Program Book - 27th Fungal Genetics Conference

CONCURRENT SESSIONS SCHEDULESThursday, March 14 3:00 PM–6:00 PMFred Farr ForumNucleic Acid-Protein Interactions that ImpactTranscription and TranslationCo-chairs: Michael Freitag and Mark CaddickAbstracts for this session begin on page 53.3:00 - 3:20Koon Ho WongChIP-seq: an inexpensive and powerful method for studying genomewidechromatin remodeling and transcription regulation in fungi.3:20 - 3:40Jay C. DunlapRegulatory Networks Governing Global Responses to Changes in Lightand Time.3:40 - 4:00L. F. LarrondoProtein Binding Microarrays and high-throughput real-time reportersstudies: Building a four-dimensional understanding of transcriptionalnetworks in Neurospora crassa.4:00 - 4:20Ane SesmaEnding messages: alternative polyadenylation in filamentous fungi.4:20 - 4:40 Break4:40 - 5:00Amanda L. Misener BloomPost-transcriptional gene regulation contributes to host temperatureadaptation and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans.5:00 - 5:20Johannes FreitagDual targeting of glycolytic enzymes by alternative splicing andtranslational read-through.5:20 - 5:40Mian ZhouNon-optimal codon usage determines the expression level, structureand function of the circadian clock protein FREQUENCY.Thursday, March 14 3:00 PM–6:00 PMKilnInteractions between Fungi and AnimalsCo-chairs: Neil Gow and Clarissa NobileAbstracts for this session begin on page 55.3:00 - 3:20Elaine M. BignellElicitation of host damage occurs in a temporally programmedmanner during Aspergillus fumigatus infections.3:20 - 3:40Stuart LevitzExploiting innate recognition of fungi for vaccine development.3:40 - 4:00Jose C. PerezRegulatory circuits governing Candida albicans proliferation in amammalian host.4:00 - 4:20Judith BermanDramatic ploidy change as an adaptive strategy in Candida albicans...4:20 - 4:40 Break4:40 - 5:00Yen-Ping HsuehNematode-trapping fungi eavesdrop on nematode pheromones.5:00 - 5:20Xiaorong LinA morphogenesis regulator controls cryptococcal neurotropism.5:20 - 5:40M. BrockSit and wait: Special features of Aspergillus terreus in macrophageinteractions and virulence.5:40 - 6:00Dawn ThompsonThe mutational landscape of gradual acquisition of drug resistance inclinical isolates of Candida albicans.5:40 - 6:00Michael FeldbruggeA transcriptome-wide view on microtubule-dependent mRNAtransport.12