Last modified Gorff 6ed, 2010. Maintained by G.W. Griffith, Prifysgol Aberystywth
Cynhadledd Gwyddor Microbau a Phlanhigion
Aberystwyth University, Mon 12th - Tues 13th July 2010
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This is the inaugural meeting of PM-W following the merger of the long established Gregynog Microbiology and Plant Science Wales meetings.
For further details please contact Gareth Griffith, Kerrie Farrar, Helen Ougham or Luis Mur at IBERS, Aberystwyth.
Click here to see the programmes for previous meetings at Gregynog (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009) or Plant Science Wales (2007 and 2009).
Sponsored by :-
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The venue for the meeting is the main IBERS building (Edward Llwyd) on Penglais campus. Click here for a map of Penglais campus or directions to Aberystwyth.
A Word file containing abstracts received to date can be downloaded from here.
MONDAY 12th JULY
12.00 Arrival. Coffee/refreshments available in Room 1.13 Edward Llwyd Building. Lunch available at TaMed Da Refectory (see map).
1.30 -3.30pm SESSION P1 (Plants)- Chair: Deri Tomos (Edward Llwyd 0.01)
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1.30 |
Steven Yates (AU) |
Genetic dissection of drought tolerance in red clover |
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1.50 |
Barend de Graaf (CU) |
Pollen proteomics to elucidate recognition phenomena during pollen-pistil interactions |
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2.10 |
Karen Harper (BU) |
How to keep an Orange fresh and healthy |
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2.30 |
Gemma Cook (CU) |
Investigating the role of protein-protein interactions in the post-translational regulation of WEE1 kinase |
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2.50 |
Walter Dewitte (CU) |
A role for D-type cyclins in somatic cell proliferation in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| 3.10 | Carlos Rodrigues (AU) | Because we are not all top models: Pret-á-porter epigenetics from model organisms to non-model crops |
1.30 -3.30pm SESSION M1 (Microbiol)- Chair: Prysor Williams (Edward Llwyd 1.16)
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1.30 |
Lovleen Joshi (CU) |
How does Clostridium difficile stick around? |
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1.50 |
James McDonald (BU) |
The molecular ecology of anaerobic cellulose-degrading microorganisms |
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2.10 |
Florence Prive (AU) |
Mining the rumen metagenome for enzymes involved in lipid metabolism |
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2.30 |
Magdalena Markham (AU) |
Are the Rpf proteins lytic transglycosylases? |
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2.50 |
Catrin Williams (CU) |
Garlic: a possible cure for "Hole-in-the-Head" disease of fish? |
| 3.10 | Ed Dudley (SU) | Insects as a source of novel antimicrobial compounds |
3.30 Tea/Coffee Break (Edward Llwyd 1.13)
4.00 -6.00pm SESSION P2 (Plants)- Chair: Helen Ougham (Edward Llwyd 0.01)
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4.00 |
Catherine Withers (AU) |
Reducing disease resistance associated yield reductions in cereals caused by stomatal dysfunction using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model |
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4.20 |
Danilo Aros (CU) |
Characterization of a novel Alstroemeria monoterpene synthase (ALSTER) |
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4.40 |
Michal Mos (AU) |
Characterisation of senescence in the energy grass Miscanthus |
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5.00 |
Adel Mahgrabi (CU) |
Acclimation of embryogenic calli and cell suspensions of Medicago truncatula under long term abiotic stress |
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5.20 |
Jeroen Nieuwland (CU) |
The function of D-type cyclins in root growth and development |
| 5.40 | Faezah Mohd Salleh (CU) | Regulation of stress and senescence by a LEA protein; SAG21 |
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4.00 -6.00pm SESSION M2 (Microbiol)- Chair: David Lloyd (Edward Llwyd 1.16)
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4.00 |
Ceri Gwyther (BU) |
Survival of pathogenic organisms in a novel dead sheep disposal system |
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4.20 |
Victoria Gray (CU) |
Deep sea bioluminescent bacteria for detection of water-borne toxicity |
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4.40 |
Jessica Adams (AU) |
Biofuels from macroalgae |
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5.00 |
Paula Roberts (BU) |
Importance of dissolved organic nitrogen to the nitrogen cycle of the Maritime Antarctic |
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5.20 |
Jen Hiscox (CU) |
Monokaryons and dikaryons of Trametes versicolor have similar combative and decay abilities |
| 5.40 | Justin Pachebat (AU) | Illumina sequencing of Dictyostelium discoideum mutants |
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6.00-7.30 pm Poster Session plus wine and nibbles (Edward Llwyd 1.13)
Poster 1: Decorating meiotic chromosomes of barley using 3D-immunofluorescence
and FISH (Joanna Wnetrzak, AU)
Poster 2: Grass to Gas: Sustainable grasslands for biological energy production
(Trish Toop, AU)
Poster 3: From catchment to coast: the activity of E. coli O157:H7 in watercourses is affected by land-use (Prysor
Williams, BU)
Poster 4: On the role and evolution of phosphofructokinases in actinomycetes
(Geertje van Keulen, SU)
Poster 5: Proteomic profiling: a novel approach to understanding the biological
causes of soil water repellency (Geertje van Keulen, SU)
Poster 6: The search for salt tolerant crops for Libya (Khalifa El Tayef, BU)
Poster 7: The management of upland areas for biodiversity & bioenergy (John Corton, AU)
Poster 8: A study of the naturally occurring xFestulolium Hybrid- xFestulolium loliaceum and its progeny (John Harper, AU)
Poster 9: Social predators of the bacterial world (Dave Whitworth, AU)
Poster 10: Does the activity or amount of extractable compounds account for antitermitic activity in durable Malaysian hardwoods? (Mike Hale, BU)
Poster 11: Towards a hybrid T. occidentale x T. pallescens: the possible progenitor species of white clover (Charlotte Jones, AU)
Poster 12: Title? (Alison Kingston Smith, AU)
Poster 13: Title? (Richard Webster, AU)
Poster 14: Variations of quality components and gene expression analysis of postharvest senescence marker in baby spinach leaves (Valentina Baldassarre, CU)
TUESDAY 13th JULY
9.00 -10.20pm SESSION 3 (Plants)- Chair: Dennis Francis (Edward Llwyd 0.01)
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9.00 |
Ben Cruickshank .(Reading) |
Using alternative substrates for herb production in the UK: impact on growth, yield and flavour profile |
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9.20 |
Trish Toop (AU) |
Sustainable grasslands for biological energy production |
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9.40 |
Bob Lovitt (SU) |
Large scale production of algae : the promise and the pitfalls |
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10.00 |
Emma Bennett (Reading) |
Measuring Arabidopsis silique development in relation to whole-plant resource allocation |
9.00 -10.20pm SESSION 3 (Microbiol)- Chair: Geertje van Keulen (Edward Llwyd 1.13)
9.00 |
Naomi Cope-Selby (AU) |
Bacterial endophytes of Miscanthus |
9.20 |
Suzy Moody (SU) |
Deciphering the role of biosynthetic cytochrome P450s in secondary metabolism pathways in Streptomyces coelicolor |
9.40 |
Arwyn Edwards (AU) |
Insights into High Arctic Microbial Ecosystems from Multivariate Analysis of T-RFLP data |
10.00 |
Sally Rangecroft (BU) |
The effect of biochar on the fates and pathways of PAHs in the soil-plant system |
10.20 Tea/Coffee Break (Edward Llwyd 1.13)
11.10 -1.10pm SESSION P3 (Plants)- Chair: Hilary Rogers (Edward Llwyd 0.01)
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11.10 |
Shereen NazBaloch (BU) |
A search for molecular markers for salt tolerance in cotton |
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11.30 |
Golnaz Rafiei (CU) |
Studies on the interaction between WEE1 and a glutathione-S transferase in the DNA replication checkpoint |
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11.50 |
Anushin Sivakumarai (AU) |
Novel insights into plant resistance mechanisms against the fungal pathogen, Botrytis cinerea |
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12.10 |
Chincole Laxuman (BU) |
Towards fine-mapping a QTL for root length in rice |
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12.30 |
Matthew Hegarty (AU) |
When genomes collide: consequences of interspecific hybridisation in plants |
| 12.50 | Maciej Bisaga (AU) | Molecular characterisation of response to drought in a perennial species |
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11.00 -1.00pm SESSION M3 (Microbiol)- Chair: Justin Pachebat (Edward Llwyd 1.16)
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11.10 |
Richard Quilliam (BU) |
Sporulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in organic-rich patches following host excision |
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11.30 |
Christoph Gertler (BU) |
Will microbes save the Gulf? - Ecology and global distribution of bacteria for crude oil bioremediation |
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11.50 |
Roszaini Khadir (BU) |
Heartwood extractives of different hardwood species and their relationships to termite and white-rot fungi |
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12.10 |
Kirsty Dougal (AU) |
Is there a stable core microbiota in the horse? |
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12.30 |
Camilla Thorn (BU) |
Effects of land use types on the activity of waterborne E. coli O157 in the Conwy catchment |
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| 12.50 | Sharon Huws (AU) |
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1.10 LUNCH at TaMed Da Refectory (then depart)
In memory of our colleague Aileen Smith, a staunch supporter of Plant Science Wales since its inception, two prizes of £50 were awared for the best talks given by a postgraduate or 'younger'
scientist. The winners for P-MW 2010 were Emma Cruickshank (Plant Sciences session) and Jen Hiscox (Microbiology sessions).
The prize for the best poster (£25) was won by Roszaini Kadir.
Depending on numbers,and demand , it may be possible to book additional rooms via the university. Furthermore, there is ample B&B / hotel accommodation in the town. See http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/visitors/visitoraccommodation/
Attendees requiring accommodation at Cwrt Mawr (41)
Bangor (20+1CEH)
Kathrin Ackermann
Radek Braganca
Katie Clements
Khalifa El Tayef
Christoph Gertler
Hans Göransson
Ceri Gwyther
Mike Hale
Karen Harper
Michaela Jewson
Rabya Lahmer
Chincole Laxuman
James McDonald
Shereen Naz Baloch
Richard Quilliam
Sally Rangecroft
Paula Roberts
Camilla Thorn
Deri Tomos
Susie Van Baarsel (CEH)
Prysor Williams
Cardiff (14)
Danilo Aros
Valentina Baldassarre
Pavel Cejnar
Gemma Cook
Dennis Francis
Victoria Gray
Jen Hiscox
Lovleen Joshi
David Lloyd
Adel Mahgrabi
Faezah Mohd Salleh
Golnaz Rafiei
Hilary Rogers
Catrin Williams
Swansea (4)
Bob Lovitt
Liz Bevan
Geertje van Keulen
Suzy Moody
Reading (2)
Ben Cruickshank
Emman Bennett
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