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2016
Wednesday, June 29th
7:00 AM

Breakfast

Casco Bay Room

7:00 AM

9:00 AM

KEYNOTE: Novel expanded immune gene families in the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica

Marta Gomez-Chiarri, University of Rhode Island

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Refreshments

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

Session 4 (contd): Fish Immunology

TISSUE MICROENVIRONMENTS WITHIN THE NASAL MUCOSA OF RAINBOW TROUT COMPARTIMENTALIZE NASAL IMMUNE RESPONSES

Ali Sepahi
Elisa Casadei Casadei, University of New Mexico
Luca Tacchi, University of New Mexico
Scott LaPatra, Research Division Clear Springs Foods Inc
Irene Salinas, University of New Mexoco

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 6: Host-Pathogen Interactions

Atlantic salmon physiological and immune response to amoebic gill disease and insight into the biology of the amoeba

Ottavia Benedicenti, Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, UK

Connecticut/Rhode Island

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM

Session 4 (contd): Fish Immunology

CHARACTERISATION AND BIOACTIVITIES OF TYPE I INTERFERON SUBTYPE E AND F IN SALMONIDS

Thitiya Summmathed, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdm

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Session 6: Host-Pathogen Interactions

EFFECTS OF THE SECRETORY/EXCRETORY PRODUCTS OF LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS ON ATLANTIC SALMON LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION

Jessica Piesz, University of Maine

Connecticut/Rhode Island

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Session 4 (contd): Fish Immunology

CK9, AN ANCIENT RAINBOW TROUT CHEMOKINE THAT ATTRACTS AND REGULATES B LYMPHOCYTES AND MACROPHAGES

Carolina Aquilino, CISA-INIA
Aitor G. Granja, CISA-INIA
Rosario Castro, CISA-INIA
Tiehui Wang, University of Aberdeen
Beatriz Abos, CISA-INIA
David Parra, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Christopher J. Secombes, University of Aberdeen
Carolina Tafalla, Animal Health Research Center (CISA-INIA)

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 6: Host-Pathogen Interactions

CONSTITUTIVELY OVEREXPRESSED TYPE I INTERFERON TRANSGENIC MEDAKA FISH DOWN-REGULATE THE ANTIVIRAL RESPONSE

Shun Maekawa, Institute of Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University,Taiwan

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:15 AM

Session 4 (contd): Fish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIGEN SAMPLING CELLS IN RAINBOW TROUT GILL EPITHELIUM

Goshi Kato, Tokyo university of Marine Science and Technology

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 6: Host-Pathogen Interactions

DIURNAL AND SEASONAL RHYTHM OF TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY AND REACTIVE OXYGEN AND NITROGEN SPECIES IN ATLANTIC SALMON

Nicholas C. Fargnoli, University of Maine

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Session 4 (contd): Fish Immunology

CHARACTERIZATION OF DENDRITIC-LIKE CELLS GENERATED FROM HEMATOPOIETIC SPLEEN CULTURES FROM ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR L.)

Gyri T. Haugland

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 6: Host-Pathogen Interactions

The dynamics of neutrophils in zebrafish (Danio rerio) during infection with the parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

Louise von G Jørgensen

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

11:45 AM

Session 4 (contd): Fish Immunology

Neutrophil granulocytes in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) are MHCII positive antigen-presenting cells

Anita Rønneseth

Vermont/New Hampshire Room

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 6: Fish Immunology

Expression and characterization of Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

Xing Jing

Connecticut/Rhode Island

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Lunch, Poster Presentations, Exhibitors

12:00 PM

1:30 PM

Field Trips (optional with additional cost)

1:30 PM