Program Book - 27th Fungal Genetics Conference

CONCURRENT SESSIONS SCHEDULESSaturday, March 16 2:00 PM–5:00 PMNautilusDimorphic TransitionsCo-chairs: Anne Dranginis and Alex AndrianopoulosAbstracts for this session begin on page 97.2:00 - 2:20Richard BennettEpigenetic Switching Regulates the Yeast-Hyphal Transition in Candidaalbicans.2:20 - 2:40Linqi WangExtracellular and intracellular signaling orchestrates morphotypetransitionand virulence in human pathogen Cryptococcusneoformans.2:40 - 3:00Chad A. RappleyeHistoplasma strain variations and differences in pathogenic-phasetranscriptomes.3:00 - 3:20Hayley E. BugejaThe C 2H 2 transcription factor HgrA promotes hyphal growth in thedimorphic pathogen Penicillium marneffei.3:20 - 3:40 Break3:40 - 4:00Joerg T. KaemperA conserved splicing factor is required for vesicle transport in Ustilagomaydis.4:00 - 4:20Sarah A. GilmoreN-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) Triggers a Morphogenetic Program inSystemic Dimorphic Fungi.4:20 - 4:40Gregory M. GauthierA GATA transcription factor encoded by SREB functions as a globalregulator of transcription in Blastomyces dermatitidis.4:40 - 5:00Bridget M. BarkerFunctional Analysis of Genes in Regions of Introgression inCoccidioides.Saturday, March 16 2:00 PM–5:00 PMScrippsTropic Growth and FusionCo-chairs: Andre Fleissner and Nick ReadAbstracts for this session begin on page 100.2:00 - 2:20Carla J. EatonRole of the cell fusion gene idcA in fungal mutualism.2:20 - 2:40Pablo S. AguilarRole of extracellular calcium in budding yeast cell fusion.2:40 - 3:00Chia-Chen ChangThe role of calcium and calmodulin during cell fusion and colonyinitiation in Neurospora crassa.3:00 - 3:20Javier Palma-GuerreroLFD-1 is a component of the membrane merger machinery during cellcellfusion in Neurospora crassa.3:20 - 3:40 Break3:40 - 4:00Martin WeichertSpecific Structural Features of Sterols Affect Cell-Cell Signaling andFusion in Neurospora crassa.4:00 - 4:20David TurraCo-option of a sex pheromone receptor and MAPK signalling pathwayfor chemotropism of Fusarium oxysporum towards plant hostcompounds.4:20 - 4:40Britta HerzogCharacterization of new STRIPAK complex interaction partners in thefilamentous ascomycete Sordaria macrospora.4:40 - 5:00Darren ThomsonCharacterisation of contact-dependant tip re-orientation in Candidaalbicans hyphae.20