POSTERS
In-person posters
The session on 21 June will take place in the Student Centre CIBC Hall and the session on 22 June will take place in the Student Centre Market Place. All posters can be presented on both days.
1 Identifying non-coding variants that affect starvation resistance in C. elegans using GWAS and data mining
Jameson D. Blount, Duke University, Durham, USA
2 Leveraging the Male Secreted Short (MSS) glycoprotein to characterize the sperm glycocalyx of Caenorhabditis
Asan Turdiev, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
3 Characterizing defects in tail reproductive structures of infertile C. latens x C. remanei male hybrids
Maia Dall’Acqua, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
4 Consequences of X:Autosome Fusions in Filarioidea
Kevin Hackbarth, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
5 Identifying Co-factors that drive TRA-1 activator function
Jibran Imtiaz, Rowan University SOM, Stratford, USA
6 Marvelous Mutants of C. inopinata: Forward Screen Reveals Body Size Mutations
Kimberly Moser, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA
7 Uncovering the effects of reproductive interference on Caenorhabditis species coexistence
Jacqueline Jackson, New York University, New York, USA
8 How does the Male Secreted Short (MSS) glycoprotein provide a competitive advantage to Caenorhabditis sperm?
Justin Van Goor, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
9 Interaction with TRA-2 Mediates the Sex-specific Function of FOG-2
Eric Haag, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
10 Evaluating possible costs and benefits of variable egg retention in Caenorhabditis elegans
Clotilde Gimond, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Nice, France
11 Creation of recombinase-mediated cassette exchange landing pads in genetically diverse wild C. elegans strains
Erik C. Andersen, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
12 Dose-response and quantitative genetic analyses reveals a complex genetic basis underlying susceptibility to diverse toxicants
Erik C. Andersen, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
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Virtual posters
All posters are available for asynchronous viewing. (Link will be posted). Ask your questions on Slack!
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13 Genomic mechanisms of asexual reproduction
George Chung, New York University, New York, USA
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14 Conservation and Divergence in the Heterochronic Pathway of C. elegans and C. briggsae
Maria Ivanova, Rowan University SOM, Stratford, USA
15 Evolution of fem-1 activity in Caenorhabditis
James Kennedy, Rowan University SOM, Stratford, USA
16 Significant differences in the sex determination pathway between C. elegans and C. inopinata
Ryuhei Hatanaka, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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17 Comparative analysis of cellular dynamics of C. inopinata and C. elegans zygotes
Shun Oomura, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
18 Genomic patterns of divergence of Caenorhabditis brenneri
Anastasia A. Teterina, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
19 Genetic regulation of dauer formation in Pristionchus pacificus and insights into the dauer hypothesis
Heather Carstensen, California State University, Northridge, Los Angeles, USA
20 The molecular genetics mediating gustatory preferences in Pristionchus pacificus
Vivian Vy Le, California State University, Northridge, Los Angeles, USA
21 WormAtlas: New Chapters, New Data, New Worms
Nathan E. Schroeder, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
22 C. elegans Male Mobility, Recovery, and Mating After Therapeutic Ultrasound Exposure
Louise M. Steele, Kent State University at Salem, Ohio, USA
23 Compensatory evolution in mitochondrial tRNAs in Caenorhabditis nematodes
Ling Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
24 Generation of genetic resources for the nematode Caenorhabditis briggsae
Nikita Jhaveri, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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