FUNGAL CELL BIOLOGY Chair: Steve Osmani
Gero Steinberg
Microtubules in polar growth of Ustilago maydis
Mike Plamann
Genetics analysis of the regulation of cytoplasmic dynein in Neurospora
Michelle Momany
Septins in Aspergillus nidulans
Reinhard Fischer
Nuclear migration and positioning in Aspergillus nidulans
Steve Osmani
Direct and indirect roles of the NIMA kinase in mitotic regulation
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS I
Chapel, Targeting and secretion of proteins
Merja Pentilla, David Archer
Fred Farr Forum, Epigenetics, transposable elements, prions
Michael Freitag, Marie-Jose Daboussi
Kiln, The fungal cytoskeleton
Xin Xiang, Robby Roberson
Merrill Hall, Secondary metabolism and mycotoxins
Motoichiro Kodama, Bettina Tudzynski
Nautilus, Stress responses in fungi
Paul Tudzynski, Jesús Aguirre
6:00 Dinner, Crocker Hall
7:30 pm - 10:30 pm POSTER SESSION I
The poster sessions will be held in a large tent in the Surf and Sand Parking lot.
| Posters 1-45 | Biochemistry and Secondary Metabolism |
| Posters 46-86 | Cell Biology |
| Posters 239-261 | Genomics and Proteomics |
| Posters 346- 370 | Host-Parasite Interactions |
| Posters 461-494 | Other |
THURSDAY, March 20
7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast, Crocker
8:30 am- 12:00 pm Plenary Session, Merrill Hall
FUNGAL-HOST INTERACTION Chair: Chris Schardl
Chris Schardl
Distinct endophyte genome evolution associated with differing degrees of antagonism or mutualism
Marc-Henri LeBrun
Of fungi and plants; Specific developmental and metabolic processes required for interactions
Regina Kahmann
Signal transduction in Ustilago maydis for mating and more
Aaron Mitchell
New strategies for Candida albicans virulence gene discovery
Axel Brakhage
Virulence and melanin biosynthesis of Aspergillus fumigatus
7:30 pm - 10:30 pm POSTER SESSION II
| Posters 87-111 | Cell Biology |
| Posters 112-137 | Developmental Biology |
| Posters 210- 238 | Gene Regulation |
| Posters 304- 345 | Host-Parasite Interactions |
| Posters 430-460 | Population Genetics and Evolution |
FRIDAY, March 21
7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast, Crocker
8:30 am- 12:00 pm Plenary Session, Merrill Hall
SIGNALING AND SILENCING Chair: Louise Glass
Louise Glass
Fatal attraction: Vegetative incompatibility in Neurospora
Peter Philippsen
Establishment, maintenance and maturation of hyphal tip growth in the filamentous ascomycete Ashybya gossypii
Guiseppe Macino
PKC regulates the stability of WC-1 in response to light
Bob Metzenberg
Listening to silenced genes
Nick Talbot
Investigating the genetics of appressorium-mediated plant infection by Magnaporthe grisea
| Posters 138-166 | Developmental Biology |
| Posters 167- 209 | Gene Regulation |
| Posters 401-429 | Industrial Biology and Biotechnology |
| Posters 262-303 | Genomics and Proteomics |
| Posters 371-400 | Host-Parasite Interactions |
SATURDAY, March 22
7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast, Crocker
8:30 am- 12:00 pm Plenary Session, Merrill Hall
GENOMES AND EVOLUTION Chair: Gillian Turgeon
Gillian Turgeon
Comparative genomics of plant pathogenic fungi
Bruce Birren
Neurospora biology, from the genome up
Sophien Kamoun
Molecular adaptation in Phytophthora-plant interactions
Ralph Dean
The Magnaporthe genome project – A community effort
Anita Sil
Using genomics to probe Histoplasma pathogenesis
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS IV
Chapel, Signal transduction
Jin-Rong Xu, Bruce Miller
Fred Farr Forum, Membrane transporters
Arnold Driessen, Greg Upchurch
Kiln, Parasitic interactions with insects, nematodes and other fungi
Ray St Leger, Anders Tunlid
Merrill, Spores, sporulation and hyphal morphogenesis
Jurgen Wendland, Frances Trail
Nautilus, DNA repair/genome dynamics
Steve Harris, Mimi Zolan
6:00 Banquet, Crocker Hall
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm INVITED LECTURE
Hans Van Etten, "A sick view of fungi"
| Fred Farr Forum | Ralph Dean, chair | Aspergillus Genome Sequence |
| Kiln | H. Corby Kistler, chair | Fusarium genomes: an update |