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2016
Thursday, June 30th
7:00 AM

Breakfast

Casco Bay Room

7:00 AM

9:00 AM

KEYNOTE: The astounding and confounding complexity of innate immune receptors within and between teleost species

Jeffrey Yoder, North Carolina State University, USA

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Refreshments

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

Session 6 (contd): Host-Pathogen Interactions

DEVELOPMENT OF A ZEBRAFISH LARVAE INFECTION MODEL TO STUDY VIRULENCE FACTORS OF A. hydrophila

Alejandro Romero, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)
Paolo Roberto Saraceni, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)
Patricia Pereiro, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)
Juan Tomás, Department of Microbiology, University of Barcelona
Susana Merino, Department of Microbiology, University of Barcelona
Antonio Figueras, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)
Beatriz Novoa, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 7: Molluscan Immunology

MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION VIA LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF ATLANTIC JACKKNIFE CLAM (ENSIS DIRECTUS) HEMOCYTES

Brian Preziosi, University of Maine
Timothy Bowden

Connecticut/Rhode Island

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM

Session 6 (contd): Host-Pathogen Interactions

RECOMBINANT FERRITIN-H INDUCES IMMUNOSUPRESSION IN EUROPEAN SEA BASS LARVAE (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX) RATHER THAN IMMUNOSTMULATION AND PROTECTION AGAINST VIBRIO ANGUILLARUM

Daisy Vanrompay, UGhent

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Session 7: Molluscan Immunology

IMMUNE RESPONSE OF MOLLUSKS AFFECTED BY A TEMPERATURE-DEPENDANT VIBRIOSIS : A COMPARATIVE REVIEW

Christine M. Paillard, CNRS

Connecticut/Rhode Island

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Session 6 (contd): Host-Pathogen Interactions

Zebrafish as a model host for studies of Piscirickettsia salmonis and its outer membrane vesicles

Julia Isabel Tandberg Ph.D, Julia Tandberg

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 7: Molluscan Immunology

BIVALVES HEMOCYTE TRANSCRIPTOMES REVEALS A POWERFUL DIFFERENTIAL IMMUNE RESPONSE OF MEDITERRANEAN MUSSEL (MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS)

Rebeca Moreira Sanmartín, Marine Research Institute (IIM - CSIC)

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:15 AM

Session 6 (contd): Host-Pathogen Interactions

Chronic saline exposures interfere with basal and induced immunity in striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Sauvage) exposed to virulent strain of Edwardsiella ictaluri.

Mélodie Schmitz, University of Namur

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 7: Molluscan Immunology

Differential resistance to bacterial infection of two populations of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata against the bacterium Vibrio harveyi.

Bruno Dubief, Université de Bretagne Occidentale

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Session 6 (contd): Host-Pathogen Interactions

USING RAINBOW TROUT CELL LINES TO STUDY AND UNDERSTAND THE PATHOGENESIS OF THE COLDWATER PATHOGEN, FLAVOBACTERIUM PSYCHROPHILUM.

Shawna L. Semple, University of Waterloo

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 7: Molluscan Immunology

FIRST EVIDENCE FOR A Vibrio STRAIN PATHOGENIC TO Mytilus edulis ALTERING HEMOCYTE IMMUNE CAPACITIES

Yosra Ben Cheikh, University of le Havre

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

11:45 AM

Session 6 (contd): Host-Pathogen Interactions

A COMPARATIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO PISCIRICKETTSIA SALMONIS GROWN IN ALTERNATIVE MEDIA

Daniel Makrinos, University of Maine

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 7: Molluscan Immunology

PC-ASTAKINE mRNA LEVELS DECREASE AFTER BOTH LPS INJECTION AND HEMOLYMPH WITHDRAWALS IN THE GASTROPOD PEST POMACEA CANALICULATA

Davide Malagoli PhD, Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

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 (contd): Fish Immunology

SURFACE EXPRESSION OF TROUT CD4-1 AND CD4-2 DEFINES NOVEL POPULATIONS OF FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCT CD4+ T CELLS IN TELEOST FISH

Fumio Takizawa, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Susana Madagan, Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Domaine de Vilvert
David Parra, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Zhen Xu, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University
Tomáš Korytář, 1Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Pierre Boudinot, Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Domaine de Vilvert
Oriol Sunyer, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Connecticut/Rhode Island

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Session 6 (contd): Host-Pathogen Interactions

ENHANCEMENT OF IMMUNOGENICITY IN GLYCOPROTEIN-BASED DNA VACCINE BY THE ADDITION OF DDX41, A MOLECULAR ADJUVANT

Jassy Mary S. Lazarte, Gyeongsang National University

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

1:45 PM

Session 4 (contd): Fish Immunology

AQUACULTURE OF RUSSIAN STURGEON IN URUGUAY: DECREASE OF THE INNATE DEFENSES IN SUMMER AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES

Mauricio Castellano, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Valeria Silva-Alvarez, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Elena Fernández-López, Black River Caviar, Uruguay
Verónica Mauris, Biotech - Alltech, Uruguay
Daniel Conijeski, Black River Caviar, Uruguay
Andrea Villarino, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Ana María Ferreira, Universidad de la República, Uruguay

Connecticut/Rhode Island

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Session 6 (contd): Host-Pathogen Interactions

LOOKING THROUGH TRANSGENIC ZEBRAFISH TO REVEAL NOVEL MECHANISMS OF HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION: IN VIVO REAL-TIME IMAGING OF A TRYPANOSOME INFECTION

Maria Forlenza, Wageningen Agricultural University

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Session 4 (contd): Fish Immunology

IMMUNE RESPONSES TO ALUM IN THE JAPANESE PUFFERFISH (TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES)

Masahiro Sakai, University of Miyazaki, Faculty of Agriculture
Takashi Morimoto, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Agriculture
Gouranga Biswas, Kakdwip Research Centre of ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture
Tomoya Kono, University of Miyazaki, Faculty of Agriculture
Jun-ichi Hikima Dr., University of Miyazaki, Faculty of Agriculture

Connecticut/Rhode Island

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 6 (contd): Host-Pathogen Interactions

Disparate developmental patterns of immune responses to bacterial and viral infections in fish

Pierre Boudinot, pierre.boudinot@jouy.inra.fr

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM

Session 4 (contd): Fish 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, Kitasato University

Connecticut/Rhode Island

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Session 6 (contd): Host-Pathogen Interactions

EFFECTS OF PISCINE REOVIRUS INFECTION ON INNATE IMMUNE SIGNALLING IN SALMON

Mark Polinski, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

Session 6 (contd): Host-Pathogen Interactions

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, Institute of Biotechnology, NCKU, Taiwan

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Session 8: Echinoderm Immunology

HEMAGGLUTININS ON THE BODY SURFACE OF SEA CUCUMBER, APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS

Osamu Nakamura, Kitasato University
Keisuke Ono, Kitasato University
Shigeyuki Tsutsui, Kitasato University
Tomoyuki Odaka, Fukui Prefectural University
Toshiaki Miyadai, Fukui Prefectural University

Connecticut/Rhode Island

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

3:00 PM

Refreshments

3:00 PM

3:30 PM

Conference Closing Presentation

3:30 PM

3:45 PM

ISFSI General Assembly

3:45 PM

7:00 PM

Conference Banquet

7:00 PM