4th July 2011 Glasgow, UK Programme Index - The Society for ...

Annual Main Meeting 

1st – 4th July 2011 

Glasgow, UK 

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Session Code 

YSAS 

YSAS 

YSAS 

A1 

Session Title 

Day by Day Programme 

Friday 1st July 2011 

Time 

Room 

Young Scientist Award Session - Animal 

Section 

Young Scientist Award Session - Cell 

09:00 - 10:00 Dochart 

Section 

Young Scientist Award Session - Plant 

09:00 - 10:00 Carron 

Section 

Molecular physiology of epithelial 

transport in insects - a tribute to William 

09:00 - 10:00 Boisdale 1 

R Harvey 10:30 - 17:00 Alsh 1 

A6 General animal biology 10:30 - 17:00 Lomond Auditorium 

A8 General biomechanics 10:30 - 17:00 Dochart 

C1 Tip growth in plant biology 

Regulation of resource allocation and 

10:30 - 17:00 Leven, Morar & Ness 

P1 

growth 

Plant Transcription: regulation and 

10:30 - 17:00 Boisdale 

P3 

mechanism 10:30 - 17:00 Carron 

BID Bidder Lecture 17:30 - 18:30 Lomond Auditorium 

NET Welcome Evening and Wine Trail 18:30 - 22:00 Exhibition - Hall 5 

Session Code 

Session Title 

Saturday 2nd July 2011 

WOOL Woolhouse Lecture 

Molecular physiology of epithelial 

transport in insects - a tribute to William 

09:00 - 10:00 Lomond Auditorium 

A1 

R Harvey 

Plant Transcription: regulation and 

10:30 - 12:50 Alsh 1 

P3 

mechanism 10:30 - 12:50 Carron 

A6 General animal biology 10:30 - 17:00 Lomond Auditorium 

Time 


C1 Tip growth in plant biology 

Regulation of resource allocation and 

10:30 - 17:00 Morar & Ness 

P1 

growth 

The role of oxidative stress as a 

physiological mediator of life histories – 

10:30 - 17:00 Boisdale 

A3 

contrasts between birds and mammals 10:30 - 17:00 Leven 

C3 Nuclear envelope 10:30 - 17:00 Alsh 2 

P4 

A11 

Integration of abiotic and biotic stress 

responses: from systems biology to field 

New transport systems in vertebrate 

13:30 - 1700 Carron 

tissues 13:35 - 17:00 Alsh 1 

NET Poster Session 1 17:00 - 19:00 Exhibition - Hall 5 

NET Women In Science Dinner 19:30 - 21:30 Crowne Plaza Hotel

Session Code 

Session Title 

Sunday 3rd July 2011 

Pres Meds Presidents Medallists 09:00 - 10:00 Lomond Auditorium 

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Time 


P4 


responses: from systems biology to field 10:30 - 17:00 Lomond Auditorium 

A2 Conservation physiology 10:30 - 17:00 Alsh 

A4 

A9 

Under pressure: costs and benefits of high 

systemic blood pressures 10:30 - 17:00 Boisdale 1 

Intraspecific variation in behaviour: 

functions and proximate explanations 10:30 - 17:00 Leven 

C2 Frontiers in Algal Biology 10:30 - 17:00 Morar & Ness 

C4 Gas sensing and signalling in animal cells 10:30 - 17:00 Boisdale 2 

P2 

Pathways and fluxes: analysis of the plant 

metabolic network 

Multi-scale mechanics of biological and 

bio-inspired hierarchical materials and 

10:30 - 17:00 Carron 

A12 

surfaces 14:00 - 17:00 Dochart 

NET Poster Session 2 17:00 - 19:00 Exhibition - Hall 5 

NET Conference Dinner 20:00 - 02:00 Glasgow Science Centre 

Session Code 

Session Title 

Monday 4th July 2011 

Pres Meds Presidents Medallists 09:00 - 10:00 Lomond Auditorium 

P4 


responses: from systems biology to field 

Multi-scale mechanics of biological and 

bio-inspired hierarchical materials and 

10:30 - 17:00 Lomond Auditorium 

A12 

surfaces 10:30 - 17:00 Dochart 

C2 Frontiers in algal biology 10:30 - 17:00 Morar & Ness 

P2 

Annual Main Meeting, Glasgow 

Time 

Pathways and fluxes: analysis of the plant 

metabolic network 10:30 - 17:00 Carron 

A5 

New Frontiers in O2 Homeostasis: NO, 

nitrite and H2S signalling in animal biology 

Chemical messengers: neurotransmitters 

10:30 - 17:00 Alsh 

A7 

to pheromones 10:30 - 17:00 Leven 

A10 Physiological plasticity of thermal tolerance 10:30 - 17:00 Boisdale 

NET End of Meeting Social 18:30 - 23:00 Sloans of Glasgow

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Programme Index 

Plenary lectures - Bidder and Woolhouse Lectures 

Plenary lecture: Bidder lecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Plenary lecture: Woolhouse lecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Young Scientist Aware Session 

YSAS - Young Scientist Award Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

President’s medallists 

President’s Medallists Talks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 46 

Animal Sessions 

A1 - Molecular physiology of epithelial transport in insects: a tribute to William R Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 11 

A2 - Conservation physiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

A3 - The role of oxidative stress as a physiological mediator of life histories: constrasts between birds 

and mammals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

A4 - Under pressure: costs and benefits of high systematic blood pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 

A5 - New frontiers in O homeostasis: NO, nitrate and N S signalling in animal biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

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A6 - General animal biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 11 

A7 - Chemical messengers: neurotransmitters to pheremones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

A8 - General biomechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 13, 29 

A9 - Intraspecific variation in behaviour: functions and proximate explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 

A10 - Physiological plasticity of thermal tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

A11 - New transport systems in vertebrate tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

A12 - Multi-scale mechanics of biological and bio-inspired hierarchical materials and surfaces . . . . . . . . . 36, 48 

Cell Sessions 

C1 - Tip growth in plant biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 14 

C2 - Frontiers in algal biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 47 

C3 - Nuclear envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

C4 - Gas sensing and signalling in animal cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

Plant Sessions 

P1 - Regulation of resource allocation and growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 15 

P2 - Pathways and fluxes: analysis of the plant metabolic network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 47 

P3 - Plant transcription: regulation and mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 16 

P4 - Integration of abiotic and biotic stress responses: from systems biology to field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 30, 46 

Poster Session, 2nd July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Poster Session, 3rd July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

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Abstract Index 

Plenary lectures - Bidder and Woolhouse Lectures 

Plenary lecture: Bidder lecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 

Plenary lecture: Woolhouse lecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 

Young Scientist Aware Session 

YSAS - Young Scientist Award Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 

President’s Medallists 

President’s Medallists Talks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 

Animal Sessions 

A1 - Molecular physiology of epithelial transport in insects: a tribute to William R Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-70 

A2 - Conservation physiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-76 

A3 - The role of oxidative stress as a physiological mediator of life histories: constrasts between birds and 

mammals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-80 

A4 - Under pressure: costs and benefits of high systematic blood pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-83 

A5 - New frontiers in O homeostasis: NO, nitrate and N S signalling in animal biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-88 

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A6 - General animal biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89-115 

A7 - Chemical messengers: neurotransmitters to pheremones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116-119 

A8 - General biomechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120-138 

A9 - Intraspecific variation in behaviour: functions and proximate explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139-147 

A10 - Physiological plasticity of thermal tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148-154 

A11 - New transport systems in vertebrate tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155-156 

A12 - Multi-scale mechanics of biological and bio-inspired hierarchical materials and surfaces . . . . . . . . . . 157-162 

Cell Sessions 

C1 - Tip growth in plant biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163-168 

C2 - Frontiers in algal biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169-174 

C3 - Nuclear envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175-177 

C4 - Gas sensing and signalling in animal cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178-180 

Plant Sessions 

P1 - Regulation of resource allocation and growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181-197 

P2 - Pathways and fluxes: analysis of the plant metabolic network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198-205 

P3 - Plant transcription: regulation and mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207-214 

P4 - Integration of abiotic and biotic stress responses: from systems biology to field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215-232 

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Plenary – Bidder Lecture 

Jan Traas (INRA, CNRS and ENS) 

The Bidder Lecturer for 2011 is Jan Traas from INRA, CNRS and ENS. Jan started his scientific 

career at the University of Nijmegen (NL), where he worked on different aspects of plant cell 

expansion. During several post docs in the UK (Norwich) and France (Avignon, Dijon) Jan 

subsequently moved to the analysis of plant cell division, in particular division plane alignment. In 

the early 90’s he joined the INRA research centre at Versailles, where he set up different projects 

in the field of developmental biology. For the last 15 years he has been working on the shoot 

apical meristem in Arabidopsis, with a focus on organ initiation and phyllotaxis. In Versailles, 

Jan has already started to use multidisciplinary approaches, in particular involving computational 

modelling. In 2005 he joined the Laboratory of Plant Reproduction and Development in Lyon 

(funded by INRA, CNRS and the University of Lyon) and has been director of this department 

since 2007. The move to Lyon has allowed Jan to further extend the multidisciplinarity in his 

approaches. In particular the combination of biology with both computer science and physics has 

allowed us to set up an ambitious program aimed at understanding the genetic control of growth 

and shape in plants 

17:30 Friday 1st July 2011 

Morphodynamics: from genes to shape during flower development 

Plenary Woolhouse Lecture – Saturday 2nd July 9.00am 

Richard Flavell (CERES) 

Plenary Lectures 

From 1987 to 1998, Professor Flavell was the Director of the John Innes Centre in 

Norwich, a premier plant and microbial research institute after being at the Plant Breeding 

Institute, Cambridge, from 1969 to 1987. He has published over 200 scientific articles, 

lectured widely and contributed significantly to the development of modern biotechnology 

in agriculture. His research group in Cambridge was among the very first worldwide 

to successfully clone plant DNA, isolate and sequence plant genes, and produce 

transgenic plants. Professor Flavell is an expert in plant genomics, having produced the 

first molecular maps of plant chromosomes to reveal the constituent sequences. He has 

been a leader in European plant biotechnology, initiating and guiding a pan-European 

organization to manage large EU plant biotechnology research programs more effectively 

and has served in many capacities to further agriculture in developing countries. In 1999, 

Professor Flavell was named a Commander of the British Empire for his contributions 

to plant and microbial sciences and is a past president of the International Society for 

Plant Molecular Biology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of East Anglia and is 

a Fellow of EMBO and of The Royal Society of London. He is currently Chief Scientific 

Officer for Ceres, a Californian seed and plant Genomics company focused on improving 

rice and crops such as sorghum, switchgrass and miscanthus for biofuel production. He 

is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental 

Biology at the University of California at Los Angeles. 

09:00 Saturday 2nd July 2011 

Radical changes in plant biology research for better agricultural 

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Programme

Programme 2011 3 

Plenary Lecture (Room: Lomond Auditorium) 

Bidder Lecture 

17:30 Jan Traas (INRA, CNRS and ENS) [PL1.1] 

Morphodynamics: From genes to shape suring flower development 

YSAS – Young Scientist Award Session 

Sponsored by: 

Animal Section YSAS Finalists (Room: Dochart) 

09:00 Ms Erika J Eliason (University of British Columbia, Canada) [YSAS.2] 

The heartbreak of migrating sockeye salmon at warm temperatures 

09:20 Mr Alex G Little (University of Sydney, Australia) [YSAS.5] 

Thyroid hormones 3,3′,5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3 ) and 3,5-diiodo-L-thyronine (T2) are important thermoregulators in 

zebrafish (Danio rerio) 

09:40 Dr Wilco Verberk (University of Plymouth, UK) [YSAS.7] 

Revisiting oxygen supply and demand – oxygen availability, metabolic rate and thermal limits in aquatic ectotherms 

Plant Section YSAS Finalists (Room: Boisdale) 

09:00 Dr Tzu-Yin Liu (Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica) [YSAS.3] 

Vacuolar Ca 2+ /H + transport activity is required for systemic phosphate homeostasis involving shoot-to-root signalling 

in Arabidopsis 

09:20 Miss Chloe Steels (University of Sheffield, UK) [YSAS.6] 

Metabolic changes during axillary bud growth in tomato plants 

09:40 Ms Mieke De Wit (Utrecht University, Netherlands) [YSAS.8] 

Competition for light severely hampers defence signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana 

Cell Section YSAS Finalists (Room: Carron) 

09:00 Mr Ting Lu (Oxford Brookes University, UK) [YSAS.1] 

Identification of a plant nuclear envelope protein and its characterization 

09:20 Dr Yarina Sheremet (Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics, NAS of Ukraine) [YSAS.4] 

Casein kinase 1 is involved in Arabidopsis root hair formation and growth via the regulation of microtubule 

organization 

A1 – Molecular physiology of epithelial transport in insects: 

a tribute to William R Harvey (Room: Alsh1) 

Prof Klaus Beyenbach – Welcome: a tribute to William Harvey 

Friday, 01 July 2011 

10:35 Dr Timothy J Bradley (University of California Irvine, USA) [A1.1] 

Osmoregulation in insects; the evolutionary perspective

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10:50 Dr John Noble-Nesbitt (University of East Anglia, UK) [A1.2] 

Cellular sequestration and recycling of portasome-studded apical plasma membrane fragments (apm pouches) 

during the moulting cycle in the water vapour absorbing firebrat, Thermobia domestica (Packard) 

11:05 Prof Otto Baumann (University of Potsdam, Germany) [A1.3] 

Regulation of V-ATPase in blowfly salivary glands 

11:35 Ms Adriana D Gamez (Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Venezuela) [A1.4] 

Ouabain sensitive Na/K ATPase and Ouabain-resistant Na ATPase in Malpighian tubules of Rhodnius and related 

insect tissues 

11:55 Dr Jean-Paul V Paluzzi (McMaster University, Canada) [A1.5] 

Biology of the pyrokinin-related peptides in the Chagas’ disease vector Rhodnius prolixus 

12:15 Dr Geoffrey M Coast (Birkbeck, UK) [A1.6] 

Intracellular ion measurements in Malpighian tubules of the house cricket: implications for the mode of action of 

diuretic kinins 

12:30 Dr Peter M Piermarini (Cornell University, USA) [A1.7] 

Cloning and functional characterization of ion transporters in Aedes Malpighian tubules 

12:50 Lunch 

Chair: Guillermo Whittembury 

13:35 Prof Shireen A Davies (University of Glasgow, UK) [A1.8] 

Cell signalling mechanisms in epithelial function 

14:15 Dr Selim Terhzaz (Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology, UK) [A1.9] 

Mechanism and function of the Capa receptor – activation by human NeuromedinU in vivo 

14:35 Miss Stephanie M Graham (University of Glasgow, UK) [A1.10] 

Using FlyAtlas to detect novel functions for well-known genes in Drosophila melanogaster 

14:50 Mr Edward M Blumenthal (Marquette University, USA) [A1.11] 

Regulation of epithelial ion transport by tyramine: cell-to-cell communication in the Drosophila Malpighian tubule 

15:10 Refreshment break 

15:40 Dr Ladislav Simo (Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, USA) [A1.12] 

Control of salivary glands in the black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis 

16:00 Dr Sibrata Tripathi (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Colaba, India) [A1.13] 

A comparison of the perfused and unperfused Drosophila posterior midgut 

16:15 Dr David F Moffett (Washington State University, USA) [A1.14] 

Differential expression of serotonin receptors in midgut and the Malpighian tubules of mosquito (Aedes aegypti) 

larvae 

16:30 Dr Urmila Jagdeshwaran (Washington State University, USA) [A1.15] 

Roles of Ca 2+ and cAMP in serotonergic control of gut secretion in larvae of the yellow-fever mosquito Aedes 

aegypti 

16:45 Mr Jeremy T Miyauchi (Cornell University, USA) [A1.16] 

The role of adducin in the diuresis triggered by aedeskinin III in Malpighian tubules of the yellow fever mosquito 

17:00 End of session



A6 – General animal biology (Room: Lomond Auditorium) 

Hypoxia/respiration 

Chair: Jonathan Stecyk [A6.1] 

10:30 Dr Mark Bayley (Aarhus University, Denmark) 

Common earthworms can separate the diffusion of oxygen and water vapour 

10:45 Dr Leonard G Forgan (New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, New Zealand) [A6.2] 

Cardiorespiratory physiology of the spiny rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) in response to changes in ambient temperature 

and gas concentration 

11:00 Dr Andrzej K Gebczynski (University of Bialystok, Poland) [A6.3] 

Effects of oxygen availability on maximum aerobic performance in mice selected for basal metabolic rate or aerobic 

capacity 

11:15 Mrs Leanne E Elder (University of Rhode Island, USA) [A6.4] 

Physiological adaptations of the hyperiid amphipod, Phronima sedentaria, to oxygen minimum zones 

11:30 Mrs Cosima S Porteus (University of British Columbia, Canada) [A6.5] 

The effect of prolonged hypoxic exposure on the cardio-ventilatory response to acute hypoxia of bowfin (Amia calva) 

with and without access to air 

11:45 Mr Scott Mirceta (University of Liverpool, UK) [A6.6] 

Estimating dive performance in early whales 

12:00 Dr Joana Projecto-Garcia (University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL), USA) [A6.7] 

Mechanisms of Hb adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia in Andean birds 

12:15 Dr Michael Berenbrink (Liverpool University, UK) [A6.8] 

Reduced haemoglobin buffer values: a novel mechanism for enhanced tissue oxygen supply in small endotherms? 

12:30 Ms Sarah K Papworth (Imperial College London, UK) [A6.9] 

Woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha) can distinguish between human hunters and non-hunters in naturalistic 

conditions 

12:45 Lunch break 

Ecophysiology 

Chair: Jonathan Stecyk, Kath Sloman 

13:30 Dr Samuel S Rastrick (University of Plymouth, UK) [A6.10] 

The effect of ocean acidification on the physiological responses and organism health, growth and reproduction of 

ecologically important benthic invertebrates 

13:45 Dr Frank Melzner (IFM-GEOMAR, Germany) [A6.11] 

The blue mussel mantle transcriptome: identifying genes relevant for biomineralization 

14:00 Mr Marian Y Hu (Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Germany) [A6.12] 

Hypercapnia tolerance in cephalopod and fish during life history: a role of epidermal ionocytes in the regulation of 

acid-base disturbances 

14:15 Dr Giffard M Ivone (Faculty of Marine Sciences, UABC) [A6.13] 

Does salinity stress in Penaeus vannamei increase susceptibility to White Spot Syndrome Virus?


14:30 Miss Audrey Fouchs (Laboratoire ORPHY, Université Européenne de Bretagne (Brest), [A6.14] 

France) 

Intracellular signalling pathways involved in transient and sustained activation of ERK1/2 in turbot hepatocytes 

14:45 Ms Gwendolyn K David (University of Queensland, Australia) [A6.15] 

Who cares if you have the ability, it’s how you perform that’s important 

15:00 Mr Gavin D Merrifield (University of Edinburgh, UK) [A6.16] 

In vivo high-field magnetic resonance imaging of spiders 


Temperature 

Chair: Holly Shiels 

15:45 Ms Skye F Cameron (University of Queensland, Australia) [A6.17] 

How does sexual dimorphism change along a latitudinal cline? 

16:00 Dr Annegret Nicolai (University of Rennes1, France) [A6.18] 

Adjustment of metabolite composition in the haemolymph to seasonal variations in the land snail Helix pomatia 

16:15 Dr Noboru Kaimori (Hachinohe Institute of Technology, Japan) [A6.19] 

Cryopreservation of dried gemmules from freshwater sponges 

16:30 Miss Karelle Leon (Université Européenne de Bretagne (Brest), France) [A6.20] 

Effect of mild hypothermia on cytokines and oxidative parameters during experimental sepsis 

16:45 Ms Natalie J Briscoe (University of Melbourne, Australia) [A6.21] 

Tree-hugging as a thermoregulatory strategy in koalas 

17:00 End of session 

A8 – General biomechanics (Room: Dochart) 

Chair: Peter Aerts 

10:25 Introduction (Peter Aerts) 


10:30 Dr Volker Klocke (Klocke Nanotechnik GmbH, Germany) [A8.1] 

The SEM/FIB workbench: nanorobotics system inside scanning electron or focused ion beam microscopes 

10:45 Mr Egon Heiss (University of Vienna, Austria) [A8.2] 

Analysis of the prey capture mechanism in the Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus 

11:00 Mr Sam Van Wassenbergh (Universiteit Antwerp, Belgium) [A8.3] 

Force transmission in the suction feeding system of seahorses 

11:15 Mr Krijn B Michel (University of Antwerp, Belgium) [A8.4] 

Kinematics of the Atlantic mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus) feeding in aquatic and terrestrial environments 

11:30 Dr Jose Iriarte-Diaz (University of Chicago, USA) [A8.5] 

Sources of variance in temporal and spatial aspects of jaw kinematics in two species of primates



11:45 Dr Olga Panagiotopoulou (Royal Veterinary College, UK) [A8.6] 

Regional plantar pressure distribution during walking in hoofed mammals 

12:00 Miss Sharon E Warner (Royal Veterinary College, UK) [A8.7] 

Frequency content of impact force signals in ungulates 

12:15 Dr Anick Abourachid (National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France) [A8.8] 

Gait transitions and interlimb coordination: pattern and process 

12:30 Dr Carlo M Biancardi (Physiomechanics of Locomotion, Laboratory Dept. of Human [A8.9] 

Physiology, University of Milan, Italy) 

Biomechanical determinants of transverse and rotary gallop in mammals 

12:45 Lunch 

Chair: Sam Van Wassenbergh 

13:30 Miss Alison P Wills (Royal Veterinary College, UK) [A8.10] 

Kinematics of turning locomotion in the domestic dog 

13:45 Dr Tatjana Y Hubel (Royal Veterinary College, UK) [A8.11] 

Walking in children – more bird like than human? 

14:00 Dr Samuel R Coward (University of Birmingham, UK) [A8.12] 

Elastic energy storage in arboreal locomotion 

14:15 Miss Noémie Bonneau (National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France) [A8.13] 

A novel method for the quantification of the 3D orientation of the human femoral neck 

14:30 Dr Jeffery W Rankin (Royal Veterinary College, UK) [A8.14] 

Biomechanical simulation of the mechanical roles of ostrich pelvic limb muscles during walking 

14:45 Miss Pauline Provini (National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France) [A8.15] 

Hindlimb-driven take-off and landing in small passerine birds (Taeniopygia guttata) 


15:30 Dr Huai-Ti Lin (Tufts University, USA) [A8.16] 

Decoding static-locomotion: ground reaction forces in caterpillar crawling and a simple mechanistic model of the 

environmental skeleton 

15:45 Miss Kristen E Crandell (University of Montana, USA) [A8.17] 

Aerodynamics of tip-reversal upstroke in a revolving pigeon wing 

16:00 Dr Bret W Tobalske (University of Montana, USA) [A8.18] 

Kinematics and aerodynamics of low-speed manoeuvres in flying hummingbirds 

16:15 Dr Huai-Ti Lin (Harvard University, USA) [A8.19] 

Through the eyes of a bird: rapid flight path planning in a cluttered environment 

16:30 Dr Richard J Bomphrey (University of Oxford, UK) [A8.20] 

Desert locust aerodynamics: instantaneous wake volumes captured using tomographic particle image velocimetry 

16:45 Prof Mao Sun (Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Beijing University of Aeronautics and [A8.21] 

Astronautics, China) 

Dynamic flight stability and stabilization control of a hovering insect 



C1 – Tip growth in plant biology (Room: Seminar Suite) 

Chair: Kris Vissenberg 

10:30 Dr Sourav Datta (University of Oxford, UK) [C1.1] 

RSL4 regulates growth in tip-growing root hairs 

11:30 Prof Claire Grierson (School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, UK) [C1.2] 

A network approach to root hair development 

12:10 Ms Daria Balcerowicz (University of Antwerp, Biology Dept., Plant Growth and [C1.3] 

Development, Belgium) 

Functional Root Hair Specific 4 (RSH4) is required for normal Arabidopsis root hair development 

12:30 Lunch 

Chair: Anne-Mie Emons 

13:30 Prof Erik Nielsen (University of Michigan, USA) [C1.4] 

A Role for CSLD3 during cell wall synthesis in the apical plasma membranes of tip-growing root hair cells 

14:30 Dr Marylin Vantard (UMR CNRSCEAINRA, Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble, France) [C1.5] 

Dynamic assembly and organization of plant microtubule bundle arrays 


Chair: Erik Nielsen 

15:40 Prof Anne-Mie C Emons (Wageningen University, Netherlands) [C1.6] 

Tip growth in root hairs: exocytosis and the cytoskeleton in cell wall deposition 

16:20 Miss Pavlína Brettlová (Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Czech Republic) [C1.7] 

The role of exocyst Sec3 subunit as a membrane-binding domain 

16:40 Ms Agnieszka Boron (University of Antwerp, Biology Dept., Plant Growth and [C1.8] 


The proline rich protein-like AtPRPL1 controls elongation of root hairs and dark-grown hypocotyl cells of Arabidopsis 

thaliana 


P1 – Regulation of resource allocation and growth (Room: Boisdale) 

Sponsored by: 

Chair: Matthew Paul 


10:30 Prof Gerrit T Beemster (University of Antwerp, Belgium) [P1.1] 

Towards mechanistic models of plant organ growth: how to link molecular regulatory mechanisms with spatio- 

temporal regulation of cell division and expansion to whole organ growth?



11:15 Prof Andrew Fleming (University of Sheffield, UK) [P1.2] 

Leaf form and function: linking cellular architecture and organ physiology 

11:45 Prof Achim Walter (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) [P1.3] 

Diel patterns of leaf and root growth – circadian rhythmicity or environmental response? 

12:15 Dr Thorsten Hamann (Imperial College London, UK) [P1.4] 

Plant turgor pressure coordinates sink-source relationships via MCA1 in Arabidopsis thaliana 

12:35 Lunch 

13:50 Prof David Jackson (Cold Spring Harbor Lab, USA) [P1.5] 

Control of growth during the development of maize inflorescence architecture 

14:35 Dr Henriette Schluepmann (Utrecht University, Netherlands) [P1.6] 

How could a presumably cell autonomous signalling metabolite of the trehalose metabolism control plant carbon 

allocation and thus growth? 

15:05 Ms Angelika B Czedik-Eysenberg (Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant [P1.7] 

Physiology, Germany) 

Regulation of maize leaf growth in response to carbon availability 


15:40 Dr Ronan Sulpice (Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany) [P1.8] 

How to achieve optimal growth? It is not necessarily about what you can get, but also when/how and where 

to use it 

16:10 Dr Louisa V Dever (University of Liverpool, UK) [P1.9] 

Investigating the contribution of the CAM pathway to growth and yield in the obligate CAM plant Kalanchoë 

fedtschenkoi 

16:30 Mr Totte Niittylä (Umea Plant Science Centre, Sweden) [P1.10] 

The role of sucrose synthase and fructokinase in aspen wood formation 

16:45 Mr Florent Pantin (LEPSE INRA, France) [P1.11] 

Control of leaf expansion: a developmental switch from metabolics to hydraulics 


P3 – Plant transcription: regulation and mechanism (Room: Carron) 

Sponsored by: 

10:30 Prof Ueli Grossniklaus (Institute of Plant Biology, Zürich-Basel Plant Science [P3.1] 

Center University, of Zürich, Switzerland) 

Epigenetic control of seed development in Arabidopsis


11:20 Dr Jerzy Paszkowski (Department of Plant Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland) [P3.2] 

Epigenetic determinants of transgenerational inheritance 

11:50 Prof John W Brown (University of Dundee, James Hutton Institute, UK) [P3.3] 

Alternative splicing and nonsense-mediated decay uses different mechanisms to regulate transcript levels in 

Arabidopsis 

12:20 Prof Hugh G Nimmo (University of Glasgow, UK) [P3.4] 

Polypyrimidine tract binding proteins (PTBs) – a possible role in the alternative splicing of Arabidopsis clock genes 

during responses to temperature 

12:50 Lunch 

13:30 Prof Richard B Meagher (University of Georgia, USA) [P3.5] 

The evolution of epigenetic control 

14:20 Dr Ari Sadanandom (Durham University, UK) [P3.6] 

Efficient dimerization and nuclear localization of the BTB-BACK domain protein POB1 negatively regulates 

immunity in plants 

14:50 Mr Siddharth Jayraman (University of Exeter, UK) [P3.7] 

Plant pathogen virulence strategies; inferring transcriptional networks from high-density time-course infection data 

using Bayesian modelling approaches 


15:40 Dr Nick Monk (University of Nottingham, UK) [P3.8] 

Modelling cell fate assignment in the Arabidopsis root epidermis 

16:10 Colin Ruprecht (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany) [P3.9] 

Epigenetic modification of cell wall biosynthesis in Arabidopsis 

16:30 Miss Emanuela Sani (Glasgow University, UK) [P3.10] 

Investigating the role of chromatin modifications in plant stress memory 


Friday, 01 July 2011


Saturday, 02 July 2011 

Plenary Lecture (Room: Lomond Auditorium) 

Woolhouse Lecture 

09:00 Richard Flavell (CERES) [PL2.1] 

Radical changes in plant biology research for better agricultural performance 

A1 – Molecular physiology of epithelial transport in insects: 

a tribute to William R Harvey (Room: Alsh1) 

10:30 Julian Dow: “Bill Harvey” 

10:40 Dr William Harvey (Whitney Laboratory, University of Florida, USA) [A1.17] 

High affinity solute transporters in membrane vesicles from whole Aedes aegypti larvae 

11:30 Mr Venkat R Chintapalli (School of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University [A1.18] 

of Glasgow, UK) 

Functional characterization of Drosophila melanogaster alkali metal (Na + and K + ) antiporters in the living whole animal 

11:50 Dr Minghui Xiang (University of Florida-Jacksonville, USA) [A1.19] 

Characterization of AgNHA2, the second isoform of the cation/proton antiporter from Anopheles gambiae 

12:05 Dr Dmitri Boudko (Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School, USA) [A1.20] 

Adaptive evolution and selective intervention of essential amino acid transport in vector biology 

12:20 Dr Immo A Hansen (Department of Biology and Institute of Applied Biosciences, [A1.21] 

New Mexico State University, Mexico) 

Nutrient signalling and transport in the fat body of Aedes Aegypti 

12:35 Dr Paul J Linser (University of Florida, Whitney Laboratory, USA) [A1.22] 

Molecular physiology of the bicarbonate system of mosquito larvae 

12:50 Lunch 

A6 – General animal biology (Room: Lomond Auditorium) 

Metabolism 

Chair: Craig Franklin 

10:30 Dr Lewis Halsey (Roehampton University, UK) [A6.22] 

Can we use accelerometry to estimate the metabolic rate of air-breathing divers? 

10:45 Mrs Jessica A Roberts (University of Melbourne, Australia) [A6.23] 

Applying dynamic energy budget (DEB) theory to kangaroo energetics 

11:00 Ms Julita Sadowska (University of Bialystok, Poland) [A6.24] 

Reproductive performance, growth rate and BMR: correlated after all? 

11:15 Ms Natalie G Schimpf (University of Queensland, Australia) [A6.25] 

Fitness consequences of metabolic rate variation in the speckled cockroach, Nauphoeta cinerea 

11:30 Dr Pawel Brzek (University of Bialystok, Poland) [A6.26] 

Does a high level of basal metabolic rate increase susceptibility to food shortage?


11:45 Dr Nadine Gerth (Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany) [A6.27] 

Adaptations to exercise training in working and companion dog breeds 

12:00 Mr D J McKenzie (CNRS Montpellier, France) [A6.28] 

Mechanisms underlying individual variation in tolerance of prolonged fasting in the European sea bass Dicentrarchus 

labrax 

12:15 Dr Teresa G Valencak (Veterinary University, Vienna, Austria) [A6.29] 

Ames dwarf mice – are membrane fatty acids the key to a long life? 

12:30 Dr Heike Lutermann (Department of Zoology, University of Pretoria, South Africa) [A6.30] 

Effects of parasite infection on the acute phase response, hormone levels and haematology of wild highveld 

mole-rats 

12:45 Lunch break 

Neurobiology/Behaviour 

Chair: Kath Sloman 

13:30 Mrs Valeria Marasco (Institute for Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative [A6.31] 

Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK) 

Pre- and post-natal corticosterone exposure in a precocial bird: investigating the short- and long-term effects on the 

individual phenotype 

13:45 Dr Sarah Dalesman (University of Calgary, Canada) [A6.32] 

Sneaky snails: variability and consistency in behavioural measurements of memory 

14:00 Dr Jonathan Stecyk (University of Oslo, Norway) [A6.33] 

Is impaired memory and learning a cost of the Crucian carp’s ability to survive anoxia? 

14:15 Mr Daniel Hancox (University of Queensland, Australia) [A6.34] 

Visual habitat geometry predicts the relative abundance of red and blue colour morphs in the ornate rainbowfish 

14:30 Miss Candice L Bywater (University of Queensland, Australia) [A6.35] 

The physiological basis of unreliable signals of strength in males of the fiddler crab Uca vomeris 

14:45 Dr Uniza W Khan (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway) [A6.36] 

Animal personalities from a physiological perspective 

15:00 Miss Mylene Anotaux (UMR 7178 CNRSUDS, Nancy University, France) [A6.37] 

Orb-web spiders: a new behavioural model for studies on ageing 


Toxicology 

Chair: Nic Bury 


15:45 Dr Saber Khodabandeh (Tarbiat Modares University, Iran) [A6.38] 

Effects of heavy metal accumulation on carbonic anhydrase activity in the mantle and gills of the pearl oyster, 

Pinctada radiata, from the Persian Gulf 

16:00 Dr Angela Koehler (University of Pretoria, South Africa) [A6.39] 

‘Toxic nectar’: nicotine has both harmful and beneficial effects on honeybees 

16:15 Dr Armin Sturm (University of Stirling, UK) [A6.40] 

Persistent organic pollutants interact with corticosteroid receptors in the European flounder (Platichthys flesus)



16:30 Mrs Nataliya Melnyk-Lamont (University of Waterloo, Canada) [A6.41] 

Environmentally relevant levels of venlafaxine impact stress response in rainbow trout 

16:45 Mr Amit K Sinha (University of Antwerp, Belgium) [A6.42] 

The interactive effects of ammonia exposure, nutritional status and exercise on the ecological fitness of goldfish 

(Carassius auratus L.) 



Chair: Anthony Herrel 

10:30 Miss Gaëlle Bimbard (Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte, France) [A8.22] 

Mechanical principles of ground-to-air transition in a butterfly 

10:45 Dr Maria Jose Fernandez (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA) [A8.23] 

Neuromuscular and biomechanical compensation for wing asymmetries in hovering flight 

11:00 Dr Shane P Windsor (University of Oxford, UK) [A8.24] 

Sensorimotor frequency response in the hawkmoth Hyles lineata 

11:15 Dr Simon M Walker (University of Oxford, UK) [A8.25] 

The use of the alula in hoverflies 

11:30 Dr Per Henningsson (University of Oxford, UK) [A8.26] 

Time-varying span efficiency through the wingbeat of the desert locust 

11:45 Prof Yoshinobu Inada (Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, School of [A8.27] 

Engineering, Tokai University, Japan) 

Analysis of guidance success rate in the migration of flying swarm 

12:00 Ms Cloé Paul-Victor (AMAP, University of Montpellier, France) [A8.28] 

Why are climbing plants so invasive? The biomechanics, biomass and competition of invasive climbing plants 

growing on sorghum under elevated CO 2 

12:15 Dr Nick Rowe (AMAP, University of Montpellier, France) [A8.29] 

Shrubs, climbers and stem brittleness – evolution of the mechanical architecture in cassava during domestication 

12:30 Mr Simon Poppinga (Plant Biomechanics Group Freiburg, Germany) [A8.30] 

Suckers and snappers – functional trap morphology and biomechanics of fast underwater prey capture in aquatic 

carnivorous plants 

12:45 Lunch 

Chair: Eize Stamhuis 

13:30 Prof Tiana Kohlsdorf (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) [A8.31] 

Burrowing performance of Calyptommatus lizards from Brazilian Caatingas: sand granulometry plays a major role in 

differences among sister-species 

13:45 Mr Pierre Legreneur (National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France) [A8.32] 

Estimation of the morphometric characteristics of two ecomorphs of anolis lizards



14:00 Dr Anthony Herrel (CNRS-National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France) [A8.33] 

Temperature, performance and physiology: does temperature drive performance trade-offs at different 

organizational levels? 

14:15 Dr Fernando Montealegre-Z (University of Bristol, UK) [A8.34] 

Coupling vibration of tympanic membranes into waves in the katydid ear (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) 

14:30 Mr Jef Aernouts (University of Antwerp, Belgium) [A8.35] 

Biomechanical properties of the tympanic membrane 

14:45 Mr Wasil Salih (University of Antwerp, Belgium) [A8.36] 

High-resolution 3D ossicle displacements measured with point source X-ray stereoscopy 


15:30 Mr Jason Tallis (Coventry University, UK) [A8.37] 

Is there a dose dependant effect of physiological concentrations of caffeine on the power output of maximally 

stimulated mouse EDL (fast) and soleus (slow) muscle? 

15:45 Dr Rob S James (Coventry University, UK) [A8.38] 

Is thermal sensitivity of skeletal muscle performance lower in ectotherms than endotherms? 

16:00 Dr Brandon E Jackson (University of Montana, USA) [A8.39] 

Ontogeny of contractile behavior in the flight muscles of birds 

16:15 Prof Roger C Woledge (Imperial College London, UK) [A8.40] 

Tail beat frequency during swimming and power output of catshark muscle fibres 

16:30 Mr Christopher T Richards (Harvard University, USA) [A8.41] 

Using a muscle–robot interface to explore musculoskeletal dynamics during swimming 

16:45 Dr Christofer J Clemente (Harvard University, USA) [A8.42] 

Effect of foot webbing in frogs on hydrodynamics and muscular dynamics 


C1 – Tip growth in plant biology (Room: Morar and Ness) 

Chair: Claire Grierson 

10:30 Prof José A Feijo (University of Lisbon, Portugal) [C1.9] 

Space and time coordination of cellular growth processes in pollen tubes 

11:30 Prof Gerhard Obermeyer (University of Salzburg, Germany) [C1.10] 

Insights from the pollen plasma membrane proteome: H + pump activity and tip growth 

11:50 Dr Martin Potocký (Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Repubilc) [C1.11] 

Distinct signalling phospholipids regulate the initiation and maintenance of plant tip growth 

12:10 Dr Adrian E Hill (Cambridge University, UK) [C1.12] 

An osmotic model of tip growth in pollen 

12:30 Lunch



Chair: José Feijo 

13:30 Prof Vera Meyer (Berlin University of Technology, Department of Applied and [C1.13] 

Molecular Microbiology, Germany) 

Molecules and networks controlling polar growth in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger 

14:30 Prof Benedikt Kost (Cell Biology Division, Department of Biology, ECROPS University [C1.14] 

of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany) 

Control of tip growth by Rac/Rop signalling 


Chair: Vera Meyer 

15:40 Mr Jeremy D Murray (John Innes Centre, UK) [C1.15] 

The rhizobial infection thread – a special case of inverted polar growth 

16:00 Miss Sarah Shailes (John Innes Centre, UK) [C1.16] 

Reactive oxygen species and calcium signalling in the legume-rhizobia symbiosis 

16:20 Summing up 


P1 – Regulation of resource allocation and growth (Room: Boisdale) 

Sponsored by: 

Chair: Astrid Wingler 

10:30 Dr Hendrik Poorter (Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany) [P1.12] 

How functional is the ‘functional equilibrium’ of biomass allocation? 

11:30 Dr Joost Keurentjes (Wageningen University, Netherlands) [P1.14] 

Phenotypic buffering in Arabidopsis: a genetical genomics approach 

11:15 Mrs Furzani Pa’ee (University of Manchester, UK) [P1.13] 

Photoacclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana 

12:00 Dr Celine Masclaux-Daubresse (IJPB INRA, France) [P1.15] 

Natural variation of nitrogen remobilization efficiency in Arabidopsis 

12:30 Lunch 

13:30 Prof Paul C Struik (Wageningen University, Netherlands) [P1.16] 

The crop systems biology of photosynthesis, resource allocation and growth


14:15 Dr Cristobal Uauy (John Innes Centre, UK) [P1.17] 

Fine mapping of the dominant Inhibitor of glaucousness 1 gene (Iw1) and its effects on grain filling and yield in the 

UK environment 

14:45 Dr Dhaval Patel (University of Bristol, UK) [P1.18] 

Arabidopsis shade avoidance strategy is temperature-dependent and involves the receptor-like kinase ERECTA 

15:00 Mr Wouter Kegge (Utrecht University, Netherlands) [P1.19] 

Ethylene as an early neighbour detection cue 


15:45 Dr Carol Wagstaff (University of Reading, UK) [P1.20] 

Manipulating pod development in relation to whole plant resource allocation 

16:15 Dr Roslyn M Gleadow (School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Australia) [P1.21] 

Nutrient supply, below ground processes and elevated CO 2 change the defence-growth relationship in cyanogenic 

pasture crops 

16:35 Mr Choon Kiat Lim (University of Exeter, UK) [P1.22] 

Ascorbate oxidase expression and activity during development and in response to stress in Arabidopsis thaliana 


P3 – Plant transcription: regulation and mechanism (Room: Carron) 

Sponsored by: 

10:30 Prof Stefan Björklund (Umeå University, Sweden) [P3.11] 

The Arabidopsis thaliana mediator; function in plant development, stress response and light signalling 

11:20 Dr Piers A Hemsley (University of Durham, UK) [P3.12] 

How does Mediator control transcription in plants? 

11:50 Dr Martin Huelskamp (University of Cologne, Germany) [P3.13] 

Trichome patterning: towards theoretical modelling 

12:20 Dr Kirsten Knox (CSBE, University of Edinburgh, UK) [P3.14] 

Transcription of core circadian clock genes is differentially regulated by distinct and diverse light inputs 

12:50 Lunch 

Saturday, 02 July 2011



A3 – The role of oxidative stress as a physiological mediator of life histories: 

contrasts between birds and mammals (Room: Leven) 

Oxidative stress and mammal life histories 

10:30 Dr Colin Selman (University of Aberdeen, UK) [A3.1] 

Does oxidative stress play a causative role in ageing? 

11:30 Prof Michael Ristow (University of Jena, Germany) [A3.2] 

Promotion of metabolic health and lifespan by transiently increasing oxidative stress 

12:00 Dr Michael Garratt (University of New South Wales, Australia) [A3.3] 

Oxidative stress and reproductive investment in house mice 

12:30 Dr Quinn Fletcher (McGill University, Canada) [A3.4] 

Metabolically mediated trade-off between reproductive success and oxidative stress in a free-ranging mammal 

12:50 Lunch 

Oxidative stress and bird life histories 

13:30 Prof Neil B Metcalfe (University of Glasgow, UK) [A3.5] 

Links between early growth, oxidative stress, metabolic rate and telomere shortening in zebra finches 


15:40 Dr Caroline Isaksson (University of Oxford, UK) [A3.6] 

Mechanistic life-history biology in an ecological context: oxidative stress and fatty acids in great tits 

16:20 Dr David Costantini (University of Glasgow, UK) [A3.7] 

Oxidative stress as a link between life-history strategies and fitness in vertebrates 

16:40 Miss Mirella M Kanerva (University of Turku, Finland) [A3.8] 

Birds and bats: differences in enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant defences 


C3 – Nuclear envelope (Room: Alsh2) 

Sponsored by: 

Chair: Martin W Goldberg 

10:30 Dr Maarten Fornerod (Erasmus Medical Center, Netherlands) [C3.1] 

Chromatin interactions with the nuclear periphery 

11:10 Dr Katja Graumann (Oxford Brookes University, UK) [C3.2] 

Plant nuclear envelope dynamics in mitotic division 

11:50 Dr Iakowos Karakesisoglou (School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, [C3.3] 

Durham University, UK) 

Molecular mechanisms of nuclear envelope mediated cell polarization


12:30 Lunch 

13:30 Dr Valerie Doye (Institut Jacques Monod, Paris, France) [C3.4] 

A novel function for the Nup133 subunit of the vertebrate Nup107-160 nuclear pore subcomplex at mitotic entry 

14:10 Dr Murray Stewart (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK) [C3.5] 

Function of the TREX-2 complex in the integration of transcription and nuclear processing with mRNA export 

14:50 Mr Ting Lu (Oxford Brookes University, UK) [C3.6] 

Identificaion of a plant nuclear envelope protein and its characterization 


15:40 Prof Paul Clarke (Biomedical Research Institute, School of Medicine, University [C3.7] 

of Dundee, UK) 

The role of the Ran system in nuclear envelope formation 

16:20 Dr Martin W Goldberg (Durham University, UK) [C3.8] 

Nuclear envelope structure in frogs, fungi, flies and flowers 


A11 – New transport systems in vertebrate tissues (Room: Alsh1) 

13:30 Introduction: Klaus Beyenbach 

13:35 Dr Sylvie Breton (Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA) [A11.1] 

Intercellular networks in the epididymis: regulation of v-atpase dependent luminal acidification 

14:25 Dr Dirk Weihrauch (University of Manitoba, Canada) [A11.2] 

Ammonia transport in the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta 

14:50 Mr Taku Hirata (Physiology Biomedical Engineering and Mayo Clinic College [A11.3] 

of Medicine, USA) 

In vivo Drosophila model for calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) 


15:40 Dr Heiko Meyer (University of Osnabrueck, Germany) [A11.4] 

Identification of the first animal sucrose transporter 

16:10 Dr Ming-Jiun Yu (Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Taiwan [A11.5] 

University College of Medicine, Taiwan) 

Quantitative phosphoproteomics reveals major vasopressin signalling pathways 

16:40 Prof Sarjeet S Gill (University of California, USA) [A11.6] 

Transport processes in the midgut and Malpighian tubules in response to pathogen and toxin exposure 


Saturday, 02 July 2011



P4 – Integration of abiotic and biotic stress responses: from systems biology to 

field (Room: Carron) 

Sponsored by: 

Chairs: Rob Hancock and Christine Foyer 

13:30 Prof Stanislaw Karpinski (Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland) [P4.14] 

The algorithmic regulation of Darwinian fitness traits in plants 

14:30 Dr Sandy Vanderauwera (VIB-Ghent University, Belgium) [P4.2] 

Role for hydrogen peroxide during abiotic stress signalling in plants 


15:40 Prof Marc R Knight (Durham University, UK) [P4.3] 

Calcium regulates multiple stress-regulated transcription factor systems 

16:20 Prof Roger A Leigh (University of Adelaide, Australia) [P4.4] 

Calcium beyond the cytosol; regulation of apoplastic and vacuolar calcium is required for plant productivity and 

stress tolerance 

16:40 Miss Nighat Sultana (University of Exeter, UK) [P4.5] 

Ascorbate – a regulator of high light-induced anthocyanin accumulation? 


Poster Session for Saturday, 02 July 2011 

A1 – Molecular physiology of epithelial transport in insects: a tribute to William R Harvey 

Mr Kenneth A Halberg (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) [A1.23] 

A comparative investigation of organic anion transport in Halobiotus crispae (Tardigrada) and Schistocerca gregaria 

(Arthropoda, Insecta) 

Mr Kristoffer Heindorff (University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Germany) [A1.24] 

Ca2+ affects the InsP3/Ca 2+ and the cAMP signalling pathways in blowfly salivary glands – from monologue to 

complex conversation 

Mr Nicholas M Teets (Ohio State University, USA) [A1.25] 

To freeze or not to freeze: an energetic comparison of cold tolerance strategies in the Antarctic midge 

Dr Horst Onken (Wagner College, USA) [A1.26] 

Electrophysiology of the isolated and perfused posterior midgut of adult female yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes 

aegypti) 

Ms Rebecca M Hine (Cornell University, USA) [A1.27] 

The role of a K + ,Cl - cotransporter in the transepithelial secretion of fluid by Malpighian tubules of the mosquito Aedes 

aegypti


Dr Maria Cundall (University of Glasgow, UK) [A1.28] 

The Drosophila gut and tubule proteome 

Mr Felix Tiburcy (University of Osnabrueck – Animal physiology, Germany) [A1.29] 

The V-ATPase in the Malpighian tubules of Aedes aegypti 

Mrs Katharina Tabke (University of Osnabrueck – Animal Physiology, Germany) [A1.30] 

What is regulating the reversible dissociation of the V-ATPase? 

Ms Claudia Roeser (University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Germany) [A1.31] 

Molecular and pharmacological characterization of serotonin receptors in the salivary gland of Calliphora vicina 

Mr Ryan Metzler (Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School, USA) [A1.32] 

Unusual properties of a Na + -coupled broad specificity amino acid transporter from C. elegans 

Mrs Ella Meleshkevitch (Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School, USA) [A1.33] 

A novel methionine-selective transporter from the neurotransmitter sodium symporter family 

Ms Christin Kosse (Cornell University, USA) [A1.34] 

Inward rectifier K + (Kir) channels in Malpighian tubules of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti 

Miss Cymon N Kersch (Texas AM University, USA) [A1.35] 

Expression and functional analyses of the kinin receptor in females of the mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) 

Mr Anish J Shah (Cornell University, USA) [A1.36] 

Cloning and localization of an annexin from Malpighian (renal) tubules of the mosquito Aedes aegypti 

Prof Julian A Dow (University of Glasgow, UK) [A1.37] 

The Drosophila Malpighian tubule: the beauty of a chance encounter between physiology and genetics in a 

transporting epithelium 

Mr Michael F Romero (Physiology, Biomedical Engineering and Mayo Clinic, College of [A1.38] 

Medicine, USA) 

Bicarbonate transporters in Drosophila and Anopheles 

A6 – General animal biology 


Mr Kamran Ashraf (Hamdard University, New Delhi, India) [A6.43] 

Recombinant protein production of the abundant larval transcript (ALT) 

Miss Bohdana M Rovenko (Vassyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine) [A6.44] 

Energy or specific nutrients: which one matters for metabolite storage in fruit flies? 

Mr Sari S Sabban (University of Sheffield, UK) [A6.45] 

Development of a model system for studying horse allergy 

Mr Ian PG Amaral (University of St Andrews, UK) [A6.46] 

Effects of selection for body size on early-life traits and gene expression in the skeletal muscle of zebrafish 

(Danio rerio) 

Dr Sarah Dalesman (University of Calgary, Canada) [A6.47] 

External calcium availability alters memory formation in a freshwater snail 

Mrs Claudia SN Tavares (Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Germany) [A6.48] 

Long-term effects of ocean acidification on the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus



Miss Jenny Q Ouyang (Princeton University, USA) [A6.49] 

Effects of corticosterone on reproductive decisions and parental behaviour in great tits, Parus major 

Dr Sanna Durgappa (Indian Institute of Science, India) [A6.50] 

Refining of hyperthermostable α-amylase from thermoalklophilic Geobacillus sp Iso5 from alkaline geothermal spring 

of Southern India 

Miss Samantha L Barlow (University of Liverpool, UK) [A6.51] 

Strong effect of pH on temperature sensitivity of red cell oxygen binding in rainbow trout 

Dr Farhan R Khan (Natural History Museum, UK) [A6.52] 

Using biodynamics to predict waterborne accumulation of dissolved and nanosilver in the estuarine snail, Peringia 

ulvae 

Mr Fehmi Gurel (Akdeniz University, Agricultural Faculty, Animal Science Department, Turkey) [A6.53] 

Effect of diapause duration on queen weight loss and survival in Bombus terrestris 

Ms Ekaterina A Alyamkina (Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russia) [A6.54] 

Influence of fragmented exogenous DNA preparation on the growth of experimental mouse tumours and activation 

of antigene-presenting dendritic cells 

Dr Saber Khodabandeh (Tarbiat Modares University, Iran) [A6.55] 

Heavy metals accumulation effects on CGRP-like molecule immunolocalization and concentration in the mantle and 

gills of the Persian Gulf pearl oyster, Pinctada radiata 

Prof Guy Charmantier (University of Montpellier 2, France) [A6.56] 

Effects of copper and parasitism on osmoregulation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla 

Miss Evgenia V Dolgova (Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russia) [A6.57] 

Toxic effect caused by synergistic influence of cytostatic cyclophosphamide and exogenous DNA administered to 

adult mice 

Dr James F Windmill (University of Strathclyde, UK) [A6.58] 

Extremely high sound pressure level from a pygmy aquatic insect 

Miss Maryline Bossus (University of Montpellier 2, France) [A6.59] 

TRPV4 in Dicentrarchus labrax: a candidate protein for osmosensing? 

Mr Lai Chan (University of Antwerp, Belgium) [A6.60] 

Influence of ammonia exposure, nutritional status and exercise on the expression pattern of potential biomarker 

genes in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) 

Dr Hans Malte (Aarhus University, Denmark) [A6.61] 

Temporal stability of standard metabolic rate in the European eel and the effect of organ mass and enzymatic activity 

Mr Nabil A Ali (Plymouth University, UK) [A6.62] 

Reduction of Salmonella enteritidis in a chicken model 

Mr Tim M O’Brine (Mars Petcare, UK) [A6.63] 

Bioenergetic and behavioural response of zebrafish to different dietary protein and lipid levels 

Mr Cleo Leite (UNIFESP – INCT em Fisiologia Comparada, Brazil) [A6.64] 

Haemodynamic alterations due to ablation of control of the cardiac shunt in the South American rattlesnake, Crotalus 

durissus



Mr Simon J Uphill (University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A6.65] 

Lack of metabolic depression during aestivation in the Asian swamp eel Monopterus albus 

Miss Shumaila Noreen (Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, UK) [A6.66] 

Analysis of natural selection in a Drosophila circadian photoreceptor by experimental evolution 

Ms Inge G Revsbech (University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A6.67] 

Temperature but not intracellular 2,3-DPG underlies increased haemoglobin-O 2 affinity in the hibernating golden 

mantled ground squirrel Spermophilus lateralis 

Mr Stephen N Carmichael (University of Stirling, UK) [A6.68] 

High-throughput analysis of genes constitutively expressed in two populations of Lepeophtheirus salmonis with 

differing susceptibilities to emamectin benzoate 

Mr Markus Lambertz (Institut für Zoologie Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität [A6.69] 

Bonn, Germany) 

Functional morphology of the respiratory apparatus of a small gymnophthalmid lizard: Vanzosaura rubricauda 

(Boulenger, 1902) 

Mr Rasmus Ern (Department of Biological Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A6.70] 

Effects of salinity on standard metabolic rate and critical oxygen tension in the giant freshwater prawn 

(Macrobrachium rosenbergii) 

Miss Marjan Diricx (University of Antwerp, Belgium) [A6.71] 

The combined effects of ammonia exposure, nutrient status and exercise on the physiological, biochemical and 

genetic level in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) 

Mr André Rodrigues (University of São Paulo, Brazil) [A6.72] 

Stingless bees use visual and olfactory cues for navigation through a maze 

Miss Sanne Enok (University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A6.73] 

Humoral regulation of heart rate during digestion in the Burmese python (Python molurus) 

Ms Julita Sadowska (University of Bialystok, Poland) [A6.74] 

Non-shivering thermogenesis in mice selected for high aerobic capacity 

Mrs Cosima S Porteus (University of British Columbia, Canada) [A6.75] 

Time domains of the cardio-ventilatory response of bowfin (Amia calva) to hypoxia 

Miss Anete Dudele (Zoophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of [A6.76] 

Aarhus, Denmark) 

Maternal protein restriction before pregnancy reduces offspring early body mass and affects glucose metabolism in 

a gender-specific manner 

Mr Anders Findsen (Zoophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of [A6.77] 


Changes in blood flow patterns in crocodilians during digestion 

Mr Jonas L Andersen (Zoophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of [A6.78] 


Go with the flow: using non-invasive MRI to quantify blood flow to visceral organs in postprandial yellow anaconda 

(Eunectes notaeus) 

Miss Pil B Pedersen (Zoophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of [A6.79] 


Mechanisms of adreno- and cholinoreceptors in isolated pulmonary and systemic vasculature of the Cane toad 

(Rhinella marina)



Miss Cathrine E Fagernes (Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway) [A6.80] 

Molecular investigation of key components in ethanol production in the bitterling (Rhodeus amarus) 

Ms Débora Claësson (University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A6.81] 

Autonomic regulation of the heart during digestion in the bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 

Miss Gabrielle S De Paula (UFSCAR – INCT em Fisiologia Comparada, Brazil) [A6.82] 

Cardiac function on the South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus terrificus 

Mrs Emine Sahin (Institute of Natural Science) [A6.83] 

Identification of Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (BLAD) and Bovine Citrullinemia (BC) alleles in Holstein 

cows reared in the Antalya region 

Ms Edna C Bonilla (Universidad de los Andes, Columbia) [A6.84] 

Regeneration in the polyclad flatworm Boninia divae: a morphological study 

Dr Aslak Jørgensen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) [A6.85] 

Classification and molecular evolution of the sodium-phosphate co-transporter NaPi-II (SLC34) 

Mr Kasper Hansen (Zoophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of [A6.86] 


The shell vasculature of Trachemys turtles investigated by modern 3D imaging techniques 

Miss Anne Hüning (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany) [A6.87] 

Differential gene expression patterns of Mytilus edulis under elevated pCO 2 – a transcriptomic analysis 

Mr Per-Ove Thörnqvist (Department of Neuroscience, Physiology Unit Biomedical [A6.88] 

Centre (BMC), Uppsala University, Sweden) 

Baltic salmon (Salmo salar) sorted for early and late emergence show differential brain gene expression following 

confinement stress 

Ms Ania K Kutek (Griffith University, Australia) [A6.89] 

Heart mitochondria of the hypoxia-tolerant epaulette shark are more sensitive to hypoxia than those of a hypoxiaintolerant 

ray 

Miss Julie Lucas (LIENSs Laboratory, University of La Rochelle and Ifremer L’houmeau, France) [A6.90] 

Effect of body size on locomotion and metabolism in zebrafish, Danio rerio 

Dr Henrik Seth (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) [A6.91] 

Endoscopic biopsy provides a possibility to investigate, in vivo, the integrity of the intestinal barrier in 

salmonids 


How do we maintain the welfare of fish during slaughter? Investigating the physiological effects of cold shock and 

high levels of CO 2 in the Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) 

Ms Melanie Schiffer (Alfred-Wegener Institute, Germany) [A6.93] 

Physiological and behavioural response in Arctic Hyas araneus larvae to elevated seawater pCO 2 

Dr Christine S Couturier (University of Oslo, Norway) [A6.94] 

GABAergic gene expression in koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) brain after chronic ethanol exposure 

Mr Hon-Jung Liew (University of Antwerp, Belgium) [A6.95] 

Effects of food deprivation and exhaustive swimming impacts on swimming performance, metabolic responses and 

the energy budget of goldfish Carassius auratus


Mr Lars Harms (Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany) [A6.96] 

Transcriptomic response of the spider crab Hyas araneus to ocean acidification and warming 

Mr Peter Skødt Knudsen (Zoophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, University [A6.97] 

of Aarhus, Denmark) 

Metabolic transition during long-term starvation and digestion in the tarantula Acanthoscurria geniculata 

Ms Renata Swiergosz-Kowalewska (Jagiellonian University, Institute of Environmental [A6.98] 

Sciences, Poland) 

Isolation and heavy metal pollution as factors of genetic diversity in populations of the small rodent Myodes glareolus 

Ms Ulrike Findeisen (Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts University [A6.99] 

Kiel, Germany) 

Characterization of pattern recognition receptors in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis 

Dr Jonathan Stecyk (University of Oslo, Norway) [A6.100] 

Comparison of the physiological responses of Crucian carp (Carassius carassius) to high external ammonia and 

prolonged anoxia 

Dr Kåre-Olav Stensløkken (University of Oslo, Norway) [A6.101] 

Life without oxygen: A transcriptome analysis of the anoxic Crucian carp heart (Carassius carassius) 

Mr Michael J Orchard (University of Hull, UK) [A6.102] 

Functional values affect adhesion in insects: Evidence for the influence of surface energies on the self-cleaning 

ability of insect adhesive devices 

C1 - Tip growth in plant biology 


Dr Leila Amjad (Department of Biology, Falavarjan Branch Islamic Azad University, Esfahan, Iran) [C1.17] 

The effects of air pollution on the pollen of Chenopodium album 

Dr Yarina Sheremet (Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics, NAS, Ukraine) [C1.18] 

Casein kinase 1 is involved in Arabidopsis root hair formation and growth via regulation of microtubule organization 

Ms Thanaa Doubbo (Biology Department, Plant Growth and Development, University [C1.19] 

of Antwerp, Belgium) 

Study of two genes involved in Arabidopsis root development 

Dr Fatima Cvrckova (Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, [C1.20] 

Charles University, Czech Republic) 

Expression of GFP-talin reveals an actin-related role for AtFH12, an outlier Arabidopsis Class II formin 

Dr Andrew Breakspear (John Innes Centre, UK) [C1.21] 

Infection thread initiation and progression in the model legume Medicago truncatula 

Dr Irina Strizh (Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov, Moscow State University, Russia) [C1.22] 

Root hair tip growth is altered in the dark-grown Arabidopsis root 

Dr Adrian E Hill (Cambridge University, UK) [C1.23] 

An osmotic model of tip growth in pollen



P1 - Regulation of resource allocation and growth 

Sponsored by: 

Mr Shiren Mohammed (University of Plymouth, UK) [P1.23] 

The effect of varying levels of nitrogen fertilizer on safflower physiology, growth performance and seed yield 

Mrs Zill-e-huma Bilal (Institute of Plant Pathology, University of the Punjab, Pakistan) [P1.24] 

Enzymology of callus cultures (mutated and non mutated) of Allium sativum garlic infected with basal rot 

Mr Hail Rihan (University of Plymouth, UK) [P1.25] 

Determination of the optimal cauliflower microshoot development stage suitable for capsulation as artificial seeds 

and the optimization of conversion using semi-solid media and commercial substrates 

Mrs Magda A Al Samari (Plymouth University, UK) [P1.26] 

Embryogenic callus induction and proliferation in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var.botrytis) 

Mr Tarek Alsemaan (Damascus University, Syria) [P1.27] 

Genetic diversity and qualitative variation of Rosa damascena in Syria 

Dr Tzu-Yin Liu (Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, China) [P1.28] 

Vacuolar Ca 2+ /H + transport activity is required for systemic phosphate homeostasis involving shoot-to-root signalling 

in Arabidopsis 

Mrs Dragana Rancic (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Serbia) [P1.29] 

Effect of deficit irrigation on resource allocation of the tomato 

Miss Chloe Steels (University of Sheffield, UK) [P1.30] 

Metabolic changes during axillary bud growth in tomato plants 

Mr Marios N Markakis (Biology Dept., University of Antwerp, Plant Growth and [P1.31] 


Characterization of a SAUR-like gene involved in Arabidopsis root cell elongation 

Mr Bram Van de Poel (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) [P1.32] 

ACC-oxidase is the rate-limiting step of ethylene biosynthesis during climacteric fruit ripening – a systems biology 

approach 

Ms Thanaa Doubbo (Biology Department, Plant Growth and Development, [P1.33] 

University of Antwerp, Belgium) 

The shape of epidermal pavement cells in the Arabidopsis thaliana leaf – the role of the cytoskeleton and cell wall 

Miss Tinne Boeckx (IBERS, Aberystwyth University, UK) [P1.34] 

Can polyphenol oxidase (PPO) mitigate photooxidative damage under abiotic stress conditions? 

Mr Ralf C Dietrich (James Hutton Institute, UK) [P1.35] 

Can the size of a root system be estimated by its electrical capacitance? 

Ms Chie Hattori (John Innes Centre, UK) [P1.36] 

‘Minors come to the lead’: searching for novel genes controlling seed polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) composition 

in Arabidopsis thaliana



Mr Liam E O’Hara (University College London, UK) [P1.37] 

Trehalose 6-phosphate (T6P) signalling is gated dependent on developmental stage 

Miss Amparo Rosero (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic) [P1.38] 

Microtubule distribution and cell shape are affected by AtFH1 formin mutation in Arabidopsis 

Miss Jana Knerova (University of Liverpool, UK) [P1.39] 

Detailed RNA-seq analysis of the light/dark regulation of the transcriptome of Kalanchoë fedtschenkoi leaves 

identifies genes with potential functions in the circadian control of crassulacean acid metabolism 

Dr Bülent Uzun (Akdeniz University, Turkey) [P1.40] 

Genetic behaviour of purple colour in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) 

Dr Michael Handford (Universidad de Chile, Chile) [P1.41] 

Expression and biochemical analysis of AtSDL, a putative sorbitol dehydrogenase in Arabidopsis thaliana 

Mr Vaidurya P Sahi (Laboratory of Molecular Cell Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, [P1.42] 

Ehime University, Japan) 

Expression of the APY1 gene during early stages of germination of pea (Pisum sativum L. var. Alaska) 

Dr Matthew J Paul (Rothamsted Research, UK) [P1.43] 

Wheat grain development is characterized by remarkable trehalose 6-phosphate accumulation pregrain filling: tissue 

distribution and relationship to SNF1-related protein1 kinase activity 

Ms Katarína Mrízová (Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural [P1.44] 

Research, Czech Republic) 

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of barley with the CKX gene 

Dr Michael Handford (Universidad de Chile, Chile) [P1.45] 

The metabolism of sorbitol in non-Rosaceae species 

Mr Chukwuma Ogbaga (University of Manchester, UK) [P1.46] 

Regulation of photosynthesis in sorghum under drought stress 

Dr Dejan Dodig (School of Biology, Newcastle University, UK; permanent address: Maize [P1.47] 

Research Institute, Zemun) 

Traits associated with relocation of resources during grain filling in defoliated bread wheat varieties: phenotypic and 

genetic analyses 

Mr Ayman Almerei (University of Plymouth, UK) [P1.48] 

Evaluation of intervarietal hybrids to increase yield and productivity of maize in Syria 

Mr Andrew Goodall (University of St. Andrews, UK) [P1.49] 

Identification and expression analyses of cytosolic glutamine synthetase (GS1) isozymes in barley (Hordeum 

vlugare L.) 

Dr Hui-Fen Kuo (Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Canada) [P1.50] 

The roles of inositol polyphosphates in regulating phosphate homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana 

Mr Vaidurya P Sahi (Laboratory of Molecular Cell Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime [P1.51] 

University, China) 

The expression of the MKRN gene in meristematic regions of pea (Pisum sativum L. var. Alaska) and rice (Oryza 

sativa L. var. Nipponbare) seeds and its relation to that in the mouse embryo 

Ms Maarit Mäenpää (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) [P1.52] 

Growth and metabolic acclimation of Betula pendula to rising night temperatures



Miss Emma J Bennett (University of Reading, UK) [P1.53] 

Arabidopsis thaliana ethylene receptors have distinct roles in plant development 

Miss Joanna K Polko (Utrecht University, Netherlands) [P1.54] 

Cell expansion drives ethylene-induced differential petiole growth in Arabidopsis thaliana 

Ms Thi Hong Van Nguyen (Institute of Biological Production Systems, Leibniz Universität, [P1.55] 

Hannover, Germany) 

Plant morphological traits as indicators of nitrogen (N) uptake capacity of selected cultivars of Brussels sprouts 

(Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera) 

Mr John K Titriku (Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Germany) [P1.56] 

Effects of salinity and elevated carbon dioxide on the leaf properties of the cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) 

Dr Richard J Webster (Aberystwyth University, UK) [P1.57] 

The effect of cold shock and recovery of photosynthetic capacity in Miscanthus genotypes 

Mr Tom Ruts (IBG2: Plant Sciences Forzungszentrum Jülich, Germany) [P1.58] 

Circadian clock and plant growth 

Miss Kalpana Sengar (MJP Roheilkhand University, India) [P1.59] 

An assessment of somaclonal variation in micropropagated plants of sugarcane by RAPD markers 

Mr Michael Mielewczik (Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAS) ETH Zurich, Switzerland) [P1.60] 

Influence of photorespiration on starch metabolism and diel leaf growth patterns 

Ms Catia M Nunes (Rothamsted Research, UK) [P1.61] 

Regulation of growth by sugars: the role of trehalose 6-phosphate and SnRK1 

P3 – Plant transcription: Regulation and mechanism 

Sponsored by: 

Dr Mary E Williams (American Society of Plant Biologists) [P3.15] 

Teaching tools in plant biology: a new, award-winning, on-line educational resource published by The Plant Cell 

Dr Sergey S Shityakov (University of Würzburg, Germany) [P3.16] 

Molecular dynamics of prototype foamy virus protease flap region, N- and C-termini in aqueous solution 

Miss Shweta Sharma (International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, [P3.17] 

New Delhi, India) 

Cloning, characterization and functional validation for abiotic stress tolerance of triose phosphate isomerase (TPI) 

from rice 

Mr Khalid H Alamer (University of Nottingham, UK) [P3.18] 

Zinc (Zn)/phosphorus (P) interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana 

Mr Sukhwinder S Aulakh (Dept. of Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University, USA) [P3.19]


Characterization of activation tagged potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) mutants 


Miss Shu Xiao Zheng (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) [P3.20] 

Identification of cis-elements that regulate dark- and pathogen-induced expression of the gene encoding Acyl-CoA- 

Binding Protein 3 (ACBP3) in Arabidopsis 

Dr Shu-I Lin (Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan) [P3.21] 

Complex regulation of two target genes encoding SPX-MFS proteins by rice miR827 in response to phosphate 

starvation 

Dr Johan Kroon (Durham University, UK) [P3.22] 

RNA-seq transcriptome analysis of castor bean tissues: identification of differentially expressed lipid metabolism 

enzymes 

Mr Stylianos Poulios (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) [P3.23] 

The histone acetyltransferase GCN5 and the receptor kinase CLV1 act synergistically as negative regulators of 

ethylene responses in Arabidopsis thaliana 

Mr Faisal Nouroz (Molecular Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University [P3.24] 

of Leicester, UK) 

Comparative analysis of Brassica sequences shows the activity of transposable elements contributing to genomic 

diversity and evolution 

Dr Craig G Simpson (James Hutton Institute, UK) [P3.25] 

SR-protein specific changes in Arabidopsis alternative splicing 

Mr Diego M Almeida (Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal) [P3.26] 

Characterization of the ion transporter NHX1 in selected rice varieties under different levels of salt tolerance 

Mr Mahmoud W Yaish (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman and University of Guelph, Canada) [P3.27] 

The APETALA-2 transcription factor OsAP2-39 describes a cross-talk relationship between abscisic acid and 

gibberellin in rice 

A3 - The role of oxidative stress as a physiological mediator of life histories - 

contrasts between birds and mammals 

Mr José Pablo Vázquez-Medina (University of California, Merced, USA) [A3.9] 

Antioxidant capacity develops with maturation in the deep diving hooded seal 

Mr Lukasz Oldakowski (Institute of Biology, University of Bialystok, Poland) [A3.10] 

Is reproduction costly? No increase in oxidative damage in breeding bank voles 

Dr Benjamin Rey (Wildlife Environmental Physiology, School of Physiology, Wits University, [A3.11] 

Johannesburg, South Africa) 

Thyroid status and oxidative stress in birds: controlling mitochondrial oxidant generation in hypermetabolic states 

Mr Thomas M Lilley (University of Turku, Finland) [A3.12] 

Anti-oxidant enzyme and complement activity in five wild-caught bat (Chiroptera) species from South-West Finland


Sunday, 03 July 2011 

President’s medallist talks (Room: Lomond Auditorium) 

Education and Public Affairs Section 

09:00 Dr Jennifer L Rohn (MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, UCL, UK) [PR.1] 

Beyond the lab: Scientists as citizens in the 21st century 

Plant Section 

09:30 Dr Elizabeth Ainsworth (USDA ARS) [PR.2] 

Genetic variability in soybean response to ozone: Identifying tolerance in a narrow base of germplasm 


Chair: Nick Rowe 

10:15 Dr Thomas Endlein (University of Glasgow, UK) [A8.43] 

Sticking under wet conditions: a comparison of the attachment abilities of tree and torrent frogs 

10:30 Mr Niall A Crawford (University of Glasgow, UK) [A8.44] 

The self-cleaning properties of the toe pads of tree frogs 

10:45 Dr Naoe Hosoda (National Institute for Materials Science, Japan) [A8.45] 

Influence of friction force reduction on feet grooming behaviour in beetles 

11:00 Mr Philipp Busshardt (Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, [A8.46] 

Christian-Albrecht-University of Kiel, Germany) 

Nubby versus smooth: adhesive and frictional properties of tarsal attachment pads in two species of stick 

insects 

11:15 Mr Matthew J Anyon (University of Hull, UK) [A8.47] 

Physical mechanisms of ‘wet’ insect adhesion 

11:30 Mr Henrik Peisker (Christian-Albrecht University, Kiel, Germany) [A8.48] 

Footprints of insects: tarsal liquid evaporation dynamics in flies (Calliphora vicina) and beetles (Coccinella 

septempunctata) 

11:45 Dr Petra Ditsche-Kuru (Zoological Institute, University of Kiel, Germany) [A8.49] 

Underwater attachment to substrates of different surface roughness in the running water mayfly larvae Epeorus 

assimilis: the role of gill lamella surfaces 

12:00 Dr Chris Holland (University of Oxford, UK) [A8.50] 

From flow to fibres: using rheology to understand how silk is spun 

12:15 Miss Marie-Christin G Klein (Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological [A8.51] 

Institute, University of Kiel, Germany) 

Comparative study of the epidermis architecture and material properties of the skin in four snake species 

12:30 Dr Mark C Van Turnhout (Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands) [A8.52] 

Functional analysis of postnatal collagen network remodelling in articular cartilage 

12:45 Ms Martina J Benz (Christian-Albrecht-University of Kiel, Germany) [A8.53] 

Inspired by snakes: polymer surfaces with anisotropic frictional properties 

13:00 Lunch



field (Room: Lomond Auditorium) 

Sponsored by: 

Chairs: Katherine Denby and Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston 

10:30 Prof Jim Beynon (Warwick University, UK) [P4.6] 

Linking plant transcriptional response networks triggered by biotic and abiotic stress 

11:30 Prof Murray Grant (University of Exeter, UK) [P4.7] 

An emerging role for the chloroplast in integrating biotic stress responses? 

12:00 Prof Teun Munnik (Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences University of [P4.8] 

Amsterdam, Netherlands) 

Integration of abiotic and biotic stress responses: phospholipid signalling modules in plants 

12:30 Mr Scott W Ramsay (University of Glasgow, UK) [P4.9] 

Convergence of abiotic and biotic stress signalling response in Arabidopsis 

12:50 Lunch 


13:30 Dr Dan Stanzione [P4.67] 

The iPlant Collaborative: Cyberinfrastructure to support the challenges of modern biology 

14:30 Dr Alex A Webb (University of Cambridge, UK) [P4.10] 

Stress signalling and the circadian clock of Arabidopsis 


15:40 Dr Angelika Mustroph (Bayreuth University, Germany) [P4.11] 

Meta-analysis of the hypoxic response of plants – from cell types to species 

16:20 Ms Nicky J Atkinson (University of Leeds, UK) [P4.12] 

Identifying key genes in the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to combined biotic and abiotic stress 

16:40 Mr Pavel I Kerchev (University of Leeds, UK) [P4.13] 

A role for redox components in the local and systemic responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to aphid infestation 


A2 – Conservation physiology (Room: Alsh) 

Chair: Julian Metcalfe 


10:30 Dr Julian Metcalfe (Centre for Environment Fisheries, Aquaculture Science, UK) [A2.1] 

More than just fine words – the role for physiology in evidence-based conservation 

10:35 Prof Myron A Peck (Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, University of [A2.2] 

Hamburg, Germany) 

Linking physiology and ocean physics to manage marine fish...?



11:10 Dr William Cheung (School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK) [A2.3] 

Oxygen: a key factor in modelling responses of fish and invertebrate populations to global change 

11:35 Dr Steven J Cooke (Carleton University, Canada) [A2.4] 

The role of conservation physiology in understanding and solving bycatch problems in inland commercial fisheries: 

insight from field studies on fish and turtles 

12:00 Dr Hamish Campbell (University of Queensland, Australia) [A2.5] 

Using physiology to inform reserve design 

12:25 Ms Manette Marais (School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of [A2.6] 

the Witwatersrand, South Africa) 

Avian fever: a role for thyroid hormone in the susceptibility of birds to climate change 

12:40 Lunch 

Chair: Craig Franklin 

13:30 Dr Gordon Cramb (University of St Andrews, UK) [A2.7] 

A novel osmoregulatory role for inositol in the eel may be disrupted by organophosphorus xenobiotics 

13:55 Dr Andy Moore (Cefas, UK) [A2.8] 

The impact of diffuse pollutants on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) populations 

14:20 Prof Göran E Nilsson (University of Oslo, Norway) [A2.9] 

Coral reef fishes in a warmer and carbonated future 

14:35 Dr Fredrik Jutfelt (Department of Zoology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden) [A2.10] 

Effects of temperature and ocean acidification on metabolic scope and growth rate in Atlantic halibut 

14:50 Mr Jörn Thomsen (IFM-Geomar, Germany) [A2.11] 

Combined effects of elevated pCO 2 and nutrition on Mytilus edulis growth: comparison of field and laboratory studies 

15:05 Ms Veronica S Grigaltchik (University of Sydney, Australia) [A2.12] 

Predator–prey interactions and changing thermal environments: determining the relationship between physiological 

and ecological performance 


Chair: Rod Wilson 

15:40 Ms Jane W Behrens (Technical University of Denmark, National Institute of [A2.13] 

Aquatic Resources, Denmark) 

Is feeding under hypoxic conditions a good strategy? Insight from cardio-respiratory measurements on cod 

15:55 Mrs Mariana A Micheli-Campbell (University of Queensland, Australia) [A2.14] 

Predicting the impact of climate change upon a freshwater turtle 

16:10 Ms Erika J Eliason (University of British Columbia, Canada) [A2.15] 

The heartbreak of migrating sockeye salmon at warm temperatures 

16:25 Dr Frank Seebacher (University of Sydney, Australia) [A2.16] 

Responses to thermal change are specific to populations not species 

16:40 Ms Lesley A Alton (University of Queensland, Australia) [A2.17] 

Understanding the causes of global amphibian declines: a lesson in complex interactions between multiple 

environmental stressors 



A4 – Under pressure: costs and benefits of high systematic blood pressures 

(Room: Boisdale 1) 

Sponsored by: 

Chair: Michael Berenbrink 

10:20 Prof Roger S Seymour (University of Adelaide, Australia) [A4.1] 

Body size, dinosaurs and cardiovascular function 

11:10 Dr Tobias Wang (On behalf of the Danish Cardiovascular Giraffe Research [A4.2] 

Project (DaGiR), University of Aarhus, Denmark) 

Haemodynamic consequences of having a long neck: giraffes, ostriches and a snake 

11:40 Dr James W Hicks (Ecol and Evol Biology, UC Irvine, USA) [A4.3] 

High blood pressures in ectotherms 

12:10 Mr Bjarke Jensen (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A4.4] 

Evolution of the vertebrate cardiac conduction system 

12:40 Lunch 

Chair: Bjarke Jensen 

13:30 Prof Hiroko Nishimura (Nephrology Institute, Niigata University, Japan and [A4.5] 

University of Tennessee, HSC, USA) 

The role of kidney and blood pressure in body fluid homeostasis of vertebrates 

14:20 Prof Julian F Paton (University of Bristol, UK) [A4.6] 

The hypertensive brainstem 

14:50 Prof Michael J Mulvany (Department of Pharmacology, University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A4.7] 

Blood pressure, resistance and arterial architecture 


15:40 Dr Nigel West (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) [A4.8] 

Cardio-respiratory interactions in vertebrates 

16:10 Dr Beerend P Hierck (Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Netherlands) [A4.9] 

Embryonic development of cardiovascular function 


A9 – Intraspecific variation in behaviour: functions and proximate explanations 

(Room: Leven) 

Sponsored by: 

Chair: Dr Mark Briffa 


10:30 Dr Kathryn Arnold (University of York, UK) [A9.1] 

Individual variation in the costs of personality traits



11:00 Prof Jörgen I Johnsson (Department of Zoology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden) [A9.2] 

Personality and performance in the wild: exploring behavioural variation in brown trout 

11:20 Dr Katherine Sloman (University of the West of Scotland, UK) [A9.3] 

Consequences and causes of individual variation in fish 

11:40 Mr Jack S Thomson (University of Liverpool, UK) [A9.4] 

Behaviour and experience: how environmental factors shape intraspecific variation in the rainbow trout, 

Oncorhynchus mykiss 

12:00 Dr Øyvind Øverli (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway) [A9.5] 

Neurogenesis and neural plasticity in fish brains: gene regulation in the context of stress and individual stress coping 

styles 

12:20 Dr Johan Höjesjö (Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, University of [A9.6] 

Gothenburg, Sweden) 

Social status in salmonids; the importance of visual and chemical stimuli 

12:50 Lunch 

Chair: Dr Lynne Sneddon 

13:30 Dr Nadia Aubin-Horth (Institute of Integrative and Systems Biology, Biology Department, [A9.7] 

Laval University, Canada) 

Natural variation in the stress and social molecular networks that underlie personality 

14:00 Miss Angela Sims (University of Liverpool, UK) [A9.8] 

Is boldness a fitness trait in rainbow trout? 

14:20 Dr Mark Briffa (University of Plymouth, UK) [A9.9] 

Differences in repeatability between the laboratory and the field: can temperature explain the difference? 

14:40 Dr Paolo Domenici (CNR, IAMC, Oristano) [A9.10] 

Elevated CO 2 affects lateralization in corral reef fish 

15:00 Mrs Madelene Åberg Andersson (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark) [A9.11] 

Yolk reserves predicts social status in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) larvae 


Chair: Dr Mark Briffa 

15:40 Dr Alexander Weiss (University of Edinburgh, UK) [A9.12] 

Personality, subjective well-being and longevity in orangutans (Pongo spp.) 

16:00 Dr Sasha R Dall (University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, UK) [A9.13] 

Risk, attitudes to risk and learning in zebra finches 

16:20 Dr Shaun S Killen (University of Glasgow, UK) [A9.14] 

The effects of metabolic demand and aerobic capacity on the spatial position of individuals within fish schools 

16:40 Dr Bart Adriaenssens (Evolution and Ecology Research Center, University of New [A9.15] 

South Wales, Australia) 

Does personality affect individual thermal niches in fish? 



C2 – Frontiers in algal biology (Room: Morar and Ness) 

Chair: John Love 

10:30 Prof Colin Brownlee (Marine Biological Association of the UK, Plymouth, UK) [C2.1] 

Cellular homeostasis, signalling and ion channels in algae: probing the origins of excitability in eukaryotes 

11:30 Prof James Callow (School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK) [C2.2] 

Surfaces and signals: dissecting the biology/materials interface in the marine environment 

12:00 Dr John H Bothwell (Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland) [C2.3] 

The systematics of the brown seaweeds 

12:30 Pecha Kucha 

12:50 Lunch 

13:30 Dr Saul Purton (Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, UCL, UK) [C2.4] 

Genetic manipulation of micro-algae: progress, prospects and applications 

14:30 Dr Gordon W Beakes (Newcastle University, UK) [C2.5] 

Botryococcus braunii – a saviour or red herring as a source of algal biofuels 


15:40 Prof Alison G Smith (University of Cambridge, UK) [C2.6] 

Algal-bacterial interactions – the evolution of vitamin B 12 -auxotrophy 

16:20 Dr Lenka Frankova (IMPS, University of Edinburgh, UK) [C2.7] 

Endotransglycosylases in charophytes: key wall-remodelling enzymes? 

16:40 Dr Karen Moore (College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, UK) [C2.8] 

Metagenomics of algal culture using illumina sequencing 


C4 – Gas sensing and signalling in animal cells (Room: Boisdale 2) 

Chair: Dr Martin Cann 

10:30 Dr Lonny R Levin (Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA) [C4.1] 

CO 2 /HCO 3 /pH chemosensing via soluble adenylyl cyclase 

11:30 Dr Eoin P Cummins (University College Dublin, Ireland) [C4.2] 

NF-κB, CO 2 sensing, innate immunity and inflammation 

12:00 Prof Nicholas Dale (University of Warwick, UK) [C4.3] 

Direct sensing of CO 2 in the brain 

12:30 Prof Fritz A Muhlschlegel (University of Kent, UK) [C4.4] 

CO 2 sensing in fungal pathogens of humans 

13:00 Lunch 

Sunday, 03 July 2011



Chair: Dr Lonny Levin 

14:00 Prof Yosef Gruenbaum (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) [C4.5] 

Hypercapnia (high CO 2 level) effects on Caenorhabditis elegans 

15:00 Dr Conor J McMeniman (Rockefeller University, USA) [C4.6] 

Genes and neural circuits controlling sensitivity to carbon dioxide in the mosquito 


15:45 Dr Mario De Bono (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK) [C4.7] 

Neural circuits and molecular mechanisms for sensing O 2 and CO 2 in C. elegans 

16:15 Dr Martin J Cann (Durham University, UK) [C4.8] 

The influence of carbon dioxide on cAMP and calcium signalling 

16:40 Dr Daniel O’Toole (NUI Galway, Ireland) [C4.9] 

Lung injury and carbon dioxide: good versus evil 


P2 – Pathways and fluxes: analysis of the plant metabolic network 

(Room: Carron) 

Sponsored by: 

Chair: R George Ratcliffe 

10:30 Prof Yair Shachar-Hill (Michigan State University, USA) [P2.1] 

Using and improving metabolic flux analysis tools to understand metabolic efficiency 

11:30 Dr Jorg Schwender (Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA) [P2.2] 

Flux analysis and modelling of oilseed metabolism 

12:00 Prof Guillaume G Tcherkez (University of South Paris 11, France) [P2.3] 

Experimental evidence of pyruvate conversion back to phosphoenolpyruvate in illuminated leaves 

12:30 Lunch 

Chair: Lee J Sweetlove 

13:30 Prof John A Morgan (Purdue University, USA) [P2.4] 

Determination of metabolic fluxes in photoautotrophic metabolism 

14:30 Dr Stéphanie Arrivault (Max Plank Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany) [P2.5] 

Towards a comprehensive understanding of photosynthetic carbon assimilation in Arabidopsis 


15:40 Prof Hans Schnyder (Technische Universität München, Germany) [P2.6] 

The role of stores in plant metabolic networks – insight from compartmental modelling of dynamic 13 C and 15 N 

labelling kinetics


16:20 Mr Shyam K Masakapalli (University of Oxford, UK) [P2.7] 

Metabolic flux phenotypes of Arabidopsis cells grown on different levels of inorganic phosphate 

16:40 Dr Thomas C Williams (Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil) [P2.8] 

Incorporation of metabolite channelling into steady-state metabolic flux analysis 


A12 – Multi-scale mechanics of biological and bio-inspired hierarchical materials 

and surfaces (Room: Dochart) 

Sponsored by: 

Chair: Thomas Speck 

14:00 Introduction – Thomas Speck 

14:10 Prof Lorna J Gibson (MIT, USA) [A12.1] 

Cellular materials in nature 

14:55 Mr Marc Thielen (Plant Biomechanics Group, Botanic Garden, Faculty of Biology, [A12.2] 

University of Freiburg, Germany) 

The influence of hierarchical structuring on the impact behaviour of the pomelo (C. maxima) peel 


Chair: Claudia Fleck 

15:40 Prof Joanna Aizenberg (Harvard University, USA) [A12.3] 

Glass sponge skeleton design – lessons in multiscale mechanics 

16:25 Dr Filipe Natalio (Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Analytische Chemie Johannes [A12.4] 

Gutenberg-Universität, Germany) 

Self-assembled 3D synthetic calcite spicules with waveguiding properties 

16:45 Mrs Pavlina Elstnerova (Max-Planck-Institute for Iron Research, Duesseldorf, Germany) [A12.5] 

Enhancing mechanical properties of calcite by Mg substitutions: a quantum-mechanical study 

17:05 Dr Tom Masselter (Plant Biomechanics Group, Freiburg Faculty of Biology, [A12.6] 

Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Germany) 

Learning from the past for the future: fossil plants as concept generators for biomimetic materials and structures 


Sunday, 03 July 2011



Poster Session for Sunday, 03 July 2011 

P4 - Integration of abiotic and biotic stress responss from systems biology to 

field 

Sponsored by: 

Mr Alireza Dadkhha (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran) [P4.23] 

Allelopathic potentialities of eucalyptus, sunflower and sugar beet on seed germination and growth seedlings of 

Amarabthus retroflexus 

Dr Saddia Galani (KIBGE University of Karachi, Pakistan) [P4.24] 

Spatial and temporal localization pattern of DHNs showing their functional characterization in sugarcane varieties 

under heat stress 

Mr Geert Biermans (SCK•CEN, Belgium) [P4.25] 

Effects of gamma radiation on growth and photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings of different ages 

Dr Maryam Sarwat (Amity University, NOIDA, India) [P4.26] 

Calnexin: a candidate for crosstalk of ER-stress and abiotic stress in plants 

Miss Naomi Cope-Selby (Aberystwyth University, UK) [P4.27] 

Bacterial endophytes in the bioenergy grass Miscanthus 

Miss Xiaojia Yin (University of Sheffield, UK) [P4.28] 

Cold acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana 

Mr Damien Simon (Biology Dept., Plant Growth and Development, [P4.29] 


Changes in the apoplast and symplast regulate ethylene-driven control of root cell expansion 

Mr Michal Lewandowski (Biology Dept., Plant Growth and Development, [P4.30] 


Role of a putative chitinase during Arabidopsis root development 

Ms Deepmala Sehgal (Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), UK) [P4.31] 

Fine mapping of a major terminal drought tolerance QTL in pearl millet 

Dr Pankaj Kumar (University of St Andrews, UK) [P4.32] 

Biparental inheritance of mitochondrial DNA in Brassica juncea: evidence of heteroplasmy, co-transcription and 

mitochondrial DNA recombination 

Mr Faiz T Fadhel (University of Plymouth, UK) [P4.33] 

Frost resistance as an indicator of brown heart susceptibility in swede (Brassica napus var. napobrassica L.) 

Ms Wei Meng (School of Biological Science, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) [P4.34] 

Acyl-CoA-binding protein families in the plant kingdom 

Ms Geetika Suyal (Jamia Hamdard, India) [P4.35] 

Unraveling geminivirus replication: Identification of host factors involved in geminiviral DNA replication



Mr Saeed A Asad (University of Nottingham, UK) [P4.36] 

Testing the ‘trade off’ hypothesis for metal hyperaccumulation in Thlaspi caerulescens 

Dr Rashmi Sasidharan (Utrecht University, Netherlands) [P4.37] 

Escape versus quiescence: transcriptome profiling of two wild Rumex species exhibiting contrasting growth 

responses to submergence 

Dr Natsuko I Kobayashi (University of Tokyo, Japan) [P4.38] 

Physiological characterization of magnesium deficiency responses in rice 

Dr Nele Horemans (Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN), Belgium) [P4.39] 

Adverse effects on photosynthesis induced in Arabidopsis thaliana after treatment with uranium, cadmium or a 

combination of both stressors 

Dr Michael R Roberts (Lancaster University, UK) [P4.40] 

Modulation of Arabidopsis wound responses by light 

Mr Parviz Moradi (University of Birmingham, UK) [P4.41] 

Variation of drought response to seedlings and mature plants of a range of genotypes of medicinal plant thyme 

(Thymus spp.) 

Miss Beth C Dyson (University of Manchester, UK) [P4.42] 

The glucose-6-phosphate translocator GPT2 coordinates chloroplast-cytosol function to control plant development, 

growth and yield 

Miss Mahsa Movahedi (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) [P4.43] 

ABA regulates stomatal apertures by a mechanism controlled over 400million years of plant evolution 

Mr Tsu-Wei Chen (Institute of Biological Production Systems, Leibniz Universität, [P4.44] 

Hannover, Germany) 

A simple model to estimate sodium accumulation in cucumber leaves under salinity stress 

Dr Marina P Mačukanović-Jocić (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Serbia) [P4.45] 

Nectar production in Symphytum officinale L. under the influence of microclimate and pollinators 

Prof Marisol Castrillo (Universidad Simon Bolivar, Venezuela) [P4.46] 

Structural, physiological and metabolic integrated responses of two tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivars 

during leaf rehydration 

Mr Damian Witon (Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland) [P4.47] 

Characterisation of the transgenic poplar lines (Populus sp.) with silenced expression of poplar AtMPK4 orthologue 

Mr Pawel Burdiak (Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland) [P4.48] 

The role of DUF26 kinases in the process of systemic acquired acclimation and resistance 

Miss Eva Miklankova (Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Republic) [P4.49] 

Dynamics of cytokinin signalling and metabolism during responses to cold stress in Arabidopsis 

Mrs Sashila S Abeykoon Walawwe (University of Manchester, UK) [P4.50] 

Regulation of photosynthesis of Thellungiella salsuginea under extreme environmental conditions: activity of plastid 

terminal oxidase (PTOX) 

Miss Manal H Al-Traboulsi (University of Nottingham, UK) [P4.51] 

The impact of CO 2 leakage from carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems on the growth and development of 

spring field beans



Miss Natacha Coelho (University of Algarve, Portugal) [P4.52] 

Physiological traits during ex vitro acclimatization of micropropagated plants of the endangered species Tuberaria 

major 

Ms Melanie E Carmody (Australian National University, Australia) [P4.53] 

Spatial and temporal acclimation to photo-oxidative stress in Arabidopsis 

Mr Kishor A Shedage (Ehime University, Japan) [P4.54] 

Understanding the molecular basis of improved salinity tolerance in finger millet and rice 

Miss Jayne L Davis (University of Glasgow, UK) [P4.55] 

Potassium deficiency and its consequences for defence against fungal pathogens in barley 

Miss Natacha Coelho (University of Algarve, Portugal) [P4.56] 

Effect of low pH and aluminium during germination of Plantago algarbiensis 

Miss Berta Gallego Páramo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) [P4.57] 

The activation of the jasmonic signalling pathway by Cd in Arabidopsis thaliana influences the plant’s response to 

Botrytis cinerea 

Dr Peter J Dominy (University of Glasgow, UK) [P4.58] 

Assessment of the primary site of thermal injury to photosynthesis in temperate and tropical C 3 and C 4 plants 

Ms Nazira K Bishimbaeva (Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology MES RK, Kazakhstan) [P4.59] 

The study of cytophysiological peculiarities of wheat salt tolerance on the level of cultivated cells 

Ms Nazira K Bishimbaeva (Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology MES RK, Kazakhstan) [P4.60] 

Optimization of the genetic transformation protocol and introduction of cold-resistance gene into the Kazakhstan 

elite cotton variety 

Mr Mohammad R Hossain (University of Birmingham, UK) [P4.61] 

Salinity tolerance and transcriptomics in rice 

Mr Ralf C Dietrich (James Hutton Institute, UK) [P4.62] 

Can the size of a root system be estimated by its electrical capacitance? 

Mr René Civava (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium) [P4.63] 

Genetic analysis of morphological root traits in a diversity panel of maize (Zea mays L.) and implications for breeding 

Mrs Sandra P Smieszek (Royal Holloway, UK) [P4.64] 

Towards a programming code of circadian clock in plants 

Mr Jeffrey Harsant (University of Toronto, Canada) [P4.65] 

Using quantitative trait loci-guided transcriptomics to identify genes involved in high-temperature stress 

Dr Josef Urban (Institute of Forest Botany, Mendel University, Czech Republic) [P4.66] 

Transpiration and stomatal conductance of mistletoe (Loranthus europaeus) and its host plant downy oak 

(Quercus pubescens) 

A2 - Conservation physiology 

Miss Karlina Ozolina (University of Manchester, UK) [A2.18] 

Digestion and oxygen consumption in Mexican axolotls 

Dr Paolo Domenici (CNR IAMC Oristano, Sardinia) [A2.19]


Coupled analytical and numerical model of fish response to environmental changes 

Prof Michael Axelsson (University of Gothenburg, Department of Zoology, Sweden) [A2.20] 

Predicted long term changes in ocean temperature and acidification affect growth rate, but not aerobic scope and in 

situ perfused heart performance in Atlantic halibut 

Ms Renata Swiergosz-Kowalewska (Jagiellonian University, Institute of Environmental [A2.21] 

Sciences, Poland) 

Genetic effects of microevolution in populations of Apodemus sp. from urban areas 

A8 - General biomechanics 


Dr Rob S James (Coventry University, UK) [A8.54] 

Body mass specific muscle power output is maintained during daily torpor in the Djungarian hamster Phodopus 

sungorus 

Mr Jan Wouter Kruyt (Wageningen University, Netherlands) [A8.55] 

Comparing aerodynamic performance of 13 hummingbird species from Colombia and California 

Prof Peter Aerts (University of Antwerp and University of Ghent, Belgium) [A8.56] 

Neuromechanical modelling of lizard locomotion: understanding morphology and behaviour 

Miss Anna M Liedtke (Royal Veterinary College, UK) [A8.57] 

How do animals with limited distal limb musculature use sensory feedback during locomotion? 

Miss Diana Samuel (University of Glasgow, UK) [A8.58] 

Biomechanics of adhesion in tree and torrent frogs 

Mr Marinos Stavrou (Royal Veterinary College, UK) [A8.59] 

Are different homing pigeon breeds morphologically different and are these differences consistent with aerodynamic 

theory? 

Miss Vanessa Cunha (University of São Paulo, Brazil) [A8.60] 

Biomechanical of locomotion in Gymnophithalmini lizard species: snakelike x lizard-like body shapes 

Ms Sanaz Mosafer (Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran) [A8.61] 

Design and fabrication of a novel robotic flexible tool applicable in minimally invasive surgery for animals 

Miss Joanne C Gordon (Royal Veterinary College, UK) [A8.62] 

Neuromuscular control of stable locomotion through uneven terrain 

Mr Toshiyuki Nakata (Chiba University, Japan) [A8.63] 

Are insect wings designed to be aerodynamically optimized? 

Mr Masateru Maeda (Chiba University, Japan) [A8.64] 

Estimating the impact of the ground in butterfly takeoff 

Mrs Kristina Grommes (Institut für Zoologie Rheinische, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität [A8.65] 


Effects of limb reduction on the trunk muscles of gymnophthalmid lizards 

Mrs Kristina Grommes (Institut für Zoologie Rheinische, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität [A8.66] 


Force calculation in the uncinate process-associated muscles in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata castanotis) and 

budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)



Mr René S Sonntag (Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre, University of Applied Sciences, [A8.67] 

Bremen, Germany) 

Undulatory swimming: gradients in body stiffness passively affect swimming performance 

Mr William Thielicke (Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre, University of Applied Sciences, [A8.68] 


Using bird flight modes to enhance overall flapping wing micro air vehicle performance 

Miss Astrid S Willener (Roehampton University, UK) [A8.69] 

The biomechanics and energetics of pedestrian locomotion in king penguins 

Mr Florian Hoffmann (Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre, University of Applied Sciences, [A8.70] 


The function of the elytra in the flight of garden shafers (Melolontha melolontha) 

Mr Chris J Dallmann (Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre, University of Applied Sciences, [A8.71] 


The effects of slipping on the kinematics of two cockroach species during high-speed running 

Dr Simon D Wilshin (Royal Veterinary College, UK) [A8.72] 

A simple model predicts walk/trot but not trot/gallop transitions in dogs: high-speed gait transitions show signatures 

of additional constraints 

Dr Jeremy Burn (University of Bristol, UK) [A8.73] 

Strategies used to step over ground unavailable for foot placement during terrestrial locomotion 

A12 - Multiscale mechanics of biological and bioinspired hierarchical materials 

and surfaces 

Sponsored by: 

Mrs Eva Weber (Leibniz-Institute for New Materials, Germany) [A12.18] 

Biotechnology of mineral composites 

Mr Christian Schmitt (Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany) [A12.19] 

Insects as an idea generator for bio-inspired adhesives – an interaction of tarsal morphology and chemistry 

Miss Elizabeth R Mortimer (University of Oxford, UK) [A12.20] 

Shooting silk: techniques to study silk fibres under high-speed impact


A9 - Intraspecific variation in behaviour: Functions and proximate explanations 

Sponsored by: 


Mr Tommy Norin (University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A9.16] 

Intraspecific variation in aerobic metabolism: temporal repeatability and relations with organ size and enzyme 

activity in an ectothermic vertebrate, the brown trout 

Miss Mathilde Lalot (Laboratoire d’Ethologie et Cognition Comparées, France) [A9.17] 

Influence of behavioural syndrome on cognitive bias in canaries (Serinus canaria) 

Mr Taoufiq Fechtali (Hassan II University, Mohammedia-Casablanca, Morocco) [A9.18] 

Involvement of seretonin in cold-induced thermogenesis in Muscovy ducklings: a HPLC study 

Miss Ophélie Bouillet (Laboratory of Ethology and Compared Cognition, France) [A9.19] 

Behavioural answers of male canaries (Serinus canaria) when they listen to different acoustic signals in various 

social contexts 

Dr James F Windmill (University of Strathclyde, UK) [A9.20] 

Morphological plasticity based on environmental conditions: hearing in gregarious versus solitary locusts 

(Schistocerca gregaria) 

Mr Ahmed Belguermi (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, France) [A9.21] 

Pigeons discriminate easily between human feeders 

Mr Ahmed Belguermi (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, France) [A9.22] 

Foraging behaviour of feral pigeons in a zoological park “regular versus occasional: two foraging strategies in feral 

pigeons” 

Mr Jack S Thomson (University of Liverpool, UK) [A9.23] 

Molecular characterisation of boldness and the physiological stress response in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss 

Miss Danielle Caroline Laursen (Institute of Aquatic Resources, Danish Technical University, [A9.24] 

Denmark) 

The two-choice system is a non-invasive method for identifying socially dominant individuals from a group of fish 

Miss Angela Sims (University of Liverpool, UK) [A9.25] 

Regions of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) genome under selection for the stress response 

Miss Hanna L Olsén (Uppsala University, Sweden) [A9.26] 

The effect of elevated dietary intake of L-tryptophan (TRP) on the stress coping styles of rainbow trout 

(Oncorhynchus mykiss) 

Mr Guillaume Huet des Aunay (Laboratoire d’Ethologie et Cognition Comparées, France) [A9.27] 

Low-frequency urban noise erodes female domestic canaries Serinus canaria preferences for highly attractive, 

low-frequency male songs 

Dr Robbie S Wilson (University of Queensland, Australia) [A9.28] 

The costs of honesty: understanding why animals don’t lie 

Ms Josefin S Dahlbom (Uppsala University, Sweden) [A9.29] 

The outcome of fights for social dominance can be predicted by previous behavioural tests in zebrafish (Danio 

rerio)



Mr Marco A Vindas (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway) [A9.30] 

Unexpected lack of food frustrates Atlantic salmon 

Mr Davy Ung (Laboratoire d’Ethologie et Cognition Comparées, France) [A9.31] 

Is there a behavioural syndrome in domestic canaries? Preliminary results 

Mr Jonathan Case (University of Hull, UK) [A9.32] 

Investigating the relationship between social rank and behavioural tendencies in crayfish 

Dr Lynne U Sneddon (University of Chester, UK) [A9.33] 

Genes correlated with intraspecific variation in rainbow trout: transcriptomics of boldness 

Dr Lynne U Sneddon (University of Chester, UK) [A9.34] 

Intraspecific variation and environmental context affect responses to pain in the rainbow trout 

C2 - Frontiers in algal biology 

Dr Shivayogeeshwar Neelgund (PG Department of Biochemistry) [C2.18] 

Ganoderma lucidum: a source for novel bioactive lectin 

Dr Katerina Bisova (Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, [C2.19] 

Czech Republic) 

Isolation of thermosensitive cell division cycle mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 

Miss Penelope J Donohue (University of Glasgow, UK) [C2.20] 

Application of proteomics to assess the impact of elevated levels of CO 2 on marine organisms 

Dr Jon K Pittman (University of Manchester, UK) [C2.21] 

Analysis of the CAX1 and CAX2 calcium transporters from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as possible regulators of cell 

signalling and cation homeostasis 

Dr Maria Cizkova (Institute of Microbiology AS CR, Czech Republic) [C2.22] 

RDP proteins as putative CDC25 phosphatases in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 

Mr George N Taylor (University of Exeter, UK) [C2.23] 

Evidence for the lack of β-oxidation in cyanobacteria 

Dr Karen Moore (College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, UK) [C2.24] 

Metagenomics of algal culture using illumina sequencing 

C4 - Gas sensing and signalling in animal cells 

Mr Mark J Turner (Newcastle University, UK) [C4.10] 

Hypercapnia reduces CFTR-dependent bicarbonate transport in human secretory airway epithelial cells 

Ms Zara C Cook (School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2, Biophysical Sciences [C4.11] 

Institute, Durham University, UK) 

The influence of hypercapnia on cAMP and calcium interactions


P2 - Pathways and fluxes: Analysis of the plant 

metabolic network 

Sponsored by: 


Mrs Stefania Pasare (Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, UK) [P2.17] 

Regulatory mechanisms of carotenoid biosynthesis in potato tubers 

Ms Nazia Nisar (Australian National University, Australia) [P2.18] 

Characterization of the carotenoid isomerase gene family in Arabidopsis 

Mr Alastair Skeffington (John Innes Centre, UK) [P2.19] 

The control of flux through starch degradation in leaves at night 

Dr Thomas C Williams (Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil) [P2.20] 

Incorporation of metabolite channelling into steady-state metabolic flux analysis 

Mr Shyam K Masakapalli (University of Oxford, UK) [P2.21] 

Metabolic flux phenotypes of Arabidopsis cells grown on different nitrogen sources 


Metabolic flux phenotypes of Arabidopsis cells grown on different levels of inorganic phosphate 

Mr C Y Maurice Cheung (University of Oxford, UK) [P2.23] 

Exploring heterotrophic metabolism in a genome-scale metabolic model of Arabidopsis 


Metabolic flux analysis of free living Rhizobium leguminosarum 

Mr Phakpoom Phraprasert (Sheffield University, UK) [P2.25] 

C4 acid utilization: a new look at chlorophyll function in C 3 -rice stems 

Miss Zhihong Sun (Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Agricultural and [P2.26] 

Environmental Sciences, Estonian University, Estonia) 

Will higher CO 2 concentration influence our atmosphere quality by changing isoprene emission rate from plants in 

the future? 

Prof Murray Grant (University of Exeter, UK) [P2.27] 

Understanding plant disease dynamics – the metabolic transition from health to sickness 

Dr Mark A Hooks (Bangor University, UK) [P2.28] 

Evidence for metabolic control of beta-oxidation from acyl-CoA profiling of Arabidopsis mutants lacking Acyl- 

activating enzymes 

A5 - New frontiers in O 2 homeostasis: NO, nitrate and N 2 S signalling in animal 

biology 

Sponsored by:



Mr José Pablo Vázquez-Medina (University of California Merced, USA) [A5.13] 

Prolonged fasting upregulates the antioxidant system of the Northern elephant seal 

Miss Katarzyna Goszcz (James Hutton Institute, UK) [A5.14] 

Polyphenols – possible therapeutic agents against cardiovascular disease 

Ms Sandra Imbrogno (Deptment of Cell Biology, University of Calabria, Italy) [A5.15] 

Angiotensin II and cardiac plasticity in fish 

A7 - Chemical messengers: neurotransmitters to pheremones 

Mr Patricia I M Silva (UMB-Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway) [A7.15] 

HPI-axis activation and brain monoaminergic activity in Nile tilapia: comparing the acute stress response to the effect 

of conspecific alarm cues 

A10 - Physiological plasticity of thermal tolerance 

Sponsored by: 

Mr Alex G Little (University of Sydney, Australia) [A10.14] 

Thyroid hormones 3,3′,5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) and 3,5-diiodo-L-thyronine (T2) are important thermoregulators in 

zebrafish (Danio rerio) 

Prof Edwin W Taylor (University of Birmingham, UK) [A10.15] 

Autonomic control of the heart in the bullfrog at three temperatures: a comparison with the African clawed toad 

Dr Jonathon H Stillman (San Francisco State University, USA) [A10.16] 

Multigenerational analysis of synergistic effects of temperature and salinity variability on metabolic rate and acute 

thermal and salinity tolerance in Daphnia pulex 

Dr Zuzana Starostova (, Faculty of Science Department of Zoology, Charles University, [A10.17] 

Czech Republic) 

Temperature influences energy allocation to reproduction in a tropical gecko, Paroedura picta 

Dr Catharina Olsson (Zoology) [A10.18] 

Will climate changes affect the ability of fish to process and utilize food? Effects of temperature and pH on gut motility 

in Atlantic halibut 

Mr Johannes Overgaard (University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A10.19] 

Aerobic scope and cardiovascular oxygen transport is not compromised at high temperatures in the marine toad 

(Rhinella marina) 

Dr David Renault (University of Rennes 1, France) [A10.20] 

Thermal fluctuations in insects: how much does it improve survival in chill-susceptible species? 


Is the resting metabolic rate of juvenile Atlantic halibut independent of acclimation temperature? 

Mr Andrew J Fenna (University of Manchester, UK) [A10.22] 

Cold hypertrophy and connexin remodelling in fish heart 

Ms Daniela Storch (Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, [A10.23]


Germany) 

Do thermal windows vary between reproducing females, their eggs and males of the king crab Lithodes centolla? 

President’s Medallists (Room: Lomond Auditorium) 

Cell Section 

09:00 Veronica Grieneisen (John Innes Centre, UK) [PR.3] 

From cell to tissue polarity: searching for the key that interlocks tip-growths 

Animal Section 

09:30 Craig White (University of Queensland, Australia) [PR.4] 

The evolution of periodic ventilation in insects 


field (Room: Lomond Auditorium) 

Sponsored by: 

Chairs: Rob Hancock and Christine Foyer 

10:30 Prof Philip M Mullineaux (University of Essex, UK) [P4.1] 

Arabidopsis HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR1b is a major determinant of seed yield and constitutively 

regulates basal resistance to abiotic and biotic stress 

11:30 Dr Gustavo Bonaventure (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany) [P4.15] 

Unravelling phenotypic solutions that plants have evolved to cope with environmental problems 

12:00 Dr Jose Gutierrez-Marcos (School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, UK) [P4.16] 

Environmental impact on the plant epigenome 

12:30 Ms Mieke De Wit (Utrecht University, Netherlands) [P4.17] 

Competition for light severely hampers defence signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana 

12:50 Lunch 


13:30 Prof Rebecca J Nelson (Cornell University, USA) [P4.18] 

Resistance to fungal diseases in maize: genetic architecture, mechanisms and approaches to application 

14:30 Dr Michael H Metzlaff (Bayer CropScience – BioScience) [P4.19] 

From models to crops: the challenges of translational research 


Monday, 04 July 2011 

15:40 Dr Xinyou Yin (Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University, Netherlands) [P4.20] 

Modelling rice drought tolerance: from leaf photosynthesis to crop productivity 

16:20 Miss Panagiota Bresta (Agricultural University of Athens, Greece) [P4.21] 

Structure-function relationships in barley leaves during long-term acclimation to drought 

16:40 Mr Dirk B Hays (Texas AM University, USA) [P4.22] 

Defining the molecular and physiological role of leaf cuticular waxes in reproductive-stage heat tolerance in wheat




C2 – Frontiers in algal biology (Room: Morar and Ness) 

Chair: John Love 

10:30 Prof Andrew J Millar (Centre for Systems Biology at Edinburgh, UK) [C2.9] 

Keynote lecture: algal and human clocks connect, in the dark night of the cell 

11:30 Dr Kevin J Flynn (Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research, Swansea University, UK) [C2.10] 

Applications of mechanistic models of microalgae to the biofuels agenda 

12:00 Dr Glen L Wheeler (Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK) [C2.11] 

Ca 2+ signalling in eukaryote flagella – Chlamydomonas as a model system 

12:30 Dr Magdalena A Gutowska (Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany) [C2.12] 

Identification of a cell wall analogous structure in the haptophyte Emiliania huxleyi 

12:50 Lunch 

13:30 Mr Toni Slabas (School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham, UK) [C2.13] 

Towards understanding the thermal sensitivity of Synechocystis PCC6803 

14:30 Prof Christopher J Howe (University of Cambridge, UK) [C2.14] 

Algal biophotovoltaic systems 


15:40 Dr Jessica M Adams (IBERS, Aberystwyth University, UK) [C2.15] 

Macroalgae – a new source of biomass for biofuel production? 

16:20 Dr Claire M Gachon (Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK) [C2.16] 

The genomics of pathogen recognition, or why brown algae may not have resistance genes 

16:40 Dr Jon K Pittman (University of Manchester, UK) [C2.17] 

Ionomic analysis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii during phosphorus deficiency and cadmium stress reveals changes 

in metal accumulation 


P2 – Pathways and fluxes: analysis of the plant metabolic 

network (Room: Carron) 

Sponsored by: 

Chair: Yair Shachar-Hill 

10:30 Prof Andrew D Hanson (University of Florida, USA) [P2.9] 

Comparative genomics and metabolic reconstruction: the next frontiers 

11:30 Dr Igor G Libourel (University of Minnesota, USA) [P2.10] 

Genome-wide metabolic network reconstruction of the pico alga Ostreococcus tauri 

12:00 Dr Ralf Steuer (Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany) [P2.11] 

Functional analysis of phototrophic metabolism: the metabolic network of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803


12:30 Lunch 

Chair: Nicholas J. Kruger 

13:30 Dr Ron Milo (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) [P2.12] 

Rethinking carbon fixation 

14:30 Prof Johann M Rohwer (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) [P2.13] 

Kinetic modelling as a tool for understanding and manipulating plant metabolism 


15:40 Dr Lee J Sweetlove (University of Oxford, UK) [P2.14] 

What can we learn from flux-balance modelling of metabolism? 

16:20 Mr Alastair Skeffington (John Innes Centre, UK) [P2.15] 

The control of flux through starch degradation in leaves at night 

16:40 Dr Mark A Hooks (Bangor University, UK) [P2.16] 

Evidence for metabolic control of beta-oxidation from acyl-CoA profiling of Arabidopsis mutants lacking Acyl- 

activating enzymes 


A12 – Multi-scale mechanics of biological and bio-inspired hierarchical materials 

and surfaces (Room: Dochart) 

Sponsored by: 

Chair: Tom Masselter 

10:30 Prof Fritz Vollrath (University of Oxford, UK) [A12.7] 

Silks 

11:15 Mr Georg Bauer (Plant Biomechanics Group, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, [A12.8] 

Germany) 

The coagulation of plant latex as a fast self-repair mechanism 

11:35 Dr Olga Speck (Plant Biomechanics Group, Botanic Garden, Faculty of Biology, [A12.9] 

University of Freiburg, Germany) 

Self-healing processes in plants as a concept generator for biometric self-repairing materials 

12:20 Lunch 

Monday, 04 July 2011



Chair: W Jon P Barnes 

13:30 Dr Ingo Burgert (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of [A12.10] 

Biomaterials, Germany) 

Hydro-actuated movements of plants 

14:15 Mr Tobias Haushahn (Plant Biomechnics Group, Botanic Garden, University of [A12.11] 

Freiburg, Germany) 

Biomechanics and functional morphology of the ramifications of arborescent monoctoyledons 

14:35 Mr Hannes Schwager (Institute for Botany, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany) [A12.12] 

Morphological and anatomical load adaptations of cactus ramifications 

14:55 Ms Katrin B Mühlenbruch (Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre (B-I-C), University of [A12.13] 

Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany) 

Inspired by drifting seeds: towards a new antifouling strategy for technical use 


Chair: Johan van Leeuwen 

15:35 Dr Stanislav Gorb (Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, [A12.14] 

University of Kiel, Germany) 

Biologically-inspired reversible adhesives: where are we now? 

16:20 Mr Jonas O Wolff (Zoological Institute, CAU Kiel, Germany) [A12.15] 

The influence of surface roughness and ambient humidity on the performance of spider adhesion pads 

16:40 Mr Sven Bundschuh (Institute for Applied Materials) [A12.16] 

Stress analysis and parameter study of permanent attachment pads of Parthenocissus tricuspidata by finite element 

simulations 

17:00 Dr W Jon P Barnes (University of Glasgow, UK) [A12.17] 

Wet but not slippery: biomimetics of tree and torrent frog adhesion 

17:45 Concluding remarks: Johan van Leeuwen 

A5 – New frontiers in O 2 homeostasis: NO and H 2 S signalling in animal biology 

(Room: Alsh) 

Sponsored by: 

Chair: Angela Fago 

10:30 Prof Kenneth R Olson (Indiana University School of Medicine – South Bend, USA) [A5.1] 

The role of hydrogen sulphide in cardiovascular oxygen sensing 

11:00 Dr Nini Skovgaard (University of Oslo, Norway) [A5.2] 

The role of H 2 S in hypoxic vasoconstriction 

11:25 Dr Daniele Mancardi (University of Torino, Italy) [A5.3] 

Regulation of proteasome activity by hydrogen sulphide in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts


11:50 Dr Frank B Jensen (Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark) [A5.4] 

The good and bad sides of nitrite and nitrite-derived NO 

12:15 Ms Guro K Sandvik (University of Oslo, Norway) [A5.5] 

Dramatic increase of nitrite in anoxic Crucian carp hearts – a possible role in cardioprotection 

12:40 Lunch 

Chair: Frank B. Jensen 

13:30 Prof Martin Feelisch (University of Warwick, UK) [A5.6] 

Coping with thin air: the role of nitric oxide and nitrite 

14:00 Dr Angela Fago (University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A5.7] 

Nitric oxide metabolism in the anoxic turtle: insights into synthesis and excretion pathways 

14:25 Miss Signe Helbo (University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A5.8] 

New hypoxia-protective roles for myoglobin in fish 

14:50 Dr Anna Palumbo (Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, Stazione [A5.9] 

Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy) 

Evolution of nitric oxide synthase in metazoans: a case study of chromatophore organs in Sepia officinalis 


Chair: Bruno Tota 

15:40 Ms Sjannie Lefevre (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark) [A5.10] 

Effects of nitrite on metabolism and swimming performance of striped catfish 

16:05 Mr José Pablo Vázquez-Medina (University of California Merced, USA) [A5.11] 

Rest- and submersion-associated apnoeas do not induce systemic oxidative damage in elephant seals 

16:30 Dr Cinzia Verde (National Research Council, Institute of Protein Biochemistry, Italy) [A5.12] 

Molecular adaptations to low temperature and high oxygen content in Antarctic fish and marine microorganisms 


A7 – Chemical messengers: neurotransmitters to pheromones (Room: Leven) 

Chairs: Danielle McDonald and Kath Sloman 


10:30 Prof Andrew H Bass (Cornell University, USA) [A7.1] 

Neurobehavioral innovations for vertebrate acoustic communication 

11:00 Dr Nicholas J Bernier (University of Guelph, Canada) [A7.2] 

Corticotropin-releasing factor-related peptides regulate the stress response in fish through hypophysiotropic, 

neuromodulatory and paracrine actions 

11:20 Prof Matt Vijayan (University of Waterloo, Canada) [A7.3] 

Maternal cortisol is a key chemical messenger for the developmental programming of growth in zebrafish 

11:40 Ms Christina Sørensen (University of Oslo, Norway) [A7.4] 

Regulation of telencephalic cell proliferation in fish: a biphasic effect of cortisol?



12:00 Dr Tobias G Backström (Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Sweden) [A7.5] 

Central influence of AVT and CRF on stress responses in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) 

12:20 Dr Katarina Medger (Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and [A7.6] 

Entomology, University of Pretoria, South Africa) 

Changes in kisspeptin-immunoreactivity in the seasonally breeding eastern rock elephant-shrew (Elephantulus 

myurus) from South Africa 

12:50 Lunch 

13:30 Dr Peter W Sorensen (University of Minnesota, USA) [A7.7] 

Species-specific information in hormonally-derived sex pheromones is conveyed by odour context in carp and 

goldfish 

14:00 Dr Thomas Breithaupt (University of Hull, UK) [A7.8] 

The scent of dominance in crustaceans 

14:20 Dr Peter C Hubbard (Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal) [A7.9] 

Glutamate mGluR1 and serotonin 5-HT1-type receptors act as odorant receptors in the goldfish (Carassius auratus) 

14:40 Dr Mar Huertas (Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal) [A7.10] 

Sniffing the water: is olfactory sensitivity to Ca 2+ and Na + related to osmoregulation in the eel? 


15:40 Dr Katherine A Sloman (University of the West of Scotland, UK) [A7.11] 

Exposure to alarm substance alters physiological development in fish embryos 

16:00 Dr Michael G Jonz (University of Ottawa, Canada) [A7.12] 

Branchial and extrabranchial O 2 chemoreceptors mediate behavioural responses to hypoxia in developing zebrafish, 

Danio rerio 

16:20 Dr M. Danielle McDonald (RSMAS University of Miami, USA) [A7.13] 

The pharmacodynamics and mRNA expression patterns of two toadfish serotonin receptors that are potentially 

involved in regulating toadfish chemical communication 

16:40 Prof Svante Winberg (Uppsala University, Sweden) [A7.14] 

Serotonin: an elusive neurochemical 


A10 – Physiological plasticity of thermal tolerance 

(Room: Boisdale) 

Sponsored by: 

Chair: Johannes Overgaard 

10:30 Dr Michael J Angilletta (Arizona State University, USA) [A10.1] 

The yin and yang of thermal adaptation: physiological and behavioural plasticities in a warming world 

11:15 Dr John Terblanche (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa) [A10.2]


Costs and benefits of thermal acclimation in the field and in the laboratory 

11:45 Ms Madeleine G Barton (University of Melbourne, Australia) [A10.3] 

Co-gradient variation in physiological traits of a broadly distributed Australian butterfly (Heteronympha merope) 

12:00 Dr Hervé Colinet (University of Louvain and University of Rennes 1, France) [A10.4] 

Cold acclimation response in Drosophila melanogaster: molecular correlates and metabolomic fingerprints 

12:15 Prof Andrew R Cossins (University of Liverpool, UK) [A10.5] 

Environmental stress adaptation: multi’omic and network approaches to the underpinning molecular mechanisms 

12:45 Lunch 

Chair: Holly Shiels 

13:30 Mr Barbara A Block (Stanford University, USA) [A10.6] 

Thermal tolerance, cardiac function and niche utilization in tuna 

14:15 Ms Christina Sørensen (University of Oslo, Norway) [A10.7] 

Tolerance to sustained high temperatures in two coral dwelling gobies adapted to high daytime temperatures 

14:30 Prof William S Marshall (St Francis Xavier University, Canada) [A10.8] 

Control of ion transport by mitochondrion-rich chloride cells of eurythermic teleost fish: cold shock versus cold 

acclimation 

14:45 Dr Jonathon H Stillman (San Francisco State University, USA) [A10.9] 

Heat shock protein gene expression in porcelain crab, Petrolisthes cinctipes, following acclimation to a range of 

constant and fluctuating thermal regimes 


Chair: Hans Malte 

15:30 Dr Jonathan R Codd (University of Manchester, UK) [A10.10] 

Seasonal adaptations in high arctic Svalbard rock ptarmigan 

16:00 Mr Anil K Shrestha (Resource Ecology Group, Wageningen University, Netherlands) [A10.11] 

Body temperature variation of free ranging South African antelopes across a climatic gradient 

16:15 Dr Wilco Verberk (University of Plymouth, UK) [A10.12] 

Revisiting oxygen supply and demand – oxygen availability, metabolic rate and thermal limits in aquatic ectotherms 

16:30 Prof Ken Bowler (University of Durham, UK) [A10.13] 

Do temperature and photoperiod interact in the adaptive responses to temperature in the neuromuscular system of 

crabs? 


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