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2016
Monday, June 27th
7:00 AM

Breakfast

Casco Bay Room

7:00 AM - 12:00 AM

8:45 AM

Welcome Address

8:45 AM

9:00 AM

KEYNOTE: What’s new in fish cytokine research?

Christopher Secombes, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdm

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Refreshments

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

Session 1: Crustacean Immunology

AN RNA-SEQ-BASED APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF THE AMERICAN LOBSTER (HOMARUS AMERICANUS)

Fraser Clark, University of Prince Edward Island

Connecticut/Rhode Island

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CELL MIGRATION, ADHESION, APOPTOSIS AND GENE EXPRESSION IN FREE AND ATTACHED PERITONEAL CELLS IN TURBOT AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF VACCINES CONTAINING P. dicentrarchi ANTIGEN AND DIFFERENT ADJUVANTS

Jesus Lamas, University of Santiago de Compostela

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM

Session 1: Crustacean Immunology

LIPID METABOLISM DURING WSSV INFECTION IN SHRIMP

Cheng Cheng Shun

Connecticut/Rhode Island

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

VACCINATION WITH OUTER MEMBRANE VESICLES AGAINST INTRACELLULAR PATHOGENS FOR AQUACULTURE

Leidy Lagos, University of Oslo
Julia Isabel Tandberg Ph.D, Julia Tandberg
Urska Repnik, University of Oslo
N Roos, University of Oslo
Hanne Winhter-Larsen, University of Oslo

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Session 1: Crustacean Immunology

Several newly identified immune-associated components in mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) and their potential anti-infection functions

Kejian Wang, Xiamen University
Fangyi Chen, Xiamen University
Xiaowan Ma, Xiamen University
Shuping Wang, Xiamen University
Bei Chen, Xiamen University
Lixia Dong, Xiamen University
Zhongguo Shan, Xiamen University
Danqing Fan, Xiamen University
Hui Peng, Xiamen University

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER OF IMMUNITY AGAINST RED MOUTH DISEASE IN RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS)

Uwe Fischer, FLI
Takuya Yamaguchi, FLI

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:15 AM

Session 1: Crustacean Immunology

STUDIES ON MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR HEMOCYTES IN KURUMA SHRIMP Marsupenaeus japonicas

Ikuo Hirono, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

Oil adjuvant elevates protection of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following injection vaccination against Yersinia ruckeri

Rezkar Jaafar Mohammad, University of Copenhagen
Jiwan K. Chettri, University of Copenhagen
Inger Dalsgaard, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU
Azmi Al- Jubury, University of Copenhagen
Per W. Kania, University of Copenhagen
Jakob Skov, University of Copenhagen
Kurt Buchmann, University of Copenhagen

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Session 1: Crustacean Immunology

FATTY ACID SYNTHASE AND THE LIPOGENIC PHENOTYPE IN WSSV-INFECTED SHRIMP

Han-Ching Wang, National Cheng Kung University

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

CD56 (NCAM1) in rainbow trout – molecular and functional characterization

Huong Thi Dang, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Xiaocui He, Max-Planck-Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
Tomáš Korytář, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Bernd Köllner, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute

Vermont/New Hampshire Rooms

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

11:45 AM

Session 1: Crustacean Immunology

AHPND BIOMARKER PROFILE IDENTIFIED BY TRANSCRIPTOME SEQUENCING IN LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI STOMACH

Tze Hann Ng, National Cheng Kung University

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

PROTECTION OF RAINBOW TROUT (ONCHORYNCHUS MYKISS L.) AGAINST FLAVOBACTERIUM PSYCHROPHILUM BY IMMERSION AND INJECTION VACCINATION USING A NOVEL POLYVALENT VACCINE

Rowena Hoare, University of Stirling, Scotland

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Lunch, Poster Presentations, Exhibitors

Casco Bay Room

12:00 PM

1:30 PM

Session 1: Crustacean Immunology

White spot syndrome virus entry is multiple ways dependent

Haipeng Liu

Connecticut/Rhode Island

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

Efficacy testing of a 35 year old commercially produced Yersinia ruckeri bacterin for the control of enteric redmouth (ERM) disease

Scott E. LaPatra, Clear Springs Foods, Inc.

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

1:45 PM

Session 1: Crustacean Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF TOLL AND IMD PATHWAYS IN AHPND-INFECTED SHRIMP

Mi-De Yeh, National Cheng Kung University

Connecticut/Rhode Island

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

IMMUNE RESPONSES IN RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS) FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATION OF CELL-MEDIATED AND HUMORAL W/O ADJUVANTED VACCINES POST-VACCINATION AND POST-CHALLENGE

Kimberly Veenstra, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdm

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Session 1: Crustacean Immunology

A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT ON MOLECULAR APPROACH OF LARGE HSPS FROM MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII

Mukesh Kumar Chaurasia, SRM UNIVERSITY

Connecticut/Rhode Island

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

Antigen uptake in zebrafish (Danio rerio) at different life stages

Louise von G Jørgensen

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

UNDERSTANDING VIRAL DSRNA PRODUCTION, CELL ENTRY AND USE AS AN ANTIVIRAL THERAPEUTIC IN RAINBOW TROUT

Sarah J. Poynter, University of Waterloo
Amal Aloufi, Wilfrid Laurier University
Jeremy Weleff, Wilfrid Laurier University
Adam Soares, Wilfrid Laurier University
Stephanie J. DeWitte-Orr, Wilfrid Laurier University

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Session 3: Effects of Diet on the Immune System

GUT HEALTH AND INTEGRITY IN ATLANTIC SALMON FED PLANT PROTEIN DIETS

Samuel A M Martin Prof, University of Aberdeen
Alex Douglas, University of Aberdeen
Chris Secombes, University of Aberdeen
Elzbieta Krol, University of Aberdeen

Connecticut/Rhode Island

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

LIPOSOMAL- AND CpG OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE-BASED VACCINE FORMULATIONS OFFER PROTECTION WITH REDUCED ADVERSE EFFECTS IN RAINBOW TROUT

Kasper Rømer Villumsen, University of Copenhagen
Dennis Christensen, State Serum Institute
Erling Olaf Koppang, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Anders Miki Bojesen, University of Copenhagen

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Session 3: Effects of Diet on the Immune System

NUTRIGENOMICS STUDY IN ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) FED NOVEL DIETS SUPPLEMENTED WITH MARINE BY-PRODUCTS

Nellie Gagné, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Connecticut/Rhode Island

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

2:45 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

ANTIGEN UPTAKE IN GILL EPITHELIUM OF RAINBOW TROUT AND AYU DURING BATH-VACCINATION

Haruya Miyazawa, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Session 3: Effects of Diet on the Immune System

INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM MODULATION AND DISEASE RESISTANCE IN EURASIAN PERCH FED CONTRASTED LC-PUFA DIETARY CONTENTS

Patrick Kestemont, University of Namur
Florian Geay, University of Namur
Robert Mandiki, University of Namur
Emmanuel Tinti, University of Namur
Julie Mellery, University of Louvain
Yvan Larondelle, University of Louvain
Jessica Douxfils, University of Namur

Connecticut/Rhode Island

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Refreshments

3:00 PM

3:30 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

TESTING EXPERIMENTAL SUBUNIT FURUNCULOSIS VACCINES FOR RAINBOW TROUT

Moonika H. Marana, University of Copenhagen
Jiwan K. Chettri, University of Copenhagen
Jakob Skov, University of Copenhagen
Inger Dalsgaard, DTU - Technical University of Denmark
Andreas H. Mattsson, Evaxion Biotech Aps
Kurt Buchmann, University of Copenhagen
Louise von G Jørgensen, University of Copenhagen

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Session 3: Effects of Diet on the Immune System

EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION WITH BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS IN THE INNATE IMMUNITY IN THE EUROPEAN SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX)

Felix Acosta, Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura. Instituto Ecoaqua. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
JOSE RAMOS-VIVAS, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL
MARIA LAZARO-DIEZ, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL
ANA GONZALEZ-DE CANALES, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL
BELINDA VEGA, Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura. Instituto Ecoaqua. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
JIMENA BRAVO, Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura. Instituto Ecoaqua. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
LORENA ROMÁN, Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura. Instituto Ecoaqua. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Connecticut/Rhode Island

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

INNATE AND ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSES OF CATFISH ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS TO LIVE ATTENUATED EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI VACCINES

Adef Kordon, Mississippi State University

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

COMPARISON OF CLONAL COMPLEXITY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TROUT IGM AND IGT RESPONSE USING DEEP SEQUENCING.

Susana Magadan, Center of Evolutionary and Theorical Immunology _ University of New Mexico

Connecticut/Rhode Island

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

Attenuated Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHNV) with rearranged gene order as potential vaccine

Ronan N. Rouxel, INRA
Carolina Tafalla, CISA-INIA
Emilie Mérour, INRA
Esther Leal, CISA-INIA
Stéphane Biacchesi, INRA
MICHEL BREMONT, INRA

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Session 6: Host-Pathogen Interactions

TELEOST B CELL-ACTIVATING FACTOR (BAFF) DIFERENTIALLY REGULATES B CELL ACTIVITY IN LYMPHOID AND MUCOSAL TISSUES

Aitor G. Granja, CISA-INIA
Rosario Castro, CISA-INIA
Lucia Gonzalez, CISA-INIA
Irene Soleto, CISA-INIA
Carolina Tafalla, CISA-INIA

Connecticut/Rhode Island

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

4:15 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

CHARACTERIZATION OF LOCAL, SYSTEMIC AND MUCOSAL IMMUNE RESPONSES AFTER ORAL DNA VACCINATION AGAINST SPRING VIREMIA OF CARP VIRUS

Carmen WE Embregts, Cell Biology and Immunology Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

RESOLUTION OF KUDOA THYRSITES INFECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH INFILTRATION OF MHIIβ+ CELLS IN ATLANTIC SALMON, SALMO SALAR

Laura M. Braden PhD, Atlantic Veterinary College
Steve D. Cho MSc, Pacific Biological Station
Mark D. Fast PhD, Atlantic Veterinary College
Simon RM Jones PhD, Pacific Biological Station

Connecticut/Rhode Island

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

Missing the target: DNAk is a dominant epitope in the humoral immune response of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) to Flavobacterium columnare

Miles D. Lange, USDA-ARS Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

COMPARING THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES AND LENGTHS OF EXTRACELLULAR DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA MOLECULES IN RAINBOW TROUT CELLS

Sarah J. Poynter, University of Waterloo
Brian Dixon, University of Waterloo
Stephanie J. DeWitte-Orr, Wilfrid Laurier University

Connecticut/Rhode Island

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

4:45 PM

Session 2: Vaccines & Vaccination

SEA LICE VACCINE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON AN IMMUNOGENIC PEPTIDE DERIVED FROM THE RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN P0

Yamila Carpio PhD, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Session 4 (contd): Fish Immunology

Recent discoveries of Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) function in the teleost fish adaptative immunity

Mario Pablo Estrada PhD, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Connecticut/Rhode Island

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

5:15 PM

Poster Presentations

Casco Bay Room

5:15 PM

7:00 PM

Free Evening

7:00 PM