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2016
Tuesday, June 28th
7:00 AM

Breakfast

Casco Bay Room

7:00 AM

9:00 AM

KEYNOTE: Bivalve immunity and response to infections: Are we looking at the right place?

Bassam Allam, Stony Brook University

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Refreshments

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

LOCAL INDUCTION OF IGT RESPONSES TO PATHOGENS AND MICROBIOTA IN THE GILL OF RAINBOW TROUT

Zhen Xu, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University
David Parra, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Fumio Takizawa, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Daniela Gomez, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Louise von Gersdorff Jørgensen, Laboratory of Aquatic Pathobiology, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Scott LaPatra, Research Division, Clear Springs Foods Inc.
Oriol Sunyer, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

FACING THE CHALLENGE OF A FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR (TLR)1 AND TLR2 IN COMMON CARP

Geert Wiegertjes, Wageningen University

Connecticut/Rhode Island

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

Leukocyte contributions to the induction and resolution of acute inflammation in teleost fish

Daniel Barreda Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

IgT AND IgD FROM SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX): LOCALIZATION OF EXPRESSING AND IMMUNOREACTIVE CELLS IN LYMPHOID TISSUES.

giuseppe scapigliati Prof., University of Tuscia, Dept. DIBAF, Viterbo, Italy
Simona Picchietti PhD, University of Tuscia, Dept. DIBAF, Viterbo, Italy
Francesco Buonocore PhD, University of Tuscia, Dept. DIBAF, Viterbo, Italy
Noelia Nuñez Ortiz, Nuñez Ortiz
Valentina Stocchi, Nuñez Ortiz
Laura Guerra PhD, Nuñez Ortiz
Elisa Randelli PhD, Nuñez Ortiz

Connecticut/Rhode Island

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

EFFECTS OF IFNγ ADMINISTRATION ON ALLOGRAFT REJECTION IN GINBUNA CRUCIAN CARP

Yasuhiro Shibasaki, Nihon University
Chihiro Hatanaka, Nihon University
Yuta Matsuura, Nihon University
Ryuichiro Miyazawa, Nihon University
Takeshi Yabu, Nihon University
Teruyuki Nakanishi, Nihon University

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

Characterization of IgM in Norwegian cleaner fish (lumpfish and wrasses)

Sumaira Bilal, Universitet i Bergen, Norway
kai kristoffer Lie PhD, NIFES
Odd Andre Karlsen Associate Professor
Ivar Hordvik Professor, Universitet i Bergen

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:15 AM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF INTERLEUKIN 6 AND LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE ON TELEOST B LYMPHOCYTES

Beatriz Abós, CISA-INIA
Tiehui Wang, University of Aberdeen
Rosario Castro, CISA-INIA
Esther Leal, CISA-INIA
Alfonso Luque, ISCIII
Jeffrey Havixbeck, University of Alberta
Daniel Barreda, University of Alberta
Chris Secombes, University of Aberdeen
Carolina Tafalla, CISA-INIA

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

Identification and functional characterization of two granulocyte colony-stimulating factors of common carp

Fumihiko Katakura, Nihon University
Erika Hino, Nihon University
Kohei Nishiya, Nihon University
Jiro Miyamae, Nihon University
Tadaaki Moritomo, Nihon University

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND IMMUNE RESPONSES OF PIKEPERCH JUVENILES TO MAJOR STRESS FACTORS UNDER INTENSIVE CULTURE CONDITIONS

Robert Syaghalirwa Mandiki, University of Namur

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

CHANNA STRIATUS TNFR-1: MOLECULAR CLONING, CHARACTERIZATION AND GENE EXPRESSION

Rajesh Palanisamy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

11:45 AM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

Differences in Sockeye Salmon Antibody Composition: Testing the Immunological Imprinting Hypothesis

Max Chappell, College of William and Mary
Lidia Epp, College of William and Mary
Patty M. Zwollo, College of William and Mary

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

Molecular and immune response characterizations of IL-6 in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea)

Cuiluan Yao, Jimei University

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Lunch, Poster Presentations, Exhibitors

Casco Bay Room

12:00 PM

1:30 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

SIMULTANEOUS KINETIC ANALYSIS OF RESTING AND PROLIFERATIVE B AND T LYMPHOCYTES FOLLOWING PATHOGENIC CHALLENGE IN RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS)

Tomáš Korytář, Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Fumio Takizawa, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Xiaochun Luo, School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology
Zhen Xu, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University
Oriol Sunyer, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

RNA-SEQ ANALYSIS IN GILLS OF ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) INFECTED WITH NEWLY IDENTIFIED ISAV STRAINS IN THE ATLANTIC CANADA REGION

Francis LeBlanc, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Connecticut/Rhode Island

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

1:45 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

Purification and characterization of a fish granzymeA involved in cell-mediated immunity

Yuta Matsuura, Nihon University
Takeshi Yabu, Nihon University
Hajime Shiba, Nihon University
Teruyuki Nakanishi, Nihon University

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1 ISOFORMS IN ORANGE-SPOTTED GROUPER (EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES)

Tingyu Wang, National Cheng Kung University

Connecticut/Rhode Island

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

Administrated grouper (Epinephelus coioides) recombinant interleukin-6 as a fish immunestimulatant via various administrated routes

John Han You Lin, Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry sciences, National Cheng Kung University
Wan-Ching Kuo, Institute of Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University
Ching-Chou Lin, Institute of Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University
Han-Tso Lin, Department of Biotechnology, Ming Chuan University

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

SMOLTIFICATION AND BREEDING FOR RAPID GROWTH MAY SUPPRESS IMMUNITY OF ATLANTIC SALMON: EVIDENCE FROM TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSES

Aleksei Krasnov, Nofima

Connecticut/Rhode Island

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

Characterisation of transcription factors in rainbow trout potentially involved in dendritic cell maturation and activation

Jun Wang, University of Aberdeen
Tiehui Wang, University of Aberdeen
Ottavia Benedicenti, University of Aberdeen
Catherine Collins, Marine Scotland Science Marine Laboratory
Una McCarthy, Marine Scotland Science Marine Laboratory
Kaiyu Wang, Sichuan Agricultural University
Christopher J. Secombes
Jun Zou, University of Aberdeen

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN (IL)-17A/F1 IN THE JAPANESE PUFFERFISH (TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES)

Jun-ichi Hikima Dr., University of Miyazaki, Faculty of Agriculture
Koshin Mihara, University of Miyazaki, Faculty of Agriculture
Shun Maekawa, National Cheng Kung University
Han-Ching Wang, National Cheng Kung University
Takashi Aoki, National Cheng Kung University
Tomoya Kono, University of Miyazaki, Faculty of Agriculture
Masahiro Sakai, University of Miyazaki, Faculty of Agriculture

Connecticut/Rhode Island

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

APPROXIMATION OF IMMUNE RESPONSE ABILITIES IN SALMONID GILLS USING THE RTGILL-W1 CELL LINE AS AN IN VITRO MODEL

Luis A. Mercado, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

A ROLE OF SALMON SOSC1 IN ANTIVIRAL IMMUNITY?

Jorunn B. Jørgensen, The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway

Connecticut/Rhode Island

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

2:45 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

MEMBRANE DISRUPTION ANTIMICROBIAL MECHANISM OF CHANNA STRIATUS LYSOZYME-DERIVED ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE

Venkatesh Kumaresan, SRM University

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Session 5: Functional Genomics

Somatic hypermutation introduces a high frequency of amino acid substitutions in the constant region of the T cell receptor alpha chain in Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)

Ivar Hordvik, University of Bergen
Sumaira Bilal, University of Bergen

Connecticut/Rhode Island

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Refreshments

3:00 PM

3:30 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

DEPLETION OF IGT+ B CELLS IN RAINBOW TROUT POINTS TO AN ESSENTIAL ROLE OF IGT IN MICROBIOME HOMEOSTASIS AND CLEARANCE OF MUCOSAL PATHOGENS

Fumio Takizawa, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Zhen Xu, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University
David Parra, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Daniela Gomez, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Scott LaPatra, Research Division, Clear Springs Foods Inc.
Irene Salinas, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
Oriol Sunyer, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Session 7: Molluscan Immunology

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES FROM MUSSEL MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS: THE MYTICINS

Beatriz Novoa, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)

Connecticut/Rhode Island

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

LONG-LIVED PLASMA CELLS SECERET ANTIBODIES POSSESSING HIGH AFFINITY IN CHANNEL CATFISH

Jianmin Ye, South China Normal University
Liting Wu, South China Normal University

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Session 7: Molluscan Immunology

Molecular cloning and expression of I-type Lysozyme and phage-type like lysozyme gene from freshwater shellfish

Wen Chungen

Connecticut/Rhode Island

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

General Session

FISH IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINTS NEOBENEDENIA SP. (CAPSALIDAE:MONOGENEA) IN YELLOWTAIL (SERIOLA LALANDI)

Martha Reyes Becerril, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste SC
Felipe Ascencio, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste SC
Ikuo Hirono, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Felipe Ascencio, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste SC

Connecticut/Rhode Island

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

Nk-lysin, an antimicrobial peptide expressed in fish erythrocytes is involved in antiviral defense

Patricia Pereiro, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)
Alejandro Romero, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)
Patricia Diaz-Rosales, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)
Antonio Figueras, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)
Beatriz Novoa, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

4:15 PM

Session 4: Fish Immunology

PHENOTYPICAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TELEOST MUCOSAL CD8a+ DENDRITIC CELLS

Aitor G. Granja, CISA-INIA
Irene Soleto, CISA-INIA
Esther Leal, CISA-INIA
Jaime Pignatelli, CISA-INIA
Rosario Castro, CISA-INIA
Beatriz Abos, CISA-INIA
Goshi Kato, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health
Uwe Fischer, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health
Carolina Tafalla, Animal Health Research Center (CISA-INIA)

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

6:00 PM

Ferry Departs for Peaks Island from Casco Bay Ferry Terminal

6:00 PM