Wednesday, March 16
8:45 am - 12:00 pm
Merrill Hall and Chapel
Welcome and Plenary Session I: Cell Biology and Morphology
Session Chairs:
Louise Glass, University of California, Berkeley
Steve Harris, University of Manitoba, Canada
1 9:00 am Trade-off between Plasticity and Velocity in Mycelial Growth. Norio Takeshita, University of Tsukuba
2 9:30 am The exocytic RAB11 pathway. Miguel Penalva, CSIC Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas 'Margarita Salas'
3 10:00 am A little key will open a large door: unexpected pleiotropic roles of fungal surface-active proteins in fungal cells. Irina Druzhinina, Nanjing Agricultural University
10:30 am Break
4 11:00 am Role of the fission yeast NDR kinase Orb6 in the response to environmental stress. Fulvia Verde, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
5 11:30 am Temperature adaptation of biological phase separation. Amy Gladfelter, UNC Chapel Hill
Wednesday, March 16
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Merrill Hall
Human fungal pathogens
Session Chairs:
Neil Gow, University of Exeter, UK
Xiaorong Lin, University of Georgia, USA
6 3:00 pm Immune recognition of fungi: deciphering the writing on the wall. Neil Gow, University of Exeter
7 3:20 pm Unmasking chitin in C. neoformans: ​Panic or protection? Rajendra Upadhya, Washington University, St. Louis
8 3:40 pm Candida albicans and IL-17A stimulate cytokine production by oral epithelial cells via different mechanisms. Jianfeng LIN, The Lundquist Institute
9 4:00 pm The ephrin tyrosine kinase receptor, EphA2, serves as a gateway for Cryptococcus neoformans into the central nervous system. Angie Gelli, University of California, Davis
4:20 pm Break
10 4:40 pm A ricin-like toxin derives tissue necrosis during invasive mucormycosis. Ashraf Ibrahim, The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
11 5:00 pm Roles of Candida albicans chromosome instability in the host. Huijuan Yan, UCSF
12 5:20 pm Roles for microglia in Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis. J Muse Davis, University of Iowa
13 5:40 pm Leveraging machine learning essentiality predictions and chemogenomic interactions to identify antifungal targets. Ci Fu, University of Toronto
Wednesday, March 16
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fred Farr Forum
RNA and RNAi biology
Session Chairs:
Michael Feldbrugge, Heinrich Heine University, Germany
Jin-Rong Xu, Purdue University, USA
14 3:00 pm Alternative Transcription start sites in Cryptococcus. Guilhem Janbon, Institut Pasteur
15 3:20 pm Endosomal mRNA transport. Michael Feldbrugge, Heinrich-Heine University
16 3:40 pm The ribonucleoprotein complex components JSN-1 and GUL-1 are involved in asexual development in Neurospora crassa. Anne Yenewodage, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
17 4:00 pm An RNA-binding protein that evolved a change in function to control fungal growth: the surprising history, structure, and function of Ssd1. Edward W. J. Wallace, The University of Edinburgh
4:20 pm Break
18 4:40 pm Extracellular vesicle-mediated cross-kingdom transport of plant mRNAs into fungal cells to suppress pathogenicity. Hailing Jin, University of California
19 5:00 pm Exclusively RNAi-based antimicrobial drug resistance is inherited after meiosis in the mucormycosis pathogen Mucor circinelloides. Carlos Pérez-Arques, Duke University School of Medicine
20 5:20 pm How important is cross-kingdom RNA interference in nature? Arne Weiberg, Ludwig-Maximilians University - LMU
21 5:40 pm Identification of a stage-specific co-factor required for A-to-I mRNA editing during sexual reproduction in fungi. Huiquan Liu, Northwest A&F University
Wednesday, March 16
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Heather
Symbionts and endophytes
Session Chairs:
Natalia Requena, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Carolyn Young, Oklahoma State University, USA
22 3:00 pm Endohyphal bacteria modulate tissue colonization, saprotrophy, and thermotolerance by endophytic fungi in vitro and under field conditions. A. Elizabeth Arnold, The University of Arizona
23 3:20 pm How do plants deploy smRNAs to engage with beneficial microorganisms while fighting pathogens? Maitree Pradhan, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - KIT
24 3:40 pm Mycangial colonization in the laurel wilt (Raffealea lauricola)-Ambrosia beetle symbiosis. Ross Joseph, University of Florida
25 4:00 pm Testing the role of the transcription factor TvSom1 in adhesion of Trichoderma virens germlings. Benjamin Horwitz, Technion - IIT
4:20 pm Break
26 4:40 pm The combined activity of two secreted fungal enzymes is implicated in fungal accommodation in the roots and triggers cell death in different host species. Alga Zuccaro, University of Cologne
27 5:00 pm Deciphering the potential niche of novel black yeast fungal isolates in a biological soil crust based on genomes, phenotyping, and melanin regulation. Erin Carr, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
28 5:20 pm Establishment of functional symbioses between Epichloë endophytes and the modern cereals rye (Secale cereale) and hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum). Richard Johnson, Agresearch Grasslands
29 5:40 pm Genetic determinants of endophytism in the Arabidopsis root mycobiome. Fantin Mesny, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Wednesday, March 16
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Chapel
Morphological transitions and cell walls
Session Chairs:
Steve Free, SUNY University at Buffalo, USA
Anita Sil, University of California San Francisco, USA
30 3:00 pm Candida biofilms: importance, regulation, and evolution. Clarissa Nobile, University of California, Merced
31 3:20 pm Targeting the fungal cell wall. Carol Munro, University of Aberdeen
32 3:40 pm Multi-omics Profiling Reveals New Pathways Regulating Hyphal Morphogenesis in Candida albicans. Kyunghun Min, Stony Brook University
33 4:00 pm Nanoscale imaging of dynamic cell wall formation in fission yeast. Fred Chang, UCSF
4:20 pm Break
34 4:40 pm A myosin light chain, linking fungal morphology and filament extension, is critical for Candida albicans growth robustness. Robert Arkowitz, University Cote d'Azur/CNRS/INSERM
35 5:00 pm Structural base of the cell wall diversity of Candida glabrata. Lars-Oliver Essen, Philipps University
36 5:20 pm Study of the physiological role of amyloid structures in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. Thierry Mourer, Institut Pasteur
37 5:40 pm Defining the septin interactome and its role in appressorium-mediated plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. Iris Eisermann, The Sainsbury Laboratory
Wednesday, March 16
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Scripps
Extreme environments
Session Chairs:
Nina Gunde-Cimerman, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Julia Schumacher, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany
38 3:00 pm Stable parasexuality – a novel fungal reproductive strategy uncovered by population genomics. Cene Gostinčar, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty
39 3:20 pm A cystic fibrosis patient lung environment allowed for coexistence of multiple Exophiala dermatitidis clades over time. Tania Kurbessoian, University of California, Riverside
40 3:40 pm Surviving in the brine: a multi-omics approach for understanding the physiology of the halophile fungus Aspergillus sydowii. Ramon Alberto Batista Garcia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (RFC UAE671122G49)
41 4:00 pm The Ess1 prolyl isomerase and its target, the CTD of RNA polymerase II, in cold-adapted fungi. Steven Hanes, SUNY-Upstate Medical University
4:20 pm Break
42 4:40 pm Developing genetic tools to unlock the biotechnological potential of anaerobic gut fungi. Radwa Hanafy, University of Delaware
43 5:00 pm Knufia petricola – a model for exploring the biology of black rock-inhabiting fungi. Julia Schumacher, BAM
44 5:20 pm Diversity of genomic adaptations to post-fire environment in higher fungi points to a crosstalk between charcoal tolerance and sexual development. Andrei Stecca Steindorff, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
45 5:40 pm Resistance and adaptation of the melanized yeast Exophiala dermatitidis to ionizing radiation exposure. Zheng Wang, US Naval Research Laboratory
Wednesday, March 16
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Nautilus
Interactions with prokaryotes and viruses
Session Chairs:
Nancy Keller, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Ioly Kotta-Loizou, Imperial College London, UK
46 3:00 pm Antifungal Potential of the Skin Microbiome. Lindsay Kalan, University of Wisconsin-Madison
47 3:20 pm Horizontal transmission and loss-driven evolution in Mycoavidus, a Mortierella-associated endohyphal bacterium. Kevin Amses, Oregon State University
48 3:40 pm A shelter from the elements: understanding requirements for fungal chlamydospore formation and bacterial invasion. Isabelle Ludwikoski, University of Wisconsin - Madison
49 4:00 pm From iron to antibiotics: Bacterial-fungal interactions revealed by genome-wide mutational analyses. Emily Pierce, University of California San Diego
4:20 pm Break
50 4:40 pm Elucidating Fungal Immune Receptors and Testing the Potential Role of Nucleotide-binding Domain Leucine-rich Repeat-like Proteins (NLR-like) Against Bacterial Antagonists. Frances Stark, University of California, Berkeley
51 5:00 pm 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. Dae-Hyuk Kim, Chonbuk National University
52 5:20 pm Characterization of internal ribosomal entry sites in fungal RNA viruses and their potential use in multiple gene expression in filamentous fungi. Sotaro Chiba, Nagoya University
53 5:40 pm Deciphering the mycovirome of Botrytis cinerea. Ana Ruiz-Padilla, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. CBGP (UPM-INIA)
Wednesday, March 16
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kiln
Circadian Rhythms and photobiology
Session Chairs:
Luis Corrochano, University of Seville, Spain
Jennifer Hurley, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
54 3:00 pm Circadian Clock Control of mRNA Translation. Deborah Bell-Pedersen, Texas A&M University
55 3:20 pm Insights into biological responses to light from baker’s yeast S. cerevisiae, an organism lacking established photoreceptors. Mikael Molin, Chalmers University of Technology
56 3:40 pm A role for gene expression and mRNA stability in the mechanism underlying circadian nutritional compensation in Neurospora crassa. Christina Kelliher, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
57 4:00 pm Dark stipe mutants in fruiting body development of Coprinopsis cinerea. Shanta Subba, University of Goettingen
4:20 pm Break
58 4:40 pm Conformational Changes in the Circadian Negative Arm Correlate with Dynamic Interactomes Involved in Diverse Biological Processes. Jacqueline Pelham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institue
59 5:00 pm Genome wide insights into signal integration by the G-protein pathway for regulation of carbon- and secondary metabolism. Miriam Schalamun, Austrian Institute of Technology
60 5:20 pm The evolution of DNA repair: how a cryptochrome photoreceptor became a CPD photolyase in mucoral fungi. Luis Corrochano, Universidad de Sevilla
61 5:40 pm Casein kinase 1 and disordered clock proteins form functionally equivalent phospho-based circadian modules in fungi and mammals. Axel Diernfellner, Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center
Thursday, March 17
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Merrill Hall and Chapel
Plenary Session II: Cross species interactions
Session Chairs:
Elaine Bignell, University of Exeter, UK
Frances Trail, Michigan State University, USA
62 9:00 am Cross-kingdom interactions in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Maria Harrison, Boyce Thompson Institute
63 9:30 am Metarhizium: jack of all trades, master of many. Raymond St. Leger, University of Maryland
64 10:00 am Chemical interactions between fungi and nematodes. Reinhard Fischer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
10:30 am Break
65 11:00 am A structure for effector delivery in smut fungi? Regine Kahmann, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
66 11:30 am A Ralstonia pickettii endosymbiont allows Rhizopus microsporus to evade amoeba and cause opportunistic virulence in animals. Elizabeth Ballou, University of Exeter, Centre for Medical Mycology
Thursday, March 17
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Merrill Hall
Plant Pathogens
Session Chairs:
Matthias Hahn, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Miriam Oses, Public University of Navarre
Barbara Valent, Kansas State University
67 3:00 pm Functional diversification of effectors in smut fungi. Gunther Doehlemann, University of Cologne
68 3:20 pm Fungal Pathogens Utilize Extracellular Vesicles for Transport of Effector Proteins into Plant Host Cells. Claire Whitaker, UC Riverside
69 3:40 pm Multiple mutagenesis of Botrytis cinerea by an improved CRISPR/Cas9 protocol reveals high redundancy of phytotoxic proteins for necrotrophic infection. Matthias Hahn, Kaiserslautern Univ
70 4:00 pm Pyricularia HAG effector family interactions with rice candidate target proteins. Nicholas Farmer, Texas A&M University
4:20 pm Break
71 4:40 pm Appressorium-mediated plant infection by Magnaporthe oryzae is regulated by a Pmk1-dependent hierarchical transcriptional network. Miriam Oses-Ruiz, Public University of Navarre
72 5:00 pm Alternative sulfur scavenging and host colonization by the plant pathogen Raffaelea lauricola. Joshua Konkol, University of Florida
73 5:20 pm Oomycete RXLR effectors enter plant cells by clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Paul Birch, University of Dundee
74 5:40 pm Pathotypes of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae express discrete repertoires of accessory genes and induce distinct host transcriptional responses during root infection. Peter Henry, United States Department of Agriculture
Thursday, March 17
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Chapel
Secondary metabolism and production of useful metabolites
Session Chairs:
Jens Frisvad, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Jae-Hyuk Yu, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
75 3:00 pm Honor by association, leveraging global gene co-expression networks for specialized metabolic pathway discovery. Jennifer Wisecaver, Purdue University
76 3:20 pm Lichen-like consortia and multicellular structures protect algae against bacterial toxins. Mario Krespach, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute
77 3:40 pm CRISPR-based transcriptional activation tool for silent genes in filamentous fungi. Laszlo Mozsik, University Leiden
78 4:00 pm The fungal battery: A redox flow battery containing the biosynthesised quinone phoenicin from Penicillium astrosanguineum. Jens Laurids Sørensen, Aalborg University
4:20 pm Break
79 4:40 pm The emerging role of a cyclase gene in the biosynthesis of ochratoxin A: The case study of Aspergillus carbonarius. Scott Baker, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
80 5:00 pm Culturing Aspergillus nidulans in soil microcosm elucidates its ecological behavior and interaction with soil microbiota. Daisuke Hagiwara, University of Tsukuba
81 5:20 pm Deciphering lichen secondary metabolism by genetic dereplication, transcriptome analysis, and heterologous expression. Wonyong Kim, Sunchon National University
82 5:40 pm Novel secondary metabolites and their biosynthesis from new Aspergilli of Australia. Yit-Heng Chooi, University of Western Australia
Thursday, March 17
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Nautilus
Stress
Session Chairs:
Jesús Aguirre, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Deborah Bell-Pedersen, Texas A&M University, USA
83 3:00 pm Pathogenic fungi at the crossroads of metal starvation and oxidative stress. Valeria Culotta, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
84 3:20 pm ROS regulate mitochondrial dynamics in Aspergillus nidulans. Jesus Aguirre, Instituto de Fisiologia Celular-UNAM
85 3:40 pm Phosphorylation / dephosphorylation of the Cochliobolus heterostrophus stress-activated MAPK Hog1 in response to plant phenolic acids. Rina Zuchman, Technion
86 4:00 pm Signaling Pathway Loss-of-Function Alleles and Evolutionary Hotspots in the Fungi. Paul Magwene, Duke University
4:20 pm Break
87 4:40 pm Regulation of cell shape and virulence factor expression in response to temperature in the fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum. Anita Sil, Univ California, San Francisco
88 5:00 pm Circadian Clock-Controlled Translation of Specific Neurospora crassa mRNAs Requires Rhythmic eIF2α Activity and P-bodies. Kathrina Castillo, Texas A&M University
89 5:20 pm Ccr4 and Gcn2 contribute differentially to stress-specific translational repression in C. neoformans. Corey Knowles, SUNY Buffalo
90 5:40 pm A Tor1 N-terminal region required for Candida albicans anabolic- and stress regulation. Wanjun Qi, Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Thursday, March 17
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fred Farr Forum
Chromatin, heterochromatin, and epigenetics
Session Chairs:
Alessia Buscaino, University of Kent, UK
David Cook, Kansas State University, USA
91 3:00 pm Control and function of facultative heterochromatin in Neurospora crassa. Zachary Lewis, University of Georgia
92 3:20 pm Heterochromatin marks perturb transcriptional robustness and underpin dispensability of genes across evolutionary timescales in fungi. Sabina Tralamazza, University of Neuchâtel
93 3:40 pm Methylation of H4 controls gene expression in facultative heterochromatin. Mareike Moeller, Oregon State University
94 4:00 pm RNAi and heterochromatin independently control gene expression and transposable elements in Mucorales. María Isabel Navarro-Mendoza, Duke University
4:20 pm Break
95 4:40 pm A prion accelerates proliferation at the expense of lifespan. David Garcia, University of Oregon, Institute of Molecular Biology
96 5:00 pm Probing the role of N6-methyladenine DNA modification within the Rhizopus microsporus and Mycetohabitans symbiosis. Margaret Branine, Cornell University
97 5:20 pm Periodic DNA patterns associated with chromatin regulation in Fungi. Stephen Mondo, DOE Joint Genome Institute
98 5:40 pm Chromatin remodeling is required for the expression of small interfering RNAs from repetitive DNA loci in Neurospora crassa. Eugene Gladyshev, Institut Pasteur
Thursday, March 17
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Heather
Spore development, dormancy and germination
Session Chairs:
Michelle Momany, University of Georgia, USA
Chris Koon Ho Wong, University of Macau, China
99 3:00 pm The conidial coin toss: asymmetric spore adhesion in Colletotrichum graminicola. Brian Shaw, Texas A&M University
100 3:20 pm RNA Editing Controls Toxicity of a Neurospora Spore Killer. Nicholas Rhoades, Illinois State University
101 3:40 pm The HMG Domain-Containing Transcription Factors Hgr1 and Hgr2 are Putative Dormancy Factors of Cryptococcus Spores. Megan McKeon, University of Wisconsin-Madison
102 4:00 pm Aspergillus niger conidial germination: 3D live cell exploration. Susanne Fritsche, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB GmbH), Technical University of Vienna
4:20 pm Break
103 4:40 pm Developmental genetics of host invasion initiated by fungal conidia. Soumya Moonjely, Michigan State University
104 5:00 pm Analysis of 439 Cyp51 protein sequences shows 5 major Cyp51 gene family groups across Fungi. Brandi Celia, University of Georgia
105 5:20 pm Sporulation environment drives variation in genetically-identical conidia. Michelle Momany, Univ Georgia
106 5:40 pm Transcription activity before dormancy in fungal conidia modulates phenotypic variation and affects the fitness and capabilities of fungal cells after germination. Koon Ho Wong, University of Macau
Thursday, March 17
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Scripps
Lipid metabolism and signaling
Session Chairs:
James Konopka, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Naweed Naqvi, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore
107 3:00 pm Two distinct lipid transporters together regulate invasive filamentous growth in Candida albicans. Martine Bassilana, University Cote d'Azur/CNRS/INSERM
108 3:20 pm Lipid flippase mediated Cryptococcus-host interaction during pulmonary cryptococcosis. Siddhi Pawar, Rutgers University
109 3:40 pm Role of Arv1 protein in sterol metabolism and pathogenicity of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica. Soumyadip Kundu, Mississippi State University
110 4:00 pm Sterol homeostasis is critical for surface structure organization and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans. Hau Lam Choy, Washington University in St. Louis
4:20 pm Break
111 4:40 pm Oxylipin Signals Affecting Host and Pathogen Interactions. Nancy Keller, Univ Wisconsin, Madison
112 5:00 pm Eisosomes mediate a novel pathway for regulating PI(4,5)P2 in Candida albicans that is critical for cell wall morphogenesis and virulence. Carla Lanze, Stony Brook University
113 5:20 pm Role of the Malassezia lipidome in human skin health. Thomas Dawson, Agency for Science, Technology and Research
114 5:40 pm Lipid peroxidation and mitochondrial metabolism enable regulated cell death in Rice Blast. Qing Shen, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
Thursday, March 17
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kiln
Natural and experimental diversity, evolution and populations
Session Chairs:
Christina Cuomo, Broad Institute, USA
Jianping Xu, McMaster University, Canada
115 3:00 pm Metal tolerance in the mycorrhizal fungus Suillus luteus. Sara Branco, University of Colorado Denver
116 3:20 pm Using machine learning to gain insight on how environment and diet influence the evolution of galactose metabolism across the budding yeast subphylum. Marie-Claire Harrison, Pomona College
117 3:40 pm The extrachromosomal circular DNAs of the rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae contain a wide variety of LTR retrotransposons, genes, and effectors. Pierre M Joubert, University of California, Berkeley
118 4:00 pm Clonality and recombination in natural populations of Candida auris. Jianping Xu, McMaster University
4:20 pm Break
119 4:40 pm Genomic variation across a clinical Cryptococcus population linked to disease outcome. Poppy Sephton-Clark, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
120 5:00 pm Genetic and epigenetic variants underpinning within-species transcriptional polymorphism in a major fungal pathogen. Leen Abraham, University of Neuchatel
121 5:20 pm Giant Starship elements mobilize accessory genes in fungal genomes. Emile Gluck-Thaler, University of Neuchatel
122 5:40 pm Evolution of Aspergillus fumigatus Biofilm Morphotypes in Host Microenvironments. Robert Cramer, Dartmouth University
Friday, March 18
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Merrill Hall and Chapel
Plenary Session III: Evolution and Development
Session Chairs:
Joe Heitman, Duke University, USA
Eva Stukenbrock, Kiel Evolution Center, Germany
123 9:00 am Evolution repeats itself in fungal morphogenetic transitions - in search of mechanisms of convergent evolution. Laszlo Nagy, Biological Research Center, HAS
124 9:30 am The genetics and genome biology of multinucleate arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Nicolas Corradi, University of Ottawa
125 10:00 am Genomics, species limits, and evolution of the shiitake genus Lentinula. David Hibbett, Clark University
10:30 am Break
126 11:00 am Deep tissue infection by an invasive human fungal pathogen requires novel lipid-based suppression of the IL-17 response. Suzanne Noble, UCSF School of Medicine
127 11:30 am Rise and fate of mutations in the fairy ring mushroom Marasmius oreades. Hanna Johannesson, Uppsala University
Friday, March 18
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fred Farr Forum
Interactions with other non-human/plant eukaryotic species
Session Chairs:
Monika Schmoll, Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria
Chengshu Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
128 3:00 pm Talking to your inner self – on the interaction between Trichoderma reesei QM6a and its endohyphal Methylobacterium. Monika Schmoll, University of Vienna
129 3:20 pm Human mediated contact between amphibian-killing chytrid variants results in repeated recombination. Thomas Jenkinson, California State University, East Bay
130 3:40 pm Characterizing variation within the European Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans epidemic. Moira Kelly, Ghent University
131 4:00 pm Deciphering the molecular mechanisms involved with plant-insect-fungal interactions. Marcio Silva-Filho, University of São Paulo
4:20 pm Break
132 4:40 pm 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. Henrik De Fine Licht, University of Copenhagen
133 5:00 pm Repeat-driven genome expansion and two-speed genome architecture of amphibian-infecting chytrids. Theresa Wacker, University of Exeter
134 5:20 pm Regulation of infection of insects by the fungus Metarhizium robertsii. Weiguo Fang, Zhejiang University
135 5:40 pm Unraveling the biology of Nematophagy During a Fungal-Nematode Predator-Prey Interaction Using Time-Course Transcriptomic analysis. Hung-Che Lin, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica
Friday, March 18
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kiln
Natural and applied bioconversion and biodegradation
Session Chairs:
Yitzhak Hadar, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Taina Lundell, University of Helsinki, Finland
136 3:00 pm Integrating multifaceted genetic tools to gear up the discovery of fungal mechanisms of wood decay. Jiwei Zhang, University of Minnesota
137 3:20 pm Characterization and engineering of non-model microorganisms for biotechnological applications. Hugh Purdy, University of California, Santa Barbara
138 3:40 pm Chance favours the prepared spore – how to jumpstart cellulase production. Wolfgang Hinterdobler, AIT Austrian Institute Of Technology
139 4:00 pm The active microbial communities of oil degradation – exploring bioremediation of mine waste water. Petter Madsen, Uppsala University
4:20 pm Break
140 4:40 pm The transcription factor Roc1 is a regulator of cellulose degradation in the wood-decaying mushroom Schizophyllum commune. Peter Jan Vonk, Utrecht University
141 5:00 pm Prevalence of aromatic lignin monomer metabolism phenotypes in a collection of wood-inhabiting fungi and characterization of putative metabolic pathways. Leon Rogers, Oregon State University
142 5:20 pm Lignocelluloses and solid waste substrates transformed by wood-decay fungi for production of natural compounds. Taina Lundell, University of Helsinki
143 5:40 pm Degradation strategy of wood extractives by conifer-degrading wood decay fungus. Chiaki Hori, Hokkaido University
Friday, March 18
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Nautilus
Mycobiomes and their implications
Session Chairs:
Teresa E. Pawlowska, Cornell University, USA
Julia Segre, National Human Genome Research Institute, USA
144 3:00 pm Human skin microbiome: trans-kingdom characterization and investigating an emerging fungal pathogen. Julia Segre, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH
145 3:20 pm Adaptive immunity induces mutually beneficial interactions with gut fungi. Kyla Ost, University of Utah
146 3:40 pm Characterizing the role of anaerobic fungi in lignocellulolytic microbial communities and the gut mycobiome of herbivorous non-human primates. Katharine Dickson, University of California, Santa Barbara
147 4:00 pm When and how do fungi impact the evolution of bacteria? Benjamin Wolfe, Tufts University - Biology
4:20 pm Break
148 4:40 pm Interrogating the poplar fungal microbiome interactions using meta-transcriptomics and constructed communities. Jake Nash, Duke University
149 5:00 pm Metabarcoding as a tool for investigating the influence of endosymbiotic bacteria on Mucoromycota fungal host community structure in the Sonoran Desert. Nicole Reynolds, Cornell University
150 5:20 pm Global evolutionary patterns and drug resistance acquisition in the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Johanna Rhodes, Imperial College London
151 5:40 pm Intestinal mycobiome in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bing Zhai, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology
Friday, March 18
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Merrill Hall
Mating and sexual development
Session Chairs:
Fabienne Malagnac, University Paris Saclay
Brenda Wingfield, University of Pretoria, South Africa
152 3:00 pm Identifying novel sexual reproduction defects by TN-seq in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Caroline Craig, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
153 3:20 pm Obligate sexual reproduction of a homothallic fungus closely related to the Cryptococcus pathogenic species complex. Marco A. Coelho, Duke University Medical Center
154 3:40 pm Agaricomycete multicellular development and biomolecule formation with focus on the model system Cyclocybe aegerita and its relatives. Florian Hennicke, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
155 4:00 pm Role of A-to-I RNA editing in Sordaria macrospora sexual development. Ines Teichert, Allgemeine und Molekulare Botanik
4:20 pm Break
156 4:40 pm Systematic deletions of histone methyltransferase and demethylase genes reveal their role in RIP and sexual development. Pierre Grognet, Universite Paris-Saclay, CNRS
157 5:00 pm Live-Cell Imaging of Sexual Reproduction in Podospora anserina: the foreplay. Sylvain Brun, Universite de Paris
158 5:20 pm Diverse sexual strategies underpinned by the mating-type locus in the non-model fungal family Ceratocystidaceae. Markus Wilken, University of Pretoria
159 5:40 pm Functional analyses of putative target genes of Argonaute-like protein (FgAGO2) required for sexual development in Fusarium graminearum. Sung-Hwan Yun, Soonchunhyang Univ
Friday, March 18
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Heather
Molecular basis of biotrophy
Session Chairs:
Armin Djamei, University of Bonn, Germany
Alga Zuccaro, University of Cologne, Germany
160 3:00 pm A common FOLD among plant symbiotic and pathogenic fungi. Sebastian Schornack, University of Cambridge
161 3:20 pm Conserved secreted effectors determine endophytic growth and multi-host plant compatibility in a vascular wilt fungus. Antonio Di Pietro, Universidad de Cordoba
162 3:40 pm Blumeria graminis effector proteins target a conserved host cell polarity pathway for establishment of biotrophic infection structures. Ralph Hückelhoven, Technical University of Munich
163 4:00 pm Co-repressor Topless, a central effector hub for the Ustilago maydis / maize interaction. Armin Djamei, University of Bonn, INRES
4:20 pm Break
164 4:40 pm Cytoplasmic effector translocation during early biotrophic invasion by the rice blast fungus. Ely Oliveira-Garcia, Louisiana State University
165 5:00 pm Deletion of the killer kinase KIL1 abolishes penetration peg formation in the predator yeast Saccharomycopsis schoenii. Mareike Rij, Hochschule Geisenheim University
166 5:20 pm Conditional role of a signal peptidase component in the establishment of biotrophy by the maize anthracnose pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola. Renata Belisario, University of Kentucky
167 5:40 pm Impairment of the cellulose degradation machinery enhances Fusarium oxysporum virulence but limits its reproductive fitness. Clara Sanchez-Rodriguez, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich
Friday, March 18
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Chapel
Speciation, diversity and evolution
Session Chairs:
A. Elizabeth Arnold, University of Arizona, USA
Toni Gabaldón, Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Spain
168 3:00 pm Ecological generalism drives hyperdiversity of secondary metabolite gene clusters in xylarialean endophytes. Jana M. U'Ren, University of Arizona
169 3:20 pm Fungal digestive enzyme profile: Essential for fitness and integrated part of speciation and evolution. Lene Lange, BioEconomy, Research & Advisory
170 3:40 pm Genomic diversity across 17 clinical isolates of Candida auris shapes in vitro evolution and rapid development of fluconazole resistance. Laura Burrack, Gustavus Adolphus College
171 4:00 pm Genome-scale phylogeny of the fungal order Sordariales. Noah Lisa Hensen, Uppsala University
4:20 pm Break
172 4:40 pm Allele specific expression during fruiting body formation in Pleurotus ostreatus. Zsolt Merényi, Biological Research Centre
173 5:00 pm Understanding the nature of the reproductive barriers within the wood decay speciesTrichaptum abietinum. Dabao Sun Lu, University of Oslo
174 5:20 pm Host specificity determines a new fungal plant pathogen population. Wagner Calegari Fagundes, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology & Christian-Albrechts University Kiel
175 5:40 pm Three-dimensional chromatin organization determines the evolution of adaptive genomic regions in the plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae. David E Torres, Wageningen University and Research
Friday, March 18
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Scripps
Small molecules in communication
Session Chairs:
Francine Govers, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Benjamin Horwitz, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
176 3:00 pm The diversity in fungal volatile organic compound profiles. Maaria Rosenkranz, Helmholtz Zentrum Munich
177 3:20 pm Using random barcoded transposon-site sequencing (Rb-TnSeq) bacterial libraries to explore the effects of volatiles from Trichoderma atroviride. Catharine Adams, UC Berkeley
178 3:40 pm MERLIN unlocks the secrets to chitin signaling: Using gene-network inference to predict mediators of fungal response to lipo-chitooligosaccharides. Cristobal Carrera Carriel, University of Wisconsin - Madison
179 4:00 pm Copper homeostasis and Cryptococcus neoformans cell surface architecture. Corinna Probst, Duke University
4:20 pm Break
180 4:40 pm Connecting fungal genomes with the behavioral phenomes of ants, manipulated by Ophiocordyceps. Charissa de Bekker, University of Central Florida
181 5:00 pm Phytophthora zoospores display klinokinetic behaviour in response to a chemoattractant. Michiel Kasteel, Wageningen University
182 5:20 pm RNA interference affects fungus-fungus interactions in the biocontrol agent Clonostachys rosea. Edoardo Piombo, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
183 5:40 pm Lactobacillus-secreted Yak1 inhibitor, 1-acetyl-beta-carboline, blocks Candida albicans morphogenesis and biofilm formation. Jessie MacAlpine, University of Toronto
Saturday, March 19
8:45 am - 12:00 pm
Merrill Hall and Chapel
Community Meeting and Plenary Session IV: Signaling and Metabolism
Session Chairs:
Axel Brakhage, International Leibniz Research School, Germany
Vera Meyer, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
184 9:00 am Unlocking the biotech potential of the anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigomycetes). Michelle O'Malley, University of California, Santa Barbara
185 9:30 am The complexity of Sweet – Competing carbon perception pathways in filamentous fungi. J. Philipp Benz, Technical University of Munich
186 10:00 am The diets of biotrophs and opportunists in unhealthy hosts. James Kronstad, Univ British Columbia
10:30 am Break
187 11:00 am Materialize fungi. Han Wosten, Utrecht University
188 11:30 am How a fungus protects itself when producing a secondary toxic metabolite. Gustavo H. Goldman, FCFRP, Universidade de Sao Paulo
Saturday, March 19
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fred Farr Forum
Fungal determinants of host response
Session Chairs:
Andy Alspaugh, Duke University, USA
Bart P. H. J. Thomma, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
189 2:00 pm Fungal pathogen effector-mediated dysbiosis to stimulate disease development in plant hosts. Bart Thomma, University of Cologne
190 2:20 pm Cryptococcus neoformans Chitin Synthase 3 (Chs3) Plays a Critical Role in Dampening Host Inflammatory Responses. Camaron Hole, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
191 2:40 pm Botrytis cinerea secretes small RNA containing extracellular vesicles that enter plant cells through clathrin-dependent endocytosis. Baoye He, UCR
192 3:00 pm Roles of candidalysin of Candida albicans in the gut permeability and brain pathology. Courtney Smith, UTSA
3:20 pm Break
193 3:40 pm Unravelling the gene networks coordinating core and host-specific infection programs in the polyphagous plant pathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Sylvain Raffaele, INRAE - LIPME
194 4:00 pm Analysis of commensal Candida albicans strains reveals genomic variability but conserved pathogenic potential. Teresa O'Meara, University of Michigan
195 4:20 pm Metabolomic profiling of behaviorally manipulated insects infected by “zombie ant fungus” (Ophiocordyceps). Ian Will, University of Central Florida
196 4:40 pm The Venturia inaequalis effectorome is expressed in waves, and is dominated by expanded families with predicted structural similarity to avirulence effector proteins. Mercedes Rocafort, Massey University
Saturday, March 19
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Heather
Emerging and re-emerging fungi in a changing world
Session Chairs:
Sarah Gurr, University of Exeter, UK
Nick J. Talbot, The Sainsbury Laboratory, UK
197 2:00 pm Evolutionary Morphogenesis, Chytrids and the rise of The Fungi. Edgar Medina, UMass Amherst
198 2:20 pm A pandemic clonal lineage of the wheat blast fungus. Hernán A Burbano, University College London
199 2:40 pm Convergent recognition of the Magnaporthe oryzae host specificity determinant PWL2 in divergent grass species. Diana Gómez De La Cruz, The Sainsbury Laboratory
200 3:00 pm Emerging tree pathogen Phellinus noxius has a long evolutionary history in eastern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Olga Kozhar, Colorado State University
3:20 pm Break
201 3:40 pm Genomic diversification of the specialized parasite of the fungus-growing ant symbiosis. Kirsten Gotting, University of Wisconsin Madison
202 4:00 pm The global movement of fungal and oomycete crop pathogens: mechanistic models, predictions and perils. Sarah Gurr, University of Exeter
203 4:20 pm The maize mycobiome and implication on mycotoxin contamination in relation to climatic patterns. Bwalya Katati, Wageningen University and Research
204 4:40 pm Metagenomics approaches to understanding the synergistic roles of environment and chytrid infection in host extinction. Matthew Fisher, Imperial Col London
Saturday, March 19
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Merrill Hall
Fungicides and antifungals
Session Chairs:
Judith Berman, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Gabriel Scalliet, Syngenta, UK
205 2:00 pm Pararesistance: a non-genetic mechanism of antifungal drug resistance. Jinglin Lucy Xie, Stanford University School of Medicine
206 2:20 pm Targeting Aspergillus fumigatus hypoxia response pathways to potentiate contemporary antifungal therapies. Cecilia Gutierrez Perez, Dartmouth College
207 2:40 pm Exploiting synergistic and antagonistic drug interactions to improve treatment of systemic fungal infections. Jessica Brown, University of Utah
208 3:00 pm Live cell imaging to understand fungicide mode of action. Gero Steinberg, Univ Exeter
3:20 pm Break
209 3:40 pm Predicting predictability of fungicide resistance evolution. Nichola Hawkins, NIAB
210 4:00 pm Methionine synthase as a target for antifungal drug development. Jennifer Scott, The University of Manchester
211 4:20 pm Unanticipated drug-fungal interactions and their potential to impact the outcome of infection. Glen Palmer, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
212 4:40 pm Inhibitor targeting the Prp8 intein splicing of Cryptococcus neoformans. Hongmin Li, University of Arizona, Tucson
Saturday, March 19
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Chapel
Coolest tools for fungal biology
Session Chairs:
Alexandra Brand, University of Exeter, UK
Matthew S. Sachs, Texas A&M University, USA
213 2:00 pm DIVERSIFY - A flexible multispecies approach for construction of efficient heterologous fungal cell factories. Uffe Mortensen, Technical University of Denmark
214 2:20 pm 4-color live-cell imaging and other novel microscopy tools reveal dynamic sub-cellular distributions of core clock components in Neurospora crassa. Ziyan Wang, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
215 2:40 pm A platform for functional analysis for Candida albicans strain variation. Yinhe Mao, University of Georgia
216 3:00 pm FungiDB: Free online informatic tools for fungal and oomycete biologists. Omar Harb, University of Pennsylvania
3:20 pm Break
217 3:40 pm Fungal Bioreporters to Monitor Outcomes of Host-Cell Interactions. Neta Shlezinger, The Hebrew University
218 4:00 pm Development of a rapid and reversible system for targeted protein depletion in the filamentous fungus, Fusarium graminearum. John Ridenour, Oregon State University
219 4:20 pm Genes of unknown function conserved across fungi: a call for action. Igor Grigoriev, US DOE Joint Genome Institute
220 4:40 pm Novel GCaMP6 imaging of cytosolic free calcium dynamics reveals stress-specific signalling responses in the fungal pathogen, Candida albicans. Callum J Parkin, University of Exeter
Saturday, March 19
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Kiln
From genome to pangenome
Session Chairs:
Li-Jun Ma, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
Jason Stajich, University of California, Riverside, USA
221 2:00 pm Combined Pan-, Population-, and Phylo-Genomic Analysis of Aspergillus fumigatus Reveals Population Structure and Lineage-Specific Diversity. Lotus Lofgren, Duke University
222 2:20 pm Fusarium effectome analysis reveals high diversity of effectors and direct relationship with the fungus lifestyle and their strategies for host colonization/infection. Domingo Martínez-Soto, University of Massachusetts
223 2:40 pm An orthologous gene coevolution network provides insight into eukaryotic cellular and genomic structure and function. Jacob Steenwyk, Vanderbilt University
224 3:00 pm Births, deaths and survival of a retrotransposon family in the face of repeat induced point mutations (RIP). Ivar Westerberg, Uppsala University
3:20 pm Break
225 3:40 pm The distributed genome of Fusarium oxysporum: mix and match of core and accessory chromosomes. Like Fokkens, Wageningen University
226 4:00 pm A Pangenomic assessment of a Cercospora beticola global population. Nathan Wyatt, USDA-ARS
227 4:20 pm 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. Ting-Fang Wang, Academia Sinica
228 4:40 pm A global pangenome analysis of tan spot (Pyrenophora tritici-repentis) reveals an open genome and virulence factors nested in mobile elements. Ryan Gourlie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Saturday, March 19
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Scripps
Fungal recognition  (self and non-self)
Session Chairs:
Paul Dyer, The University of Nottingham, UK
André Fleissner, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
229 2:00 pm An NLR-like system delimits individuals in the basidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea. Ben Auxier, Wageningen University
230 2:20 pm Self- and non-self-recognition for cell fusion and heterokaryon incompatibility in the industrial filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Jun-ichi Maruyama, The University of Tokyo
231 2:40 pm Functional Amyloids Are Widespread in Fungal Biofilm Adhesins. Peter Lipke, CUNY Brooklyn College
232 3:00 pm A chitin polysaccharide monooxygenase functions in trans with a plasma transmembrane protein to trigger allorecognition upon cell contact. Adriana Rico Ramirez, UC BERKELEY CAMPUS
3:20 pm Break
233 3:40 pm Interspecies interactions of Neurospora crassa and Botrytis cinerea are mediated by a conserved cell-cell communication mechanism. Andre Fleissner, TU Braunschweig
234 4:00 pm Competing for cheating escalates the deleterious effects of reproductive parasitism. Duur Aanen, Wageningen University
235 4:20 pm Allorecognition genes drive reproductive isolation in Podospora anserina. Aaron A. Vogan, Uppsala University
236 4:40 pm Fungal Chemical Warfare: How Secondary Metabolites Influence Relationships in Maize Associated Fungi. Tim Satterlee, USDA/ARS
Saturday, March 19
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Nautilus
Systems biology and biomaterials
Session Chairs:
Luis F. Larrondo, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
Kevin McCluskey, Bolt Threads, USA
237 2:00 pm Laccase expression in the dung fungus Coprinopsis cinerea with 17 natural laccase genes. Ursula Kües, University of Goettingen
238 2:20 pm Production of Organic Acids in Engineered Aspergillus. Jon Magnuson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
239 2:40 pm Use of a cell-free expression (CFE) to fast characterize fungal enzymes in the wood decomposer Rhodonia placenta. Jesus Castano Uruena, University of Minnesota
240 3:00 pm Sustainable protein production for food applications from a microbe, Fusarium strain flavolapis, isolated from Yellowstone National Park. Debbie Yaver, Nature's Fynd
3:20 pm Break
241 3:40 pm Understanding DNA Uptake by Anaerobic Fungi. Tejas Navaratna, UC Santa Barbara
242 4:00 pm Growing the future of biomaterials: learning from fungal genetics to tune Fine Mycelium™. Rachel Linzer, MycoWorks
243 4:20 pm Mycotecture off planet: fungi as a building material on the Moon and Mars. Lynn Rothschild, NASA Ames Research Center
244 4:40 pm MY-CO SPACE: An artistic-scientific vision on how to build with fungi. Vera Meyer, TU Berlin
Saturday, March 19
5:45 pm - 6:30 pm
Merrill Hall and Chapel
Perkins/Metzenberg Lecture presented by B. Gillian Turgeon, Cornell University, USA
Session Chair:
Scott Baker, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Gillian Turgeon is a Professor and Chair of the Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology in the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University. Her research concerns molecular mechanisms of fungal virulence to plant hosts (inter-organismal recognition) and filamentous ascomycete mating (intra-organismal recognition), both with a particular focus on secondary metabolite determinants.