Last modified Gorff 6ed, 2011. Maintained by G.W. Griffith, Prifysgol Aberystywth
Cynhadledd Gwyddor Microbau a Phlanhigion
Bangor University, Mon 11th - Tues 12th July 2011
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This is the second meeting of PM-W following the merger of the long established Gregynog Microbiology and Plant Science Wales meetings.
For further details please contact Prysor Williams at SENRGY, Bangor.
Click here to see the programme of the inaugural PM-W meeting in 2010. For previous meetings at All-Wales Microbiology meetings at Gregynog (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 or Plant Science Wales (2007 and 2009). The origins of these meetings back in the early 1970s are described here.
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The venue for the meeting is the Wheldon building on Ffordd Deiniol. Click here for a map of Bangor.
MONDAY 11th JULY
12.00 Arrival. Coffee/refreshments and also lunch available at Caffi Glas at Environment Centre Wales (see map).
1.30 -3.30pm SESSION P1 (Plants)- Chair: Deri Tomos (Wheldon 5)
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Deepmala Sehgal (AU) | Progress towards fine mapping a validated major drought tolerance QTL in pearl millet |
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1.50 |
Julie Hofer (AU) | Legume leaf morphology |
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2.10 |
Gemma Cook (CU) |
Investigating the stability of WEE1 kinase in plants |
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2.30 |
Geraint Parry (L'pool) |
The role of the Arabidopsis nuclear pore complex in disease resistance |
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2.50 |
John Corton (AU) |
The management of semi-natural landscapes for bioenergy and biodiversity |
| 3.10 | Rob Brook (BU) | Is there scope for selection of higher rates of leaf photosynthesis in barley? |
1.30 -3.30pm SESSION M1 (Microbiol)- Chair: James McDonald (Wheldon 6)
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Richard Quilliam (BU) |
Root uptake of human pathogens from the rhizosphere |
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1.50 |
Rose Cooper (UWIC) |
The effect of manuka honey on MRSA |
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2.10 |
Katie Clemence (BU) |
Impacts of E. coli on the mussel industry in Conwy, North Wales |
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2.30 |
David Lloyd (CU) |
What yeast and Cardiomyocytes share |
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2.50 |
Christoph Gertler (BU) |
Stimulation of growth of marine hydrocarbon degrading bacteria on the surface of oil boom has a potential for global implementation |
| 3.10 | Tony Callaghan (AU) | Ecology of anaerobic fungi |
3.30 Tea/Coffee Break (Caffi Glas)
4.00 -6.00pm SESSION P2 (Plants)- Chair: Katherine Steele (Wheldon 5)
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4.00 |
Helen Glanville (BU) |
Climate change:Implications for ecosystem functioning in the Arctic tundra |
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4.20 |
Noel Ellis (AU) |
Genetic diversity and genome evolution in Pisum |
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4.40 |
Susie Van Baarsel (CEH) |
Effects of one year of drought and warming on root morphology in an acidic grassland |
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5.00 |
Stephanie Ellis (BU) |
Metal oxide nanoparticle pollution in temperate soils: impacts on soil function and plant growth |
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5.20 |
Maureen Logose (BU) |
Diversity of a germplasm collection of pumpkin (Curcibita maxima) using AFLP and SSR markers |
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4.00 -6.00pm SESSION M2 (Microbiol)- Chair: Gareth Griffith (Wheldon 6)
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Johannes Rousk (BU) |
Growth of saprotrophic fungi and bacteria in a changing environment: N and warming effects |
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4.20 |
Kathrin Ackermann (BU) |
N dynamics in Boreal Forests |
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4.40 |
Sarah Maddocks (UWIC) |
A sticky situation: inhibition of Streptococcus pyogenes adherence and aggregation by manuka honey |
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5.00 |
Nia Blackwell (AU) |
The biogeochemistry of coal mine drainage |
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5.20 |
Catrin Williams (CU) |
Effects of inhibitors on the redox dynamics of the fish parasite, Spironucleus vortens |
| 5.40 | Rabya Lahmer (BU) | Antibacterial action of chitosan-arginine against E. coli O157 in chicken juice |
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6.00-7.30 pm Poster Session plus wine and nibbles (Wheldon)
Poster 1: Effects of livestock grazing on faecal coliform levels in soils from upland and lowland systems (Hassin Adam, BU)
Poster 2: The efficacy of microbial accelerants in enhancing bioreduction (Ceri Gwyther, BU)
Poster 3: Quantifying the agronomic and environmental value of digestate generated from Anaerobic Digestion (John Walsh, BU)
Poster 4: Effect of differential seed priming of seed emergence and growth on soybean (Santosh Mujalde, BU)
Poster 5: Mycorrhizal infection of roots of barley and its effects upon phosphorus uptake (Mohammed Heydari, BU)
Poster 6: Improving field establishment of naked barley using exotic genotypes (Mazhar Din Keerio, BU)
Poster 7: Bacterial Endophytes in Miscanthus (Naomi Cope-Selby, AU)
Poster 8: Alternative Sugars derived from Welsh Crops and Seaweeds as Protein Stabilisers (Sarah Spicer, AU)
Poster 9: Can polyphenol oxidase (PPO) mitigate photooxidative damage under abiotic stress conditions? (Tinne Boeckx, AU)
Poster 10: Salt tolerance mechanisms at the level of the individual cell. A comparison of commercial Libyan wheats and of the halophyte Suaeda maritima (Khalifa Eltayef, BU)
Poster 11: A facility to study the potency of post harvest treatments of fruit and vegetables to reduce biotic and abiotic spoilage (Karen Harper, BU)
Poster 12: Molecular characterization of response to drought in a perennial species(Maciej Bisaga, AU)
Poster 13: Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) cycling in plant-soil systems (Soomro Zaheer, BU)
Poster 14: A hybrid T. pallescens x T. occidentale: possible progenitors of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) (Charlotte Jones, AU)
Poster 15: The potential of red clover-based mixtures to improve forage quality for livestock (Frederick Jatto, AU)
8.00 -quite late. PM-W Buffet and drinks at Bar Uno, Ffriddoedd Site (see map). See menu
TUESDAY 12th JULY
9.00 -10.20pm SESSION PM (Plants and Microbes)- Chair: Rob Brook (Wheldon 5)
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9.00 |
Neil McEwan (AU) |
Frankia root smybionts |
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9.20 |
Paul Hill (BU) |
High level competition between plants and soil microbes for proteinaceous nitrogen |
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9.40 |
Brian Douglas (AU) |
Dark septate endophytes |
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10.00 |
Tom DeLuca (BU) |
Biological nitrogen-fixation in sub arctic alluvial meadows and wetlands |
10.20 Tea/Coffee Break (Wheldon)
11.10 -1.10pm SESSION P3 (Plants)- Chair: Noel Ellis(Wheldon 5)
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11.10 |
Deri Tomos (BU) |
Identifying plant polymers using MALDI-TOF-MS: a selection of recent projects in Bangor |
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11.30 |
Karen Harper (BU) |
Khosher reagents and the red, orange and green |
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11.50 |
Katherine Steele (BU) |
Breeding for drought tolerant rice |
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12.10 |
Catherine Withers (AU) |
Understanding how plant resistance affects stomatal function |
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12.30 |
Khalifa Eltayef (BU) |
The Cell Pressure Probe |
| 12.50 | Thomas Wilson (BU) | Analysis of bluebell base oil |
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11.00 -1.00pm SESSION M3 (Microbiol)- Chair: David Lloyd (Wheldon 6)
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11.10 |
Jamie-Leigh Douglas (AU) |
Influence of breed host on composition of the rumen microbes |
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11.30 |
Aled Roberts (UWIC) |
The effects of Manuka honey on the problematic opportunistic pathogen; Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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11.50 |
Justin Pachebat (AU) |
Campylobacter bacteriophage genomics |
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12.10 |
Pete Goude (BU) |
Influence of Biofilms on E. coli transport in streams |
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12.30 |
Arwyn Edwards (AU) |
Microbial Fluxes from the Superglacial Ecosystem |
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| 12.50 | Emma Ransom-Jones (BU) |
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1.10 LUNCH at Caffi Glas at Environment Centre Wales. (then depart)
Two prizes of £50 will be awarded for the best talks given by a postgraduate or 'younger' scientist. There will also be a poster prize (£25).
The winners for P-MW 2010 were Emma Cruickshank (Plant Sciences) and Jen Hiscox (Microbiology). The prize for the best poster (£25) was won by Roszaini Kadir.
Those booked in are as follows:-
Cardiff (7)
Gemma Cook
Rose Cooper
Adel El-Mahgrabi
David Lloyd
Sarah Maddocks
Aled Roberts
Catrin Williams
Abersytwyth (15)
Maciej Bisaga
Nia Blackwell
Tinne Boeckx
Tony Callaghan
Naomi Cope-Selby
John Corton
Brian Douglas
Arwyn Edwards
Noel Ellis
Julie Hofer
Jamie-Leigh
Neil McEwan
Deepmala Sehgal
Sarah Spicer
Ana Winters
Details of previous meetings can be found at http://users.aber.ac.uk/gwg/PM-W/mtg04.html, http://users.aber.ac.uk/gwg/PM-W/mtg05.html, http://users.aber.ac.uk/gwg/PM-W/mtg06.html and http://users.aber.ac.uk/gwg/PM-W/mtg07.html