National Institute for Basic Biology
| Organizers | Nori Satoh (Kyoto Univ., Japan) Billie J. Swalla (Univ. of Washington, USA) Don R. Levitan (Florida State Univ., USA) |
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| Venue | National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan Toba Hotel International, Toba, Mie |
| Date | Dec. 3-8, 2007 |
| Link | OBC6 Website （http://www.nibb.ac.jp/obc/6th/index.html） |
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We conceived this conference in order to bring together Marine Scientists from across the globe to discuss approaches to research in Marine Sciences. Most Marine Science is carried out at Marine Biological Laboratories, so we invited a number of Marine Laboratory Directors from Canada, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Japan to get an idea of what sort of studies are being conducted globally. Marine Biology covers an enormous number of research topics and we endeavored to bring together researchers in all of the main fields: reproductive biology, evolution and development, neurobiology, marine fungi/algae, marine genomics, behavior, ecology and conservation biology. This diverse group of speakers is united by their research on marine systems and the fact that they are internationally known for the quality of their research. We expected this group of brilliant leading Marine Scientists to find much in common to share about research techniques, approaches and future prospects and were delighted to see the many positive interactions that took place among the participants.
The diverse research presented at the OBC-6 Marine Biology Conference showed the vast potential of the marine environment in biological studies and highlighted current ecological problems that threaten the unprecedented biodiversity and untapped knowledge in the world’s oceans. We heard many talks about the advances in genomics and marine exploration applied in novel and creative ways to understanding the marine environment and the biological organisms that live within it. The talks described research on a wide range of life forms from marine algae to invertebrates to vertebrates.
Towards the end of conference, it was suggested that an academic society for Marine Biologists in Japan be organized in the very near future. This may prove to be one of the most important achievements of this highly successful conference.
Dec 2 (Sun) at Okazaki New Grand Hotel
17:30-18:30
Registration at Okazaki New Grand Hotel
18:30-
Welcome Party
Welcome Address OKADA, Kiyotaka
(Director-General, NIBB, Japan)
Dec 3 (Mon) at Okazaki Conference Center (OCC)
10:00-
Registration at Okazaki Conference Center
10:30-10:45
Opening Remarks
OKADA, Kiyotaka
(Director-General, NIBB, Japan)
10:45-10:55
SATOH, Nori
(Kyoto Univ., Japan)
11:00-12:00 Plenary Lecture 1
“Natural Selection in Genome Evolution”
BERNARDI, Giorgio (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy)
12:00-13:30
Lunch
Session 1 Reproduction
13:30-14:10
“Cytoplasmic and Cortical Reorganizations that Pattern the Ascidian Embryo”
SARDET, Christian (CNRS UPMC, France)
14:10-14:50
“Molecular Mechanism of the Regulation of Sperm Motility in the Ascidian Ciona intestinalis”
INABA, Kazuo (Univ. Tsukuba, Japan)
14:50-15:30
“Extracellular Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Functioning as a Vitelline-Coat Lysin in Ascidians and Sea Urchins”
SAWADA, Hitoshi (Nagoya Univ., Japan)
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:40
“Sex Change in Coral Reef Fish”
NAKAMURA, Masaru (Univ. Ryukyus, Japan)
16:40-17:20
“Environmental Control of Coral Spawning Behavior”
VIZE, Peter D. (Univ. Calgary, Canada)
17:20-18:00
“Glycosignals for Fertilization”
HOSHI, Motonori (Open Univ., Japan)
Dec 4 (Tue)
Session 2 Evo-Devo
09:10-09:50
“Deconstructing Deuterosomes: Origin of the Chordates”
SWALLA, Billie J. (Univ. Washington, USA)
09:50-10:30
“Expression Patterns of Otx, Pax6 and Hox Genes during Development of Crinoids”
AKASAKA, Koji (Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Plenary Lecture 2
“History of Biologging Science: the Best Journey of the World”
SATO, Katsufumi (Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
12:00-13:10
Lunch
Session 2 Evo-Devo (cont.)
13:10-13:50
“Developmental Evolutionary Study of the Japanese Inshore Hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri)”
OTA, Kinya G. (RIKEN CDB, Japan)
13:50-14:30
“Evolution of Chordates and Their Genomes”
SATOH, Nori (Kyoto Univ., Japan)
14:30-14:45
Coffee Break
Session 3 Neurobiology & Physiology
14:45-15:25
“Evolution of Excitability in Lower Metazoans: Structure and Function of Potassium Channels”
SPENCER, Andrew N. (Malaspina Univ.-College, Canada)
15:25-16:05
“How Do Animals Utilize Signals of Membrane Potentials?:
Lessons from Two Voltage-Sensing Proteins”
OKAMURA, Yasushi (Okazaki Inst. Integrative Biosci., Japan)
16:05-16:45
“Invertebrate Deuterostomes, Marine Genomics and the Relevance of Model Organisms”
THORNDYKE, Michael C. (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden)
16:45-17:00
Coffee Break
17:00-17:40
“A New Approach for Classical Osmoregulatory Hormones in Fishes”
SAKAMOTO, Tatsuya (Okayama Univ., Japan)
17:40-18:20
“The Derived Genome of Oikopleura and Its Biological Significance”
CHOURROUT, Daniel (Univ. Bergen, Norway)
18:20-19:00
To be Announced
TAKEI, Yoshio (Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
19:00-20:30
Mixer at OCC (Okazaki Conference Center)
Dec 5 (Wed)
Session 4 Marine Algae/Fungi
09:10-09:50
“Marine Macro-Algae, a Challenge in Fundamental and Applied Marine Biology”
KLOAREG, Bernard (CNRS, Universit & eacute; Pierre et Marie Curie, France)
09:50-10:30
“Porphyra yezoensis as a Model for the Study on Origin and Evolution of Life Cycle”
SAGA, Naotsune (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
Session 5 Marine Genomics
11:00-11:40
“Marine Genomics Europe, an Initiative for Empowering the Oceans”
BOYEN, Catherine (CNRS & Univ. Paris 6, France)
11:40-12:20
“Isochore Patterns and Gene Distributions in Fish Genomes”
BERNARDI, Giorgio (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy)
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:10
“Ecological Population Genomics of Non-Model Organisms”
MATZ, Mikhail V. (Univ. Texas at Austin, USA)
14:10-14:50
“Medaka Genome Sequence: Insights into the Chromosomal Evolution and the Gene Evolution in Fish”
NARUSE, Kiyoshi (NIBB, Japan)
14:50-15:20
Coffee Break
15:20-17:30
Poster Short Talks (7min. for each Posters) & Poster Presentation
Dec 6 (Thu) at Toba Hotel International
08:00-
Excursion to Toba
19:00-
Dinner at the Toba Hotel International (Epicurean Rm.)
Dec 7 (Fri)
Session 6 Behavior
09:10-9:50
“Bioluminescence Effector Systems in Dinoflagellates: Evolutions and Applications”
WIDDER, Edith A. (Ocean Research & Conservation Assoc., Japan)
09:50-10:30
“Stroke Frequency of Aquatic Animals”
SATO, Katsufumi (Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-11:40
“The Migration of Freshwater Eel: the Process, Mechanism and Evolution”
TSUKAMOTO, Katsumi (Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
11:40-12:20
“Physiological Mechanisms of Imprinting and Homing Migration of Salmon”
UEDA, Hiroshi (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-16:30
Free Time
Session 7 Ecology
16:30-17:10
“The Future of Planet Ocean”
KNOWLTON, Nancy (Smithsonian Institution, USA)
17:10-17:50
“Diverse Life History and Symbiosis in Corals and Other Cnidarians”
HIDAKA, Michio (Univ., Ryukyus, Japan)
17:50-18:30
“Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Gamete Recognition Proteins in Sea Urchins”
LEVITAN, Don R. (Florida State Univ., USA)
19:00-
Farewell Party
Dec 8 (Sat)
Session 8 Discussion
9:10-12:00
General Discussion
Discussion Leaders: SATOH, Nori and LEVITAN, Don
Current Status of Marine Stations
INABA, Kazuo (Univ. Tsukuba, Japan)
SPENCER, Andrew (Malaspina Univ.-College, Canada)
CHOURROUT, Daniel (Univ. Bergen, Norway)
BOYEN, Catherine (CNRS & Univ. Paris 6, France)
12:00-12:10
Closing Remarks NAGAHAMA, Yoshitaka
(Deputy Director-General, NIBB, Japan)
