09:00-10:00

New Millenium Hall

Evolution and diversity of mitosis
Gautam Dey (EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), Germany)

10:30-12:10

New Millenium Hall

Structural study of icosahedral viruses using Cryo-EM
Chihong Song (Pusan National University, Republic of Korea)

Cryo-EM structures of human neuronal gap junction channel
Seu-Na Lee (Institute for Basic Science, Republic of Korea)

Effect of Fixation Methods on Protist Ultrastructure: Freeze-Substitute vs. Conventional Chemical Fixation
Yasuhiro Fukuda (Tohoku University, Japan)

Re-evaluation of Water Freeze-drying for Scanning Electron Microscopy
Toshinobu Suzaki (Kobe University, Japan)

Clarification of the morphology of Radiolaria, Phaeodaria and Ciliophora using the micro X-ray computed tomography
Momoka Kato (Shimane University, Japan)

10:30-11:50

9B217

The role of the environment in the distribution of scaled chrysophytes: Biogeographic patterns or not?
Peter A. Siver (Connecticut College, USA)

Speciation dynamics in Synura (Chrysophyceae): A tale of three species
Pavel Skaloud (Charles University, Czech Republic)

Stable dynamics of protists in European lakes: spatio-temporal patterns and ecological significance
Christina Bock (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)

Single-cell genomics of a bloom-forming phytoplankton species reveals population genetic structure across continents
Raphael Gollnisch (University of Oxford, Lund University , UK, Sweden)

10:30-11:30

90110

Winds of change in protistology: methodological breakthroughs and expanding scientific networks
Anna Karnkowska (University of Warsaw, Poland)

It all starts with a joke: a “genomics guy” in the field.
Patrick Keeling (University of British Columbia, Canada)

10:30-11:50

90109

Antibiotics From Pond Scum – Exploring Natural Product Biosynthesis In Algae
Ellis O'neill (University Of Nottingham, UK)

Dyrkp1: A Key Regulator Of Cell Wall Glycoprotein Degradation In Unicellular Green Microalga Chlamydomonas
Minjae Kim (Korea Institute Of Ocean Science And Technology, Republic of Korea)

Tracking mixoplanktonic grazing and carbon flow using natural abundance radiocarbon: case study of Ochromonas
So Hyun Ahn (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)

Glaucophyte Unlocked: How Genome Editing Can Help Understanding The Evolution Of Plastids And Phytohormones
Baptiste Genot (The University Of Tokyo, Japan)

A Genome-Wide Crispr Screen In Model Diatom Phaeodactylum Tricortum
Ellen Yeh (Stanford University, USA)

Novel kinetoplast DNA structure, guide RNA pattern and dysfunctional Complex I, a chronicle of RNA editing in Trypanosoma musculi
De-Hua Lai (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)

14:00-15:30

New Millenium Hall

The Closed Nutrient Recycling System In The Photosymbiosis Between Paramecium Bursaria And Chlorella Variabilis Contributes To Survival Under Oligotrophic Conditions
Kaoru Okada (The Graduate University For Advanced Studies (sokendai), Japan)

Protist In The Changing Arctic Ocean: From Biodiversity To Ecological Function
Dapeng Xu (Xiamen University, China)

Lotka-Volterra Dynamics Facilitate Sustainable Biocontrol Of Wastewater Sludge Bulking By Arcella (amoebozoa).
Kenneth Dumack (University Of Cologne, Germany)

Closing Address: Two Decades Of Ciliate Monitoring In The Surface Layer Of Two Czech Freshwater Reservoirs
Miroslav Macek (Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Biology Centre Cas , Mexico, Czech Republic)

Gambi Index And Ostreo Index, New Indicators For Epiphytic Dinoflagllate Ecology
Wonho Yih (Kunsan National University, Republic of Korea)

Diversity And Assembly Mechanisms Of Zooplankton Communities In Freshwater Aquaculture Ponds
Jie Huang (Chinese Academy Of Sciences, China)

14:00-15:30

9B217

Life Cycle Regulation in Dinoflagellates: Insights from the Transcriptome of Cold-induced Cysts in Prorocentrum cordatum
Mariia Berdieva (Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation)

Genomic insights into extreme environmental adaptation in the Heterolobosean protist Pleurostomum flabellatum
Jihoon Jo (Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea)

Three-Dimensional Genome And Transcription In Tetrahymena Thermophila
Xiaoyuan Song (University Of Science And Technology Of China, China)

Diverse genomes of morphologically conserved apusomonads
Guifré Torruella (Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Institut De Biologia Evolutiva , Spain)

The Highest-Quality Rhizarian Genome And Its Metabolic Adaptations
Hüsna Öztoprak (University Of Cologne, Germany)

Single-cell Adaptation to Polystyrene Microplastic Stress: Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Unique Tolerance Mechanisms in Stentor coeruleus
Yan Zhao (Capital Normal University, China)

14:00-15:30

90110

Electron Microscopic Analysis Of Wound Repair And Regeneration Mechanisms Of Cut Surfaces In Spirostomum Ambiguum
Maho Shimada (Shimane University, Japan)

Mlf Mediates Proteotoxic Response via Formation of Cellular Foci for Aggregate Sequestration in Giardia intestinalis
Martina Vinopalová (Charles University, Czech Republic)

3D-electron microscopy proves the loss of apicoplast in a Monocystis parasiting in Amynthas aspergillum
Jiong Yang (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)

Cell cycle progression of green algae under UV stress conditions
Jiheon Kang (Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea)

Breaking the Barrier: Euglena gracilis Expansion Microscopy Enables Visualisation of Organelles and Detailed Cytoskeletal Structures
Anežka Konupková (Charles University, Czech Republic)

3D-electron microscopy proves the loss of apicoplast in a Monocystis parasiting in Amynthas aspergillum
Jiong Yang (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)

14:00-15:30

90109

The Evolution Of Gene Functional Repertoire In Amorphea: Divergent Strategies Across Amoebozoa, Fungi, And Metazoa

Microbial Relict Sheds Light On An Ancient Eukaryotic Supergroup

Extensive Intragenomic Variations in Ribosomal Genes in Pseudo-nitzschia Species Revealed Via Single-strain Sequencing

Taxonomic Description and Mitochondrial Genome of Katablepharis ulleungensis sp. nov. (Katablepharidaceae, Cryptista), a New Heterotrophic Flagellate from a Sandy Beach

Structural insights into a novel Discobid mitochondrial respiratory megacomplex.

Nutrient deficiency impacts on growth, photosynthesis and toxin production in Prorocentrum lima

15:45-17:15

New Millenium Hall

The co-occurrence patterns and assembly mechanisms of microbial communities in Haima cold seep
Changyu Zhu (Southern Marine Science And Engineering Guangdong Laboratory Guangzhou, The Hong Kong University Of Science And Technology , China)

The Occurrence patterns and use of alternative hosts of the generalist parasitoid Parvilucifera infectans (Alveolata, Perkinsozoa) of marine dinoflagellate revealed by a time series microscopic data
Boo Seong Jeon (Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea)

Investigating the Marine Protist Interactome Using Single-Cell Genomics
Ramiro Logares (Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, Spain)

The Role of Soil Protists in Regulating Enteric Bacteria in Treated Wastewater-Irrigated Soils
Osnat Gillor (Ben Gurion University, Israel)

Differential Effects of Microcystis aeruginosa on Marine Phytoplankton Growth Rate and Photosynthetic Efficiency
Na Yun Park (Gyeongsang National University, Republic of Korea)

Ambivalent effects of mass cultivation of biodiesel producible green alga Tetraselmis striata on a microbial ecosystem: Evidence from mesocosm experiments
Sae-Hee Kim (Hanyang University, Republic of Korea)

15:45-17:15

9B217

Shedding light on algal-fungal symbiosis and freshwater adaptation based on comparative genomic study of Hildenbrandiales (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta)
Sang-Yun Han (Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea)

A Super Algavorous Marine Amoeba: Genomic Insights into Trichosphaerium sp. and Its Cellulolytic Potential
Yonas Tekle (Spelman College, USA)

Evolution of introns and splicing: lessons from Euglenozoa
Anzhelika Butenko (Czech Academy Of Sciences, University Of Ostrava , Czech Republic)

Comparison Of Gene Expression Profiles In Amoeboid And Flagellate Cells Of The Heterokontophyte Alga Rhizochromulina Sp. B44
Pavel Safonov (Institute Of Cytology, Russian Federation)

Genome evidence reveals the limited evolution and divergence in Ahnfeltia (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta)
Hocheol Kim (Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea)

Sex, it’s not what you think
Sina Adl (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)