5th International Aspergillus Meeting (Asperfest) April 4-5, 2008 Edinburgh All sessions in the Appleton Tower LT 1
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April 3, Thursday
7:00 Committee members: "Get-together dinner"
April 4, Friday
8:00-9:00 | Registration |
9:00-9:15 | Welcome, introductions and announcements: Michelle Momany/Gerhard Braus |
9:15-10:30 | Session I: Aspergillus Resources Chair: Scott Baker (Pacific Northwest National Lab. Richland, USA): "Aspergillus genomics and microarrays" (Fungal Genetics Stock Center, USA): "Aspergillus resources" |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00- 12:30 | Session II: Genomic approach to
industries/Biotechnology Chair: Masayuki Machida
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12:30-01:30 | Lunch |
1:30-3:15 | Session III:
Cell Biology Chair: Gerhard Braus (Ohio State, Columbus OH USA): "Cell cycle regulation in Aspergillus nidulans" (25 min.) Claudio Scazzocchio (Université Paris Sud, France): Takahiro Shintani (Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan): Ronald de Vries (Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands): Terry Hill (Rhodes College, Memphis TN, USA) |
3:15-3:45 | Coffee Break |
3:45-4:30 | Community Directions Discussion Moderator: Michelle Momany |
4:30-5:30 | Pontecorvo Lecture Chair: Gary Payne (Univ. of Melbourne): "Aspergillus nidulans : the perfect fungus"
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6:00-7:00 | Posters |
7:00-8:00 | Free for Dinner (not included in the fees) |
April 5, Saturday
7:30-9:00 | Breakfast (Hotel) |
9:00-9:15 | Elections |
9:15-10:15 | Session IV: Secondary Metabolism Chair: Arthur Ram/Kevin McCluskey (University of Wisconsin, MA/USA): "Increased asperthecin production in a mutant of Aspergillus nidulans defective in ascospore production" (20 min.)
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10:15-11:15 | Session V: Selected posters Chair: Arthur Ram/Kevin McCluskey
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11:15-11:45 | Coffee Break |
11:45-13:00 | Session VI: Comparative Aspergillus
studies/evolution/systematics Chair: Jennifer Wortman
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13:00 | Announce election results and take any further discussion |
13:15 | WRAP UP / End of Asperfest Michelle Momany |