Program Book - 27th Fungal Genetics Conference

CONCURRENT SESSIONS SCHEDULESSaturday, March 16 2:00 PM–5:00 PMChapelSecondary MetabolismCo-chairs: Gillian Turgeon and Bettina TudzynskiAbstracts for this session begin on page 87.2:00 - 2:20B. CondonGenomic profiles of secondary metabolism genes in Cochlioboluspathogens.2:20 - 2:40Candace ElliottA biosynthetic gene cluster for the antifungal metabolite phomenoicacid in the plant pathogenic fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans.2:40 - 3:00Eva-Maria NiehausFusarin C biosynthesis in Fusarium fujikuroi: the fusarin C gene cluster,their function and regulation.3:00 - 3:20H. Corby KistlerCellular development integrating primary and induced secondarymetabolism in the filamentous fungus Fusarium graminearum.3:20 - 3:40 Break3:40 - 4:00Nancy KellerLaeA sleuthing reveals cryptic gene clusters in pathogenic Aspergilli.4:00 - 4:20Kristina M. SmithThe KMT6 Histone H3 K27 Methyltransferase Regulates Expression ofSecondary Metabolites and Development in Fusarium graminearum.4:20 - 4:40M. ViaudSecondary metabolism in Botrytis cinerea: the grey and pink sides of apathogen.4:40 - 5:00Frank KempkenIs fungal secondary metabolism regulated by competing insects?Saturday, March 16 2:00 PM–5:00 PMHeatherLight Sensing and Circadian RhythmsCo-chairs: Luis Larrondo and Reinhard FischerAbstracts for this session begin on page 90.2:00 - 2:20Martha W. MerrowCircadian rhythms in gene expression in Aspergillus nidulans.2:20 - 2:40C. HongCircadian clock-gated cell division cycles in Neurospora crassa.2:40 - 3:00Kevin K. FullerLight regulates growth, stress resistance and metabolism in the fungalpathogen Aspergillus fumigatus.3:00 - 3:20Paulo CanessaShedding light on Botrytis biology: characterization of the WC1photoreceptor and FRQ homologues in the necrotrophic plantpathogen Botrytis cinerea.3:20 - 3:40 Break3:40 - 4:00Carmen Ruger-HerrerosThe transcription factor FL is phosphorylated and interacts with atrehalose related protein in Neurospora crassa.4:00 - 4:20Alfredo H. Herrera-EstrellaRegulation of gene expression in response to light in Trichodermaatroviride.4:20 - 4:40Victoriano GarreGenome-wide analysis of light responses in Mucor circinelloides.4:40 - 5:00Phillipp WiemannShedding light on secondary metabolite cluster gene expression,sporulation, UV-damage repair and carotenogenesis in the ricepathogen Fusarium fujikuroi.18