PNB2008 programme
Friday, 6th of June, 2008
Reception (Beer Party)
Saturday, 7th of June, 2008
(1) General Topics and Cell & Molecular Biology
SESSION 1
SESSION 2
SESSION 3
SESSION 4
Sunday, 8th of June, 2008
(2) Electrophysiology and Long-distance signaling
SESSION 5
SESSION 6
Monday, 9th of June, 2008
(3) Sensory Biology, Chemistry and Ecology
SESSION 7
SESSION 8
SESSION 9
Tuesday, 10th of June, 2008
(4) Sponsored satellite session (at The Univ. Kitakyushu)
Friday, 6th of June, 2008
Reception (Beer Party)
10:00-17:00 Guests and participants from oversea will be guided from Fukuoka Airport to their hotels by student volunteers.
16:00- Registration (International hall in Kyushu University Hakozaki Campus.
Hall is opened for setting posters.)
Hall is opened for setting posters.)
19:00- Beer Party (Rokkakudo)
Detailed information (location) will be e-mailed to the registered participants.
Saturday, 7th of June, 2008
(1) General Topics and Cell & Molecular Biology
9:00-9:10
Opening Remark (Prof. Yuasa)
SESSION 1
9:10-9:35 Prof. BALUSKA, Frantisek
Plant Neurobiology from Evolutionary Perspective
9:35-10:00 Prof. MANCUSO, Stefano
Neuroid conduction in plant
10:00-10:25 Prof. INABA, Takehito
The role of plastid protein import in the regulation of nuclear gene expression
10:25-10:40
Coffee break
SESSION 2
10:40-11:15 Prof. SHIMAZAKI, Ken-ichiro
Stomatal opening response by blue light
11:15-11:40 Dr. HARADA, Akiko
Blue light-dependent calcium signaling in higher plants
11:40-12:05 Prof. HOSON, Takayuki
Gravity and light signaling in growth regulation of stem organs
12:05-12:30 Dr. GEISLER, Markus
Regulation of auxin transport catalysts
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:40
POSTER PRESENTATION
SESSION 3
14:40-15:05 Dr. SCHLICHT, Markus
D'orenone Blocks Polarized Tip-Growth of Root Hairs by Interfering with the PIN2-Mediated Auxin Transport Network in the Root Apex
15:05-15:35 Prof. HIRSCH, Ann
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech) The importance of rhizobial attachment for successful legume nodulation and nitrogen fixation
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech) The importance of rhizobial attachment for successful legume nodulation and nitrogen fixation
15:35-16:00 Prof. SUZUKI, Akihiro
Control of root nodulation by the R:FR ratio
16:00-16:15
Coffee break
SESSION 4
16:15-16:50 Prof. TAKAHASHI, Hideyuki
Mechanisms unique to hydrotropism in seedling roots
16:50-17:15 Prof. CASSAB, Gladys Iliana
Hydrotropism: root growth responses to water regulate root system architecture in Arabidopsis
17:15-17:40 Prof. LE DEUNFF, Erwan
Nitrate uptake responses to AVG and ACC treatments in relation to root elongation changes
17:40-18:00 Prof. YUASA, Takashi
Plant SNF-related protein kinases and stress signaling
18:00-19:00
Poster Presentation continues
Sunday, 8th of June, 2008
(2) Electrophysiology and Long-distance signaling
SESSION 5
9:00-9:25 Prof. SHIMMEN, Teruo
Position- and substratum-sensing in rhizoid differentiation of Spirogyra
9:25-9:50 Dr. OGATA, Koreaki
The double water film electrode characterized the electrical properties of the gap-junction in Chara as a function of time
9:50-10:15 Prof. BOUTEAU, Francois
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech) Anion channel activity is necessary to induce ethylene synthesis and Programmed Cell Death in response to oxalic acid
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech) Anion channel activity is necessary to induce ethylene synthesis and Programmed Cell Death in response to oxalic acid
10:15-10:40 Prof. TREBACZ, Kazimierz
Effects of thermoreceptor agonists on the membrane potential in plants
10:45-10:55
Coffee break
SESSION 6
10:55-11:30 Prof. HEDRICH, Rainer
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech) Ligand-gated Signal Transmission in Sensory Plant Cells
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech) Ligand-gated Signal Transmission in Sensory Plant Cells
11:30-11:55 Prof. RONA, Jean-Pierre
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech) Synergism between reactive oxygen species (ROS), calcium and ABA-induced cell depolarization in Arabidopsis thaliana suspension cells
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech) Synergism between reactive oxygen species (ROS), calcium and ABA-induced cell depolarization in Arabidopsis thaliana suspension cells
11:55-12:05
break
12:05-12:30 Prof. IIDA, Hidetoshi
Mechanosensitive Channel Candidates in Plants
12:30-12:55 Prof. UOZUMI, Nobuyuki
Membrane topogeneisi of voltage-dependent K channels
12:55-13:20 Prof. KUCHITSU, Kazuyuki
Ca2+-ROS signaling network regulating stress responses, programmed cell death and development in plants
13:20-
Lunch (Lunch box & Beer will be provided in front of bus)
-18:40
Short tour planned (Dazaifu shrine and Kyushu National Museum)
19:30-21:30
Conference Dinner (Recent Hotel)
Monday, 9th of June, 2008
(3) Sensory Biology, Chemistry and Ecology
SESSION 7
9:30-10:05 Prof. BOLAND, Wilhelm
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech) Herbivore-induced early and late responses in Plant-Insect Interactions
(ICCERD/UoK-sponsored speech) Herbivore-induced early and late responses in Plant-Insect Interactions
10:05-10:30 Prof. ARIMURA, Gen-ichiro
Herbivore-Elicited Events in Legumes' Terpenoid Biosynthesis
10:30-11:05 Prof. TAKABAYASHI, Junji
Ecological functions of herbivore-induced plant volatiles
11:05-11:20
Coffee break
SESSION 8
11:20-11:45 Prof. YOSHIOKA, Hirofumi
Molecular mechanisms of the radical burst in plant immunity
11:45-12:10 Dr. UMEMURA, Kenji
Disease defense response in rice plants induced by plant defense activators
12:10-12:30 Prof. KAWANO, Tomonori
Oxidative and calcium signaling in plants exposed to UV and photochemical oxidants
12:30-12:55 Dr. TAMAOKI, Masanori
Cooperative ethylene and jasmonic acid signaling regulates selenite resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana
12:55-13:55
Lunch
SESSION 9
13:55-14:20 Prof. FUJIWARA, Toru
Regulation of transporters responsible for boron transport in response to boron conditions in the environment
14:20-15:45 Dr. BEILBY, Mary Jane
Mechanisms of salt sensitivity
15:45-15:50
Closing Remark (prof. Kawano)
17:00-21:00
Sponsored Satellite Meeting at The University of Kitakyushu
and Dinner in Kitakyushu City
Tuesday, 10th of June, 2008
(4) Sponsored satellite session (at The Univ. Kitakyushu)
10:00-10:30 Prof. RONA, Jean-Pierre
Abscisic acid-induced anion currents activation mediated by cyclic ADP-ribose / ryanodine receptor (RyR) in Arabidopsis thaliana suspensions cells
10:30-11:00 Prof. BOUTEAU, Francois
11:00-11:20 Prof. KAWANO, Tomonori
Similarity between plant redox enzymes and copper-bound prion protein
11:20-11:40 YOKAWA, Ken
Simulation of the signal transduction in artificial plant cells using NEURON: Inspired from the artificial retinal model
