Total matched authors: 901
| Presenter's Name | Partial Abstract Title | Session Assignment | Program # | Presentation Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aadland, Kelsey | Comparative genomics in Coccidioides |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
457F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Aanen, Duur | Competing for cheating escalates the deleterious effects of reproductive parasitism |
Oral
Fungal recognition (self and non-self) |
234 |
Saturday, March 19 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Abeysinghe, Gayan | Exploring the Divergence of Interactions between Fungi and Bacteria |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
784V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Abraham, Leen | Genetic and epigenetic variants underpinning within-species transcriptional polymorphism in a major fungal pathogen |
Oral
Natural and experimental diversity, evolution and populations |
120 |
Thursday, March 17 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Abraham, Leen | Genetic and epigenetic variants underpinning within-species transcriptional polymorphism in a major fungal pathogen |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
631F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Acevedo, Kimberly | Population Structure and Genomic Analysis of Aspergillus sojae and Aspergillus parasiticus |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
861V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Acosta Zaldivar, Maikel | Four cell surface phosphate transporters in Candida albicans contribute to homeostasis at distinct ambient pH and phosphate concentrations |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
284V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Adams, Catharine | Using random barcoded transposon-site sequencing (Rb-TnSeq) bacterial libraries to explore the effects of volatiles from Trichoderma atroviride |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
717T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Adams, Catharine | Using random barcoded transposon-site sequencing (Rb-TnSeq) bacterial libraries to explore the effects of volatiles from Trichoderma atroviride |
Oral
Small molecules in communication |
177 |
Friday, March 18 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Aguilera Galvez, Carolina | Unraveling the role of effectors from Fusarium spp. in Fusarium wilt of banana |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
724F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Aguirre, Jesus | ROS regulate mitochondrial dynamics in Aspergillus nidulans |
Oral
Stress |
84 |
Thursday, March 17 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Ahrendt, Steven | Fungal mitochondrial genomics - insights and challenges |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
518V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Ali, Nebat | Investigating the regulatory networks governing morphology and virulence in Histoplasma capsulatum |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
627T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Aljohani, Renad | Comprehensive high-throughput phenotypic microarrays analysis of clinical diversity in Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
523V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Amare, Meareg | Aspergillus nidulans Inhibitor of Apoptosis-like protein, AnBir1, is essential for survival and regulates fungal development |
Poster
11. Other |
886F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Amses, Kevin | Horizontal transmission and loss-driven evolution in Mycoavidus, a Mortierella-associated endohyphal bacterium |
Oral
Interactions with prokaryotes and viruses |
47 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Anbalagan, Guhan kaliyaperumal | The 14-3-3 homologs (Bmh1 and Bmh2) individually contribute to the proper integrity of the budding yeast kinetochore |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
414V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Anderson, Matthew | Extensive parasexual recombination promotes genetic diversity in Candida albicans progeny |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
838F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Arkowitz, Robert | A myosin light chain, linking fungal morphology and filament extension, is critical for Candida albicans growth robustness |
Oral
Morphological transitions and cell walls |
34 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Arnold, A. Elizabeth | Endohyphal bacteria modulate tissue colonization, saprotrophy, and thermotolerance by endophytic fungi in vitro and under field conditions |
Oral
Symbionts and endophytes |
22 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Assa, Dror | Transcriptional profiling of the dbcAMP response of the human pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum identifies the WOPR-family transcription factor PAC2 as a regulator of cell morphology. |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
628F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Atanasoff-Kardjalieff, Anna | Regulation and product identification of FmPKS8, a so far cryptic PKS in F. mangiferae |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
601F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Auxier, Ben | The narrow footprint of ancient balancing selection surrounding nonself recognition genes in Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
462T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Auxier, Ben | An NLR-like system delimits individuals in the basidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
825T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Auxier, Ben | An NLR-like system delimits individuals in the basidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea |
Oral
Fungal recognition (self and non-self) |
229 |
Saturday, March 19 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
| Ayhan, Dilay Hazal | Heat adaptation in Fusarium oxysporum |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
483T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Bahena-Garrido, Sharon Marie | Tandem-approach of direct-infusion HRMS and LC-QTOF-MS for the evaluation of food safety and useful secondary metabolites in Aspergillus oryzae |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
583V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| BAIRWA, NARENDRA | Loss of SAF1 and RRM3 together leads to Growth Defects and Compromise in Genome Stability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
550V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Baker, Scott | The emerging role of a cyclase gene in the biosynthesis of ochratoxin A: The case study of Aspergillus carbonarius |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
287V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Baker, Scott | The emerging role of a cyclase gene in the biosynthesis of ochratoxin A: The case study of Aspergillus carbonarius |
Oral
Secondary metabolism and production of useful metabolites |
79 |
Thursday, March 17 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Baker, Scott | No genes left behind: Associating phenotypes with genes in Neurospora crassa |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
520V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Ballou, Elizabeth | A Ralstonia pickettii endosymbiont allows Rhizopus microsporus to evade amoeba and cause opportunistic virulence in animals |
Oral
Plenary Session II: Cross species interactions |
66 |
Thursday, March 17 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Baltussen, Tim | The C2H2 transcription factor SltA is involved in conidial germination and hyphal elongation in Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
476W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Banerjea, Mayukh | Role of Nuclear mRNA Degradation Pathway in the Regulation of Telomere Length in Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
667V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Bansal, Kamaldeep | Exploring the Carbohydrate-active enzyme profiles of Ophiostomatoid fungi |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
496F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Bansal, Kamaldeep | Decoding the nuances of fungal symbiosis using ambrosia beetles-Raffaelea lauricola as a model system |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
756T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Barber, Amelia | Aspergillus fumigatus pan-genome analysis identifies genetic variants associated with human infection |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
451F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Barthel, Lars | Quantifying fungal pellets during submerged cultivation: from 3D X-ray microtomography imaging to diffusive mass transport |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
294T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Bartholomai, Bradley | Localization of frequency mRNA by PERIOD-2 contributes to period length determination in the Neurospora crassa circadian clock. |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
341W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Bartholomew, Holly | Blue Mold’s Clues: Comparative transcriptomics of blue mold fungi clue into biochemical processes associated with fungal aggressiveness and conidial germination in Penicillium spp. |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
665V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Bassilana, Martine | Two distinct lipid transporters together regulate invasive filamentous growth in Candida albicans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
365W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Bassilana, Martine | Two distinct lipid transporters together regulate invasive filamentous growth in Candida albicans |
Oral
Lipid metabolism and signaling |
107 |
Thursday, March 17 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Batista Garcia, Ramon Alberto | Surviving in the brine: a multi-omics approach for understanding the physiology of the halophile fungus Aspergillus sydowii |
Oral
Extreme environments |
40 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Beijen, Erik | Identification of key genes of the defense response of the mushroom-forming fungus Schizophyllum commune against fungal and bacterial antagonists |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
534V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Bejenari, Mihaela | Heterologous production of the fungal quinone polyketide bostrycoidin in Yarrowia lipolytica |
Poster
9. Synthetic Biology |
878W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Belisario, Renata | Conditional role of a signal peptidase component in the establishment of biotrophy by the maize anthracnose pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
720T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Belisario, Renata | Conditional role of a signal peptidase component in the establishment of biotrophy by the maize anthracnose pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola |
Oral
Molecular basis of biotrophy |
166 |
Friday, March 18 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Bell-Pedersen, Deborah | Circadian Clock Control of mRNA Translation |
Oral
Circadian Rhythms and photobiology |
54 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Bennett, Amelia | The ephrin tyrosine kinase receptor, EphA2, serves as a gateway for Cryptococcus neoformans into the central nervous system. |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
906T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Benz, Brooke | Genotype and Fusarium head blight selection for microbiomes across barley spikes |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
723T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Benz, J. Philipp | The complexity of Sweet – Competing carbon perception pathways in filamentous fungi |
Oral
Community Meeting and Plenary Session IV: Signaling and Metabolism |
185 |
Saturday, March 19 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Berguson, Hannah | Pathogen carbon metabolism influences host immune response during infection by Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
693T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Best, Griffin | Circadian Clock Control tRNA Synthetases in Neurospora crassa |
Poster
11. Other |
887W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Bian, Zhuyun | A-to-I mRNA editing is catalyzed by FgTad2 and FgTad3 ADAT in Fusarium graminearum |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
641W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Bidard, Frederique | Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) knock-out mutants exhibit cellulolytic enzyme cocktail alterations in Trichoderma reesei |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
293W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Billmyre, Blake | High-throughput genetics and essential gene discovery in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
459T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Billmyre, Blake | Genome-wide identification of sexual-reproduction genes in fission yeast via transposon-insertion sequencing |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
474T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Biratsi, Ada | Endocytosis of the tetraspan eisosome-resident proteins, a developmentally regulated membrane-remodeling mechanism |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
285V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Birch, Paul | Oomycete RXLR effectors enter plant cells by clathrin-mediated endocytosis |
Oral
Plant Pathogens |
73 |
Thursday, March 17 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Blankenship, Jill | Analysis of pre-filamentous Candida albicans cells identifies differing requirements for filamentation in in vitro models and defines the pre-filamentation transcriptome |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
616F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Bloom, Amanda | The role of C. neoformans casein kinase Yck2 in translational reprogramming during host temperature adaptation |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
621T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Bluhm, Burton | Has Cercospora kikuchii vanished in the U.S.? Comparative genomics provides new clues |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
486T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Bobee, Cecilia | Spatio-temporal dynamics of the Podospora anserina fungus using a geomatic-based approach |
Poster
11. Other |
888T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Bocos Asenjo, Irene Teresa | Spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) against fungal and oomycete diseases in forest system |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
810V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Bölker, Michael | Molecular characterization of Pex5b-dependent import of soluble cargo into peroxisomes of Ustilago maydis |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
397F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Borkovich, Katherine | Assessing the impact of regulator of G protein signaling proteins in Neurospora crassa using conventional phenotypic assays and a quantitative image analysis algorithm |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
407W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Bottery, Michael | Measuring the mutagenic properties of antifungal drugs within Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
575V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Brackin, Amelie | A longitudinal study investigating patient acquisition of azole resistant Aspergillus fumigatus (ARAf) |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
699T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Branco, Sara | Metal tolerance in the mycorrhizal fungus Suillus luteus |
Oral
Natural and experimental diversity, evolution and populations |
115 |
Thursday, March 17 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Brandquist, Nichole | Categorizing Filamentation Phenotypes Across Divergent C. albicans Strains in vitro and in vivo |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
556F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Branine, Margaret | Probing the role of N6-methyladenine DNA modification within the Rhizopus microsporus and Mycetohabitans symbiosis |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
677W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Branine, Margaret | Probing the role of N6-methyladenine DNA modification within the Rhizopus microsporus and Mycetohabitans symbiosis |
Oral
Chromatin, heterochromatin, and epigenetics |
96 |
Thursday, March 17 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Breuer, Jan | Functional analysis of the conserved chromatin modifier ASF1 in the filamentous ascomycete Sordaria macrospora |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
648V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Bromley, Michael | COFUN: Final report on the construction of the genome wide-knockout library in A. fumigatus |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
469F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Brown, Alec | An exploration into the differences in noncoding regions between Aspergillus fumigatus and close relatives and how these differences may influence virulence. |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
872V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Brown, Daren | Genus-wide analysis of Fusarium polyketide synthases reveals broad chemical potential |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
544V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Brown, Jessica | Exploiting synergistic and antagonistic drug interactions to improve treatment of systemic fungal infections |
Oral
Fungicides and antifungals |
207 |
Saturday, March 19 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Bruhn Kinneberg, Vilde | Ancient introgression between highly divergent fungal sister species |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
869V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Brun, Sylvain | Live-Cell Imaging of Sexual Reproduction in Podospora anserina: the foreplay |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
366T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Brun, Sylvain | Live-Cell Imaging of Sexual Reproduction in Podospora anserina: the foreplay |
Oral
Mating and sexual development |
157 |
Friday, March 18 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Brunner, Michael | Data-driven modelling captures dynamics of the circadian clock of Neurospora crassa |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
604F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Buijs, Valerie | Exploring the genomes of Phyllosticta, a genus with multiple lifestyles |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
484F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Burbano, Hernán A | A pandemic clonal lineage of the wheat blast fungus |
Oral
Emerging and re-emerging fungi in a changing world |
198 |
Saturday, March 19 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
| Burke, Abigail | Revisiting Meiotic Mutants in Coprinopsis cinerea using a Genomic Approach |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
535V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Burks, Caroline | The molecular resistance mechanisms and population structure of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus present on commercial agricultural products in the United States |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
827W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Burrack, Laura | Genomic diversity across 17 clinical isolates of Candida auris shapes in vitro evolution and rapid development of fluconazole resistance |
Oral
Speciation, diversity and evolution |
170 |
Friday, March 18 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| C Després, Philippe | Asymmetrical dose-responses shape the evolutionary trade-off between antifungal resistance and nutrient use |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
528V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Cabet, Eva | Fungi adaptation to actinide contamination : accumulation of europium in the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
562F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Cacciotti, Andrea | The Crz1 transcription factor of Fusarium verticillioides is required for lipid metabolism regulation and fumonisin production. |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
279V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Cai, Qing | The Elp3 GNAT superfamily protein modulates development, cell cycle progression and virulence in the fungal insect pathogen, Beauveria bassiana |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
654V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Cairns, Timothy | A library of Aspergillus niger chassis strains for morphology engineering connects strain fitness and filamentous growth with submerged macromorphology |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
326V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Calegari Fagundes, Wagner | Host specificity determines a new fungal plant pathogen population |
Oral
Speciation, diversity and evolution |
174 |
Friday, March 18 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Callejas-Negrete, Olga A. | Role of microtubules and actin in the intracellular organization in the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
436V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Campos de Oliveira, Thais | Study of the transcriptional regulation of the host-pathogen interaction between Ulmus americana and Ophiostoma spp |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
498T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Cánovas-Márquez, José Tomás | The role of R3B2 in the RNAi mechanisms of Mucor lusitanicus is driven by both double-stranded RNA binding domains |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
642T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Cappellazzi, Jed | Analysis of Wood-Decay Fungal Communities Associated with Contrasting Zones of the American Wood Protection Association Decay Hazard Map |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
554W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Carbajo Martinez, Manuel | Ensembl Fungi: Melding data sets to explore species interactions |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
782V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Carr, Erin | Deciphering the potential niche of novel black yeast fungal isolates in a biological soil crust based on genomes, phenotyping, and melanin regulation |
Oral
Symbionts and endophytes |
27 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Carr, Erin | Deciphering the potential niche of novel black yeast fungal isolates in a biological soil crust based on genomes, phenotyping, and melanin regulation |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
680W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Carrera Carriel, Cristobal | MERLIN unlocks the secrets to chitin signaling: Using gene-network inference to predict mediators of fungal response to lipo-chitooligosaccharides |
Oral
Small molecules in communication |
178 |
Friday, March 18 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Carrera Carriel, Cristobal | MERLIN unlocks the secrets to chitin signaling: Using gene-network inference to predict mediators of fungal response to lipo-chitooligosaccharides |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
643F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Casado del Castillo, Virginia | Fusarium oxysporum induces the expression of the gene encoding the plant specific tissue protein 6 (ST6) involved in root and plant vasculature development |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
769V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Casado del Castillo, Virginia | Fusarium oxysporum FOSP1G_05432, the orthologous of B. cinerea Bcin04g03490, is involved in growth, sporulation and virulence |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
770V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Casado del Castillo, Virginia | Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Aspergillus nidulans: an efficient tool for targeted gene recombination using selectable nutritional markers |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
324V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Casciato, Sienna | Characterizing Genetic Mechanisms for Measuring Day-Length in Neurospora crassa |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
514V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Case, Nicola | Global analysis of circuitry governing Candida albicans morphogenesis within host immune cells |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
464W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Caseys, Celine | Plants vs Botrytris: a model for quantitative interactions? |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
834T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Castano Uruena, Jesus | Use of a cell-free expression (CFE) to fast characterize fungal enzymes in the wood decomposer Rhodonia placenta |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
300T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Castano Uruena, Jesus | Use of a cell-free expression (CFE) to fast characterize fungal enzymes in the wood decomposer Rhodonia placenta |
Oral
Systems biology and biomaterials |
239 |
Saturday, March 19 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Castano Uruena, Jesus | Identifying unique metabolite patterns during wood decay by brown rot fungi using metabolomics |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
268F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Castano, Jesus D. | Fungal Degradation Behavior of a High-biomass Content, Mixed Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
309T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Castillo, Kathrina | Circadian Clock-Controlled Translation of Specific Neurospora crassa mRNAs Requires Rhythmic eIF2α Activity and P-bodies |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
608W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Castillo, Kathrina | Circadian Clock-Controlled Translation of Specific Neurospora crassa mRNAs Requires Rhythmic eIF2α Activity and P-bodies |
Oral
Stress |
88 |
Thursday, March 17 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Cavalieri de Alencar Guimarães Oliveira, Nelciele | Polygalacturonases from Aspergillus japonicus and Thermoascus aurantiacus: Enzyme production using low-cost carbon source, biochemical properties and applications in clarification of fruit juices |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
335V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Cea-Sánchez, Sara | Regulatory role of VE-1 in transcription during sexual development in the fungus Neurospora crassa |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
367F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Celia, Brandi | Analysis of 439 Cyp51 protein sequences shows 5 major Cyp51 gene family groups across Fungi |
Oral
Spore development, dormancy and germination |
104 |
Thursday, March 17 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Celia, Brandi | Analysis of 439 Cyp51 protein sequences shows 5 major Cyp51 gene family groups across Fungi |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
852T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Chacon-Vargas, Katherine | Comparative genomics of Aspergillus oryzae genomes from different clades reveals signatures of artificial selection in primary and secondary metabolism in domesticate environments |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
863V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Chadwick, Benjamin | The RAM signaling pathway links morphology, thermotolerance, and CO2 tolerance in human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
358F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Chadwick, Benjamin | QTL Mapping and Bulk Segregant Analysis to determine natural polymorphisms associated with CO2 tolerance in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
470W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Chang, Fred | Nanoscale imaging of dynamic cell wall formation in fission yeast |
Oral
Morphological transitions and cell walls |
33 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Chang, Fred | Nanoscale imaging of dynamic cell wall formation in fission yeast |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
385F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Chen, Siqiao | The diversity of mold warfare: a taxonomically wide investigation of Trichoderma - Pythium antagonism |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
779V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Chettri, Pranav | Screening of small secreted proteins of Epichloë bromicola for Hypersensitive Response–Associated effectors in Nicotiana spp. |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
775V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Chevalier, Louis | Cell wall dynamics in fast growing fungal hyphal cells |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
415V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Chiba, Sotaro | Characterization of internal ribosomal entry sites in fungal RNA viruses and their potential use in multiple gene expression in filamentous fungi |
Oral Online
Interactions with prokaryotes and viruses |
52 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Cho, He jin | Characterization of conidia-specific transcription factor CsgA in Aspergillus spp. |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
675V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Choi, Dasol | Development of Broad-Spectrum Natural Antimicrobials using Aspergillus oryzae |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
307F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Choi, Dasol | The Aspergillus oryzae Fermentate D-Tox Effectively Degrades Aflatoxins and Patulin |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
317W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Choi, Jaehyuk | Transcriptomic analysis of Schizophyllum commune in response to the lignin treatment |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
478F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Choi, Jin-Tae | Genome-wide Functional Analysis of WD40 Repeat-containing Proteins in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
530V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Choi, Yeseul | Unveiling the Roles of the Casein Kinase 2 Complex in the Growth, Differentiation, Stress Responses, and Pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
657V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Chooi, Yit-Heng | Novel secondary metabolites and their biosynthesis from new Aspergilli of Australia |
Oral Online
Secondary metabolism and production of useful metabolites |
82 |
Thursday, March 17 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Choudhury, Quanita | Targeted delivery of antifungal liposomes to Rhizopus delemar |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
690T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Chown, Harry | Uncovering long non-coding RNA associated with drug response in Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
500W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Chown, Harry | Analysing the Pangenome of Aspergillus Fumigatus to Uncover Accessory Genes Involved in Azole Resistance |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
450T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Choy, Hau Lam | Sterol homeostasis is critical for surface structure organization and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Oral
Lipid metabolism and signaling |
110 |
Thursday, March 17 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Choy, Hau Lam | Sterol homeostasis is critical for surface structure organization and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
364F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Christiansen, Johan | Fungal Batteries: Production Of Fungal Quinones To Be Used As Electrolytes In Redox Flow Batteries |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
330V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Cisse, Ousmane H. | Centromere Evolution during Fungal Pathogens Pneumocystis Adaption to Mammals |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
417V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Clairet, Colin | Involvement of kinase genes in antifungal tolerance in the pathogenic yeast Candida glabrata |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
700F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Claudien, Kevin | Copper bioleaching from treated wood waste and biosorption by Phanerochaete chrysosporium |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
306T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Cleere, Matthew | Structural Insights of the Blue-Light Photosensor BcLOV4 from the Plant Pathogenic Fungi Botrytis cinerea |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
336T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Coelho, Marco A. | Genetic and genomic analysis of Malassezia reveals pseudobipolar-tetrapolar mating-type locus transitions and early steps in sexual reproduction |
Poster
11. Other |
889F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Coelho, Marco A. | Obligate sexual reproduction of a homothallic fungus closely related to the Cryptococcus pathogenic species complex |
Oral
Mating and sexual development |
153 |
Friday, March 18 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Coetzee, Martin | Nonribosomal peptide synthetase gene clusters and characteristics of NRPS-dependent siderophore synthetases in Armillaria and other species in the Physalacriaceae |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
547V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Cohen, Alanna | Factors driving genome evolution of Anisogramma anomala, the Eastern Filbert Blight fungus, reveal lifestyle and pathogen biology |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
485W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Colón-Reyes, Rodney | Swe1 homologs in Cryptococcus neoformans: Roles in stress response, virulence, and the G2/M Checkpoint |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
428V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Commer, Blake | FBAR proteins anchor the fission yeast contractile ring |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
337F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Contato, Alex | Heterologous expression of a Trichoderma longibrachiatum xyloglucanase GH74 in Aspergillus nidulans with potential applications in biotechnology |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
310F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Contesini, Fabiano | Deciphering new compound pathways in non-engineered Aspergilli using a CRISPR toolbox: Aspergillus californicus as a starting point |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
322V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Corradi, Nicolas | The genetics and genome biology of multinucleate arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi |
Oral
Plenary Session III: Evolution and Development |
124 |
Friday, March 18 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Corrochano, Luis | The evolution of DNA repair: how a cryptochrome photoreceptor became a CPD photolyase in mucoral fungi |
Oral
Circadian Rhythms and photobiology |
60 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Craig, Caroline | Identifying novel sexual reproduction defects by TN-seq in Schizosaccharomyces pombe |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
372T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Craig, Caroline | Identifying novel sexual reproduction defects by TN-seq in Schizosaccharomyces pombe |
Oral
Mating and sexual development |
152 |
Friday, March 18 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Cramer, Robert | Evolution of Aspergillus fumigatus Biofilm Morphotypes in Host Microenvironments |
Oral
Natural and experimental diversity, evolution and populations |
122 |
Thursday, March 17 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Cravener, Max | Regulatory conservation of EFG1 indirect target genes by WOR3 |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
612T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Cruz Mireles, Neftaly | Phosphoproteomic analysis of the Pmk1 MAP kinase pathway reveals novel phosphorylated virulence determinants in Magnaporthe oryzae |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
789V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Cruz-Morales, Pablo | Evolution-driven combinatorial chemistry by genetics using fungal natural product gene clusters |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
274F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Csernetics, Arpad | Comparative transcriptomics to study stress induced morphological changes in fungi |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
509W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Culotta, Valeria | Pathogenic fungi at the crossroads of metal starvation and oxidative stress |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
275W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Culotta, Valeria | Pathogenic fungi at the crossroads of metal starvation and oxidative stress |
Oral
Stress |
83 |
Thursday, March 17 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Daly, Paul | Genome of the ginger pathogen Pythium myriotylum uncovers the most extensive arsenal of virulence-related genes amongst Pythium plant pathogens |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
539V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Damasio, André | Sirtuins are involved in cell wall integrity, secondary metabolites production and virulence in Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
283V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Darino, Martin | Functional characterization of Fusarium graminearum effectors inducing cell death |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
800V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| David-Palma, Marcia | Karyotype evolution via chromosome fusion-inversion in Kwoniella, the sister genus to Cryptococcus |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
443W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Davis, J Muse | Roles for microglia in Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis |
Oral
Human fungal pathogens |
12 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Dawson, Thomas | Role of the Malassezia lipidome in human skin health |
Oral Online
Lipid metabolism and signaling |
113 |
Thursday, March 17 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| de Bekker, Charissa | Hijacking time: How Ophiocordyceps fungi could be using ant host clocks to manipulate behavior |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
678T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| de Bekker, Charissa | Connecting fungal genomes with the behavioral phenomes of ants, manipulated by Ophiocordyceps |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
684T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| de Bekker, Charissa | Connecting fungal genomes with the behavioral phenomes of ants, manipulated by Ophiocordyceps |
Oral
Small molecules in communication |
180 |
Friday, March 18 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| De Fine Licht, Henrik | Genes for an extended phenotype: Biosynthesis of volatile sesquiterpenes in a pathogenic fungus is used to entice male flies into fatal mating’s with infected female cadavers |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
713W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| De Fine Licht, Henrik | Genes for an extended phenotype: Biosynthesis of volatile sesquiterpenes in a pathogenic fungus is used to entice male flies into fatal mating’s with infected female cadavers |
Oral
Interactions with other non-human/plant eukaryotic species |
132 |
Friday, March 18 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| de la Rosa, Silvia | Identification of the Avr9B avirulence effector gene from the tomato leaf mould pathogen Cladosporium fulvum |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
794V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| De Vos, Lieschen | Telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies for Fusarium circinatum |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
502F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| De Vos, Lieschen | A reciprocal chromosome translocation within the American clade of the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex (FFSC) |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
503W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Degradi, Luca | Genome diversity in F. musae isolated from banana and human host. |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
573V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Demers, Elora | Balancing positive and negative selection: metabolic consequences of antifungal resistance via constitutive Mrr1 activity in Candida lusitaniae |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
531V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Dhakal, Upasana | Population genomics analysis of Fusarium graminearum isolates from the Americas |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
849T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Dharmasiri, Hasni | In vitro polyethylene degradation ability of Schizophyllum commune is supported by the presence of the laccases with polyethylene binding sites as revealed by in silico molecular docking analysis |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
328V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Di Pietro, Antonio | Conserved secreted effectors determine endophytic growth and multi-host plant compatibility in a vascular wilt fungus |
Oral
Molecular basis of biotrophy |
161 |
Friday, March 18 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Diaz Escandon, David | Early divergent lineages of Ascomycota: A new hope |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
862V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Diaz, Rudy | Segmental duplication, repeat-induced point mutation, and chromosome relocation in Neurospora crassa: non-coding regions are junkyards for de novo elements and factories for evolution |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
475F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Dickson, Katharine | Characterizing the role of anaerobic fungi in lignocellulolytic microbial communities and the gut mycobiome of herbivorous non-human primates |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
477T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Dickson, Katharine | Characterizing the role of anaerobic fungi in lignocellulolytic microbial communities and the gut mycobiome of herbivorous non-human primates |
Oral
Mycobiomes and their implications |
146 |
Friday, March 18 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Diernfellner, Axel | Casein kinase 1 and disordered clock proteins form functionally equivalent phospho-based circadian modules in fungi and mammals |
Oral
Circadian Rhythms and photobiology |
61 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Diernfellner, Axel | Casein kinase 1 and disordered clock proteins form functionally equivalent phospho-based circadian modules in fungi and mammals |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
245W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Dietrich, Fred | Identification of structurral protein orthologs using predicted protein structures |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
519V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Dijkstra, Jelmer | Transcriptome analysis and effector prediction in Fusarium spp. causing Fusarium wilt of banana |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
725W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Dill, Jesse | Program the Future with Ginkgo's Cell Development Kit |
Poster
9. Synthetic Biology |
874F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Dilla-Ermita, Christine Jade | Secreted in xylem (SIX) 6 mediates Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae race 1 avirulence to strawberry cultivars with FW1 resistance |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
733F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Dineen, Lauren | tRNA-ome of the human fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus: high-throughput functional analysis reveals a valine tRNA isodecoder involved in Azole sensitivity |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
467W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Djamei, Armin | Co-repressor Topless, a central effector hub for the Ustilago maydis / maize interaction |
Oral
Molecular basis of biotrophy |
163 |
Friday, March 18 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Do, Eunsoo | Natural variation by collaboration between antagonistic morphotype master regulators |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
618T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Dodd, Sarah | Nature's Silent Pharmacy: Mining fungal genomes in the discovery of novel antibiotics. |
Poster
9. Synthetic Biology |
879T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Doehlemann, Gunther | Functional diversification of effectors in smut fungi |
Oral
Plant Pathogens |
67 |
Thursday, March 17 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Dominguez, Eddie | Determining the carbohydrate profile of the Cryptococcus spore coat |
Poster
11. Other |
890W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Donlin, Maureen | Membrane integrity contributes to resistance of Cryptococcus neoformans to the cell wall inhibitor caspofungin |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
353W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Dowell, Jordan | Isolate specific effects of Botrytis cinerea on the expression of biosynthetic enzymes and stimulation of Jasmonic and Salicylic acid signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
760V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Drott, Milton | Pangenomics of the ‘death cap’ mushroom, Amanita phalloides, and of Agaricales reveal dynamic evolution of toxin-related gene family in an invasive range. |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
821W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Druzhinina, Irina | A little key will open a large door: unexpected pleiotropic roles of fungal surface-active proteins in fungal cells |
Oral Online
Welcome and Plenary Session I: Cell Biology and Morphology |
3 |
Wednesday, March 16 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Druzhinina, Irina S. | REPAINT – an artificial intelligence algorithm for the comprehensive phenotyping of conidial fungi |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
521V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| du Plooy, Lukas | A role for the Rsp5 ubiquitin ligase and its interactome in the pathogenesis of Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
359W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Duong, Tuan A. | The latent pine pathogen Diplodia sapinea contains two dispensable chromosomes with distinct genomic characteristics |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
497W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Durand, Romain | Quantifying the path to resistance to one of the oldest antifungal drugs |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
529V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Dylag, Mariusz | Establishing minimal conditions sufficient for titanization in Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii species complex |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
432V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Ebbole, Daniel | Evolution of a Large Effector Family in Pyricularia |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
823F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Edwards, Harley | Derivative Profiling to Determine Differential Analysis in -omic Datasets |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
515V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Eisenberg, Amy | Detection and engineering of rapidly evolving genomic regions in anaerobic microbes |
Poster
9. Synthetic Biology |
877F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Eisermann, Iris | Defining the septin interactome and its role in appressorium-mediated plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae |
Oral
Morphological transitions and cell walls |
37 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Eisermann, Iris | Defining the septin interactome and its role in appressorium-mediated plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
722W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Ellena, Valeria | The fungal sexual revolution continues: indications of sexuality in the citric acid producing fungus Aspergillus niger. |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
368W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Erdmann , Eileen | Tools for Knufia petricola: new techniques for CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
422V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Essen, Lars-Oliver | Structural base of the cell wall diversity of Candida glabrata |
Oral
Morphological transitions and cell walls |
35 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Etier, Aurelie | The histone variant H2A.Z in Fusarium graminearum, its genomic location and its environment |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
596W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Etxebeste, Oier | Identification and functional characterization of the putative cyclin FlpA as a regulator of the metula-to-phialide transition during conidiophore development of Aspergillus nidulans |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
440V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Evangelisti, Edouard | Deep learning-based quantification of fungi in plant roots |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
771V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Faino, Luigi | The puzzle of mini-chromosomes and Fumonisins in Fusarium verticillioide |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
759V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Fang, Weiguo | Regulation of infection of insects by the fungus Metarhizium robertsii |
Oral Online
Interactions with other non-human/plant eukaryotic species |
134 |
Friday, March 18 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Fang, Yufeng "Francis" | Long transposon-rich regional centromeres in the oomycete Phytophthora sojae reveal divergence of centromere features in the Stramenopila-Alveolata-Rhizaria (SAR) lineages |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
445F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Farmer, Nicholas | Pyricularia HAG effector family interactions with rice candidate target proteins |
Oral
Plant Pathogens |
70 |
Thursday, March 17 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Farmer, Nicholas | Pyricularia HAG effector family interactions with rice candidate target proteins |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
685F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Farrer, Rhys | Population genetics and microevolution of clinical Candida glabrata reveals recombinant sequence types and hyper-variation within mitochondrial genomes, virulence genes and drug-targets |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
829F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Feldbrugge, Michael | Endosomal mRNA transport |
Oral
RNA and RNAi biology |
15 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Ferrara, Massimo | The role of COP9 signalosome complex in secondary metabolism in Fusarium |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
672V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Fischer, Monika S. | Pyrolyzed substrates induce aromatic compound metabolism in the post-fire fungus, Pyronema domesticum |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
249T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Fischer, Reinhard | Chemical interactions between fungi and nematodes |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
710W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Fischer, Reinhard | Chemical interactions between fungi and nematodes |
Oral
Plenary Session II: Cross species interactions |
64 |
Thursday, March 17 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Fisher, Matthew | Metagenomics approaches to understanding the synergistic roles of environment and chytrid infection in host extinction |
Oral Online
Emerging and re-emerging fungi in a changing world |
204 |
Saturday, March 19 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Fleissner, Andre | Interspecies interactions of Neurospora crassa and Botrytis cinerea are mediated by a conserved cell-cell communication mechanism |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
347W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Fleissner, Andre | Interspecies interactions of Neurospora crassa and Botrytis cinerea are mediated by a conserved cell-cell communication mechanism |
Oral
Fungal recognition (self and non-self) |
233 |
Saturday, March 19 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Florez, Liz | Understanding the virulence molecular mechanisms of Neonectria ditissima, a necrotrophic fungal pathogen of apple. |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
795V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Fokkens, Like | The distributed genome of Fusarium oxysporum: mix and match of core and accessory chromosomes |
Oral
From genome to pangenome |
225 |
Saturday, March 19 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Földi, Csenge | Novel putative seven-transmembrane receptors may underlie complex multicellularity in mushroom-forming fungi |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
419V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Ford, Rosie | A RiPPing time: Exploring a novel peptide from Zymoseptoria tritici |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
267T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Foresman, Dana | Transcriptome Analysis of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Culicinomyces clavisporus |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
471T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Franco, Mario | Evolution of secondary metabolite gene clusters: what is the role of fungal interactions in driving metabolic diversification? |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
289V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Franco-Losilla, Marta | Functional analysis of the Cwh43p ortholog CwhA of Fusarium fujikuroi. |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
286V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Free, Stephen | DFG-5 plays a key role in the extracellular targeting of Neurospora crassa glycoproteins for incorporation into the cell wall and secretion into the growth medium |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
380W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Freese, Jillian | Investigating the role of Hsp90 in the regulation of Histoplasma capsulatum morphology and transcriptional response |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
391F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Freimoser, Florian | Biocontrol activity and genomic analyses of the antagonistic, yeast-like fungus Aureobasidium pullulans |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
533V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Freitag, Michael | Analysis of defective in silencing (dis) mutants of Fusarium graminearum to understand the formation and maintenance of facultative heterochromatin |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
590W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Frerichs, Anna | Determining the role of the spore-enriched protein Isp2 in the maintenance of dormancy |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
363T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Friske, Rebekkah | Protein Secretion Requires Extracellular Vesicles |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
338W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Frisvad, Jens | Primary, secondary and tertiary metabolites, proteins and carbohydrates |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
273T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Fritsche, Susanne | Aspergillus niger conidial germination: 3D live cell exploration |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
386W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Fritsche, Susanne | Aspergillus niger conidial germination: 3D live cell exploration |
Oral
Spore development, dormancy and germination |
102 |
Thursday, March 17 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Fu, Ci | Leveraging machine learning essentiality predictions and chemogenomic interactions to identify antifungal targets |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
663V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Fu, Ci | Leveraging machine learning essentiality predictions and chemogenomic interactions to identify antifungal targets |
Oral Online
Human fungal pathogens |
13 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Garcia, Alexis | Elucidation of Intrinsic Echinocandin Drug Resistance Mechanisms in Mucorales Fungi |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
701W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Garcia, David | A prion accelerates proliferation at the expense of lifespan |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
599W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Garcia, David | A prion accelerates proliferation at the expense of lifespan |
Oral
Chromatin, heterochromatin, and epigenetics |
95 |
Thursday, March 17 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Garduño-Rosales, Marisela | Defects on endocytosis cause alterations in actin and produce aberrant hyphal morphology of Neurospora crassa |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
381T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Gaylord, Elizabeth | The phosphatase Sac1 mediates capsule secretion in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
355F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Geiser, David | Lineage structure of the Fusarium oxysporum Species Complex (FOSC) based on a dataset of 41 full-length genes from the core genomes of 545 isolates: its implications in taxonomy and diagnostics |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
841F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Gelli, Angie | The ephrin tyrosine kinase receptor, EphA2, serves as a gateway for Cryptococcus neoformans into the central nervous system. |
Oral
Human fungal pathogens |
9 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Ghosh, Santanu | Elucidating the composition and functions of the Remodels the Structure of Chromatin (RSC) complex in Candida albicans |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
647V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Gil, Juanita | Comparative analyses of effector and CAZyme profiles in Rhizoctonia species |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
492T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Gladfelter, Amy | Temperature adaptation of biological phase separation |
Oral
Welcome and Plenary Session I: Cell Biology and Morphology |
5 |
Wednesday, March 16 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Gladfelter, Amy | Temperature adaptation of biological phase separation |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
390T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Gladieux, Pierre | Molecular evolution of virulence effectors of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
824W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Gladyshev, Eugene | Chromatin remodeling is required for the expression of small interfering RNAs from repetitive DNA loci in Neurospora crassa |
Oral Online
Chromatin, heterochromatin, and epigenetics |
98 |
Thursday, March 17 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Gluck-Thaler, Emile | Giant Starship elements mobilize accessory genes in fungal genomes |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
452W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Gluck-Thaler, Emile | Giant Starship elements mobilize accessory genes in fungal genomes |
Oral
Natural and experimental diversity, evolution and populations |
121 |
Thursday, March 17 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Glueck, Nathan | Putative oxidoreductase Cip1 is critical for pheromone-independent unisexual development in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
389W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Goich, David | Gcn2 compensates for the absence of Hog1 in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
622F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Gombash, Benjamin | Interactions Between the Diet and Mycobiome of Long-tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) Vary Across Islands with Evidence of a Role for Antifungal Plants |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
790V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Gómez De La Cruz, Diana | Convergent recognition of the Magnaporthe oryzae host specificity determinant PWL2 in divergent grass species |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
732T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Gómez De La Cruz, Diana | Convergent recognition of the Magnaporthe oryzae host specificity determinant PWL2 in divergent grass species |
Oral
Emerging and re-emerging fungi in a changing world |
199 |
Saturday, March 19 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Gonçalves, Carla | A diversified metabolic toolkit in budding yeasts linked to ecological adaptation |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
506W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Gopalakrishnan Meena, Muralikrishnan | Predicting production of known, putative, and unknown microbial metabolites through network analysis |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
331V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Gostinčar, Cene | Stable parasexuality – a novel fungal reproductive strategy uncovered by population genomics |
Oral
Extreme environments |
38 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Gotting, Kirsten | Genomic diversification of the specialized parasite of the fungus-growing ant symbiosis |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
569W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Gotting, Kirsten | Genomic diversification of the specialized parasite of the fungus-growing ant symbiosis |
Oral
Emerging and re-emerging fungi in a changing world |
201 |
Saturday, March 19 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Gourlie, Ryan | A global pangenome analysis of tan spot (Pyrenophora tritici-repentis) reveals an open genome and virulence factors nested in mobile elements |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
864V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Gourlie, Ryan | A global pangenome analysis of tan spot (Pyrenophora tritici-repentis) reveals an open genome and virulence factors nested in mobile elements |
Oral Online
From genome to pangenome |
228 |
Saturday, March 19 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Gow, Neil | Immune recognition of fungi: deciphering the writing on the wall |
Oral
Human fungal pathogens |
6 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Gressler, Markus | A genetic platform to produce secondary metabolites of non-Dikarya fungi |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
332V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Grigoriev, Igor | Genes of unknown function conserved across fungi: a call for action |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
447T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Grigoriev, Igor | Genes of unknown function conserved across fungi: a call for action |
Oral
Coolest tools for fungal biology |
219 |
Saturday, March 19 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM |
| Grognet, Pierre | Systematic deletions of histone methyltransferase and demethylase genes reveal their role in RIP and sexual development. |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
594T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Grognet, Pierre | Systematic deletions of histone methyltransferase and demethylase genes reveal their role in RIP and sexual development. |
Oral
Mating and sexual development |
156 |
Friday, March 18 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Guo, Jingwei | Genetic mapping of new QTL conferring virulence in Pyrenophora tritici-repentis |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
773V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Guo, Yanfang | Elucidation of pyranone pigment biosynthesis in fungi |
Poster Online
9. Synthetic Biology |
884V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Gurr, Sarah | The global movement of fungal and oomycete crop pathogens: mechanistic models, predictions and perils |
Oral
Emerging and re-emerging fungi in a changing world |
202 |
Saturday, March 19 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Guruceaga, Xabier | Aspergillus fumigatus Septation Initiation Network (SIN) kinases contribute to fungal pathogenesis, cell wall construction, and rRNA metabolism. |
Poster
11. Other |
902W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Gusa, Asiya | Transposon mobilization elevated by heat stress causes genome-wide mutations in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus deneoformans |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
833W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Gutierrez Perez, Cecilia | Targeting Aspergillus fumigatus hypoxia response pathways to potentiate contemporary antifungal therapies |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
304F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Gutierrez Perez, Cecilia | Targeting Aspergillus fumigatus hypoxia response pathways to potentiate contemporary antifungal therapies |
Oral
Fungicides and antifungals |
206 |
Saturday, March 19 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
| H. Goldman, Gustavo | How a fungus protects itself when producing a secondary toxic metabolite |
Oral
Community Meeting and Plenary Session IV: Signaling and Metabolism |
188 |
Saturday, March 19 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Hafez, Mohamed | Fusarium spp. associated with wheat nodes and grain in representative sites across the western Canadian Prairies |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
577V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Hafez, Mohamed | Pyrenophora tritici-repentis in Japan: first report on race structure and a novel ToxA haplotype |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
578V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Hagiwara, Daisuke | Culturing Aspergillus nidulans in soil microcosm elucidates its ecological behavior and interaction with soil microbiota |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
673V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Hagiwara, Daisuke | Culturing Aspergillus nidulans in soil microcosm elucidates its ecological behavior and interaction with soil microbiota |
Oral Online
Secondary metabolism and production of useful metabolites |
80 |
Thursday, March 17 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Hagiwara, Daisuke | Identification of co-culture responsive biosynthetic gene cluster in Aspergillus niger and Penicillium species |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
674V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Hahn, Matthias | Multiple mutagenesis of Botrytis cinerea by an improved CRISPR/Cas9 protocol reveals high redundancy of phytotoxic proteins for necrotrophic infection |
Oral
Plant Pathogens |
69 |
Thursday, March 17 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Haj Hammadeh, Hamzeh | BRO1 localizes to a specific subpopulation of vesicular structures which mediate cell-cell fusion in N. crassa. |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
424V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Hamilton, Grace | Septins in the unconventional cell divisions of the extremophilic black fungus Knufia petricola. |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
563W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Hamilton, Olivia | Identification of novel effector proteins in Cercospora beticola |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
765V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Hammond-Kosack, Kim | The pathogen-host interaction database in 2022: Providing FAIR data to explore human, animal and plant infecting filamentous pathogens |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
778V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Han, Kap-Hoon | Transcriptome investigation of mpkB-mkkB mutants related to secondary metabolism and sexual development of Aspergillus nidulans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
402T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Hanafy, Radwa | Developing genetic tools to unlock the biotechnological potential of anaerobic gut fungi |
Oral
Extreme environments |
42 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Hanafy, Radwa | Developing genetic tools to unlock the biotechnological potential of anaerobic gut fungi |
Poster
11. Other |
891T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Hanes, Steven | The Ess1 prolyl isomerase and its target, the CTD of RNA polymerase II, in cold-adapted fungi. |
Oral
Extreme environments |
41 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Hanes, Steven | The Ess1 prolyl isomerase and its target, the CTD of RNA polymerase II, in cold-adapted fungi. |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
611W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Hao, Guixia | The conserved trichothecene biosynthetic cluster gene TRI14 is required for growth of Fusarium graminearum in wheat but not for trichothecene production |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
801V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Harb, Omar | FungiDB: Free online informatic tools for fungal and oomycete biologists |
Oral
Coolest tools for fungal biology |
216 |
Saturday, March 19 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Harris, Steven | Functional characterization of DENN domain proteins in Aspergillus nidulans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
382F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Harrison, Maria | Cross-kingdom interactions in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis |
Oral
Plenary Session II: Cross species interactions |
62 |
Thursday, March 17 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
| Harrison, Marie-Claire | Using machine learning to gain insight on how environment and diet influence the evolution of galactose metabolism across the budding yeast subphylum |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
845W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Harrison, Marie-Claire | Using machine learning to gain insight on how environment and diet influence the evolution of galactose metabolism across the budding yeast subphylum |
Oral
Natural and experimental diversity, evolution and populations |
116 |
Thursday, March 17 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Hashemi, Maryam | Impact of the mycoparasite Pythium oligandrum on mutualistic interactions and disease resistance as well as growth induction in Medicago truncatula |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
767V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Hassett, Kealan | A Spot of Bother, transcontinental genetic diversity of Pyrenophora teres f. maculata. |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
868V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Hatmaker, E. Anne | Characterizing genomic and phenotypic traits of the human pathogen Aspergillus flavus and its non-pathogenic close relatives |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
468T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Havukainen, Sami | Electrophysiological characterization of a diverse group of sugar transporters from Trichoderma reesei |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
281V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Havukainen, Sami | Functional characterization of a highly specific L‑arabinose transporter from Trichoderma reesei |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
282V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Hawkins, Nichola | Predicting predictability of fungicide resistance evolution |
Oral
Fungicides and antifungals |
209 |
Saturday, March 19 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Hayes, Richard D. | Exploring Pan-Genomes At MycoCosm |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
524V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Hays, Shan | A versatile set of protein tags to improve purification of nuclei |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
343F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| He, Baoye | Botrytis cinerea secretes small RNA containing extracellular vesicles that enter plant cells through clathrin-dependent endocytosis |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
748F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| He, Baoye | Botrytis cinerea secretes small RNA containing extracellular vesicles that enter plant cells through clathrin-dependent endocytosis |
Oral
Fungal determinants of host response |
191 |
Saturday, March 19 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
| He, Bin | Independent Expansion of the Hyr/Iff-like (Hil) Adhesin Family in C. auris and other Candida Yeast Pathogens |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
867V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Heater, Sarah | Investigating molecular mechanisms that underlie thermal dimorphism and pathogenesis of Histoplasma capsulatum |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
387T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Heimel, Kai | Unconventional suppression of plant defence responses by the signal peptide peptidase Spp1 in the Ustilago maydis - maize interaction |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
741T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Hennicke, Florian | Agaricomycete multicellular development and biomolecule formation with focus on the model system Cyclocybe aegerita and its relatives |
Oral
Mating and sexual development |
154 |
Friday, March 18 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Henry, Peter | Pathotypes of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae express discrete repertoires of accessory genes and induce distinct host transcriptional responses during root infection. |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
734W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Henry, Peter | Pathotypes of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae express discrete repertoires of accessory genes and induce distinct host transcriptional responses during root infection. |
Oral
Plant Pathogens |
74 |
Thursday, March 17 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Hensen, Noah Lisa | Genome-scale phylogeny of the fungal order Sordariales |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
851W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Hensen, Noah Lisa | Genome-scale phylogeny of the fungal order Sordariales |
Oral
Speciation, diversity and evolution |
171 |
Friday, March 18 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Hernandez-Rodriguez, Yainitza | Antifungal Screening of 54 Single Plant Essential Oils Against Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
351T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Hibbett, David | Genomics, species limits, and evolution of the shiitake genus Lentinula |
Oral
Plenary Session III: Evolution and Development |
125 |
Friday, March 18 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Hiltunen, Markus | Transposons activate during monokaryosis in a mushroom-forming fungus |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
548V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Hinterdobler, Wolfgang | Chance favours the prepared spore – how to jumpstart cellulase production |
Oral
Natural and applied bioconversion and biodegradation |
138 |
Friday, March 18 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Hinterdobler, Wolfgang | Chance favours the prepared spore – how to jumpstart cellulase production |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
313F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Hole, Camaron | Cryptococcus neoformans Chitin Synthase 3 (Chs3) Plays a Critical Role in Dampening Host Inflammatory Responses |
Oral
Fungal determinants of host response |
190 |
Saturday, March 19 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
| Hori, Chiaki | Degradation strategy of wood extractives by conifer-degrading wood decay fungus |
Oral Online
Natural and applied bioconversion and biodegradation |
143 |
Friday, March 18 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Horwitz, Benjamin | Testing the role of the transcription factor TvSom1 in adhesion of Trichoderma virens germlings |
Oral
Symbionts and endophytes |
25 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Horwitz, Benjamin | Testing the role of the transcription factor TvSom1 in adhesion of Trichoderma virens germlings |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
758W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Hu, Yuting | Interactions between algal cells and the dimorphic lichenized fungus Umbilicaria muhlenbergii |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
816V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Huang, Jun | Repair of CRISPR-Cas12a induced DNA double-strand breaks in Magnaporthe oryzae generates locus-dependent mutation profiles |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
299W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Huang, Manning | Genetic interaction mapping via pooled CRISPR-Cas9 insertional mutagenesis in the human fungal meningitis pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
460F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Hückelhoven, Ralph | Blumeria graminis effector proteins target a conserved host cell polarity pathway for establishment of biotrophic infection structures |
Oral
Molecular basis of biotrophy |
162 |
Friday, March 18 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Hurtaux, Thomas | Capsule glycosylation in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
260W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Hussnaetter, Kai | Synthetic tools to regulate unconventional secretion for production of heterologous proteins in Ustilago maydis |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
295F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Iacovelli, Riccardo | Heterologous expression of biosynthetic gene clusters from lichen-forming fungi |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
314W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Ianiri, Giuseppe | Transcriptomic approach to unveil the interaction between a biocontrol yeast and a postharvest fungal pathogen on the host fruit |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
761V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Iannaccone, Marco | An updated checklist of wood decay fungi in the Maltese Islands. |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
579V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Ibrahim, Ashraf | A ricin-like toxin derives tissue necrosis during invasive mucormycosis |
Oral
Human fungal pathogens |
10 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Igbalajobi, Olumuyiwa | Dss1 and Cap60 are required for capsule formation, stress response, and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
615T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Imre, Alexandra | Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. ’boulardii’ host interactions and the virulence-related gene heme oxygenase-1 (HMX1) |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
692W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Jackson, Katrina | Linkage analysis of clinical isolates in the Cryptococcus neoformans ST93 clade reveals two non-recombining populations with different in vivo disease manifestations |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
694F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Jalihal, Ameya | Local Translation and Nuclear Autonomy in a Multinucleate Fungus Ashbya gossypii |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
403F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| James, Matthew | The role of cytochrome c in leukocyte induced Aspergillus fumigatus cell death. |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
360T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| James, Steven | A new role in G2-M control revealed by a reciprocal translocation involving the snxA shuttling mRNA-binding protein and a GYF-domain protein in Aspergillus nidulans |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
603T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Janbon, Guilhem | Alternative Transcription start sites in Cryptococcus |
Oral
RNA and RNAi biology |
14 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Jang, Yu-Byeong | Cpk1, Mpk1, and Hog1, MAPK Pathways Coordinately Regulate the Growth, Thermotolerance, and Cell Wall Integrity of Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
658V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Jankowski, Meaghan | The formation of a fuzzy negative arm protein complex is important for clock robustness in Neurospora crassa |
Poster
9. Synthetic Biology |
873T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Jenkinson, Thomas | Human mediated contact between amphibian-killing chytrid variants results in repeated recombination |
Oral
Interactions with other non-human/plant eukaryotic species |
129 |
Friday, March 18 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Jenkinson, Thomas | Human mediated contact between amphibian-killing chytrid variants results in repeated recombination |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
835F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Jia, Leijie | Human p11-mediated re-direction of phagosomes to the recycling endosome-expulsion pathway induced by fungal pathogen |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
681T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Jiang, Cong | A fungal ING protein regulates H3 acetylation and H4 deacetylation by interacting with two distinct histone modifying complexes |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
649V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Jin, Hailing | Extracellular vesicle-mediated cross-kingdom transport of plant mRNAs into fungal cells to suppress pathogenicity |
Oral
RNA and RNAi biology |
18 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Joehnk, Bastian | Fungi to the rescue – revolutionizing food production through biotechnology |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
302W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Johannesson, Hanna | Rise and fate of mutations in the fairy ring mushroom Marasmius oreades |
Oral Online
Plenary Session III: Evolution and Development |
127 |
Friday, March 18 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Johnson, Richard | Establishment of functional symbioses between Epichloë endophytes and the modern cereals rye (Secale cereale) and hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum). |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
814V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Johnson, Richard | Establishment of functional symbioses between Epichloë endophytes and the modern cereals rye (Secale cereale) and hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum). |
Oral Online
Symbionts and endophytes |
28 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Joseph, Ross | Genetic systems and pH stress in the laurel wilt-Ambrosia beetle symbiotic interaction |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
714T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Joseph, Ross | Mycangial colonization in the laurel wilt (Raffealea lauricola)-Ambrosia beetle symbiosis |
Oral
Symbionts and endophytes |
24 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Joseph, Ross | Mycangial colonization in the laurel wilt (Raffealea lauricola)-Ambrosia beetle symbiosis |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
753T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Joubert, Pierre M | The extrachromosomal circular DNAs of the rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae contain a wide variety of LTR retrotransposons, genes, and effectors |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
482W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Joubert, Pierre M | The extrachromosomal circular DNAs of the rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae contain a wide variety of LTR retrotransposons, genes, and effectors |
Oral
Natural and experimental diversity, evolution and populations |
117 |
Thursday, March 17 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Jung, Sascha | Structure-activity predictions from computational mining of protein databases to assist modular design of antimicrobial peptides |
Poster Online
11. Other |
903V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Kahmann, Regine | A structure for effector delivery in smut fungi? |
Oral
Plenary Session II: Cross species interactions |
65 |
Thursday, March 17 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Kalan, Lindsay | Antifungal Potential of the Skin Microbiome |
Oral
Interactions with prokaryotes and viruses |
46 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Kalem, Murat Can | Arginine Methylation of RNA Binding Proteins in Cryptococcal Virulence and Antifungal Resistance |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
638W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Kälin, Carol | Genetic diversity of the pea root pathogen Aphanomyces euteiches in Europe |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
842W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Kamath, Manali | Unfolded protein response is critical for the corneal pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
705T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Kämper, Jörg | The Nma1 protein promotes long distance transport mediated by early endosomes in Ustilago maydis |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
395W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Kang Jr, S. Earl | High-Throughput Screening Platform for Novel Antifungals to Address Antimicrobial Resistance |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
308W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Kanja, Claire | Functional characterisation of candidate Fusarium graminearum effectors |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
796V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Kariyawasam, Gayan | The Parastagonospora nodorum necrotrophic effector SnTox3 likely evolved from a duplication event of SnTox5 |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
843T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Karlsson, Magnus | Comparative genomics highlights the importance of drug efflux transporters during evolution of mycoparasitism in Clonostachys subgenus Bionectria |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
549V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Kasteel, Michiel | Phytophthora zoospores display klinokinetic behaviour in response to a chemoattractant |
Oral
Small molecules in communication |
181 |
Friday, March 18 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Katati, Bwalya | The maize mycobiome and implication on mycotoxin contamination in relation to climatic patterns |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
576V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Katati, Bwalya | The maize mycobiome and implication on mycotoxin contamination in relation to climatic patterns |
Oral Online
Emerging and re-emerging fungi in a changing world |
203 |
Saturday, March 19 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM |
| Ke, Yi-Hong | Global introduction patterns of the pine ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus luteus |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
860V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Kekana, Dikeledi | Molecular Characterisation of Candida auris Clinical Isolates at a Large Tertiary Academic Hospital in South Africa, 2016-2020 |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
858T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Keller, Nancy | Oxylipin Signals Affecting Host and Pathogen Interactions |
Oral
Lipid metabolism and signaling |
111 |
Thursday, March 17 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Kelliher, Christina | A role for gene expression and mRNA stability in the mechanism underlying circadian nutritional compensation in Neurospora crassa |
Oral
Circadian Rhythms and photobiology |
56 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Kelliher, Julia | Going Green: Evidence for acquisition and persistence of plant and algal plastomes in diverse fungi |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
815V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Kelly, Moira | Characterizing variation within the European Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans epidemic |
Oral
Interactions with other non-human/plant eukaryotic species |
130 |
Friday, March 18 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Kelly, Moira | Characterizing variation within the European Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans epidemic |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
679F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Khan, Faheema | Evolution of mycorrhizal symbiosis in Inocybaceae |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
532V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Kim, Dae-Hyuk | A GPI-anchored protein gene from the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica is a hypovirus-specific virulence factor and a tolerance factor against hypovirus infection |
Oral
Interactions with prokaryotes and viruses |
51 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Kim, Dae-Hyuk | A GPI-anchored protein gene from the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica is a hypovirus-specific virulence factor and a tolerance factor against hypovirus infection |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
739F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Kim, Dae-Hyuk | Expression of an immunocomplex for dengue virus in Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
321T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Kim, Dae-Hyuk | Heterologous expression of pheichrome, a photosensitizer used for photo dynamic therapy using the co-expression system of Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
318T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Kim, Minju | Natural variation in Candida albicans glycolytic regulator activities |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
619F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Kim, Wonyong | Deciphering lichen secondary metabolism by genetic dereplication, transcriptome analysis, and heterologous expression |
Oral Online
Secondary metabolism and production of useful metabolites |
81 |
Thursday, March 17 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Kim, Wonyong | Characterization of N6-methyladenosine RNA methylation factors in Fusarium graminearum |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
668V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Kim, Yu Kyung | The ndrC gene, which is regulated by nsdD, controls sexual development in Aspergillus nidulans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
378T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Klosterman, Steven | Dynamics of Verticillium dahliae race 1 population under managed agricultural ecosystems |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
870V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Knowles, Corey | Ccr4 and Gcn2 contribute differentially to stress-specific translational repression in C. neoformans |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
644W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Knowles, Corey | Ccr4 and Gcn2 contribute differentially to stress-specific translational repression in C. neoformans |
Oral
Stress |
89 |
Thursday, March 17 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Ko, Yo-Han | Functional analysis of Heat Shock Protein 90 co-Chaperon p23, CpCo23, of chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica in variety of stress |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
740W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Kollath-Leiss, Krisztina | A model of the bud emergence 46 (BEM46) protein mode of action based on transcriptomics data in Neurospora crassa |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
434V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Konkel, Zachary | Sifting noncanonical Basidiomycete biosynthetic gene clusters from shared genomic regions |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
501T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Konkol, Joshua | Alternative sulfur scavenging and host colonization by the plant pathogen Raffaelea lauricola |
Oral
Plant Pathogens |
72 |
Thursday, March 17 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Konkol, Joshua | Alternative sulfur scavenging and host colonization by the plant pathogen Raffaelea lauricola |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
726T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Kothe, Erika | Schizophyllum commune in radioactive/metal contaminated environments |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
423V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Kozhar, Olga | Emerging tree pathogen Phellinus noxius has a long evolutionary history in eastern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
819T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Kozhar, Olga | Emerging tree pathogen Phellinus noxius has a long evolutionary history in eastern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands |
Oral
Emerging and re-emerging fungi in a changing world |
200 |
Saturday, March 19 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Kozubowski, Lukasz | The Cryptococcus neoformans Flc1 homologue controls calcium homeostasis and survival in the infected host |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
361F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Krespach, Mario | Lichen-like consortia and multicellular structures protect algae against bacterial toxins |
Oral
Secondary metabolism and production of useful metabolites |
76 |
Thursday, March 17 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Kronstad, James | The diets of biotrophs and opportunists in unhealthy hosts |
Oral
Community Meeting and Plenary Session IV: Signaling and Metabolism |
186 |
Saturday, March 19 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Kües, Ursula | Laccase expression in the dung fungus Coprinopsis cinerea with 17 natural laccase genes |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
320W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Kües, Ursula | Laccase expression in the dung fungus Coprinopsis cinerea with 17 natural laccase genes |
Oral
Systems biology and biomaterials |
237 |
Saturday, March 19 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
| Kües, Ursula | Tryptophan biosynthesis genes in the mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
278W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Kundu, Soumyadip | Role of Arv1 protein in sterol metabolism and pathogenicity of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica |
Oral
Lipid metabolism and signaling |
109 |
Thursday, March 17 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Kundu, Soumyadip | Role of Arv1 protein in sterol metabolism and pathogenicity of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
264T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Kuo, Chih-Yen | Functional analyses of predicted G-protein-coupled receptors in nematode-trapping fungus, Arthrobotrys oligospora |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
655V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Kurbessoian, Tania | A cystic fibrosis patient lung environment allowed for coexistence of multiple Exophiala dermatitidis clades over time |
Oral
Extreme environments |
39 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Kurbessoian, Tania | A cystic fibrosis patient lung environment allowed for coexistence of multiple Exophiala dermatitidis clades over time |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
830W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Kuroki, Misa | Mycovirus influences secondary metabolite production in Aspergillus flavus |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
785V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| LaBella, Abigail | Synonymous codon usage as a lens into the metabolic ecology of budding yeasts |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
855T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Lamb, Emma | Identification and functional characterization of a putative alternative oxidase (AOX) in the smut fungus Sporisorium reilianum f. sp. zeae. |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
711T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Lange, Lene | Fungal digestive enzyme profile: Essential for fitness and integrated part of speciation and evolution |
Oral
Speciation, diversity and evolution |
169 |
Friday, March 18 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Lange, Lene | Fungal digestive enzyme profile: Essential for fitness and integrated part of speciation and evolution |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
505F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Lange, Lene | Aspergillus as model for analyzing the fungal digestive enzyme profile -to be included in species description and classification? |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
504T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Langen, Gregor | The fungal root endophyte Serendipita vermifera displays inter-kingdom synergistic beneficial effects with the microbiota in Arabidopsis thaliana and barley |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
754F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Langner, Thorsten | Mini-chromosomes as drivers of genetic diversity and host-adaptation in the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
488W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Lanser, Dylan | Cryptococcus neoformans transcytosis of human brain endothelial cells likely begins with macropinocytosis. |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
682F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Lanze, Carla | Eisosomes mediate a novel pathway for regulating PI(4,5)P2 in Candida albicans that is critical for cell wall morphogenesis and virulence |
Oral
Lipid metabolism and signaling |
112 |
Thursday, March 17 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Laraba, Imane | The novel 15-keto NX-2 and 15-keto NX-3 Fusarium trichothecenes: pathway, phytotoxicity, and pathogenicity |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
580V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Lariviere, Monique | Exploring the role of natural antisense transcripts in the stress response of Ustilago maydis |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
670V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Larrondo, Luis | Circadian Oscillations in Trichoderma atroviride and the Role of Core Clock Components in Secondary Metabolism, Development, and Mycoparasitism Against the Phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
342T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Lash, Emma | Systematic genetic analysis of Candida albicans filamentation in response to elevated temperature |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
465T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Lassagne, Alexandre | Characterisation of sexual reproduction mechanisms of Pyricularia oryzae to determine genetic bases of male and female fertility. |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
377W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Lastovetsky, Olga | Discovery and selection of fungal endophytes for disease resistance of barley |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
776V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Lax, Carlos | Development of genetics and molecular tools to study DNA N6-adenine methylation in early-diverging fungi |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
593W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Le Mauff, Francois | Identification of novel transcription factors involved in Aspergillus fumigatus adherence |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
659V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Ledoux, Clara | Dynamic expanding fungal networks: characterization of the spatio-temporal hyphal growth in the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina |
Poster
11. Other |
892F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Lee, Sang-Won | Functional analyses of genes involved in disease development in rice caused by both pathotypes of Fusarium fujikuroi |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
745F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Lee, Seung-Heon | Unraveling the Essential Transcription Factors in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
429V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Lewis, Zachary | Dectisomes Target Antifungal Drugs for Fungal Cells |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
691F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Lewis, Zachary | Control and function of facultative heterochromatin in Neurospora crassa |
Oral
Chromatin, heterochromatin, and epigenetics |
91 |
Thursday, March 17 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Leys, Marie | Molecular determinants of host adaptation in a recombining population of Pyricularia oryzae infecting rice |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
871V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Li, Fei | Phosphorylation-mediated Ccp1-Ndc80 switch at the N-terminus of CENP-T regulates kinetochore assembly in fission yeast |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
339T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Li, Hongmin | Inhibitor targeting the Prp8 intein splicing of Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
250F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Li, Hongmin | Inhibitor targeting the Prp8 intein splicing of Cryptococcus neoformans |
Oral
Fungicides and antifungals |
212 |
Saturday, March 19 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| li, jinling | Validation and characterization of Pyrenophora teres f. teres effectors VR1 and VR2 conferring virulence on Rika barley |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
686W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Li, Yeqi | Identification and characterization of an intergenic “safe haven” region in human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
298F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Lightfoot, Jorge | Fungal hypoxia adaptation is critical for the establishment of keratitis |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
706F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Lin, Hung-Che | Unraveling the biology of Nematophagy During a Fungal-Nematode Predator-Prey Interaction Using Time-Course Transcriptomic analysis |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
433V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Lin, Hung-Che | Unraveling the biology of Nematophagy During a Fungal-Nematode Predator-Prey Interaction Using Time-Course Transcriptomic analysis |
Oral Online
Interactions with other non-human/plant eukaryotic species |
135 |
Friday, March 18 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| LIN, Jianfeng | Candida albicans and IL-17A stimulate cytokine production by oral epithelial cells via different mechanisms |
Oral
Human fungal pathogens |
8 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| LIN, Jianfeng | Candida albicans and IL-17A stimulate cytokine production by oral epithelial cells via different mechanisms |
Poster
11. Other |
893W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Lin, Xuemei | Filamentous fungal cell factory for producing 7-aminocephalosporanic acid by engineering cephalosporin C producing fungus Acremonium chrysogenum |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
311W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Linzer, Rachel | Growing the future of biomaterials: learning from fungal genetics to tune Fine Mycelium™ |
Oral
Systems biology and biomaterials |
242 |
Saturday, March 19 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Lipke, Peter | Functional Amyloids Are Widespread in Fungal Biofilm Adhesins |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
348T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Lipke, Peter | Functional Amyloids Are Widespread in Fungal Biofilm Adhesins |
Oral
Fungal recognition (self and non-self) |
231 |
Saturday, March 19 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Liu, Huiquan | Identification of a stage-specific co-factor required for A-to-I mRNA editing during sexual reproduction in fungi |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
669V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Liu, Huiquan | Identification of a stage-specific co-factor required for A-to-I mRNA editing during sexual reproduction in fungi |
Oral Online
RNA and RNAi biology |
21 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Liu, Xiao-Bin | Reconstructing transcriptional networks governing fungal fruiting body development |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
626W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Lofgren, Lotus | Combined Pan-, Population-, and Phylo-Genomic Analysis of Aspergillus fumigatus Reveals Population Structure and Lineage-Specific Diversity |
Oral
From genome to pangenome |
221 |
Saturday, March 19 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
| Lohmar, Jessica | Fungal A-to-I mRNA editing controls lethality of a fungal meiotic drive gene in homologous and heterologous expression systems |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
664V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Löhr, Nikolai | Unprecedented polyketide synthase genes are associated with (pre-)anthraquinone biosynthesis in Cortinarius mushrooms |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
292V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Longley, Reid | Comparative Genomics of Four Mollicutes-Related Endobacteria from the Mortierellaceae |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
763V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Lopes de Figueiredo, Fernanda | Aspergillus niger customized enzymatic cocktail for cello-oligosaccharide production |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
334V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Loza, Liza | Temperature-specialized function of glycogenins in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
259F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Lu, Dabao Sun | Understanding the nature of the reproductive barriers within the wood decay speciesTrichaptum abietinum |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
854W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Lu, Dabao Sun | Understanding the nature of the reproductive barriers within the wood decay speciesTrichaptum abietinum |
Oral
Speciation, diversity and evolution |
173 |
Friday, March 18 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Luciano-Rosario, Dianiris | Unexpected fitness advantage from hydrophobin loss in Penicillium expansum upon apple co-inoculation |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
750T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Ludwikoski, Isabelle | A shelter from the elements: understanding requirements for fungal chlamydospore formation and bacterial invasion |
Oral
Interactions with prokaryotes and viruses |
48 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Ludwikoski, Isabelle | A shelter from the elements: understanding requirements for fungal chlamydospore formation and bacterial invasion |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
715F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Lundell, Taina | Lignocelluloses and solid waste substrates transformed by wood-decay fungi for production of natural compounds |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
266W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Lundell, Taina | Lignocelluloses and solid waste substrates transformed by wood-decay fungi for production of natural compounds |
Oral
Natural and applied bioconversion and biodegradation |
142 |
Friday, March 18 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Ma, Yuchu | Fusarium in Nebraska Corn |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
565F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| MacAlpine, Jessie | Lactobacillus-secreted Yak1 inhibitor, 1-acetyl-beta-carboline, blocks Candida albicans morphogenesis and biofilm formation |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
786V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| MacAlpine, Jessie | Lactobacillus-secreted Yak1 inhibitor, 1-acetyl-beta-carboline, blocks Candida albicans morphogenesis and biofilm formation |
Oral Online
Small molecules in communication |
183 |
Friday, March 18 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Madsen, Petter | The active microbial communities of oil degradation – exploring bioremediation of mine waste water |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
479W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Madsen, Petter | The active microbial communities of oil degradation – exploring bioremediation of mine waste water |
Oral
Natural and applied bioconversion and biodegradation |
139 |
Friday, March 18 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Magnuson, Jon | Production of Organic Acids in Engineered Aspergillus |
Oral
Systems biology and biomaterials |
238 |
Saturday, March 19 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
| Magwene, Paul | Signaling Pathway Loss-of-Function Alleles and Evolutionary Hotspots in the Fungi |
Oral
Stress |
86 |
Thursday, March 17 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Magwene, Paul | Signaling Pathway Loss-of-Function Alleles and Evolutionary Hotspots in the Fungi |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
847F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Mahto, Anupam | Transcriptional and strain-dependent impact of C. Albicans HGC1, the hyphal-specific G1 cyclin |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
660V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Maini Rekdal, Vayu | CRISPR/Cas9-based engineering of Aspergillus oryzae mycelium for meat-like flavor and appearance |
Poster
9. Synthetic Biology |
875W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| MALAGNAC, Fabienne | Loss of EZH2-like or SU(VAR)3-9-like proteins causes simultaneous perturbations in H3K27 and H3K9 tri-methylation and associated developmental defects in the fungus Podospora anserina |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
595F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Mallik, Ipsita | Small-spored Alternaria species associated with potato leaf spot across the US for nearly two decades |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
564T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Malvestiti, Michele | Effector proteins of Botrytis elliptica as tools for resistance breeding in lily against fire blight disease |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
737W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Mangum, Brandon | Chemical inhibition of nuclear division and migration during appressorium development in the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
439V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Manyara, David | Selection controls genetic diversity among nuclei populating strains of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
585V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Mao, Yinhe | A platform for functional analysis for Candida albicans strain variation |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
609T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Mao, Yinhe | A platform for functional analysis for Candida albicans strain variation |
Oral
Coolest tools for fungal biology |
215 |
Saturday, March 19 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Mapengo, Rutendo Eugenia | Comparative genomics and population structure of South African Histoplasma isolates |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
853F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Marente , Julia | New approaches to understand the regulation of neurosporaxanthin biosynthesis in Fusarium fujikuroi and its relationship with other biological processes. |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
291V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Mariscal, Melani | Role of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase Pma1 in pH homeostasis, development and virulence of the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
400F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Marten, Mark | Aspergillus nidulans septa appear to be indispensable for surviving cell-wall stress |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
408T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Martinez Barrera, Stephani | Elucidating a Novel Role for Septins During High Temperature Stress Response in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
362W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Martinez de la Parte, Einar | Genetic diversity of banana infecting Fusarium spp. strains in Cuba |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
581V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Martínez-Soto, Domingo | Fusarium effectome analysis reveals high diversity of effectors and direct relationship with the fungus lifestyle and their strategies for host colonization/infection |
Oral
From genome to pangenome |
222 |
Saturday, March 19 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
| Martin-Vicente, Adela | The Aspergillus fumigatus morphogenesis-related kinase, CotA, orchestrates hyphal growth in response to carbon source quality |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
354T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Maruyama, Jun-ichi | Self- and non-self-recognition for cell fusion and heterokaryon incompatibility in the industrial filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae |
Oral
Fungal recognition (self and non-self) |
230 |
Saturday, March 19 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
| Mastrodimos, Nikolaos | Characterising an effector from the fungal pathogen of wheat, Zymoseptoria tritici |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
749W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Matha, Amber | Sre1, a transcription factor controlling ergosterol biosynthesis, stimulates response to nickel, an important micronutrient for fungi |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
256F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Matz, Linda | The annexin ANXC4 plays a substituting role for ANX14 during Ca2+-mediated membrane damage responses in Neurospora crassa |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
420V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| McCotter, Sean | The monothiol glutaredoxin Grx4 is a key regulator of secondary metabolism, iron homeostasis, nitrogen sensing and virulence in Ustilago maydis |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
746W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| McKeon, Megan | The HMG Domain-Containing Transcription Factors Hgr1 and Hgr2 are Putative Dormancy Factors of Cryptococcus Spores |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
617W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| McKeon, Megan | The HMG Domain-Containing Transcription Factors Hgr1 and Hgr2 are Putative Dormancy Factors of Cryptococcus Spores |
Oral
Spore development, dormancy and germination |
101 |
Thursday, March 17 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Medina, Edgar | Evolutionary Morphogenesis, Chytrids and the rise of The Fungi |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
404W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Medina, Edgar | Evolutionary Morphogenesis, Chytrids and the rise of The Fungi |
Oral
Emerging and re-emerging fungi in a changing world |
197 |
Saturday, March 19 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
| Mehta, Nikita | Differential physiological prerequisites and gene expression profiles of conidial anastomosis tube fusion and germ tube formation in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
811V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Mela, Alexander | Nuclear Competition and Coordination in Neurospora crassa Syncytia |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
349F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Mendoza, Hector | Analysis of mitochondrial diversity in the smut fungus Sporisorium reilianum f. sp. zeae reveals potential recombination events that alter predicted patterns of uniparental inheritance. |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
837T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Menke, Frank L.H. | Quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis of appressorium development by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
247F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Merényi, Zsolt | Allele specific expression during fruiting body formation in Pleurotus ostreatus |
Oral
Speciation, diversity and evolution |
172 |
Friday, March 18 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Merino, Sandra | Editing the Trichoderma reesei genome using in-vitro assembled MAD7/gRNA ribonucleoprotein |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
325V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Mesny, Fantin | Genetic determinants of endophytism in the Arabidopsis root mycobiome |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
817V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Mesny, Fantin | Genetic determinants of endophytism in the Arabidopsis root mycobiome |
Oral Online
Symbionts and endophytes |
29 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Meyer, Vera | MY-CO SPACE: An artistic-scientific vision on how to build with fungi |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
319F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Meyer, Vera | MY-CO SPACE: An artistic-scientific vision on how to build with fungi |
Oral Online
Systems biology and biomaterials |
244 |
Saturday, March 19 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Mickleburgh, Tom | Novel Technologies For Investigating Biological Rhythms In Budding Yeast |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
296W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Mideros, Santiago | Genomic and transcriptomic differences between maize- and sorghum-specific Exserohilum turcicum isolates |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
527V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Mierendorf, James | Investigating heterologous expression in N. crassa |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
587W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Milford, Elizabeth | A reverse genetics approach to identify genes affecting H3K27 methylation levels in Fusarium graminearum |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
591T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Millen, M | Fighting fungi with fungi: the biocontrol potential of Trichoderma against Armillaria root rot |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
727F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Min, Kyunghun | Multi-omics Profiling Reveals New Pathways Regulating Hyphal Morphogenesis in Candida albicans |
Oral
Morphological transitions and cell walls |
32 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Min, Kyunghun | Multi-omics Profiling Reveals New Pathways Regulating Hyphal Morphogenesis in Candida albicans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
392W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Mitchell, Aaron | Reaching across the aisle: Sculpting of C. albicans biofilm/hyphal gene expression network through collaboration among antagonistic cell type regulators |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
620W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Moeller, Mareike | Methylation of H4 controls gene expression in facultative heterochromatin |
Oral
Chromatin, heterochromatin, and epigenetics |
93 |
Thursday, March 17 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Moeller, Mareike | Methylation of H4 controls gene expression in facultative heterochromatin |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
592F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Molin, Mikael | Insights into biological responses to light from baker’s yeast S. cerevisiae, an organism lacking established photoreceptors |
Oral
Circadian Rhythms and photobiology |
55 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Molinari, Camilla | Identifying global regulators of effector gene expression in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
646F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Momany, Michelle | Sporulation environment drives variation in genetically-identical conidia |
Oral
Spore development, dormancy and germination |
105 |
Thursday, March 17 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Mondo, Stephen | Periodic DNA patterns associated with chromatin regulation in Fungi |
Oral
Chromatin, heterochromatin, and epigenetics |
97 |
Thursday, March 17 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Mondo, Stephen | Periodic DNA patterns associated with chromatin regulation in Fungi |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
444T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Monroy-Nieto, Juan | Southwestern US-associated population of Cryptococcus isolates fills gaps in the family tree of molecular type VG-VI |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
859V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Montenegro, Thelmalyn | The Systematics of North American Rhizopogon Using Modern Molecular Techniques |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
568F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Moolhuijzen, Paula | A Pyrenophora resource to identify protein structural homologues |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
543V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Moon, Heeji | Functional analysis of putative protein glycosylation related genes in the plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium graminearum |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
808V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Moon, Heungyun | The GATA transcription factor NsdD governs development and metabolism via species-specific gene regulatory networks in Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus flavus |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
508F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Moonjely, Soumya | Developmental genetics of host invasion initiated by fungal conidia |
Oral
Spore development, dormancy and germination |
103 |
Thursday, March 17 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Moonjely, Soumya | Developmental genetics of host invasion initiated by fungal conidia |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
412F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Morelli, Kaesi | Oxygen mediated cell-cell heterogeneity and antifungal drug susceptibility in Aspergillus fumigatus biofilms |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
257W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Morrison, Anna | Investigating temperature-induced transcriptional changes that underlie fungal morphogenesis in Histoplasma capsulatum |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
356W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Mortensen, Uffe | DIVERSIFY - A flexible multispecies approach for construction of efficient heterologous fungal cell factories |
Oral
Coolest tools for fungal biology |
213 |
Saturday, March 19 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
| Mosunova, Olga | Evolution-driven discovery of new bioactive fungal molecules |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
546V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Motaung, Thabiso | Extracellular vesicles of and biofilm formation in a maize fungal pathogen Fusarium verticillioides |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
738T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Motaung, Thabiso | Extracellular vesicles and biofilms of the pine tree pathogen Fusarium circinatum |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
708T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Mourer, Thierry | Study of the physiological role of amyloid structures in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. |
Oral
Morphological transitions and cell walls |
36 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Mourer, Thierry | Study of the physiological role of amyloid structures in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
388F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Mouriño-Pérez, Rosa R. | From a Cap to a Collar, ontogeny of the subapical endocytic collar in filamentous fungi |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
437V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Mozsik, Laszlo | CRISPR-based transcriptional activation tool for silent genes in filamentous fungi |
Poster
9. Synthetic Biology |
881W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Mozsik, Laszlo | CRISPR-based transcriptional activation tool for silent genes in filamentous fungi |
Oral
Secondary metabolism and production of useful metabolites |
77 |
Thursday, March 17 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Muhich, Anna | Co-transcriptomic time course analysis for mechanistic understanding of the Arabidopsis-Botrytis pathosystem |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
747T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Munro, Carol | Targeting the fungal cell wall |
Oral
Morphological transitions and cell walls |
31 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Muria Gonzalez, Mariano Jordi | A spot type net blotch susceptibility locus in barley. |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
809V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Nagy, Laszlo | Evolution repeats itself in fungal morphogenetic transitions - in search of mechanisms of convergent evolution |
Oral
Plenary Session III: Evolution and Development |
123 |
Friday, March 18 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
| Nash, Jake | Interrogating the poplar fungal microbiome interactions using meta-transcriptomics and constructed communities |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
570T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Nash, Jake | Interrogating the poplar fungal microbiome interactions using meta-transcriptomics and constructed communities |
Oral
Mycobiomes and their implications |
148 |
Friday, March 18 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Navaratna, Tejas | Understanding DNA Uptake by Anaerobic Fungi |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
301F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Navaratna, Tejas | Understanding DNA Uptake by Anaerobic Fungi |
Oral
Systems biology and biomaterials |
241 |
Saturday, March 19 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Navarrete, Blanca | Sirtuins in the control of virulence in the plant pathogen fungus Ustilago maydis. |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
652V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Navarro-Mendoza, María Isabel | RNAi and heterochromatin independently control gene expression and transposable elements in Mucorales |
Oral
Chromatin, heterochromatin, and epigenetics |
94 |
Thursday, March 17 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Navarro-Mendoza, María Isabel | RNAi and heterochromatin independently control gene expression and transposable elements in Mucorales |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
600T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Navasca, Abbeah Mae | Complete Genome Sequence of Newly Reported Fusarium solani Sugarbeet Pathogen |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
487F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Nedland Henriksen, Erik Magnus | Pathogenic fungi in Norwegian barns - first survey of Aspergillus fumigatus azole resistance in Norway |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
553F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Nelson, Ashley | Characterization of the role of the Parastagonospora nodorum effector SnTox267 in virulence on wheat using confocal microscopy |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
797V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Nickles, Grant | Computational advances in the discovery of a new class of fungal natural products |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
850F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Niño Sanchez, Jonatan | Spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) using organic and inorganic based-nanoparticles ensures a steady RNAi effect against Botrytis cinerea infection on plant material |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
812V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Nobile, Clarissa | Candida biofilms: importance, regulation, and evolution |
Oral
Morphological transitions and cell walls |
30 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Noble, Suzanne | Deep tissue infection by an invasive human fungal pathogen requires novel lipid-based suppression of the IL-17 response |
Oral
Plenary Session III: Evolution and Development |
126 |
Friday, March 18 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Noël, Delphine | Characterization of Phanerochaete chrysosporium mutants resistant to Bagassa guianensis wood extractives |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
251W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Nordzieke, Daniela | Spore-type specific chemotropic growth to maize roots determines root infection by the hemibiotrophic pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
803V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Nywening, Ashley | The Aspergillus fumigatus Spindle Assembly Checkpoint components, sldA and sldB, play roles in maintenance of triazole susceptibility |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
707W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Oakley, Berl | Computer-Aided, Resistance-Gene-Assisted Genome Mining for Proteasome and HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
316F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Ogaji, Yvonne | Dissecting Ascochyta blight disease of Field pea using genomics and population genetics approaches |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
572V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Oliveira-Garcia, Ely | Cytoplasmic effector translocation during early biotrophic invasion by the rice blast fungus |
Oral
Molecular basis of biotrophy |
164 |
Friday, March 18 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Oliveira-Garcia, Ely | Cytoplasmic effector translocation during early biotrophic invasion by the rice blast fungus |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
721F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| O'Malley, Michelle | Unlocking the biotech potential of the anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigomycetes) |
Oral
Community Meeting and Plenary Session IV: Signaling and Metabolism |
184 |
Saturday, March 19 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
| O'Meara, Teresa | Analysis of commensal Candida albicans strains reveals genomic variability but conserved pathogenic potential |
Oral
Fungal determinants of host response |
194 |
Saturday, March 19 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Orasch, Thomas | Nanoparticles and pathogenic fungi: a non-uptake delivery |
Poster
11. Other |
894T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Oses-Ruiz, Miriam | Appressorium-mediated plant infection by Magnaporthe oryzae is regulated by a Pmk1-dependent hierarchical transcriptional network |
Oral
Plant Pathogens |
71 |
Thursday, March 17 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Ost, Kyla | Adaptive immunity induces mutually beneficial interactions with gut fungi |
Oral
Mycobiomes and their implications |
145 |
Friday, March 18 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Otero, Miranda | Genetic diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum California race 4 isolates and Alabama field isolates |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
566W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Oza, Yagna Anandkumar | Heterotrimeric G-Protein Signaling and Carbon Catabolite Repression in Neurospora crassa |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
277F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Palmer, Glen | Unanticipated drug-fungal interactions and their potential to impact the outcome of infection |
Oral
Fungicides and antifungals |
211 |
Saturday, March 19 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM |
| Palos Fernández, Rafael | Relevance of copper homeostasis in Fusarium oxysporum pathogenicity |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
634F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Pang, Guan | The evolutionary analysis of hac BGC suggests the composite regulatory complex and the broad distribution of harzianic acid among metabolites of plant-associated ascomycetes |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
866V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Pano, Emeline E. | The role of DNA methylation in the evolution of two truffle-forming ectomycorrhizal sister species |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
846T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Parada-Rojas, Camilo H. | Revealing the effector repertoire of the sweetpotato black rot fungal pathogen Ceratocystis fimbriata |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
517V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Pardo-Medina, Javier | carP, a long non-coding RNA with broad effects on Fusarium fujikuroi transcriptome. |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
607F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Parker, Dinah | Within-species variability of the insect-pathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum revealed by pangenomic analysis |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
453T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Parkin, Callum J | Novel GCaMP6 imaging of cytosolic free calcium dynamics reveals stress-specific signalling responses in the fungal pathogen, Candida albicans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
345T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Parkin, Callum J | Novel GCaMP6 imaging of cytosolic free calcium dynamics reveals stress-specific signalling responses in the fungal pathogen, Candida albicans |
Oral
Coolest tools for fungal biology |
220 |
Saturday, March 19 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Paschoal Antoniel, Everton | Identification of transcription factors involved in Aspergillus nidulans adaptation to recombinant protein production |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
323V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Paul, Sanjoy | Complex and critical roles for the AtrR transcription factor in control of cyp51A expression in Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
588T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Pawar, Siddhi | Lipid flippase mediated Cryptococcus-host interaction during pulmonary cryptococcosis |
Oral
Lipid metabolism and signaling |
108 |
Thursday, March 17 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Pawar, Siddhi | Lipid flippase mediated Cryptococcus-host interaction during pulmonary cryptococcosis |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
262F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Pejenaute Ochoa, María Dolores | Dog9, a fungal protein involved in effectors secretion during plant infection |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
788V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Pelham, Jacqueline | Conformational Changes in the Circadian Negative Arm Correlate with Dynamic Interactomes Involved in Diverse Biological Processes |
Oral
Circadian Rhythms and photobiology |
58 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Pelham, Jacqueline | Conformational Changes in the Circadian Negative Arm Correlate with Dynamic Interactomes Involved in Diverse Biological Processes |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
246T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Peña, Jacqueline | The story behind the strains: using genomes to define wild yeast lineages from woodlands |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
856F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Peña, Jesús F. | The Mating Transcriptome of Phycomyces blakesleeanus |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
369T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Penalva, Miguel | The exocytic RAB11 pathway |
Oral
Welcome and Plenary Session I: Cell Biology and Morphology |
2 |
Wednesday, March 16 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Peng, Long | Breakdown and maintenance of tree-fungal mutualism: why the nitrogen form matters? |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
768V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Perera, Prameesha | Decaying hardwood associated lignolytic enzyme producing fungi as mediators in low density polyethylene deterioration and the draft genome sequence of Phlebiopsis flavidolba |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
327V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Pérez Benito, Ernesto | A major effect gene, Bcin04g03490, controls development and pathogenicity in Botrytis cinerea |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
791V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Pérez-Arques, Carlos | Exclusively RNAi-based antimicrobial drug resistance is inherited after meiosis in the mucormycosis pathogen Mucor circinelloides |
Oral
RNA and RNAi biology |
19 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Pérez-Arques, Carlos | Exclusively RNAi-based antimicrobial drug resistance is inherited after meiosis in the mucormycosis pathogen Mucor circinelloides |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
635W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Petersen, Celine | Uncovering the fungal pangenome of Penicillium |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
522V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Petit, Yohann | Insertional mutagenesis using TC1-mariner transposon impala in the wheat fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
297T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Petrucco, Claudia | Probing the unconvetional lifestyle of the multi-budding yeast, Aureobasidium pullulans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
394F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Pfliegler, Walter | Domestication history and its relation to clonal heterogeneity and microevolution of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the human host |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
458W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Pham, Nhu | Immunoprotection against cryptococcosis offered by Znf2 depends on capsule and the hyphal morphology |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
702T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Pierce, Emily | From iron to antibiotics: Bacterial-fungal interactions revealed by genome-wide mutational analyses |
Oral
Interactions with prokaryotes and viruses |
49 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Pierce, Emily | From iron to antibiotics: Bacterial-fungal interactions revealed by genome-wide mutational analyses |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
716W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Pilo, Paola | The Zymoseptoria tritici effector Zt-11 is involved in the switch to necrotrophy and contributes to virulence in wheat |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
751F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Piombo, Edoardo | RNA interference affects fungus-fungus interactions in the biocontrol agent Clonostachys rosea |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
752W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Piombo, Edoardo | RNA interference affects fungus-fungus interactions in the biocontrol agent Clonostachys rosea |
Oral
Small molecules in communication |
182 |
Friday, March 18 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Pocsi, Istvan | Functional analysis of the bZIP transcription factors AtfA and AtfB in Aspergillus nidulans |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
512W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Pócsi, István | Interaction of the bZIP-type transcription factors NapA and RsmA in the regulation of oxidative stress defence and sterigmatocystin production of Aspergillus nidulans |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
276T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Pócsi, István | Genome-wide analysis of AtfA/AtfB-mediated menadione stress response in Aspergillus nidulans |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
513T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Pohl, Carsten | Modular Synthetic Biology Toolkit for Filamentous Fungi |
Poster Online
9. Synthetic Biology |
882V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Pokharel, Mona | Functional characterization of basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor family in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
624T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Pokhrel, Ambika | A putative transcriptional activator from the PEP cluster in Fusarium vanettenii contributes to virulence on pea |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
489T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Pradhan, Maitree | How do plants deploy smRNAs to engage with beneficial microorganisms while fighting pathogens? |
Oral
Symbionts and endophytes |
23 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Praz, Coraline | Understanding the Molecular Bases of Adaptation of the Fungal Pathogen Zymoseptoria to Specific Host Species |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
806V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Preh, Ebimobowei | Mechanisms of circadian clock control of CPC-3 activity in Neurospora crassa |
Poster
11. Other |
895F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Probst, Corinna | Copper homeostasis and Cryptococcus neoformans cell surface architecture |
Oral
Small molecules in communication |
179 |
Friday, March 18 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Probst, Corinna | Copper homeostasis and Cryptococcus neoformans cell surface architecture |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
703F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Proctor, Robert | A novel trichothecene toxin phenotype associated with horizontal transfer and altered gene function in the Fusarium buharicum species complex |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
288V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Purdy, Hugh | Characterization and engineering of non-model microorganisms for biotechnological applications |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
312T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Purdy, Hugh | Characterization and engineering of non-model microorganisms for biotechnological applications |
Oral
Natural and applied bioconversion and biodegradation |
137 |
Friday, March 18 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Qi, Wanjun | A Tor1 N-terminal region required for Candida albicans anabolic- and stress regulation |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
441V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Qi, Wanjun | A Tor1 N-terminal region required for Candida albicans anabolic- and stress regulation |
Oral Online
Stress |
90 |
Thursday, March 17 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Qin, Si | Cross-kingdom RNA interference in early phases of the Botrytis cinerea - tomato interaction |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
804V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Quime, Berlaine | Investigating the cell biology of plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
438V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Raffaele, Sylvain | Unravelling the gene networks coordinating core and host-specific infection programs in the polyphagous plant pathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
Oral
Fungal determinants of host response |
193 |
Saturday, March 19 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Rahnama, Mostafa | Chromosomal responses to telomere dysfunction in Pyricularia oryzae are determined by subterminal sequence composition |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
510T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Ranasinghe, Jagath | Full genome sequence of onion black mold causing Aspergillus welwitschiae reveals the presence of putative mycotoxin gene clusters |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
541V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Rangel, Lorena | Seasonal dynamics in the bacterial microbiome of field grown CLS-resistant and -susceptible sugar beet varieties |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
766V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Redkar, Amey | Marchantia polymorpha model reveals conserved mechanisms governing infection by the vascular wilt fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
774V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Regan, Jessica | Validating pantothenate kinase as a novel target for antifungal development |
Poster
11. Other |
896W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Reinfurt, Aline | cexA and its regulatory processes – a closer look into the citric acid production mechanism of Aspergillus niger |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
270T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Reuwsaat, Julia | Role of calcineurin signaling components in cryptococcal Titan cell formation |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
661V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Reynolds, Nicole | Metabarcoding as a tool for investigating the influence of endosymbiotic bacteria on Mucoromycota fungal host community structure in the Sonoran Desert |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
560W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Reynolds, Nicole | Metabarcoding as a tool for investigating the influence of endosymbiotic bacteria on Mucoromycota fungal host community structure in the Sonoran Desert |
Oral
Mycobiomes and their implications |
149 |
Friday, March 18 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Rhoades, Nicholas | RNA Editing Controls Toxicity of a Neurospora Spore Killer |
Oral
Spore development, dormancy and germination |
100 |
Thursday, March 17 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Rhodes, Johanna | Global evolutionary patterns and drug resistance acquisition in the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
831T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Rhodes, Johanna | Global evolutionary patterns and drug resistance acquisition in the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus |
Oral
Mycobiomes and their implications |
150 |
Friday, March 18 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Rico Ramirez, Adriana | A chitin polysaccharide monooxygenase functions in trans with a plasma transmembrane protein to trigger allorecognition upon cell contact |
Oral
Fungal recognition (self and non-self) |
232 |
Saturday, March 19 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Ridenour, John | The ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling factor, Isw1, governs development in Fusarium graminearum, partially through regulation of facultative heterochromatin |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
597T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Ridenour, John | Development of a rapid and reversible system for targeted protein depletion in the filamentous fungus, Fusarium graminearum |
Oral
Coolest tools for fungal biology |
218 |
Saturday, March 19 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Rij, Mareike | Deletion of the killer kinase KIL1 abolishes penetration peg formation in the predator yeast Saccharomycopsis schoenii |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
719W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Rij, Mareike | Deletion of the killer kinase KIL1 abolishes penetration peg formation in the predator yeast Saccharomycopsis schoenii |
Oral Online
Molecular basis of biotrophy |
165 |
Friday, March 18 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Robbertse, Barbara | Can the quality of ITS regions in genome assemblies be trusted? |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
584V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Robinson, Aaron | Seeing red: investigations of spatial expression in hyphae indicate horizontally acquired bikaverin production in Monosporascus limits fungal-fungal interactions |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
456T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Robinson, Kelly | Identification and characterisation of an expanded family of effector from Asian soybean rust, Phakopsora pachyrhizi |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
742F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Rocafort, Mercedes | The Venturia inaequalis effectorome is expressed in waves, and is dominated by expanded families with predicted structural similarity to avirulence effector proteins |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
802V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Rocafort, Mercedes | The Venturia inaequalis effectorome is expressed in waves, and is dominated by expanded families with predicted structural similarity to avirulence effector proteins |
Oral Online
Fungal determinants of host response |
196 |
Saturday, March 19 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Rocher, Florian | Differences in fungal aggressiveness and host susceptibility revealed key drivers of Fusarium Head Blight infection in wheat |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
735T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Rogers, Leon | Prevalence of aromatic lignin monomer metabolism phenotypes in a collection of wood-inhabiting fungi and characterization of putative metabolic pathways |
Oral
Natural and applied bioconversion and biodegradation |
141 |
Friday, March 18 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Rogers, Leon | Prevalence of aromatic lignin monomer metabolism phenotypes in a collection of wood-inhabiting fungi and characterization of putative metabolic pathways |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
481F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Roggenkamp, Emily | Elucidating the obligate biotroph lifestyle of Phyllachora maydis |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
491W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Ror, Shivani | Genetic determinants of azole stress in Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
555T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Rosenkranz, Maaria | The diversity in fungal volatile organic compound profiles |
Oral
Small molecules in communication |
176 |
Friday, March 18 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Rothschild, Lynn | Mycotecture off planet: fungi as a building material on the Moon and Mars |
Oral
Systems biology and biomaterials |
243 |
Saturday, March 19 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM |
| Rowe, David | Understanding the histone dynamics and regulatory role of lysine methyltransferases Set2, Ash1, and PRC2 in Magnaporthe oryzae |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
650V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Rueda-Mejia, Maria P. | Heterologous expression of Hanseniaspora sp. transporters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae confirms their activity as pantothenate symporters, used by the yeast to obtain this vitamin from other organisms. |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
780V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Ruiz-Padilla, Ana | Deciphering the mycovirome of Botrytis cinerea |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
783V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Ruiz-Padilla, Ana | Deciphering the mycovirome of Botrytis cinerea |
Oral Online
Interactions with prokaryotes and viruses |
53 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Ruprich-Robert, Gwenael | Functional characterization of the GATA-type transcription factor PaNsdD in the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina and its interplay with the sterigmatocystin pathway |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
269W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Rush, Tomas | Beyond the symbiosis: Novel modulating roles of lipochitooligosaccharides and chitooligosaccharides in the development of fungi and nearby microbes. |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
280V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Sachs, Matthew | Structure of the translating Neurospora ribosome arrested by cycloheximide |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
255T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Sahu, Neha | Decoding wood decay mechanisms in Armillaria species using new genomes |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
499F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Samaras, Anastasios | Use of CRISPR/Cas9 editing to generate mutations in erg27 gene of Botrytis cinerea associated with resistance to hydroxyanilides |
Poster
9. Synthetic Biology |
876T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Samaras, Anastasios | The role of ABC transporters in resistance to SDHI fungicides in the obligate fungal pathogen Erysiphe necator |
Poster
11. Other |
897T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Sánchez López-Berges, Manuel | Analysis of Superoxide Dismutase Activity in Fusarium oxysporum |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
736F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Sanchez-Rodriguez, Clara | Impairment of the cellulose degradation machinery enhances Fusarium oxysporum virulence but limits its reproductive fitness |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
792V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Sanchez-Rodriguez, Clara | Impairment of the cellulose degradation machinery enhances Fusarium oxysporum virulence but limits its reproductive fitness |
Oral Online
Molecular basis of biotrophy |
167 |
Friday, March 18 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Sánchez-Vallet, Andrea | Natural variation in an Avr gene generates a quantitative gene-for-gene phenotype. |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
798V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Sandrock, Björn | Import and export of mannosylerythritol lipids by Ustilago maydis |
Poster
11. Other |
898F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Sankaranarayanan, Srimeenakshi | The multi-KH domain RNA binding protein Khd4 orchestrates membrane trafficking to promote polar growth of infectious hyphae |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
639T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Santana, Darian | A New Genetic Toolset Reveals Regulators of Candida auris Morphogenesis |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
466F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Satterlee, Tim | Fungal Chemical Warfare: How Secondary Metabolites Influence Relationships in Maize Associated Fungi |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
813V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Satterlee, Tim | Fungal Chemical Warfare: How Secondary Metabolites Influence Relationships in Maize Associated Fungi |
Oral Online
Fungal recognition (self and non-self) |
236 |
Saturday, March 19 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Sauters, Thomas | Comparative QTL Mapping of Predation Resistance in a Microbial Predator-Prey System |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
473W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Schalamun, Miriam | Genome wide insights into signal integration by the G-protein pathway for regulation of carbon- and secondary metabolism |
Oral
Circadian Rhythms and photobiology |
59 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Schalamun, Miriam | Genome wide insights into signal integration by the G-protein pathway for regulation of carbon- and secondary metabolism |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
630T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Scharf, Daniel | Characterization of urease in Aspergillus fumigatus: Biochemistry and implications for virulence |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
777V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Schilling, Jonathan | The story of a sentinel tree, and the story of its fungal demise |
Poster
11. Other |
899W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Schirawski, Jan | Identification of a gene cluster encoding at least two effector proteins involved in host-specificity of Sporisorium reilianum |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
709F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Schmidt, Bertram | Development of fungal-based biomaterials using the tinder fungus Fomes fomentarius |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
303T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Schmidt, Franziska | Flotillin-dependent membrane microdomains are required for functional phagolysosomes against fungal infections |
Poster
11. Other |
900T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Schmoll, Monika | Talking to your inner self – on the interaction between Trichoderma reesei QM6a and its endohyphal Methylobacterium |
Oral
Interactions with other non-human/plant eukaryotic species |
128 |
Friday, March 18 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Schornack, Sebastian | A common FOLD among plant symbiotic and pathogenic fungi |
Oral
Molecular basis of biotrophy |
160 |
Friday, March 18 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Schumacher, Julia | Knufia petricola – a model for exploring the biology of black rock-inhabiting fungi |
Oral
Extreme environments |
43 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Scott, Jennifer | Methionine synthase as a target for antifungal drug development |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
253F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Scott, Jennifer | Methionine synthase as a target for antifungal drug development |
Oral
Fungicides and antifungals |
210 |
Saturday, March 19 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Scott, Kelsey | Genome comparison of 45 fungal endophytes from Rubiaceae |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
551V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Segre, Julia | Human skin microbiome: trans-kingdom characterization and investigating an emerging fungal pathogen |
Oral
Mycobiomes and their implications |
144 |
Friday, March 18 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Selber-Hnatiw, Susannah | Secondary Metabolite Production in Aspergillus niger: methyltransferase specificity |
Poster Online
9. Synthetic Biology |
885V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Sephton-Clark, Poppy | Genomic variation across a clinical Cryptococcus population linked to disease outcome |
Oral
Natural and experimental diversity, evolution and populations |
119 |
Thursday, March 17 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Seppala, Susanna | Anaerobic fungi are an untapped source of biotechnologically relevant membrane proteins |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
248W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Serrano, Antonio | Hyphal branch formation in the opportunistic human pathogen Candida albicans |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
357T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Seto, Amanda | The role of RNA helicases during Ustilago maydis teliospore dormancy and germination |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
666V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Shariatnasery, Maria | Signaling through the STRIPAK complex: Functional analysis of putative phosphorylation/ dephosphorylation targets |
Poster
11. Other |
901F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Sharma Khatiwada, Sandeep | A novel RNA binding protein in table beet fungal pathogen, Cercospora beticola, regulates growth, secondary metabolism, and virulence. |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
805V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Sharma, Jehoshua | Investigating microbial reservoirs for antivirulence compounds that attenuates dimorphism in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans. |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
764V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Shaw, Brian | The conidial coin toss: asymmetric spore adhesion in Colletotrichum graminicola |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
410W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Shaw, Brian | The conidial coin toss: asymmetric spore adhesion in Colletotrichum graminicola |
Oral
Spore development, dormancy and germination |
99 |
Thursday, March 17 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Shay, Rebecca | Biofilm formation in the filamentous fungus Fusarium graminearum |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
398W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Sheikh, Taha Majid Mahmood | Analysis of the microbial war between the Bioeffector Pythium oligandrum and the Pythium Soft-Rot of Ginger Pathogen Pythium myriotylum |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
807V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Shen, Qing | Lipid peroxidation and mitochondrial metabolism enable regulated cell death in Rice Blast |
Oral Online
Lipid metabolism and signaling |
114 |
Thursday, March 17 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Sheng, Huiyu | Metarhizium robertsii is a multifunctional insect pathogen and plant growth promoter |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
526V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Shlezinger, Neta | Fungal Bioreporters to Monitor Outcomes of Host-Cell Interactions |
Oral
Coolest tools for fungal biology |
217 |
Saturday, March 19 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Shree, Ankita | Unravelling the role of CRZ1 dependent F-BAR protein in mediating virulence of Ascochyta rabiei |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
687T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Shuman, Brent | Distribution of non-canonical septins in fungi |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
405T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Sil, Anita | Regulation of cell shape and virulence factor expression in response to temperature in the fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum |
Oral
Stress |
87 |
Thursday, March 17 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Silva, Anthony | Analysis of Roles for CPC-2 in Degrading the Plant Cell Wall Carbohydrate Cellulose |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
261T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Silva-Filho, Marcio | Deciphering the molecular mechanisms involved with plant-insect-fungal interactions |
Oral
Interactions with other non-human/plant eukaryotic species |
131 |
Friday, March 18 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Smith, Courtney | Roles of candidalysin of Candida albicans in the gut permeability and brain pathology |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
695W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Smith, Courtney | Roles of candidalysin of Candida albicans in the gut permeability and brain pathology |
Oral
Fungal determinants of host response |
192 |
Saturday, March 19 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Snelders, Eveline | Meiosis in the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus produces the highest known number of crossovers |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
463F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Snelders, Eveline | Parasexual recombination enables Aspergillus fumigatus to persist in cystic fibrosis |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
832F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Son, Ye-Eun | Transcriptome-based functional analysis of spore-specific transcription factors in Aspergillus species |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
676V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Sonderegger, Lukas | Elucidating the biosynthesis of ribosomally synthesized backbone N-methylated macrocyclic peptides |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
271F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Sørensen, Jens Laurids | The fungal battery: A redox flow battery containing the biosynthesised quinone phoenicin from Penicillium astrosanguineum |
Oral
Secondary metabolism and production of useful metabolites |
78 |
Thursday, March 17 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Sørensen, Jens Laurids | The fungal battery: A redox flow battery containing the biosynthesised quinone phoenicin from Penicillium astrosanguineum |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
315T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Sørensen, Trine | Analysis of 22 Apiospora genome assemblies uncovers a great biosynthetic potential for secondary metabolites |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
545V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Sormani, Rodnay | Isolation of mutants resistant to itraconazole in the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium RP78 leads to identification of alleles in CYP51/ ERG11 |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
252T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Souza, Ana C O | Understanding the impact of the combination of hapE and hmg1 mutations in A. fumigatus clinical triazole drug resistance |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
431V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| St. Leger, Raymond | Metarhizium: jack of all trades, master of many |
Oral
Plenary Session II: Cross species interactions |
63 |
Thursday, March 17 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Stanislaw, Justina | Investigating germination initiation in the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
409F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Stark, Frances | Elucidating Fungal Immune Receptors and Testing the Potential Role of Nucleotide-binding Domain Leucine-rich Repeat-like Proteins (NLR-like) Against Bacterial Antagonists. |
Oral
Interactions with prokaryotes and viruses |
50 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Stark, Frances | Elucidating Fungal Immune Receptors and Testing the Potential Role of Nucleotide-binding Domain Leucine-rich Repeat-like Proteins (NLR-like) Against Bacterial Antagonists. |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
689W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Starke, Stephan | The role of the A. niger antimicrobial peptide AnAFP in the cell’s homeostasis of life and death |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
427V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Stecca Steindorff, Andrei | Diversity of genomic adaptations to post-fire environment in higher fungi points to a crosstalk between charcoal tolerance and sexual development |
Oral
Extreme environments |
44 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Stecca Steindorff, Andrei | Diversity of genomic adaptations to post-fire environment in higher fungi points to a crosstalk between charcoal tolerance and sexual development |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
448F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Steenkamp, Emma | Transcriptome analysis of ras2 knockout mutant and wild type Fusarium circinatum strains: molecular insights into growth, development and virulence |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
490F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Steenkamp, Emma | GWAS for identifying genes associated with virulence in F. circinatum |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
730F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Steentjes, Maikel | Effector proteins of Pseudocercospora fijiensis as tools in resistance breeding of banana |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
793V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Steenwyk, Jacob | An orthologous gene coevolution network provides insight into eukaryotic cellular and genomic structure and function |
Oral
From genome to pangenome |
223 |
Saturday, March 19 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Steinberg, Gero | Live cell imaging to understand fungicide mode of action |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
350W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Steinberg, Gero | Live cell imaging to understand fungicide mode of action |
Oral
Fungicides and antifungals |
208 |
Saturday, March 19 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Stevenson, Elizabeth-Lauren | FREQUENCY Phosphosite Mutations Perturb Temperature Compensation of the Neurospora Circadian Clock |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
605W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Stewart, Jane | Genomic and associated soil microbioal community comparisons of two Armillaria species with different ecological behaviors |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
772V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Steyer, Joel T. | Duplication, Redundancy, and Divergence: roles of the Aspergillus nidulans paralogous transcription factors LeuR and LeuB in leucine biosynthesis, nitrogen assimilation, and transcriptome regulation |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
589F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Stomberg, Natascha | Interspecies interactions between a mycoparasite and its prey are mediated by a conserved cell-cell communication mechanism. |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
574V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Storer, Isabelle | Identification of a protein-protein interaction site essential for mitotic entry to guide antifungal drug design in Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
352F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Suárez Fernández, Marta | The epigenetic regulatory mechanisms of effector genes in the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
653V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Subba, Shanta | Dark stipe mutants in fruiting body development of Coprinopsis cinerea |
Oral
Circadian Rhythms and photobiology |
57 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Subba, Shanta | Dark stipe mutants in fruiting body development of Coprinopsis cinerea |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
379F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Subban, Kamalraj | Enhanced production of Taxol® by elicitor-induced transcription factors: Two endophytic fungi from Taxus wallichiana Zucc. |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
333V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Suelter, Tyler | Live cell imaging and changes to effector composition elucidate adaptations of Magnaporthe oryzae pathotypes to different plant genera |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
396T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Sun, Sheng | Epistatic genetic interactions govern morphogenesis during sexual reproduction and infection in a global human fungal pathogen |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
373F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Swift, Kona | A new pathosystem to study the plant-fungal interactions underlying Cercospora leaf blight of soybean |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
731W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Symington, Jane | Elucidating key interactions between Coccidiodies and macrophages |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
696T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Tahiri, Ghizlane | Identification and deep analysis of the target genes of an RNAi mechanism involved in virulence of Mucor lusitanicus. |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
636T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Takeshita, Norio | Trade-off between Plasticity and Velocity in Mycelial Growth |
Oral
Welcome and Plenary Session I: Cell Biology and Morphology |
1 |
Wednesday, March 16 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
| Takeshita, Norio | Trade-off between Plasticity and Velocity in Mycelial Growth |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
383W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Tannous, Joanna | Development of CRISPR-Cas editing tools in Sphaerulina musiva towards controlling its establishment and pathogenicity in the model ecosystem, Populus |
Poster Online
9. Synthetic Biology |
883V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Tarallo, Mariana | Disruption of a Dothistroma septosporum cell death elicitor through CRISPR-Cas9 |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
799V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Tava, Valeria | Fusarium musae diversity from a mitochondrial comparative perspective |
Poster Online
5. Fungal Diversity |
582V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Taylor, John | The air mycobiome is decoupled from the soil mycobiome in the California San Joaquin Valley |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
559F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Teichert, Ines | Role of A-to-I RNA editing in Sordaria macrospora sexual development |
Oral
Mating and sexual development |
155 |
Friday, March 18 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Telzrow, Calla L. | The Fungal Granuloma: Mechanisms of Fungal Containment and Persistence |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
704W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Thomma, Bart | Fungal pathogen effector-mediated dysbiosis to stimulate disease development in plant hosts |
Oral
Fungal determinants of host response |
189 |
Saturday, March 19 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
| Thynne, Eli | Characterisation of novel effectors from the wheat pathogen, Zymoseptoria tritici |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
728W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Toomajian, Christopher | Genome-wide association studies for the genetic basis of saprophytic fitness traits in samples of isolates of Fusarium graminearum from the Americas |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
844F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Torres Sanchez, David E | Gene expression divergence correlates with histone modifications in the fungal plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
598F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Torres, David E | Three-dimensional chromatin organization determines the evolution of adaptive genomic regions in the plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
507T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Torres, David E | Three-dimensional chromatin organization determines the evolution of adaptive genomic regions in the plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae |
Oral
Speciation, diversity and evolution |
175 |
Friday, March 18 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Tosiano, Melissa | Translational suppression by ribonuclear protein (RNP) granules: a mechanism for post-transcriptional regulation of Candida albicans filamentation |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
623W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Tralamazza, Sabina | Heterochromatin marks perturb transcriptional robustness and underpin dispensability of genes across evolutionary timescales in fungi |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
602W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Tralamazza, Sabina | Heterochromatin marks perturb transcriptional robustness and underpin dispensability of genes across evolutionary timescales in fungi |
Oral
Chromatin, heterochromatin, and epigenetics |
92 |
Thursday, March 17 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Tran, Justin | The impact of dietary Debaryomyces hansenii yeast on the human gut mycobiome |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
558T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Tremble, Keaton | Contrasting continental patterns of adaptive population divergence in a holarctic ectomycorrhizal fungus |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
857W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Tzelepis, Georgios | The phospholipase VlPLA2 from the plant pathogen Verticillium longisporum is a virulence factor targeting host nuclei and suppressing PTI-related hypersensitive response |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
787V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Upadhaya, Arjun | Genome Wide Association Mapping to characterize a virulent sexual population of wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) from the Pacific Northwest using barley and wheat differentials |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
542V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Upadhya, Rajendra | Unmasking chitin in C. neoformans: ​Panic or protection? |
Oral
Human fungal pathogens |
7 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Upadhya, Rajendra | Unmasking chitin in C. neoformans: ​Panic or protection? |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
683W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Urayama, Shyun-ichi | Cell wall and turgor pressure affect the release of extracellular membrane vesicles in filamentous fungi |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
442V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Urban, Martin | Comparative pathogen-host interaction phenotype analysis in human and plant microbial pathogens using PHI-base |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
540V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Urban, Martin | Comparative genome analysis of Fusarium culmorum and F. graminearum reveals a different type of chromosomal organization but a common gene repertoire linked to virulence on wheat |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
538V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| U'Ren, Jana M. | Ecological generalism drives hyperdiversity of secondary metabolite gene clusters in xylarialean endophytes |
Oral
Speciation, diversity and evolution |
168 |
Friday, March 18 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Valverde Bogantes, Esteban | Developmental genetics of spore germination in Epichloë festucae |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
413W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Van Court, Ray | Impact of fungal pigment from Chlorociboria spp. on community composition and decay |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
561T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| van der Nest, Magriet | GWAS for investigating laccase expression in Ceratocystis albifundus |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
632W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| van Maanen, Marieke H. | Secreted proteins during interaction of mushroom-forming fungi against their competitors |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
781V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| van Rhijn, Norman | A versatile selection free CRISPR-Cas9 transformation system for A. fumigatus |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
461W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| van Westerhoven, Anouk | Pangenome analyses of Fusarium isolates infecting banana reveals evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive genome |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
455W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Varga, Torda | Widespread tissue-specific gene expression during fruiting body development of Coprinopsis cinerea revealed by laser-capture microscopy coupled single-cell RNA sequencing |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
374W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Vargas, Abel | Differential effects of G-protein subunits on multiple cellulase enzymes in Neurospora crassa |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
265F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Vargas-Muñiz, José | Aspergillus fumigatus hexameric septin complex is involved in spore cell wall organization and immune evasion |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
411T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Vasselli, Joseph | Hyphal growth rate correlates to the spatial distribution of the endocytic collar in three ascomycete species |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
346F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Verde, Fulvia | Role of the fission yeast NDR kinase Orb6 in the response to environmental stress |
Oral
Welcome and Plenary Session I: Cell Biology and Morphology |
4 |
Wednesday, March 16 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Villalobos Escobedo, Jose Manuel | High-throughput functional profiling of Trichoderma atroviride by RbTDNA-seq |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
511F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Virágh, Máté | Role of a septin duplication in fruiting body development of a complex multicellular model fungus |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
375T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Vogan, Aaron A. | Allorecognition genes drive reproductive isolation in Podospora anserina |
Oral
Fungal recognition (self and non-self) |
235 |
Saturday, March 19 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM |
| Vogt, Ellysa | Investigating How the Septin Cytoskeleton Controls Morphogenesis in Marine Fungi |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
393T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Vonk, Peter Jan | The transcription factor Roc1 is a regulator of cellulose degradation in the wood-decaying mushroom Schizophyllum commune |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
629W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Vonk, Peter Jan | The transcription factor Roc1 is a regulator of cellulose degradation in the wood-decaying mushroom Schizophyllum commune |
Oral
Natural and applied bioconversion and biodegradation |
140 |
Friday, March 18 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Vonk, Peter Jan | Funtional characterization of regulatory genes in Schizophyllum commune identifies nine new genes related to mushroom development |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
376F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Vu, Andrea | Stable genome transformation via zoospore electroporation in the Chytridomycota |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
446W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Vu, Kiem | Discovery and characterization of a potent antifungal peptide through OBOC combinatorial library screening. |
Poster
2. Biotechnology |
305W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Wacker, Theresa | Repeat-driven genome expansion and two-speed genome architecture of amphibian-infecting chytrids |
Oral
Interactions with other non-human/plant eukaryotic species |
133 |
Friday, March 18 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Wacker, Theresa | Repeat-driven genome expansion and two-speed genome architecture of amphibian-infecting chytrids |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
820F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wagner, Andrew | Calcineurin regulates ß(1,3)-glucan exposure in Candida albicans |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
688F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wakade, Rohan | In vivo analysis of hyphal morphogenesis in C. albicans. |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
610F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Walcott, Keith | Identifying genes involved in the temperature-dependent morphological transition in Coccidioides posadasii |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
828T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wallace, Edward W. J. | An RNA-binding protein that evolved a change in function to control fungal growth: the surprising history, structure, and function of Ssd1 |
Oral
RNA and RNAi biology |
17 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Wallace, Edward W. J. | An RNA-binding protein that evolved a change in function to control fungal growth: the surprising history, structure, and function of Ssd1 |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
640F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wang, Bin | Novel NuA4 subunits reveal a crucial role of dynamic expression of the negative arm of the circadian clock |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
606T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wang, Clay C. C. | Structural characterization of secondary metabolites from filamentous fungi. |
Poster
9. Synthetic Biology |
880F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wang, Haihua | Regulation of fungal gene expression in ectomycorrhizal roots underlying heavy metal soil stress |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
552T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| WANG, Huijuan | Effect of LaeA on the secondary metabolism in the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
272W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| wang, shumei | Extracellular vesicle-mediated transfer of plant mRNA into fungal cells to suppress pathogenicity |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
744T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wang, Ting-Fang | Trichoderma reesei Rad51 tolerates mismatches in hybrid meiosis with diverse genome sequences |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
536V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Wang, Ting-Fang | Sexual crossing, chromosome-level genome sequences, and comparative genomic analyses for the medicinal mushroom Antrodia cinnamomea |
Poster Online
2. Biotechnology |
329V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Wang, Ting-Fang | Complete Genome Sequences and Genome-Wide Characterization of Trichoderma Biocontrol Agents Provide New Insights into their Evolution and Variation in Genome Organization, Sexual Development and Fungal-Plant Interactions |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
525V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Wang, Ting-Fang | Complete Genome Sequences and Genome-Wide Characterization of Trichoderma Biocontrol Agents Provide New Insights into their Evolution and Variation in Genome Organization, Sexual Development and Fungal-Plant Interactions |
Oral Online
From genome to pangenome |
227 |
Saturday, March 19 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM |
| Wang, Tristan | Signatures of necrotrophy in genomes of the Eurotiales |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
493F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Wang, Yen-Wen | Mushrooms without mating: the discovery haploid sporocarps in the invasive habitat of the heterothallic death cap, Amanita phalloides |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
836W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wang, Zeyi | Gad1 functions as a negative regulator of A-to-I mRNA editing during sexual reproduction |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
671V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Wang, Zheng | Resistance and adaptation of the melanized yeast Exophiala dermatitidis to ionizing radiation exposure |
Oral Online
Extreme environments |
45 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Wang, Ziyan | 4-color live-cell imaging and other novel microscopy tools reveal dynamic sub-cellular distributions of core clock components in Neurospora crassa |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
344W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wang, Ziyan | 4-color live-cell imaging and other novel microscopy tools reveal dynamic sub-cellular distributions of core clock components in Neurospora crassa |
Oral
Coolest tools for fungal biology |
214 |
Saturday, March 19 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
| Waqas, Muhammad | Genetic diversity and pathogenicity of Botryosphaeriaceae and Diaporthaceae causing defects of hazelnut nuts from Italy. |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
567T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Ward, Audrey | In-silico cross-contamination affects inference of genetic relationships in Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
839W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Webb, Rebecca | The development of siRNA-mediated mRNA knockdown in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
637F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Weiberg, Arne | How important is cross-kingdom RNA interference in nature? |
Oral
RNA and RNAi biology |
20 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Weichert, Martin | The dual roles of Pef1, a penta-EF-hand protein, in plasma membrane integrity and polarized growth in Candida albicans |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
426V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Well, Lucas | COT-1 kinase activity is required for proper conidial germination and directed hyphal growth in Neurospora crassa |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
425V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Westerberg, Ivar | Births, deaths and survival of a retrotransposon family in the face of repeat induced point mutations (RIP) |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
822T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Westerberg, Ivar | Births, deaths and survival of a retrotransposon family in the face of repeat induced point mutations (RIP) |
Oral
From genome to pangenome |
224 |
Saturday, March 19 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Westrick, Nathaniel | Fungal alcohol oxidase (AOX): a broadly conserved protein facilitating ascomycete invasion of plants |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
743W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Whitaker, Claire | Fungal Pathogens Utilize Extracellular Vesicles for Transport of Effector Proteins into Plant Host Cells |
Oral
Plant Pathogens |
68 |
Thursday, March 17 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
| Whitaker, Claire | Fungal Pathogens Utilize Extracellular Vesicles for Transport of Effector Proteins into Plant Host Cells |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
729T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| White, Amelia | Characterization of a Candida albicans transcription factor family |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
613F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Wijnants, Stefanie | The effect of Hxk1 and Hxk2 on open chromatin regions and gene expression in Candida albicans |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
614W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wildeman, Asia | Manganese Transporters and Virulence in Candida albicans |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
258T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wilken, Markus | Diverse sexual strategies underpinned by the mating-type locus in the non-model fungal family Ceratocystidaceae |
Oral
Mating and sexual development |
158 |
Friday, March 18 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM |
| Wilken, Markus | Diverse sexual strategies underpinned by the mating-type locus in the non-model fungal family Ceratocystidaceae |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
370F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wilken, Markus | MATch Maker: A curated web-portal and database for fungal mating-type sequences |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
371W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Will, Ian | Metabolomic profiling of behaviorally manipulated insects infected by “zombie ant fungus” (Ophiocordyceps) |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
712F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Will, Ian | Metabolomic profiling of behaviorally manipulated insects infected by “zombie ant fungus” (Ophiocordyceps) |
Oral
Fungal determinants of host response |
195 |
Saturday, March 19 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM |
| Wingfield, Brenda | Truncation of MAT1-2-7 gene leads to changes in the pheromone response pathway of Huntiella omanensis |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
625F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Wingfield, Brenda | Mutation in the ribosomal protein gene eL42 results inCycloheximide resistance in the Ophiostomatales |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
254W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wingfield, Mike | Characterisation of the mating type loci in Elsinoeincluding theEucalyptus pathogen Elsinoe necatrix |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
848W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wint, Rhondene | Kingdom-wide analysis of fungal transcriptomes and tRNAs reveals conserved patterns of adaptive evolution |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
537V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Wisecaver, Jennifer | Honor by association, leveraging global gene co-expression networks for specialized metabolic pathway discovery |
Oral
Secondary metabolism and production of useful metabolites |
75 |
Thursday, March 17 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Wolfe, Benjamin | When and how do fungi impact the evolution of bacteria? |
Oral
Mycobiomes and their implications |
147 |
Friday, March 18 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Wong, Koon Ho | Transcription activity before dormancy in fungal conidia modulates phenotypic variation and affects the fitness and capabilities of fungal cells after germination |
Oral Online
Spore development, dormancy and germination |
106 |
Thursday, March 17 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Wosten, Han | Materialize fungi |
Oral
Community Meeting and Plenary Session IV: Signaling and Metabolism |
187 |
Saturday, March 19 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Wu, Huaitong | Plant ATG8 as a Possible Extracellular Vesicle Marker |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
399T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Wurlitzer, Jacob Martin | The genetic basis of oligopeptide biosynthesis in the early diverging fungus Mortierella alpina |
Poster Online
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
290V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Wyatt, Nathan | A Pangenomic assessment of a Cercospora beticola global population |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
449W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Wyatt, Nathan | A Pangenomic assessment of a Cercospora beticola global population |
Oral
From genome to pangenome |
226 |
Saturday, March 19 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Xie, Jinglin Lucy | Pararesistance: a non-genetic mechanism of antifungal drug resistance |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
826F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Xie, Jinglin Lucy | Pararesistance: a non-genetic mechanism of antifungal drug resistance |
Oral
Fungicides and antifungals |
205 |
Saturday, March 19 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
| Xiong, Liping | Natural variation in the control of Candida albicans iron acquisition |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
662V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Xu, Jianping | Genomic and genetic analyses of antifungal drug resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
840T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Xu, Jianping | Clonality and recombination in natural populations of Candida auris |
Oral
Natural and experimental diversity, evolution and populations |
118 |
Thursday, March 17 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| Xue, Chaoyang | Lipid flippase regulation of antifungal drug resistance and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster
1. Biochemistry and Metabolism |
263W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Yacoub, Mark | Analysis of pathogenicity genes in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Pangenome |
Poster Online
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
865V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Yadav, Vikas | Uniparental nuclear inheritance following bisexual mating in fungi |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
435V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Yan, Huijuan | Roles of Candida albicans chromosome instability in the host |
Oral
Human fungal pathogens |
11 |
Wednesday, March 16 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Yan, Huijuan | Roles of Candida albicans chromosome instability in the host |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
697F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Yan, Yao | Characterization of Bud3 domains sufficient for bud neck targeting in S. cerevisiae |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
421V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Yaver, Debbie | Sustainable protein production for food applications from a microbe, Fusarium strain flavolapis, isolated from Yellowstone National Park. |
Oral
Systems biology and biomaterials |
240 |
Saturday, March 19 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Yeboah, Becky | Investigating heterochromatin-mediated anti-fungal resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans isolated from HIV patients in Tanzania |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
340F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Yenewodage, Anne | The ribonucleoprotein complex components JSN-1 and GUL-1 are involved in asexual development in Neurospora crassa |
Oral
RNA and RNAi biology |
16 |
Wednesday, March 16 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Yenewodage, Anne | The ribonucleoprotein complex components JSN-1 and GUL-1 are involved in asexual development in Neurospora crassa |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
401W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Yildirir, Gokalp | Long reads and Hi-C sequencing illuminate the two-compartment genome of the model arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiont Rhizophagus irregularis |
Poster
8. Population and Evolutionary Genetics |
818W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| You, Yaohua | Multiple tolerance mechanisms to the plant saponin α-tomatine in Botrytis cinerea |
Poster Online
11. Other |
904V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Yu, Houlin | Conservation, expansion and functional adaptation of Transcriptional Factor Repertoire in the Fusarium oxysporum Species Complex |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
472F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Yu, Seong-Ryong | Systematic Analysis of Host-derived Cues for the Regulation of Pathogenicity-associated Transcription factors in Cryptococcus neoformans |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
656V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Yuan, Zhilin | Accessory chromosome loss contributes to increased symbiotic effectiveness of a tree root fungus |
Poster Online
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
762V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Yulfo-Soto, Gabdiel | Heterothallic mutants of Fusarium graminearum and their use for Genetic Analysis of Fungal Pathogenicity and Toxigenicity |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
718F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Yun, Sung-Hwan | Functional analyses of putative target genes of Argonaute-like protein (FgAGO2) required for sexual development in Fusarium graminearum |
Oral Online
Mating and sexual development |
159 |
Friday, March 18 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Zaccaron, Alex | A near-complete genome assembly of the tomato pathogen Cladosporium fulvum reveals a compartmentalized genome architecture and the presence of a dispensable chromosome |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
494W |
Wednesday, March 16 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Zaccaron, Alex | Assembly and annotation of the mitochondrial genomes of four powdery mildew pathogens reveals remarkable variation in size and nucleotide composition |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
495T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Zacharias, Caitlin | GAG, a polysaccharide cytotoxin? |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
430V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Zavorskas, Joseph | Generation of Synthetic Time-Course Omics Data using Long Short Term Memory Networks |
Poster Online
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
516V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Zhai, Bing | Intestinal mycobiome in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation |
Oral Online
Mycobiomes and their implications |
151 |
Friday, March 18 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Zhang, Jianhua | Flower bulb waste material is a natural niche for the sexual cycle in Aspergillus fumigatus |
Poster Online
11. Other |
905V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Zhang, Jiwei | Integrating multifaceted genetic tools to gear up the discovery of fungal mechanisms of wood decay |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
480T |
Thursday, March 17 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Zhang, Jiwei | Integrating multifaceted genetic tools to gear up the discovery of fungal mechanisms of wood decay |
Oral
Natural and applied bioconversion and biodegradation |
136 |
Friday, March 18 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| Zhang, Kaile | RNAseq analysis identifying a core gene set of Linnemannia elongata involved in the chitin process |
Poster
5. Fungal Diversity |
557W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Zhang, Shufan | Systems Biology of the Symbiosis of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) in Sorghum |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
757F |
Friday, March 18 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Zhang, Xin | The histone code of the fungal genus Aspergillus uncovered by evolutionary and proteomic analyses |
Poster Online
6. Gene Regulation |
651V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Zhong, Shaobin | Comparison of long-read sequencing platforms for de novo genome assemblies of the fungal cereal pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana |
Poster
4. Comparative and Functional Genomics |
454F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Ziv, Carmit | Trehalose metabolism is differentially modulated during cold stress response of postharvest pathogenic fungi |
Poster Online
3. Cell Biology and Development |
416V |
Tuesday, March 15 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Ziv, Naomi | White-opaque switching in Candida albicans as a model system for the quantitative and molecular analysis of stochastic cell fate switching |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
645T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Zou, Zhongwei | Overexpression of BnNAC19 in Brassica napus enhances resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans, the blackleg pathogen of canola |
Poster
6. Gene Regulation |
633T |
Thursday, March 17 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Zuccaro, Alga | The combined activity of two secreted fungal enzymes is implicated in fungal accommodation in the roots and triggers cell death in different host species |
Oral
Symbionts and endophytes |
26 |
Wednesday, March 16 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Zuccaro, Alga | The combined activity of two secreted fungal enzymes is implicated in fungal accommodation in the roots and triggers cell death in different host species |
Poster
7. Pathogenic and Mutalistic Interactions |
755W |
Wednesday, March 16 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Zuchman, Rina | Phosphorylation / dephosphorylation of the Cochliobolus heterostrophus stress-activated MAPK Hog1 in response to plant phenolic acids |
Oral
Stress |
85 |
Thursday, March 17 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Zuchman, Rina | Phosphorylation / dephosphorylation of the Cochliobolus heterostrophus stress-activated MAPK Hog1 in response to plant phenolic acids |
Poster
3. Cell Biology and Development |
406F |
Friday, March 18 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM |