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February 22 (Sat) | |||
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9:00-9:05 |
Opening remarks |
Y Takei |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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Plenary lecture |
Chair: Y Takei | ||
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9:05-10:05 |
Temperature and protein evolution: Lessons from the study of marine animals |
GN Somero |
(Stanford Univ) |
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10:05-10:30 |
Coffee break |
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Session 1. Diverse strategies for environmental adaptation |
Chair: S Ohta & T Hirano | ||
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10:30-11:00 |
Osmoregulatory roles of prolactin and growth hormone in fish |
T Hirano |
(Univ Hawaii) |
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11:00-11:20 |
Regulation of drinking behavior and water absorption in the intestine: seawater eel as a model system |
M Ando |
(Hiroshima Univ) |
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11:20-11:40 |
Molecular biology of chloride cells |
S Hirose |
(Tokyo Inst Tech) |
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11:40-12:00 |
Attempts to establish transgenic seawater medaka fish |
K Inoue |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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12:00-12:20 |
Adaptation to deep-sea hydrothermal vents |
S Ohta |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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12:20-13:30 |
Lunch |
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Session 2. Urea-based adaptation to various environments |
Chair: S Hyodo & CM Wood | ||
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13:30-14:00 |
Pulsatile urea excretion in the gulf toadfish: mechanisms and control |
CM Wood & PJ Walsh |
(McMaster Univ) |
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14:00-14:20 |
Diverse strategies to avoid ammonia toxicity in gobiid fishes |
K Iwata |
(Wakayama Univ) |
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14:20-14:40 |
Urea-based osmoregulation in elasmobranchs |
N Hazon |
(Univ St Andrews) |
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14:40-15:00 |
Osmoregulation in migratory bullshark |
G Anderson |
(Univ St Andrews) |
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15:00-15:20 |
Molecular mechanism of urea transport in dogfish kidney |
S Hyodo |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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15:30-18:00 |
Poster session with drinks |
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18:30-20:30 |
Banquet |
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February 23 (Sun) | |||
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Session 3. Adaptation to various environmental factors |
Chair: S Watabe & IA Johnston | ||
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9:00-9:30 |
Temperature adaptation in fish |
IA Johnston |
(Univ St Andrews) |
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9:30-9:50 |
Self defense mechanisms of fish |
Y Suzuki |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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9:50-10:10 |
Role of free D-alanine in invertebrates |
H Abe |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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10:10-10:30 |
High pressure adaptation of actin from deep-sea fish |
T Morita |
(Natl Res Inst Fish Sci) |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break |
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Session 4. Stress response and aging |
Chair: Y Suzuki & GN Somero | ||
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11:00-11:30 |
Heat shock proteins of rotifer |
S Watabe |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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11:30-11:50 |
Rotifer signal transduction |
T Yoshinaga |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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11:50-12:10 |
Apoptosis in zebrafish development |
M Yamashita |
(Natl Res Inst Fish Sci) |
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12:10-12:30 |
Stress response of diatom |
S Kinoshita |
(Riken Inst) |
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12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
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Session 5. Biomineralization: Diverse morphology and function |
Chair: H Nagasawa & ME Marsch | ||
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14:00-14:30 |
Mechanism of coccolith formation in the coccolithophorid algae |
ME Marsh |
(Univ Texas Dental Branch) |
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14:30-14:50 |
Organic matrix proteins of fish otolith: their production and distribution |
Y Takagi |
(Hokkaido Univ) |
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14:50-15:10 |
Mineralization of radular teeth in marine mollusks |
K Okoshi |
(Ishinomaki Senshu Univ) |
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15:10-15:30 |
Mineralization of exoskeleton in crustaceans |
H Nagasawa |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break |
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Session 6. Biomineralization and oceanic environment |
Chair: T Watanabe & DE Morse | ||
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16:00-16:30 |
Unanticipated mechanisms of silica formation in sponges and diatoms |
DE Morse |
(Univ California, Santa Barbara) |
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16:30-16:50 |
Regulatory mechanisms of photosynthesis and calcification in microalgae |
Y Shiraiwa |
(Univ Tsukuba) |
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16:50-17:10 |
Carbon and carbonate cycles in coral reefs |
H Kayane |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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17:10-17:30 |
Molecular analysis of skeletogenesis and oogenesis in reef-building corals |
T Watanabe |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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17:30-17:45 |
Closing remarks |
K Tsukamoto |
(Univ Tokyo) |
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