The National Institute for Basic Biology is holding the 64th NIBB Conference " Evolution of Seasonal Timers " from April 22nd to 24th, 2016. Organisms living outside the tropics experience seasonal changes in the environment, accordingly adapt their physiology and behavior. Circannual clocks are a fundamental feature of eukaryotic organisms, necessary for such diverse phenomena as the timed emergence of ground squirrels or bats from their hibernacula, the autumn migration of birds, and transitions between haploid and diploid life-cycle stages in unicells. The mechanistic nature of these circannual clocks remains one of the outstanding mysteries in biology. At this symposium, entitled “Evolution of seasonal timers”, we aim to promote our understanding of the mechanisms of seasonal time measurement and circannual clock. In addition to the invited speakers, poster presentations are welcome from participants, some of which will be selected for short talks. We are looking forward to seeing you in Okazaki.

Organizers:

Andrew Loudon (University of Manchester, UK)

David Burt (Roslin Institute, UK)

David Hazlerigg (University of Tromsø, Norway)

Takashi Yoshimura (National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan)

Confirmed Speakers:

Brian Barnes (University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA)

David Burt (Roslin Institute, UK)

Nicholas S. Foulkes (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)

David Hazlerigg (University of Tromsø, Norway)

Andrew Loudon (University of Manchester, UK)

C. Robertson McClung (Dartmouth College, USA)

Michael Menaker (University of Virginia, USA)

Valérie Simonneaux (University of Strasbourg, France)

Kristin Tessmar-Raible (University of Vienna, Austria)

Takeshi Izawa (National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences)

Jun Kitano (National Institute of Genetics, Japan)

Hiroshi Kudoh (Kyoto University, Japan)

Norihito Nakamichi (Nagoya University, Japan)

Ryusuke Niwa (Tsukuba University, Japan)

Hideharu Numata (Kyoto University, Japan)

Akiko Satake (Kyushu University, Japan)

Toru Takumi (RIKEN BSI, Japan)

Katsumi Tsukamoto (Nihon University, Japan)

Takashi Yoshimura (National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan)

Please visit the website for further information and registration.

We are calling for poster presenters.

Several posters will be selected for short talks.

Date: April 22nd(Fri) - 24th(Sun)

Venue: Okazaki Conference Center, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan

Registration fee: ¥8,000 (For students ¥5,000)

(The registration fee includes two lunches and a mixer.)

URL: https://www.nibb.ac.jp/conf64/

Please visit the website for further information.

Contact:

National Institute for Basic Biology

The 64th NIBB Conference Administration Office

Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiji, Okazaki

Aichi, Japan 444-8585

TEL +81 564 55 7596

FAX +81 564 55 7576

Email: conf64@nibb.ac.jp