Sessions (contributed papers)
Session III: Evolution and Life Cycle 2
1:30-2:05: Dinah Davison, Changes in phenotypic variability during an evolutionary transition
2:05-2:30: Patrick Ferris, What Ever Happened to Sex Inducer?
2:30-2:55: Zachariah Grochau-Wright, Different paralogs may control somatic cell development in Volvox powersii and Volvox carteri
2:55-3:20: Stephen Miller, Functional analysis of regA paralogs rlsA-rlsD
3:20-3:40: Break
Session IV: Development and Differentiation
3:40-3:50: Aurora Nedelcu, Introduction
3:50-4:15: Gavriel Matt, Transcriptomic analysis of Volvox carteri cell types yields insights into the evolutionary origins
of germ and somatic differentiation programs
4:15-4:40: Shota Yamashita, Cell Biological Analysis of the Embryogenesis in Gonium (Volvocales, Chlorophyta)
4:40-5:05: Trevor Romsdahl, Sphingolipid characterization of Volvocine algae reveals presence of glucosylceramides
with α-hydroxylated 18:2 fatty acid and a possible role for sphingolipids in Volvox carteri embryo development
5:05-5:30: Break
5:30-6:30: Keynote Presentation
David Queller, Washington University, Multicellularity by aggregation: the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum
1:30-2:05: Dinah Davison, Changes in phenotypic variability during an evolutionary transition
2:05-2:30: Patrick Ferris, What Ever Happened to Sex Inducer?
2:30-2:55: Zachariah Grochau-Wright, Different paralogs may control somatic cell development in Volvox powersii and Volvox carteri
2:55-3:20: Stephen Miller, Functional analysis of regA paralogs rlsA-rlsD
3:20-3:40: Break
Session IV: Development and Differentiation
3:40-3:50: Aurora Nedelcu, Introduction
3:50-4:15: Gavriel Matt, Transcriptomic analysis of Volvox carteri cell types yields insights into the evolutionary origins
of germ and somatic differentiation programs
4:15-4:40: Shota Yamashita, Cell Biological Analysis of the Embryogenesis in Gonium (Volvocales, Chlorophyta)
4:40-5:05: Trevor Romsdahl, Sphingolipid characterization of Volvocine algae reveals presence of glucosylceramides
with α-hydroxylated 18:2 fatty acid and a possible role for sphingolipids in Volvox carteri embryo development
5:05-5:30: Break
5:30-6:30: Keynote Presentation
David Queller, Washington University, Multicellularity by aggregation: the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum
6:30-8:00pm: Dinner, Danforth Center atrium
8:00-10:00pm: Poster Session and Refreshments
10:00pm: Shuttle departs for hotel
Friday August 18th, 2017
8:00am: Shuttle departs hotel
Morning Sessions (contributed papers)
Session V: Biophysics and Motility
8:30-9:05: Stephanie Hoehn, Evolution and variability of morphogenesis in Volvox
9:05-9:30: Ichiro Nishii, Two cellular events for inversion in Volvox carteri, cell shape changes and migration:
which drives the morphogenetic movement?
9:30-9:55: Noriko Ueki, Anterior–posterior gradient in Ca2+ sensitivity of axoneme studied using detergent-extracted Volvox “model”
9:55-10:20: Ravi Balasubramanian, Volvox barberi likely use weak forces to aggregate into optimally packed two-dimensional flocks
10:20-10:40: Break
Session VI: Genomics Workshop - Part 1, Molecular Genetics
10:40-11:15: Stephen Miller, CRISPR/Cas9-directed mutagenesis in Volvox carteri
11:15-11:40: Takashi Hamaji, Anisogamy evolved with the reduced sex-determining region
11:40-12:05: Kayoko Yamamoto, Mating type locus-like regions in the homothallic species Volvox africanus
8:30-9:05: Stephanie Hoehn, Evolution and variability of morphogenesis in Volvox
9:05-9:30: Ichiro Nishii, Two cellular events for inversion in Volvox carteri, cell shape changes and migration:
which drives the morphogenetic movement?
9:30-9:55: Noriko Ueki, Anterior–posterior gradient in Ca2+ sensitivity of axoneme studied using detergent-extracted Volvox “model”
9:55-10:20: Ravi Balasubramanian, Volvox barberi likely use weak forces to aggregate into optimally packed two-dimensional flocks
10:20-10:40: Break
Session VI: Genomics Workshop - Part 1, Molecular Genetics
10:40-11:15: Stephen Miller, CRISPR/Cas9-directed mutagenesis in Volvox carteri
11:15-11:40: Takashi Hamaji, Anisogamy evolved with the reduced sex-determining region
11:40-12:05: Kayoko Yamamoto, Mating type locus-like regions in the homothallic species Volvox africanus
12:05-1:30: Group Photo and Lunch, Danforth Center atrium
Afternoon Session
Session VI: Genomics Workshop - Part 2, Genomics
1:30-2:05: Bradley Olson, Introduction
2:05-2:30: Antariksh Tyagi, The volvocales genomes project
2:30-3:05: Ru Zhang, Exploring functional genomic landscapes of heat sensing in photosynthetic cells by using algal high-throughput and quantitative approaches
3:05-3:30: Break (Please remove posters during this time)
3:30-4:30: Creative Art Presentations
4:30-5:00: Awards
1:30-2:05: Bradley Olson, Introduction
2:05-2:30: Antariksh Tyagi, The volvocales genomes project
2:30-3:05: Ru Zhang, Exploring functional genomic landscapes of heat sensing in photosynthetic cells by using algal high-throughput and quantitative approaches
3:05-3:30: Break (Please remove posters during this time)
3:30-4:30: Creative Art Presentations
4:30-5:00: Awards
Evening
5:30pm: Shuttle departs Danforth Center for dinner at Dressel's Public House
8:30pm: Shuttle departs dinner for hotel, and then to Danforth Center
Saturday August 19th, 2017
9:00am: Shuttle departs hotel for Danforth Center
9:30-10:30am: Round Table - Discussion on the Volvox community, research, and programs; next Volvox meeting
10:30: Shuttle departs Danforth Center for Missouri Botanical Garden
11:00-2:45: Free time, lunch, and walking tour of Garden
3:00: Shuttle departs Missouri Botanical Garden for Danforth Center