Impact of Probiotics on Black Soldier Fly Larvae Transmission of Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia, Emily Marie McLaughlin
Honors College

Retroviral Infection Dynamics in Maine's Wild Turkeys, Stephanie A. Shea
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Deciphering the Perpetual Fight Between Virus and Host: Utilizing Bioinformatics to Elucidate the Host's Genetic Mechanisms that Influence JC Polyomavirus Infection, Michael P. Wilczek
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Lexicographic Sensitivity Functions for Nonsmooth Models in Mathematical Biology, Matthew D. Ackley
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Biophysical and stable isotopic profiles of the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837), Emma Taccardi
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Characterization of ncf1 Mutants in a Zebrafish Model of Innate Immune Function with Human Influenza A Virus Infection, Lily Charpentier
Honors College

In vivo Imaging of the Respiratory Burst Response to Influenza A Virus Infection, James Thomas Seuch
Honors College

The Role of the BPs Immunity Repressor in the Regulation of Pathogenic Mycobacterium chelonae Gene Expression, Emma Freeman
Honors College

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture_BIO 431 Emerging Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Response Email, Allison Gardner
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

Identification of Chromatin Regulators Perturbed in Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Aging, Eraj S. Khokhar
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Intravital Imaging in a Zebrafish Model Elucidates Interactions Between Mucosal Immunity and Pathogenic Fungi, Linda S. Archambault
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Host Mediated Mechanisms of Fungal Cell Spread in a Transparent Zebrafish Infection Model, Allison Scherer
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Infection Dynamics of Sea Lice on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) in Cobscook Bay, Maine, USA, Catherine Anne Frederick
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Effect of Wild Blueberry Anthocyanins and Phenolic Acids on Innate Immunity: The Compliment System, Vasiliki Papakotsi
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Investigating Present-day Health Issues of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus), Deborah A. Bouchard
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Toward Chagas disease elimination: Neonatal screening for congenital transmission in rural communities, Pamela Marie Pennington, Jose Guillermo Juarez, Margarita Rivera Arrivillaga, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Katherine Doktor, Joe P. Bryan, Clara Yaseli Escobar, Celia Cordon-Rosales
Forest Resources Faculty Scholarship

Expression Profiling of Non-Coding RNA by Environmental Interactions in Innate Immunity, Jacob R. Longfellow
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

CGRP Effects on LP-BM5 Infection in Glial Cells, Eliza Grlickova-Duzevik
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Effects of Antibacterial Agent Triclosan on Cellular Signal Transduction and Mitochondrial Function, Lisa Weatherly
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Growth and Pathogenesis of the Intracellular Pathogen, Piscirickettsia salmonis, Daniel Makrinos
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Dynamic Host-Pathogen Interactions Result in Fungal Epitope Unmasking, Alex Hopke
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

COMPLEMENT C1Q HAS A NOVEL TETRAMERIC STRUCTURE IN NILE TILAPIA (OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS), Jianmin Ye, Meng Chen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

MOLECULAR CLONING AND EXPRESSION ANALYSIS IGM, IGD AND IGT HEAVY CHAIN GENES IN MISGURNUS ANGUILLICAUDATUS, Zhen Xu
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ACUTE TOXICITY OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES SYNTHESIZED FROM CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS IN POECILIA RETICULATA LARVAE AND ITS ANTIBIOFILM ACTIVITY AGAINST GRAM POSITIVE & GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA, Shanthi S, Vaseeharan Baskaralingam
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

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2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

PERSISTENCE OF INFECTIOUS HEMATOPOIETIC NECROSIS VIRUS (IHNV) IN STEELHEAD TROUT, Maureen K. Purcell, Rachel L. Powers, Natalia Ballesteros
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

MOLECULAR CLONING, RECOMBINANT EXPRESSION AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL ISOFORM OF ANTI-LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE FACTOR FROM THE CRUCIFIX CRAB, CHARYBDIS FERIATUS, Sruthy K S, Aishwarya Nair, Jayesh P, I S Bright Singh, Rosamma Philip
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

HUMORAL IMMUNOMODULATION OF THE GILTHEAD SEABREAM (SPARUS AURATA L.) SUBJECTED TO LONG-TERM CROWDING STRESS, Martha Reyes Becerril, Francisco Guardiola, Alberto Cuesta, Maria Angeles Esteban
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EXPRESSION KINETICS OF INTERFERON STIMULATED GENES IN ATLANTIC SALMON HEAD KIDNEY CELLS (ASK) NUCLEOFECTED WITH POLY(I:C), Adriana Magalhaes Santos Andresen 19821, Tor Gjøen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

RECOMBINANT EXPRESSION AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL ISOFORM OF HEPCIDIN FROM THE PONY FISH, LEIOGNATHUS EQUULUS, Aishwarya Nair, Sruthy K S, Jayesh P, I S Bright Singh, Rosamma Philip
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

COMPARING THE IMMUNE FUNCTION OF TRIPLOID AND DIPLOID CHINOOK SALMON (ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA): CAN WE MAKE TRIPLOID SALMON IMMUNOCOMPETENT?, George A. Heath Mr
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF GREATER AMBERJACK SERIOLA DUMERILI JUVENILES., Alvaro Fernandez-Montero
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

PROLONGED SURVIVAL BUT ULTIMATE CELL DEATH OF THE RAINBOW TROUT MACROPHAGE CELL LINE, RTS11, UNDER DIFFERENT STARVATION REGIMENS, Phuc H. Pham, Jun-Wen Li, Dustin Ammendolia, Patrick G. Pumputis, Lucy EJ Lee, Niels C. Bols
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EFFECTS OF DIETARY LENTINULA EDODES EXTRACT ON LIVER AND GUT HISTOLOGY OF RAINBOW TROUT, Gulsen Ulukoy Dr., Esin BABA Dr., S. Serap Birincioğlu Prof
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CONSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION OF AN EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI VIRULENCE PROTEIN F MUTANT, Safak Kalindamar, Hossam Abdelhamed, Hasan C. Tekedar, Attila Karsi
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERISING THE MUCOSAL IMMUNE RESPONSE IN THE GREATER AMBERJACK (SERIOLA DUMERILI), Douglas John Milne
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY DEVELOPMENT FOR IFN-a1 OF ATLANTIC SALMON, Ruth Montero
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

AN OUTBREAK OF PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES IN ZEBRAFISH, John D. Hansen, James C. Woodson, Emma Deas, Victoria McPhearson, Timothy J. Welch
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

GROWTH AND IMMUNITY CROSS-TALK IN RAINBOW TROUT: SUPRSSION OF THE INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR SYSTEM DURING INFECTION, Samuel A M Martin, Rosario Castro, Tiehui Wang Dr, Christopher J. Secombes, pierre boudinot, Daniel Macqueen, Abdullah Alzaid
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF VACUOLIZATION IN ENHANCING OR INTERFERING WITH FISH VIRUS DETECTION AND REPLICATION, Phuc (John) Pham, Amreen Babujee, Fotini Papazotos, Niels Bols
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

DEVELOPMENT OF A MUCOSAL ADJUVANT FOR FISH VACCINATION, Zeynab Heidari
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Enhancement of antibody response by LAMP1 chimeric antigen in a DNA vaccine, Iang S. Rondon Barragan, Reiko Nozaki, Ikuo Hirono, Hidehiro Kondo
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

B/MYELOID CELL SIGNATURES IN FLAVOBACTERIUM PSYCHROPHILUM-RESISTANT AND -SUSCEPTIBLE GENETIC LINES OF RAINBOW TROUT., Catherine J. Moore, Greg Wiens, Patty M. Zwollo
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ROLE OF ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY IN NERVOUS NECROSIS VIRUS PERSISTENT INFECTION ON GROUPER BY TRANSCRIPTOME APPROACH, Chun-Hsi Tso, Ming-Wei Lu
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

MOLECULAR CLONING, EXPRESSION ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GRASS CARP IKK-BETA, Wen Chungen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ADMINISTRATION OF BACTERIAL HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70 TO INDUCE A PROTECTIVE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN EUROPEAN SEA BASS LARVAE (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX) AGAINST VIBRIO ANGUILLARUM, Daisy Vanrompay
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENTIAL FUNCTIONAL GENE EXPRESSION IN LARGEMOUTH BASS (MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES) AFTER CHALLENGE WITH NOCARDIA SERIOLAE, Shih-Chu Chen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Application and Efficacy Test of siRNA Vaccine against Nervous Necrosis Virus Infection, Su Feng-jie
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) genes from grouper (Epinephelus coioides), Jingguang Wei male
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

COMBINED EFFECTS OF DIETARY MANNAN OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND PEDIOCOCCUS ACIDILACTICI AND THEIR COMBINATION IN LOW FISH MEAL AND FISH OIL DIETS FOR EUROPEAN SEA BASS, DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX, JUVENILES, FERNANDO RIVERO-RAMÍREZ, Silvia Torrecillas, Maria José Caballero, Alex Makol, Marisol Izquierdo, Daniel Montero
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

THE TURBOT MACROPHAGE MANNOSE RECEPTOR: PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS, FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION AND CHANGES IN GENE EXPRESSION DURING VACCINATION AND INFECTION WITH Philasterides dicentrarchi, Jesus Lamas
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EVALUATION OF COFFEE GROUND AS A FEEDSTUFF IN PRACTICAL DIETS FOR OLIVE FLOUNDER PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS, Sang-Min Lee
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Molecular cloning and expression of peptidoglycan recognition protein gene from freshwater mussel Hyriopsis cumingii, Wen Chungen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Immune gene profiling of different gut regions and gut associated lymphoid cells from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Sohye Yoon, Ahmed Attaya, Tiehui Wang, Jun Zou, Christopher Secombes
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Effects of probiotics administration on tilapia intestinal flora and cytokine genes, Takashi Aoki Professor
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Immunoprotection Of Crucian Carp With Recombinant Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella) Interferon Against Poly I:C Infection, Wen Chungen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

DEVELOPMENT OF IMMERSION SUBUNIT VACCINE AGAINST GROUPER IRIDOVIRUS (GIV), Hong-Jen Liang, Ren-Hong Peng, Pinwen P. Chiou
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EX VIVO IMMUNE RESPONSES IN FRESHWATER FISH LEUCOCYTES EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL SEROTYPES OF LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES, Hakim Samai
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CLONING AND IDENTIFICATION OF A CONSTITUTIVELY EXPRESSED SPLICING ISOFORM OF ADAR1 (CIADAR1A) IN Ctenopharyngodon idella, Wen Chungen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Molecular cloning and expression of GPX gene from Siniperca chuatsi, Wen Chungen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Posters & Exhibitors Set-Up,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

STAT6 NEGATIVELY REGULATES TBK1-TRIGGERED IFNΦ1 ACTIVATION IN ZEBRAFISH, Yong-An Zhang
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

VACCINATION AND ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE OF LUMPFISH (CYCLOPTERUS LUMPUS L), Anita Rønneseth
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

LONG-TERM TRYPTOPHAN SUPPLEMENTATION DECREASED THE WELFARE AND INNATE IMMUNE STATUS OF PIKEPERCH JUVENILES, Robert Syaghalirwa Mandiki
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

TRIMs and antiviral immunity in fish: a finTRIM inducing constitutive IFN signaling is expressed at surfaces exposed to pathogens, Pierre Boudinot
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CCL19-1 A MUCOSAL CHEMOKINE SPECIALIZED IN RAINBOW TROUT NASAL IMMUNITY, Ali Sepahi, Luca Tacchi, Scott LaPatra, Irene Salinas
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

IFN-GAMMA-MEDIATED CONTROL OF PISCIRICKETTSIA SALMONIS SURVIVAL IN TROUT MACROPHAGES, Luis A. Mercado
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Differential immune responses of a novel Toll gene to Vibrio parahaemolyticus, LPS and Poly I:C in noble scallop Chlamys nobilis with different carotenoid contents, Huaiping Zheng
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

MIRNAS FROM SHRIMP PENAEUS MONODON AND ITS POSSIBLE ROLE IN INNATE IMMUNITY, Kunlaya Somboonwiwat
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

LEVERAGING THE PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX FOR AQUACULTURE: PRODUCTION OF PROTEIN THERAPEUTANTS FOR PROMOTING FISH IMMUNE HEALTH, Lana L. Elkins
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

A SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE DERIVED FROM TROUT HEPCIDIN INDUCES CYTOKINE EXPRESSIONS IN EUROPEAN SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX), Luis A. Mercado
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND IMMUNE PATHWAY RESPONSES OF RAINBOW TROUT JUVENILES TO DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION WITH INULIN AND LACTOFERRIN, Trinh Dinh Khuyen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Induced inflammation in the Atlantic salmon intestine and epithelial responses, Håvard Bjørgen, Erling Olaf Koppang, Magne Kaldhusdal, Torfinn Moldal, Ole-Bendik Dale
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

VACCINATION OFSILVER SEABREAM (SPARUS SARBA) AGAINST VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS, Jun LI
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Fish TRIM39 regulates cell cycle progression and exerts its antiviral function against iridovirus and nodavirus,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF SPARC PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION BY IMMUNE-INHIBITED GROUPER, Yi-Tien Chen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Signature of adaptive evolution and functional divergence of TLR signaling pathway genes in Tibetan naked carp Gymnocypris przewalskii, Chao Tong
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EFFECTS OF A PEPTIDE DERIVED FROM THE EXTREME CARBOXYL TERMINAL OF IL-8 ON IMMUNE RESPONSE GENES IN THE SHK-1 CELL LINE, Luis A. Mercado
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Production of specific monoclonal antibody against CD3e in olive flounder, Jae Wook Jung
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Application and Efficacy Test of siRNA Vaccine against Nervous Necrosis Virus Infection, Lu Ming Wei
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Vaccination of rainbow trout against enteric redmouth disease (ERM) induces an early balanced expression of cytokines in the spleen but a heightened expression of acute phase proteins and antimicrobial peptides in both spleen and gills, Eakapol Wangkahart, Christopher J. Secombes, Tiehui Wang Dr
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

GLOBAL SCREENING OF MUD CRAB(SCYLLA PARAMAMOSAIN) INNATE IMMUNITY IN EMBRYOGENESIS, Xiaowan Ma, Xiaowan Ma
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF SMALL UBIQUITIN-MODIFIER (SUMO) IN ORANGE-SPOTTED GROUPER (EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES), Young-Mao Chen, Tzong-Yueh Chen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF EVOLUTIONARILY CONSERVED CD4+ MONOCYTES/MACROPHAGES IN RAINBOW TROUT, Fumio Takizawa, David Parra, Zhen Xu, Tomáš Korytář, Susana Madagan, Pierre Boudinot, Oriol Sunyer
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW PROTEIN INTERACTING WITH THE ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE SCY2 FROM SCYLLA PARAMAMOSAIN, Ying Yang
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

OPTIMIZATION OF A PLAQUE NEUTRALIZATION TEST CAPABLE OF ASSESSING THE EXPOSURE HISTORY OF PACIFIC HERRING TO VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA VIRUS, Ashley MacKenzie
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

REACTIVE OXYGEN INTERMEDIATES PROMOTES THE EXPRESSION OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE IN THE NORTHERN SCALLOP ARGOPECTEN PURPURATUS HEMOCYTES IN VITRO, Luis A. Mercado
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

GENE EXPRESSION OF INTERLEUKIN 8 IN LIVER OF JAPANESE FLOUNDER PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS INFECTED WITH EDWARDSIELLA TARDA, Osamu Kurata, Shinpei Wada
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Development of biomarkers utilizing variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRS) of inshore hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri) against avian influenza virus H9N2, Sepyeong Im
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHALLENGES IN PRODUCTION OF POLYCLONAL AND MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES RECOGNIZING CYTOKINES OF RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS), Tomáš Korytář, FUMIO TAKIZAWA, Zhen Xu, J Oriol Sunyer
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ANAESTHETIC PROTOCOLS FOR LUMPFISH (CYCLOPTERUS LUMPUS L.), Gyri T. Haugland
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

THE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF PER1 GENE IN FUGU, TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES ADMINISTERED WITH IMMUNOSTIMULANTS, Goshi Nishi, Jun-ichi Hikima Dr., Masahiro Sakai, Tomoya Kono
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF T CELL RECEPTORS IN AFRICAN LUNGFISH (PROTOPTERUS DOLLOI) AND THEIR ROLE IN MUCOSAL IMMUNITY, Susana Magadan
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF Mx ISOFORMS HAVE DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSES TO NODAVIRUS INFECTION IN ORANGE-SPOTTED GROUPER (EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES),
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EE2 IMPACTS INNATE IMMUNE PATHWAYS IN ZEBRAFISH, John D. Hansen, James C. Woodson, Siba R. Das
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ANALYSIS OF IMMUNE GENE EXPRESSION IN ROCK BREAM SPLEEN AFTER ROCK BREAM IRIDOVIRUS INFECTION BY TRANSCRIPTOME SEQUENCING, Jae-Heon Park, Hyun Do Jeong, Suhee Hong
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CXCL12-CXCR4 SIGNALING PATHWAYS OF ORANGE-SPOTTED GROUPER (EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES) CONTRIBUTE TO NODAVIRUS INFECTION, Chen-Shiou Wu
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ANTIBODY REPERTOIRE OF ATLANTIC SALMON: IG-SEC OR HIGH-THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING OF THE VARIABLE REGION OF IGM HEAVY CHAIN, Aleksei Krasnov
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

In vitro ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF GRAPE,Vitis vinifera, VINEGAR AGAINST Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Aysegul Kubilay, Ahmet Duru
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

IMMUNE RESPONSES IN LUMPFISH (CYCLOPTERUS LUMPUS L.) LEUKOCYTES UPON BACTERIA CHALLENGE, Gyri T. Haugland
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EVALUATION OF IMMUNE GENE EXPRESSION AND PROTEIN LEVELS IN SMOLT SALMONIDS WITH PISCIRICKETTSIA SALMONIS, Alejandro Yanez, Juan Pablo Pontigo, Daniela Nualart, Cristian Oliver, Constanza Sanhueza, Luis Vargas
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

THE EFFECT OF GARLIC (Allium sativum) ON IMMUNE RESPONSE AND DISEASE RESISTANCE OF RED TILAPIA (Oreochromis sp.), Patrick Kestemont, Bui Thi Bich Hang, Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Truong Quynh Nhu
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Molecular cloning, prokaryotic expression and functional characterization of superoxide dismutase gene from Siniperca chuatsi, Wen Chungen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF FlavobacteriumpsychrophilumISOLATED FROM RAINBOW TROUT(Oncorhynchus mykiss) IN TURKEY, Aysegul Kubilay, Pinar Yildirim, Ahmet Duru, Gulsen Ulukoy, Tom Wiklund
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Present Status of Bacterial Diseases of Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, in Turkey, Gulsen Ulukoy Ph.D., Pınar Yıldırım, Aysegul Kubilay Ph.D.
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

White shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei following long-term culture at pH 6.8 shows reduction in activation and innate immunity, Jiann-Chu Chen, Yu-Yuan Chen, Kuei-Chi Tseng, Yong-Chin Lin
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EFFECTS OF DIETARY INCLUSION OF CHLORELLA VULGARIS ON GROWTH, BLOOD BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES ACTIVITY IN OLIVE FLOUNDER, PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS, Sang-Min Lee
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

THE FIRST NFIL3/E4BP4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR WITH IMMUNE DEFENSE IDENTIFIED IN THE HONG KONG OYSTER, CRASSOSTREA HONGKONGENSIS, Jun Li, Ying Liu, Yuehuan Zhang, Yang Zhang, Fan Mao, Ziniu Yu
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

DETERMINATION OF PRO-IMMFLAMATORY CYTOKINES EXPRESSION IN SALMONIDS MACROPHAGES INDUCED BY OUTER MEMBRANE VESICLES PURIFIED FROM PISCIRICKETTSIA SALMONIS, Cristian Oliver, Karla Valenzuela, Constanza Sanhueza, Fabián Sanchez, Patricio Sanchez, Alejandro Yáñez, Rubén Avendaño-Herrera
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

COMBINED TLR AGONIST AND AEROMONAS ANTIGENS STIMULATION ENHANCE THE IMMUNE-RELATED GENES IN YELLOWTAIL LEUCOCYTES, Martha Reyes Becerril, Felipe Ascencio, Ikuo Hirono, Maria Angeles Esteban, Carlos Angulo
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

IMPLICATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND SYNTHETIC NANOPARTICLES IN EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE RELEVANT FOR AQUACULTURE, Petter Langlete
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Induction of cell-mediated immune responses after vaccination with inactivated oil-emulsion Nocardia seriolae in amberjack Seriola dumerili, Kyosuke Araki, Megumi Matsumoto, Kazuma Hayashi, Atsushi Yamamoto
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Differential immune responses of a novel Toll gene to Vibrio parahaemolyticus, LPS and Poly I:C in noble scallop Chlamys nobilis with different carotenoid contents, Huaiping Zheng
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CIRNAS: COLLABORATIVE IMMUNE REAGENT NETWORK FOR AQUACULTURED SPECIES, John D. Hansen, Irene Salinas, J Oriol Sunyer
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EVALUATION OF IMMUNE RESPONSES AGAINST THE PARASITE ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS MULTIFILIIS BETWEEN CHANNEL CATFISH AND HYBRID CATFISH, De-Hai Xu, Phillip Klesius
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Vaccination and adaptive immune response of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L), Anita Rønneseth
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

RECOMBINANT EXPRESSION AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE CRUSTIN FROM ARTEMIA SALINA, Jayesh P, Sruthy K S, I S Bright Singh, Rosamma Philip
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CLONING AND EXPRESSIONAL ANALYSIS OF STAT1 AND 3 GENES IN ROCK BREAM, OPLEGNATHUS FASCIATUS, Jae-Heon Park, Hyun Do Jeong, Suhee Hong
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

THREE HAMP GENES OF NILE TILAPIA WERE DIFFERENTIALLY ACTIVATED IN SPLEEN TO DEFEND AGAINST STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE INFECTION, Hong-Yi Gong, Chia-Hui Ho, Sheng-Han Wu, Wen-Fu Lin, Yi-Hsuan Kuo, Yu-Hsuan Chang
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Identification and expression analysis on two forms bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI)/lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) of Triangle mussel, Hyriopsis cumingii, Wen Chungen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Characterization and functional analysis of Interleukin-12 in Amberjack Seriola dumarili, Megumi Matsumoto Miss, Kyosuke Araki Dr, Kazuma Hayashi Mr, Hiroaki Suetake Dr, Atsushi Yamamoto Dr
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ATF6 (ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 6) FROM GRASS CARP (CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA) MODULATES THE TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION OF GRP78 AND GRP94 IN CIK CELLS, Wen Chungen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Fish TRIM8 exerts antiviral roles in response to virus infection, Youhua Huang
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Identification of immune proteins in the pallial mucus of the oyster Crassostrea virginica, Emmanuelle Pales Espinosa, Bassem Allam
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

MOLECULAR AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF AUTOPHAGY MARKER LC3 IN ORANGE-SPOTTED GROUPER (EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES), Chao-Fen Lin, Tzong-Yueh Chen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ANALYSIS OF IMMUNE GENE EXPRESSION IN ROCK BREAM SPLEEN AFTER ROCK BREAM IRIDOVIRUS INFECTION BY TRANSCRIPTOME SEQUENCING, Jae-Heon Park, Hyun Do Jeong, Suhee Hong
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ADMINISTRATION OF BACTERIAL HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70 TO INDUCE A PROTECTIVE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN EUROPEAN SEA BASS LARVAE (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX) AGAINST VIBRIO ANGUILLARUM, Daisy Vanrompay
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

LGBP recognizes and binds to Spirulina platenis extract, and activates the prophenoloxidase system in shrimp, Jiann-Chu Chen, Yi-Hsuan Kuo, Yu-Yuan Chen, Yong-Chin Lin
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Opening Reception,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Breakfast,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Welcome Address,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

KEYNOTE: What’s new in fish cytokine research?, Christopher Secombes
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Refreshments,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

AN RNA-SEQ-BASED APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF THE AMERICAN LOBSTER (HOMARUS AMERICANUS), Fraser Clark
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

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
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

VACCINATION WITH OUTER MEMBRANE VESICLES AGAINST INTRACELLULAR PATHOGENS FOR AQUACULTURE, Leidy Lagos, Julia Isabel Tandberg Ph.D, Urska Repnik, N Roos, Hanne Winhter-Larsen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER OF IMMUNITY AGAINST RED MOUTH DISEASE IN RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS), Uwe Fischer, Takuya Yamaguchi
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Several newly identified immune-associated components in mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) and their potential anti-infection functions, Kejian Wang, Fangyi Chen, Xiaowan Ma, Shuping Wang, Bei Chen, Lixia Dong, Zhongguo Shan, Danqing Fan, Hui Peng
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Oil adjuvant elevates protection of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following injection vaccination against Yersinia ruckeri, Rezkar Jaafar Mohammad, Jiwan K. Chettri, Inger Dalsgaard, Azmi Al- Jubury, Per W. Kania, Jakob Skov, Kurt Buchmann
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

STUDIES ON MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR HEMOCYTES IN KURUMA SHRIMP Marsupenaeus japonicas, Ikuo Hirono
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CD56 (NCAM1) in rainbow trout – molecular and functional characterization, Huong Thi Dang, Xiaocui He, Tomáš Korytář, Bernd Köllner
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

AHPND BIOMARKER PROFILE IDENTIFIED BY TRANSCRIPTOME SEQUENCING IN LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI STOMACH, Tze Hann Ng
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

PROTECTION OF RAINBOW TROUT (ONCHORYNCHUS MYKISS L.) AGAINST FLAVOBACTERIUM PSYCHROPHILUM BY IMMERSION AND INJECTION VACCINATION USING A NOVEL POLYVALENT VACCINE, Rowena Hoare
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Lunch, Poster Presentations, Exhibitors,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Efficacy testing of a 35 year old commercially produced Yersinia ruckeri bacterin for the control of enteric redmouth (ERM) disease, Scott E. LaPatra
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

White spot syndrome virus entry is multiple ways dependent, Haipeng Liu
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF TOLL AND IMD PATHWAYS IN AHPND-INFECTED SHRIMP, Mi-De Yeh
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

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
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Antigen uptake in zebrafish (Danio rerio) at different life stages, Louise von G Jørgensen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT ON MOLECULAR APPROACH OF LARGE HSPS FROM MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII, Mukesh Kumar Chaurasia
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

GUT HEALTH AND INTEGRITY IN ATLANTIC SALMON FED PLANT PROTEIN DIETS, Samuel A M Martin Prof, Alex Douglas, Chris Secombes, Elzbieta Krol
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

UNDERSTANDING VIRAL DSRNA PRODUCTION, CELL ENTRY AND USE AS AN ANTIVIRAL THERAPEUTIC IN RAINBOW TROUT, Sarah J. Poynter, Amal Aloufi, Jeremy Weleff, Adam Soares, Stephanie J. DeWitte-Orr
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

NUTRIGENOMICS STUDY IN ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) FED NOVEL DIETS SUPPLEMENTED WITH MARINE BY-PRODUCTS, Nellie Gagné
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

LIPOSOMAL- AND CpG OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE-BASED VACCINE FORMULATIONS OFFER PROTECTION WITH REDUCED ADVERSE EFFECTS IN RAINBOW TROUT, Kasper Rømer Villumsen, Dennis Christensen, Erling Olaf Koppang, Anders Miki Bojesen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ANTIGEN UPTAKE IN GILL EPITHELIUM OF RAINBOW TROUT AND AYU DURING BATH-VACCINATION, Haruya Miyazawa
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM MODULATION AND DISEASE RESISTANCE IN EURASIAN PERCH FED CONTRASTED LC-PUFA DIETARY CONTENTS, Patrick Kestemont, Florian Geay, Robert Mandiki, Emmanuel Tinti, Julie Mellery, Yvan Larondelle, Jessica Douxfils
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Refreshments,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION WITH BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS IN THE INNATE IMMUNITY IN THE EUROPEAN SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX), Felix Acosta, JOSE RAMOS-VIVAS, MARIA LAZARO-DIEZ, ANA GONZALEZ-DE CANALES, BELINDA VEGA, JIMENA BRAVO, LORENA ROMÁN
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

TESTING EXPERIMENTAL SUBUNIT FURUNCULOSIS VACCINES FOR RAINBOW TROUT, Moonika H. Marana, Jiwan K. Chettri, Jakob Skov, Inger Dalsgaard, Andreas H. Mattsson, Kurt Buchmann, Louise von G Jørgensen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

INNATE AND ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSES OF CATFISH ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS TO LIVE ATTENUATED EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI VACCINES, Adef Kordon
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

COMPARISON OF CLONAL COMPLEXITY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TROUT IGM AND IGT RESPONSE USING DEEP SEQUENCING., Susana Magadan
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

TELEOST B CELL-ACTIVATING FACTOR (BAFF) DIFERENTIALLY REGULATES B CELL ACTIVITY IN LYMPHOID AND MUCOSAL TISSUES, Aitor G. Granja, Rosario Castro, Lucia Gonzalez, Irene Soleto, Carolina Tafalla
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Attenuated Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHNV) with rearranged gene order as potential vaccine, Ronan N. Rouxel, Carolina Tafalla, Emilie Mérour, Esther Leal, Stéphane Biacchesi, MICHEL BREMONT
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

RESOLUTION OF KUDOA THYRSITES INFECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH INFILTRATION OF MHIIβ+ CELLS IN ATLANTIC SALMON, SALMO SALAR, Laura M. Braden PhD, Steve D. Cho MSc, Mark D. Fast PhD, Simon RM Jones PhD
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF LOCAL, SYSTEMIC AND MUCOSAL IMMUNE RESPONSES AFTER ORAL DNA VACCINATION AGAINST SPRING VIREMIA OF CARP VIRUS, Carmen WE Embregts
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

COMPARING THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES AND LENGTHS OF EXTRACELLULAR DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA MOLECULES IN RAINBOW TROUT CELLS, Sarah J. Poynter, Brian Dixon, Stephanie J. DeWitte-Orr
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Missing the target: DNAk is a dominant epitope in the humoral immune response of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) to Flavobacterium columnare, Miles D. Lange
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Recent discoveries of Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) function in the teleost fish adaptative immunity, Mario Pablo Estrada PhD
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

SEA LICE VACCINE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON AN IMMUNOGENIC PEPTIDE DERIVED FROM THE RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN P0, Yamila Carpio PhD
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Poster Presentations,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Free Evening,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Breakfast,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

KEYNOTE: Bivalve immunity and response to infections: Are we looking at the right place?, Bassam Allam
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Refreshments,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

LOCAL INDUCTION OF IGT RESPONSES TO PATHOGENS AND MICROBIOTA IN THE GILL OF RAINBOW TROUT, Zhen Xu, David Parra, Fumio Takizawa, Daniela Gomez, Louise von Gersdorff Jørgensen, Scott LaPatra, Oriol Sunyer
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

FACING THE CHALLENGE OF A FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR (TLR)1 AND TLR2 IN COMMON CARP, Geert Wiegertjes
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

IgT AND IgD FROM SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX): LOCALIZATION OF EXPRESSING AND IMMUNOREACTIVE CELLS IN LYMPHOID TISSUES., giuseppe scapigliati Prof., Simona Picchietti PhD, Francesco Buonocore PhD, Noelia Nuñez Ortiz, Valentina Stocchi, Laura Guerra PhD, Elisa Randelli PhD
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Leukocyte contributions to the induction and resolution of acute inflammation in teleost fish, Daniel Barreda Ph.D.
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EFFECTS OF IFNγ ADMINISTRATION ON ALLOGRAFT REJECTION IN GINBUNA CRUCIAN CARP, Yasuhiro Shibasaki, Chihiro Hatanaka, Yuta Matsuura, Ryuichiro Miyazawa, Takeshi Yabu, Teruyuki Nakanishi
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Characterization of IgM in Norwegian cleaner fish (lumpfish and wrasses), Sumaira Bilal, kai kristoffer Lie PhD, Odd Andre Karlsen Associate Professor, Ivar Hordvik Professor
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF INTERLEUKIN 6 AND LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE ON TELEOST B LYMPHOCYTES, Beatriz Abós, Tiehui Wang, Rosario Castro, Esther Leal, Alfonso Luque, Jeffrey Havixbeck, Daniel Barreda, Chris Secombes, Carolina Tafalla
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Identification and functional characterization of two granulocyte colony-stimulating factors of common carp, Fumihiko Katakura, Erika Hino, Kohei Nishiya, Jiro Miyamae, Tadaaki Moritomo
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHANNA STRIATUS TNFR-1: MOLECULAR CLONING, CHARACTERIZATION AND GENE EXPRESSION, Rajesh Palanisamy
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND IMMUNE RESPONSES OF PIKEPERCH JUVENILES TO MAJOR STRESS FACTORS UNDER INTENSIVE CULTURE CONDITIONS, Robert Syaghalirwa Mandiki
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Molecular and immune response characterizations of IL-6 in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea), Cuiluan Yao
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Differences in Sockeye Salmon Antibody Composition: Testing the Immunological Imprinting Hypothesis, Max Chappell, Lidia Epp, Patty M. Zwollo
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Lunch, Poster Presentations, Exhibitors,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

RNA-SEQ ANALYSIS IN GILLS OF ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) INFECTED WITH NEWLY IDENTIFIED ISAV STRAINS IN THE ATLANTIC CANADA REGION, Francis LeBlanc
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

SIMULTANEOUS KINETIC ANALYSIS OF RESTING AND PROLIFERATIVE B AND T LYMPHOCYTES FOLLOWING PATHOGENIC CHALLENGE IN RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS), Tomáš Korytář, Fumio Takizawa, Xiaochun Luo, Zhen Xu, Oriol Sunyer
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1 ISOFORMS IN ORANGE-SPOTTED GROUPER (EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES), Tingyu Wang
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Purification and characterization of a fish granzymeA involved in cell-mediated immunity, Yuta Matsuura, Takeshi Yabu, Hajime Shiba, Teruyuki Nakanishi
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

SMOLTIFICATION AND BREEDING FOR RAPID GROWTH MAY SUPPRESS IMMUNITY OF ATLANTIC SALMON: EVIDENCE FROM TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSES, Aleksei Krasnov
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Administrated grouper (Epinephelus coioides) recombinant interleukin-6 as a fish immunestimulatant via various administrated routes, John Han You Lin, Wan-Ching Kuo, Ching-Chou Lin, Han-Tso Lin
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN (IL)-17A/F1 IN THE JAPANESE PUFFERFISH (TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES), Jun-ichi Hikima Dr., Koshin Mihara, Shun Maekawa, Han-Ching Wang, Takashi Aoki, Tomoya Kono, Masahiro Sakai
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Characterisation of transcription factors in rainbow trout potentially involved in dendritic cell maturation and activation, Jun Wang, Tiehui Wang, Ottavia Benedicenti, Catherine Collins, Una McCarthy, Kaiyu Wang, Christopher J. Secombes, Jun Zou
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

APPROXIMATION OF IMMUNE RESPONSE ABILITIES IN SALMONID GILLS USING THE RTGILL-W1 CELL LINE AS AN IN VITRO MODEL, Luis A. Mercado
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

A ROLE OF SALMON SOSC1 IN ANTIVIRAL IMMUNITY?, Jorunn B. Jørgensen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

MEMBRANE DISRUPTION ANTIMICROBIAL MECHANISM OF CHANNA STRIATUS LYSOZYME-DERIVED ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE, Venkatesh Kumaresan
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

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, Sumaira Bilal
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Refreshments,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES FROM MUSSEL MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS: THE MYTICINS, Beatriz Novoa
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish 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, Zhen Xu, David Parra, Daniela Gomez, Scott LaPatra, Irene Salinas, Oriol Sunyer
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Molecular cloning and expression of I-type Lysozyme and phage-type like lysozyme gene from freshwater shellfish, Wen Chungen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

LONG-LIVED PLASMA CELLS SECERET ANTIBODIES POSSESSING HIGH AFFINITY IN CHANNEL CATFISH, Jianmin Ye, Liting Wu
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Nk-lysin, an antimicrobial peptide expressed in fish erythrocytes is involved in antiviral defense, Patricia Pereiro, Alejandro Romero, Patricia Diaz-Rosales, Antonio Figueras, Beatriz Novoa
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

FISH IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINTS NEOBENEDENIA SP. (CAPSALIDAE:MONOGENEA) IN YELLOWTAIL (SERIOLA LALANDI), Martha Reyes Becerril, Felipe Ascencio, Ikuo Hirono, Felipe Ascencio
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

PHENOTYPICAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TELEOST MUCOSAL CD8a+ DENDRITIC CELLS, Aitor G. Granja, Irene Soleto, Esther Leal, Jaime Pignatelli, Rosario Castro, Beatriz Abos, Goshi Kato, Uwe Fischer, Carolina Tafalla
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Ferry Departs for Peaks Island from Casco Bay Ferry Terminal,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Breakfast,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

KEYNOTE: Novel expanded immune gene families in the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica, Marta Gomez-Chiarri
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Refreshments,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Atlantic salmon physiological and immune response to amoebic gill disease and insight into the biology of the amoeba, Ottavia Benedicenti
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

TISSUE MICROENVIRONMENTS WITHIN THE NASAL MUCOSA OF RAINBOW TROUT COMPARTIMENTALIZE NASAL IMMUNE RESPONSES, Ali Sepahi, Elisa Casadei Casadei, Luca Tacchi, Scott LaPatra, Irene Salinas
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERISATION AND BIOACTIVITIES OF TYPE I INTERFERON SUBTYPE E AND F IN SALMONIDS, Thitiya Summmathed
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EFFECTS OF THE SECRETORY/EXCRETORY PRODUCTS OF LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS ON ATLANTIC SALMON LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION, Jessica Piesz
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CK9, AN ANCIENT RAINBOW TROUT CHEMOKINE THAT ATTRACTS AND REGULATES B LYMPHOCYTES AND MACROPHAGES, Carolina Aquilino, Aitor G. Granja, Rosario Castro, Tiehui Wang, Beatriz Abos, David Parra, Christopher J. Secombes, Carolina Tafalla
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CONSTITUTIVELY OVEREXPRESSED TYPE I INTERFERON TRANSGENIC MEDAKA FISH DOWN-REGULATE THE ANTIVIRAL RESPONSE, Shun Maekawa
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

DIURNAL AND SEASONAL RHYTHM OF TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY AND REACTIVE OXYGEN AND NITROGEN SPECIES IN ATLANTIC SALMON, Nicholas C. Fargnoli
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIGEN SAMPLING CELLS IN RAINBOW TROUT GILL EPITHELIUM, Goshi Kato
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF DENDRITIC-LIKE CELLS GENERATED FROM HEMATOPOIETIC SPLEEN CULTURES FROM ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR L.), Gyri T. Haugland
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

The dynamics of neutrophils in zebrafish (Danio rerio) during infection with the parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Louise von G Jørgensen
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Neutrophil granulocytes in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) are MHCII positive antigen-presenting cells, Anita Rønneseth
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Expression and characterization of Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), Xing Jing
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Lunch, Poster Presentations, Exhibitors,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Field Trips (optional with additional cost),
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Breakfast,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

KEYNOTE: The astounding and confounding complexity of innate immune receptors within and between teleost species, Jeffrey Yoder
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Refreshments,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION VIA LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF ATLANTIC JACKKNIFE CLAM (ENSIS DIRECTUS) HEMOCYTES, Brian Preziosi, Timothy Bowden
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

DEVELOPMENT OF A ZEBRAFISH LARVAE INFECTION MODEL TO STUDY VIRULENCE FACTORS OF A. hydrophila, Alejandro Romero, Paolo Roberto Saraceni, Patricia Pereiro, Juan Tomás, Susana Merino, Antonio Figueras, Beatriz Novoa
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

RECOMBINANT FERRITIN-H INDUCES IMMUNOSUPRESSION IN EUROPEAN SEA BASS LARVAE (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX) RATHER THAN IMMUNOSTMULATION AND PROTECTION AGAINST VIBRIO ANGUILLARUM, Daisy Vanrompay
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

IMMUNE RESPONSE OF MOLLUSKS AFFECTED BY A TEMPERATURE-DEPENDANT VIBRIOSIS : A COMPARATIVE REVIEW, Christine M. Paillard
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

BIVALVES HEMOCYTE TRANSCRIPTOMES REVEALS A POWERFUL DIFFERENTIAL IMMUNE RESPONSE OF MEDITERRANEAN MUSSEL (MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS), Rebeca Moreira Sanmartín
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Zebrafish as a model host for studies of Piscirickettsia salmonis and its outer membrane vesicles, Julia Isabel Tandberg Ph.D
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Chronic saline exposures interfere with basal and induced immunity in striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Sauvage) exposed to virulent strain of Edwardsiella ictaluri., Mélodie Schmitz
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Differential resistance to bacterial infection of two populations of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata against the bacterium Vibrio harveyi., Bruno Dubief
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

FIRST EVIDENCE FOR A Vibrio STRAIN PATHOGENIC TO Mytilus edulis ALTERING HEMOCYTE IMMUNE CAPACITIES, Yosra Ben Cheikh
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

USING RAINBOW TROUT CELL LINES TO STUDY AND UNDERSTAND THE PATHOGENESIS OF THE COLDWATER PATHOGEN, FLAVOBACTERIUM PSYCHROPHILUM., Shawna L. Semple
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

PC-ASTAKINE mRNA LEVELS DECREASE AFTER BOTH LPS INJECTION AND HEMOLYMPH WITHDRAWALS IN THE GASTROPOD PEST POMACEA CANALICULATA, Davide Malagoli PhD
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

A COMPARATIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO PISCIRICKETTSIA SALMONIS GROWN IN ALTERNATIVE MEDIA, Daniel Makrinos
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Lunch, Poster Presentations, Exhibitors,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ENHANCEMENT OF IMMUNOGENICITY IN GLYCOPROTEIN-BASED DNA VACCINE BY THE ADDITION OF DDX41, A MOLECULAR ADJUVANT, Jassy Mary S. Lazarte
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

SURFACE EXPRESSION OF TROUT CD4-1 AND CD4-2 DEFINES NOVEL POPULATIONS OF FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCT CD4+ T CELLS IN TELEOST FISH, Fumio Takizawa, Susana Madagan, David Parra, Zhen Xu, Tomáš Korytář, Pierre Boudinot, Oriol Sunyer
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

AQUACULTURE OF RUSSIAN STURGEON IN URUGUAY: DECREASE OF THE INNATE DEFENSES IN SUMMER AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES, Mauricio Castellano, Valeria Silva-Alvarez, Elena Fernández-López, Verónica Mauris, Daniel Conijeski, Andrea Villarino, Ana María Ferreira
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

LOOKING THROUGH TRANSGENIC ZEBRAFISH TO REVEAL NOVEL MECHANISMS OF HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION: IN VIVO REAL-TIME IMAGING OF A TRYPANOSOME INFECTION, Maria Forlenza
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Disparate developmental patterns of immune responses to bacterial and viral infections in fish, Pierre Boudinot
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

IMMUNE RESPONSES TO ALUM IN THE JAPANESE PUFFERFISH (TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES), Masahiro Sakai, Takashi Morimoto, Gouranga Biswas, Tomoya Kono, Jun-ichi Hikima Dr.
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

MANNOSE-SPECIFIC IMMUNOGLOBULIN M IN THE MUCUS OF FUGU TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES IS UTILIZED BY A MONOGENEAN PARASITE HETEROBOTHRIUM OKAMOTOI FOR HOST RECOGNITION, Shigeyuki Tsutsui
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

EFFECTS OF PISCINE REOVIRUS INFECTION ON INNATE IMMUNE SIGNALLING IN SALMON, Mark Polinski
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) used a novel strategy to modulate the mitochondria/ caspases -mediated cell death pathway via ROS signaling in a fish cell line, Jiann R. Hong
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Refreshments,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Conference Closing Presentation,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

ISFSI General Assembly,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Conference Banquet,
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Effects of Opiates on Central Nervous System Immune Defense in Murine AIDS, Virginia D. McLane
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

INTERACTION, INTRACELLULAR REPLICATION AND CYTOPATHIC EFFECT OF A HIGHLY PATHOGENIC CHILEAN ISOLATE OF PISCIRICKETTSIA SALMONIS IN SHK-1 CELLS, Constanza Sanhueza, Cristian Oliver, Karla Valenzuela, Harold Oliva, Samuel Valdebenito, Alejandro Yáñez
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Functional Role of Zebrafish TLR Proteins, Carol H. Kim
University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports

Maine’s Contested Waterfront: The Project to Remake Sebago Lake’s Lower Bay, 1906-1930, David B. Cohen
Maine History

Beef Cattle Herd Health Management Guide for Maine #1031, Donna Coffin
Cooperative Extension - Agriculture

Alteration of Microflora of the Facultative Parasitic Nematode Pristionchus Entomophagus and its Potential Application as a Biological Control Agent, Amy M. Michaud
Honors College

Testing the Effect of Grapefruit Seed Extract (GFSE) on the Mastitsis-Causing Alga, Prototheca, Kendra Janelle MacDonald
Honors College

Evolutionary and Molecular Analysis of Conserved Vertebrate Immunity to Fungi, Erin Carter
Honors College

Pathogen-Mediated Evolution of Immunogenetic Variation in Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) of Southern Africa, Pauline L. Kamath
Animal and Veterinary Sciences Faculty Scholarship

An Overview of Human Health Issues, Marcella H. Sorg
Anthropology Faculty Scholarship

Development of a Viral Disease Model and Analysis of the Innate Immune System in Zebrafish, Danio rerio, Peter E. Phelan III
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Infectious Disease Models for the Zebrafish, Meagan E. Pressley
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Autoimmunity, Immune Deficiency and Cancer: Multiple Roles of the Protein Tyrosine Phosphate SHP-1, Melissa J. Joliat
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Distribution and Impact of the Oyster Parasite Bonamia Ostreae in Maine, and its Detection Using DNA Probes, Ryan Carnegie
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Explorations, Vol. 4, No. 2, Carole J. Bombard, Richard G. Emerick, James A. Sherburne, Robert Brinkley, Susan Grindel, Roberta Chester, Anne P. Sherblom, Charles E. Moody, Diane Carroll, Barbara Barton
Explorations — A Journal of Research

Explorations, Vol. 3, No. 2, MaryAnn Jerkofsky, David H. Clark, David Ebitz, Alan Davenport, David C. Smith, Erodgan Kiran
Explorations — A Journal of Research