Program and Abstract Book - 19th International C. elegans Meeting

PLENARY, PARALLEL AND WORKSHOP LISTINGSFriday, June 28 1:30 PM–4:30 PMRoyce HallPlenary Session 3Chair: Michael Hengartner, University of Zurich, Switzerland129- 1:30 - Invited SpeakerCell-cell fusion, sculpting and mechanisms. Benjamin Podbilewicz,Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.138- 4:06The degenerin family ion channel UNC-8 promotes activity-dependentremodeling of GABAergic synapses in C. elegans. Tyne W. Miller, SarahC. Petersen, Megan E. Gornet, Ying Wang, Han Lu, CristinaMatthewman, Shohei Mitani, Sayaka Hori, Laura Bianchi, JanetRichmond, David M. Miller.139- 4:18Epidermal Growth Factor signaling mediates heat-induced quiescencein C. elegans. Andrew Hill, Cheryl Van Buskirk.130- 2:00The midbody ring, not the midbody microtubules, dictates abscissionpatterning in vivo. Rebecca A. Green, Jonathan Mayers, LindsayLewellyn, Arshad Desai, Anjon Audhya, Karen Oegema.131- 2:12In vivo visualization of chromosome synapsis in C. elegans. Ofer Rog,Abby F. Dernburg.132- 2:24The development of non-centrosomal MTOCs during epithelialpolarization. Jessica L. Feldman, James R. Priess.133- 2:36C. elegans meets single-molecule detection technologies; Theembryonic cell polarity system is driven by state transition of PAR-2protein molecules. Yukinobu Arata, Tetsuya Kobayashi, MichioHiroshima, Chan-gi Pack, Tatsuo Shibata, Yasushi Sako.134- 2:48Analyses of C. elegans enhancer and promoter architectures revealsCpG island-like sequences and promoter activity of HOT regions. R.Chen, T. Down, E. Zeiser, P. Stempor, Q. Chen, T. Egelhofer, L. Hillier, T.Jeffers, J. Ahringer.3:00 - Break135- 3:30Neuropeptide Secreted from a Pacemaker Activates Neurons to Controla Rhythmic Behavior. Han Wang, Kelly Girskis, Tom Janssen, Jason P.Chan, Krishnakali Dasgupta, James A. Knowles, Liliane Schoofs, DerekSieburth.136- 3:42Tasting Light: A C. elegans Pharyngeal Neuron Senses HydrogenPeroxide Produced by Light. Nikhil Bhatla, Bob Horvitz.137- 3:54The connectome of the anterior nervous system of the C. elegans adultmale. Travis A. Jarrell, Yi Wang, Adam E. Bloniarz, Steven J. Cook,Christopher A. Brittin, Kenneth Nguyen, Meng Xu, David H. Hall, ScottW. Emmons.18