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PNB2008 programme
BookofAbstracts Book of Abstracts (PDF file, 664KB)


Friday, 6th of June, 2008

Reception (Beer Party)
10:00-17:00Guests and participants from oversea will be guided from Fukuoka Airport to their hotels by student volunteers.
16:00-Registration (International hall in Kyushu University Hakozaki Campus.
     Hall is opened for setting posters.)
19:00-Beer Party (Rokkakudo)
Detailed information (location) will be e-mailed to the registered participants.


Saturday, 7th of June, 2008

(1) General Topics and Cell & Molecular Biology
9:00-9:10
Opening Remark (Prof. Yuasa)

SESSION 1
9:10-9:35Prof. BALUSKA, Frantisek Plant Neurobiology from Evolutionary Perspective
9:35-10:00Prof. MANCUSO, Stefano Neuroid conduction in plant
10:00-10:25Prof. INABA, Takehito The role of plastid protein import in the regulation of nuclear gene expression
10:25-10:40
Coffee break

SESSION 2
10:40-11:15Prof. SHIMAZAKI, Ken-ichiro Stomatal opening response by blue light
11:15-11:40Dr. HARADA, Akiko Blue light-dependent calcium signaling in higher plants
11:40-12:05Prof. HOSON, Takayuki Gravity and light signaling in growth regulation of stem organs
12:05-12:30Dr. GEISLER, Markus Regulation of auxin transport catalysts
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:40
POSTER PRESENTATION

SESSION 3
14:40-15:05Dr. SCHLICHT, Markus D'orenone Blocks Polarized Tip-Growth of Root Hairs by Interfering with the PIN2-Mediated Auxin Transport Network in the Root Apex
15:05-15:35Prof. HIRSCH, Ann
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech) 		The importance of rhizobial attachment for successful legume nodulation and nitrogen fixation
15:35-16:00Prof. SUZUKI, Akihiro Control of root nodulation by the R:FR ratio
16:00-16:15
Coffee break

SESSION 4
16:15-16:50Prof. TAKAHASHI, Hideyuki Mechanisms unique to hydrotropism in seedling roots
16:50-17:15Prof. CASSAB, Gladys Iliana Hydrotropism: root growth responses to water regulate root system architecture in Arabidopsis
17:15-17:40Prof. LE DEUNFF, Erwan Nitrate uptake responses to AVG and ACC treatments in relation to root elongation changes
17:40-18:00Prof. YUASA, Takashi Plant SNF-related protein kinases and stress signaling
18:00-19:00
Poster Presentation continues


Sunday, 8th of June, 2008

(2) Electrophysiology and Long-distance signaling

SESSION 5
9:00-9:25Prof. SHIMMEN, Teruo Position- and substratum-sensing in rhizoid differentiation of Spirogyra
9:25-9:50Dr. OGATA, Koreaki The double water film electrode characterized the electrical properties of the gap-junction in Chara as a function of time
9:50-10:15Prof. BOUTEAU, Francois
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech)		 Anion channel activity is necessary to induce ethylene synthesis and Programmed Cell Death in response to oxalic acid
10:15-10:40Prof. TREBACZ, Kazimierz Effects of thermoreceptor agonists on the membrane potential in plants
10:45-10:55
Coffee break

SESSION 6
10:55-11:30Prof. HEDRICH, Rainer
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech)		 Ligand-gated Signal Transmission in Sensory Plant Cells
11:30-11:55Prof. RONA, Jean-Pierre
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech)		 Synergism between reactive oxygen species (ROS), calcium and ABA-induced cell depolarization in Arabidopsis thaliana suspension cells
11:55-12:05
break
12:05-12:30Prof. IIDA, Hidetoshi Mechanosensitive Channel Candidates in Plants
12:30-12:55Prof. UOZUMI, Nobuyuki Membrane topogeneisi of voltage-dependent K channels
12:55-13:20Prof. KUCHITSU, Kazuyuki Ca2+-ROS signaling network regulating stress responses, programmed cell death and development in plants
13:20-
Lunch (Lunch box & Beer will be provided in front of bus)
-18:40
Short tour planned (Dazaifu shrine and Kyushu National Museum)
19:30-21:30
Conference Dinner (Recent Hotel)


Monday, 9th of June, 2008

(3) Sensory Biology, Chemistry and Ecology

SESSION 7
9:30-10:05Prof. BOLAND, Wilhelm
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech)		 Herbivore-induced early and late responses in Plant-Insect Interactions
10:05-10:30Prof. ARIMURA, Gen-ichiro Herbivore-Elicited Events in Legumes' Terpenoid Biosynthesis
10:30-11:05Prof. TAKABAYASHI, Junji Ecological functions of herbivore-induced plant volatiles
11:05-11:20
Coffee break

SESSION 8
11:20-11:45Prof. YOSHIOKA, Hirofumi Molecular mechanisms of the radical burst in plant immunity
11:45-12:10Dr. UMEMURA, Kenji Disease defense response in rice plants induced by plant defense activators
12:10-12:30Prof. KAWANO, Tomonori Oxidative and calcium signaling in plants exposed to UV and photochemical oxidants
12:30-12:55Dr. TAMAOKI, Masanori Cooperative ethylene and jasmonic acid signaling regulates selenite resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana
12:55-13:55
Lunch

SESSION 9
13:55-14:20Prof. FUJIWARA, Toru Regulation of transporters responsible for boron transport in response to boron conditions in the environment
14:20-15:45Dr. BEILBY, Mary Jane Mechanisms of salt sensitivity
15:45-15:50
Closing Remark (prof. Kawano)
17:00-21:00
Sponsored Satellite Meeting at The University of Kitakyushu and Dinner in Kitakyushu City


Tuesday, 10th of June, 2008

(4) Sponsored satellite session (at The Univ. Kitakyushu)
10:00-10:30Prof. RONA, Jean-Pierre Abscisic acid-induced anion currents activation mediated by cyclic ADP-ribose / ryanodine receptor (RyR) in Arabidopsis thaliana suspensions cells
10:30-11:00Prof. BOUTEAU, Francois
11:00-11:20Prof. KAWANO, Tomonori Similarity between plant redox enzymes and copper-bound prion protein
11:20-11:40YOKAWA, Ken Simulation of the signal transduction in artificial plant cells using NEURON: Inspired from the artificial retinal model




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