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15:00-18:00 |
Registration |
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18:00-19:30 |
Reception (Light meal will be served) |
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19:30-19:40 |
Opening Remarks |
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19:40-20:10 |
Stephen West
BRCA2 - a universal regulator of the RAD51 and DMC1 recombinases |
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20:10-20:40 |
Nancy Kleckner
Actin-mediated motion of meiotic chromosomes |
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Friday, September 14 |
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07:30-09:00 |
Breakfast |
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Session 1: Initiation of Recombination
Chairperson: Scott Keeney |
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09:00-09:25 |
Gerry Smith
Meiotic recombination in S. pombe: From DSB hotspots to single Holliday junctions |
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09:25-09:40 |
Katja Ludin
Global distribution of meiotic recombination hotspots in fission yeast |
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09:40-10:05 |
Alain Nicolas
Targeting of meiotic recombination in S. cerevisiae |
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10:05-10:20 |
Kunihiro Ohta
Rec8 guides centromeres-originated dynamic distribution of yeast Spo11 to meiotic DNA break sites |
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10:20-10:50 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 1: Initiation of Recombination (cont.....)
Chairperson: Akira Shinohara |
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10:50-11:15 |
Nancy Hollingsworth
Cdc28-Clb5 (CDK-S) and Cdc7-Dbf4 (DDK) collaborate to initiate meiotic recombination in yeast |
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11:15-11:40 |
Franz Klein
Com1/Sae2, a yeast homolog of human CtIP interacts with meiotic DSB sites in a Spo11 and Rad50 dependent manner |
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11:40-12:05 |
Michael Lichten
Role of cell cycle kinases in resolution of double-Holliday junction intermediates during yeast meiosis |
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12:05-12:20 |
Juerg Kohli
The roles of the S. pombe RAD52/59 homologs rad22A and rad22B in meiosis |
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12:20-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-16:30 |
Poster Session I (odd numbers) |
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Session 2: Recombination and Pairing
Chairperson: Franz Klein |
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16:30-16:55 |
Anne Villeneuve
Double-strand break repair and homolog pairing in the context of C. elegans Meiosis |
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16:55-17:10 |
Adriana La Volpe
Roles of C. elegans brc-1 and fcd-2 genes in meiotic double strand break repair |
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17:10-17:25 |
Monica Colaiacovo
CRA-1 uncouples synaptonemal complex formation from the initiation of meiotic recombination in C. elegans |
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17:25-17:40 |
Cristina Martín-Castellanos
Rec25-27, novel components of meiotic linear elements linking sister chromatid cohesion to DNA breakage and recombination in S. pombe |
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17:40-18:05 |
Denise Zickler
Presynaptic alignment and axis status depend on the recombination complexes in Sordaria |
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18:05-19:30 |
Dinner |
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Session 3: Pairing and SC formation
Chairperson: Bernard de Massy |
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19:30-19:55 |
Peter Carlton
Meiotic chromosome structure and dynamics: insights from new microscopy methods |
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19:55-20:10 |
Ewelina Bolcun-Filas
Synaptonemal complex and meiotic recombination defects in mice lacking SYCE1 protein |
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20:10-20:25 |
Tatiana Garcia-Muse
Phosphorylation within the synaptonemal complex |
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20:25-20:40 |
Amy MacQueen
Regulation of a synaptonemal complex component during early meiotic prophase |
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20:40-20:55 |
Sam Schoenmakers
The efficiency of meiotic silencing of unsynapsed chromatin (MSUC) increases in the presence of extra DNA double strand breaks |
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Saturday, September 15 |
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07:30-09:00 |
Breakfast |
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Session 4: Control of Recombination
Chairperson: Kunihiro Ohta |
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9:00-9:25 |
Bernard de Massy
The initiation of meiotic recombination |
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9:25-9.50 |
R. Daniel Camerini-Otero
The mouse Hop2 and Mnd1 proteins in meiotic recombination and recombination hotspots in human |
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9:50-10:15 |
Gareth Jones
ASY1 mediates AtDMC1-dependent inter-homolog recombination during meiosis in Arabidopsis |
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10:15-11:30 |
Christine Mezard
Sex-specific crossover distributions and variations in interference level along Arabidopsis thaliana chromosome 4 |
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10:30-11.00 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 4: Control of Recombination
Chairperson: Nancy Hollingsworth
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11:00-11:25 |
Scott Keeney
ATM promotes the obligate crossover on the mouse XY pair and links crossover control to meiotic chromosome axis integrity |
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11:25-11:40 |
Willy Baarends
Increased phosphorylation and dimethylation of XY body histones in the Hr6b knockout mouse is associated with derepression of the X chromosome |
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11:40-11:55 |
Francesca Cole
Crossover homeostasis in mouse meiosis |
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11:55-12:10 |
Jennifer Fung
Facets of crossover interference revealed by genome-wide analysis of crossover distribution |
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12:10-12:25 |
Needhi Bhalla
C. elegans ZHP-3 localizes to sites of crossover recombination and may coordinate meiotic recombination with synaptonemal complex disassembly |
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12:25-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-16:30 |
Poster Session II (even numbers) |
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Session 5: Prophase Regulation
Chairperson: Anne Villeneuve |
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16:30-16:55 |
Christer Höög
The role of the meiosis-specific protein SYCP3 in axis morphogenesis, chromosome segregation and aneuploidy |
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16:55-17:10 |
Hiroyuki Ohkura
The conserved kinase NHK-1 is essential for prophase I chromosome organisation |
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17:10-17:35 |
Yasuhisa Matsui
Essential functions of a histone methyltransferase, Meisetz (prdm9), in meiotic prophase |
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17:35-17:50 |
Edyta Marcon
MiRNAs and piRNAs localization in the male mammalian meiotic nucleus |
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17:50-18:05 |
Ken-Ichi Nonomura
Rice meiosis and its relation to small RNA-mediated gene silencing |
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18:15-19:30 |
Dinner |
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Session 6: Cell Cycle Regulators
Chairperson: Marie-Hélène Verlhac |
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19:30-19:55 |
James Maller
Dynamics of Aurora B kinase during oocyte maturation in Xenopus |
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19:55-20:20 |
Takeo Kishimoto
Meiotic cell cycle arrest to await fertilization |
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20:20-20:35 |
Thomas Mayer
Regulation of meiosis by XErp1, a novel inhibitor of the APC/C |
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20:35-20:50 |
Tomoko Nishiyama
Transient activation of calcineurin is essential for MII exit in activated Xenopus eggs |
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Sunday, September 16 |
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07:30-09:00 |
Breakfast |
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Session 7: Onset of Meiosis
Chairperson: Wolfgang Zachariae |
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09:00-09:25 |
Giora Simchen
Commitment to meiosis in budding yeast |
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09:25-09:50 |
Masayuki Yamamoto
Initiation of meiosis in fission yeast |
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09:50-10:15 |
Sarah Crittenden
Control of the mitosis/meiosis decision in the C. elegans germ line |
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10:15-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 8: Germline
Chairperson: Thomas Mayer |
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10:45-11:10 |
Josephine Bowles
How does RA induce meiosis in mouse embryonic germ cells? |
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11:10-11:35 |
Mikiko Siomi
RNA silencing mechanisms in Drosophila germlines |
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11:35-11:50 |
Masanori Mukai
MAMO, a maternal BTB/POZ-Zn-finger protein enriched in germline progenitors is required for the production of functional eggs in Drosophila |
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11:50-12:15 |
Business Meeting |
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12:15-18:00 |
Excursion to Kamakura (Lunch on a bus) |
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18:30-20:30 |
Conference Dinner |
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Monday, September 17 |
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07:30-09:00 |
Breakfast |
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Session 9: Chromosome Movement
Chairperson: Julia Cooper |
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9:00-9:25 |
Akira Shinohara
Functional interplay between recombination and chromosome movement during meiosis |
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9:25-9:50 |
Yasushi Hiraoka
Four Bqt proteins required for telomere bouquet formation in fission yeast |
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9:50-10:05 |
Aya Sato
The role of the nuclear envelope in homologous chromosome pairing and synapsis |
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10:05-10:20 |
Sven Kenjiro Vogel
How dynein and microtubules drive the meiotic nuclear oscillation in fission yeast |
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10:20-10:35 |
Kayoko Tanaka
Opportune disappearance of hrs1, the organiser of microtubule arrays for horsetail movement, ensures accurate meiotic progression |
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10:35-11:05 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 10: Chromosome Structure
Chairperson: Yoshinori Watanabe |
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11:05-11:30 |
Julia Cooper
Telomere function during meiosis |
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11:30-11:55 |
Rolf Jessberger
Cohesin SMC1b determines meiotic chromosome behaviour and acts in telomere dynamics and structure |
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11:55-12:10 |
Da-Qiao Ding
Recognition and pairing of homologous chromosome in fission yeast |
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12:10-13:30 |
Lunch |
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Session 11: Chromosome Segregation
Chairperson: Christer Höög |
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13:30-13:55 |
Marie-Hélène Verlhac
Control of acentriolar meiotic spindle formation by the Ran pathway in mouse oocytes |
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13:55-14:20 |
Mary Herbert
Maternal ageing is characterized by premature loss of cohesin, asynchronous segregation of chromosomes during meiosis I, and spindle instability during meiosis II |
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14:20-14:35 |
Eva Hoffmann
Analysis of non-exchange chromosome segregation mechanisms in budding yeast |
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14:35-15:00 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 11: Chromosome Segregation (cont....)
Chairperson: Rolf Jessberger |
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15:00-15:25 |
Wolfgang Zachariae
Control of kinetochore orientation in meiosis in budding yeast |
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15:25-15:50 |
Juraj Gregan
Pcs1/Mde4 complex is the S. pombe counterpart of the S. cerevisiae monopolin sub-complex Csm1/Lrs4 |
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15:50-16:15 |
José Ángel Suja
Involvement of SGO2 and Topoisomerase IIalpha in chromatid segregation during male mouse meiosis II |
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16:15-16:40 |
Yoshinori Watanabe
Unified mode of centromeric protection by shugoshin in germ and somatic cells |
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16:40-16:50 |
Closing Remarks |
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18:00 |
Farewell Dinner |
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Tuesday, September 18 |
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07:30-09:00 |
Breakfast |
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