Program Book - 27th Fungal Genetics Conference

CONCURRENT SESSIONS SCHEDULESFriday, March 15 3:00 PM–6:00 PMHeatherSexual Regulation and Evolution in the FungiCo-chairs: Frances Trail and Nicolas CorradiAbstracts for this session begin on page 69.3:00 - 3:20Ignazio CarboneClonality and sex impact aflatoxigenicity in Aspergillus populations.3:20 - 3:40Nicolas CorradiToolkit for sexual reproduction in the genome of Glomus spp; asupposedly ancient asexual lineage.3:40 - 4:00Frances TrailComparative transcriptomics identifies new genes for peritheciumdevelopment.4:00 - 4:20Hanna JohannessonRapid evolution of female-biased genes: a novel example from theeukaryotic model organism Neurospora crassa.4:20 - 4:40 Break4:40 - 5:00Katherine A. BorkovichSelf-attraction can not bypass the requirement for two mating typegenes during sexual reproduction in Neurospora crassa.5:00 - 5:20Céline M. O'GormanFertility in Aspergillus fumigatus and the identification of anadditional ‘supermater’ pair.5:20 - 5:40Julia BöhmSexual reproduction and mating type function in the penicillinproducing fungus Penicillium chrysogenum.5:40 - 6:00Patrik InderbitzinThe Sclerotinia sclerotiorum mating type locus (MAT) contains a 3.6-kb region that is inverted in every generation.Friday, March 15 3:00 PM–6:00 PMFred Farr ForumOxidative Stress, ROS Signaling andAdaptation to HypoxiaCo-chairs: Geraldine Butler and Barry ScottAbstracts for this session begin on page 723:00 - 3:20A. NantelTranscriptional regulatory networks controlling the early hypoxicresponse in Candida albicans.3:20 - 3:40Olaf KniemeyerProteomic analysis of the hypoxic response of the human-pathogenicfungus Aspergillus fumigatus.3:40 - 4:00N. PontsFgap1-mediated response to oxidative stress in trichotheceneproducingFusarium graminearum.4:00 - 4:20Nallely Cano-DominguezThe role of NADPH oxidases in Neurospora crassa cell fusion.4:20 - 4:40 Break4:40 - 5:00Elizabeth A. VealPeroxiredoxins in ROS responses -Why evolve peroxidases that areinactivated by peroxides?5:00 - 5:20Lauren S. RyderNADPH oxidases regulate septin-mediated cytoskeletal re-modelingduring plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae.5:20 - 5:40Gemma M. CartwrightRedox regulation of an AP-1-like transcription factor, YapA, in thefungal symbiont Epichloë festucae.5:40 - 6:00Benjamin A. HorwitzInteraction between phenolic and oxidant signaling in Cochliobolusheterostrophus.27th Fungal Genetics Conference | 15