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SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 CONTENTS 01CONTENTS 03 041. WELCOME 062. PLENARY LECTURES 093. PRESIDENT’S MEDALLISTS 114. PROGRAMME OVERVIEW 135. SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 17 5.1. SCIENCE ACROSS BOUNDARIES 22 5.2. ANIMAL BIOLOGY 25 5.3. PLANT BIOLOGY 28 5.4. CELL BIOLOGY 32 5.5. SEB+ 346. NETWORKING EVENTS 357. TRAVEL GRANTS8. COMPETITIONS AND PRIZESIL DUOMO DI FIRENZE – FLORENCE

SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY PRESENTS:ADVANCES IN PLANTREPRODUCTION –FROM GAMETESTO SEEDSSEBIOLOGY.ORG#FGTS18 SEEDS OF CHANGEDETAILS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ORGANISED BY30 JUNE – 1 JULY 2018FIRENZE FIERA CONGRESS • HEAR ABOUT THE HOTTEST TOPICS IN PLANT SÍLVIA COIMBRA, ANA LÚCIA LOPESAND EXHIBITION CENTRE,FLORENCE, ITALY REPRODUCTION INCLUDING: (UNIVERSITY OF PORTO, PORTUGAL) 1. OVULE DEVELOPMENT ANA MARTA PEREIRA 2. GERMLINE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION (UNIVERSITY OF MILAN, ITALY) 3. POLLEN GERMINATION AND POLLEN TUBE GROWTH 4. FERTILISATION AND POLYSPERMY BLOCK 5. EMBRYOGENESIS AND ENDOSPERM DEVELOPMENT 6. SEED AND FRUIT DEVELOPMENT • TALKS FROM RENOWNED KEYNOTE AND INVITED SPEAKERS • OPPORTUNITIES FOR TALKS AND POSTERS FROM SUBMITTED ABSTRACTS

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 WELCOME 03BENVENUTOWELCOMEOLIVER KINGHAM,EVENTS MANAGEROn behalf of the Society of Experimental There will also be presentations from this KEY DATESBiology, I would like to invite you to discover year’s winners of the President’s Medalsthe art of creating extraordinary science who are: – YSAS application: 23 March 2018with over 800 ‘Masters of Biology’ at this – A nimal Section: Erik Sandblom (University – A bstract submission/Irene Mantonyear’s Annual Meeting in Florence, Italyon 3-6 July 2018. of Gothenburg, Sweden) poster prize application: 30 March 2018 As the capital of Italy’s beautiful – C ell Section: Luke Mackinder (University – CoB grant deadline (March quarter):Tuscany region and home to manymasterpieces of Renaissance Art, Florence of York, UK) 31 March 2018is the perfect location for our Annual – P lant Section: Caroline Gutjahr (Technical – Y SAS extended abstract submission:Meeting as it is easily accessible from manyinternational destinations and everything University of Munich, Germany) 6 April 2018you need is on your doorstep from the – SEB+: Esther Ngumbi (Auburn University, – SEB Annual Meeting Travel grant:centrally located venue. The SEB Annual Meeting is celebrated United States) 4 May 2018for creating the perfect composition of Further information on this year’s – Early bird registration: 11 May 2018research across animal, cell and plant President’s Medallists can be found in thisbiology, providing new discoveries and booklet (pages 6-8).collaborative connections. With ninesimultaneous parallel lecture streams There are also a number of networkingacross the four days, careers workshops and events taking place including our popularScience with Impact session; this engaging Conference Dinner which will helpprogramme, packed with renowned you maximise your experience at theinternational speakers, will have something Annual Meeting. This year, we have alsofor everyone. Our ‘science across boundaries’ introduced an early career researchersessions and themes within the programme networking mixer which allows studentswill encourage cross-disciplinary working, and early career scientists to network andlearning and the sharing of ideas to improve meet with their peers and meet membersyour research. of the SEB committee during lunch on Abstract submission is open for all the first day of the Annual Meeting.of our scientific sessions and the Annual If you are planning to attend the AnnualMeeting provides the perfect opportunity to Meeting, you may also be interested inshowcase talent and scientific knowledge so one of our satellite meetings taking placemake sure you submit your research today. immediately before the Annual Meeting:We also encourage submissions from all ‘Advances in plant reproduction – fromstudents and early career scientists as it gives gametes to seeds’ (Plant biology) is takingthem a platform to present their research, place on 30 June – 1 July 2018 and will focus onthrough oral and poster presentation, at an plant reproduction, understanding the basicinternational conference. reproductive traits and its relationship with Alongside the parallel scientific the plant phenotypic plasticity. This meetingsessions, we have excellent plenary lectures will be of interest to any researchers in thefor you in Florence from three prominent fields of plant reproduction and development.scientists in their fields of research: ‘The height, breadth and depth of– B idder Lecture: Hans-Otto. Pörtner  physiological diversity: variation across latitudinal, altitudinal and depth gradients’ (Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany) (Animal biology) is taking place on 1 July– W oolhouse Lecture: Caroline Dean 2018 and interest of wide range of scientists who study global patterns of diversity and (John Innes Centre, UK) the physiology underpinning these patterns.– Cell Biology Plenary Lecture: Malcolm I look forward to seeing you and your colleagues in Florence in July. Bennett (University of Nottingham, UK)  Further information on this year’sPlenary Lecturers can be found in thisbooklet (pages 4-5).

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 PLENARY LECTURES 04PLENARYLECTURESEach year at the SEB BIDDER LECTURE - Until 2005 he served as Lead Author onAnnual Meeting, the PROF HANS-OTTO. PÖRTNER the Special Report “Carbon Capture andwork of George Parker Storage” of IPCC (Intergovernmental PanelBidder (Animal) and 12:15 – 13:15 on Climate Change, AR4). Until 2014 heHarold Woolhouse (Plant) 5 JULY 2018 served as a Coordinating Lead Author ofis honoured with two IPCC WGII AR5, chapter 6, Ocean Systemsplenary lectures. These Hans-O. Pörtner studied at Münster and as a member of the author teams forlectures, along with the and Düsseldorf Universities where he the WGII Summary for Policymakers andCell Biology Plenary received his PhD and habilitated in Technical Summary, as well as a memberLecture, are given by Animal Physiology. As a Research and of the Core Writing Team for the IPCCscientists prominent then Heisenberg Fellow of the German AR5 Synthesis Report. In October 2015 hein their field and are Research Council he worked at Dalhousie was elected Co-Chair of Working Groupnominated by the and Acadia Universities, Nova Scotia, II of the IPCC. His research interestscommittees of their Canada and at the Lovelace Medical include the effects of climate warming,respective sections. Foundation, Albuquerque, NM. Currently ocean acidification, and hypoxia onAt this year’s SEB Annual he is Professor and Head of the Department marine animals and ecosystems with aMeeting, these prestigious of Integrative Ecophysiology at the Alfred focus on the links between ecological,lectures will be presented by: Wegener Institute for Marine and Polar physiological, biochemical and molecularBidder Lecture - Hans-Otto. Research, Bremerhaven, Germany. He mechanisms limiting tolerance and shapingPörtner  (Alfred Wegener acts as an associate editor “Physiology” biogeography and ecosystem functioning.Institute, Germany) for Marine Biology and as a co-editor ofWoolhouse Lecture - the Journal of Thermal Biology. He was HIS RESEARCH INTERESTSCaroline Dean (John Innes Honorary International Associate Member INCLUDE THE EFFECTS OFCentre, UK) of the Society for Integrative Biology, USA, CLIMATE WARMING, OCEANCell Biology Plenary Lecture between 2006 and 2013. ACIDIFICATION, AND– Malcolm Bennett HYPOXIA ON MARINE(University of Nottingham, ANIMALS AND ECOSYSTEMSUK)

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 PLENARY LECTURES 05PLENARYLECTURES WOOLHOUSE LECTURE - CELL BIOLOGY PROF CAROLINE DEAN PLENARY LECTURE – PROF MALCOLM BENNETT 13:45 – 14:45 4 JULY 2018 1 2:45 – 13:45 Caroline Dean has been a project leader at the 6 JULY 2018 John Innes Centre, Norwich since 1988.  Her group has focused on understanding the The hidden half of plant biology has been molecular controls used by plants to judge an enduring interest throughout Malcolm when to flower, focusing on response to Bennett’s research career. Over the last prolonged cold. The process, known as several decades his team has characterised vernalization, has enabled her to address many of the regulatory signals, genes and fundamental questions about how cells mechanisms that control root growth perceive temperature, how they extract and development. Highlights include signals from noisy temperature profiles, identifying the first auxin transport protein and how that is epigenetically remembered described in plants termed AUX1 which throughout the subsequent development. controls root gravitropism and elucidating Modulation of this mechanism has how plant roots respond to gradients of contributed to adaptation of Arabidopsis water availability (termed hydrotropism).  to its wide geographical range.   Over the last decade, Malcolm has Caroline did her PhD at the University embraced a systems biology approach to of York, and then spent 5 years as a post- study root development, helping establish doctoral research fellow in a biotech the BBSRC/EPSRC Centre for Plant company (Advanced Genetic Sciences) Integrative Biology (CPIB) at Nottingham. in California, before returning to the UK. Highlights include elucidating how She served as Associate Research Director hormones like auxin control root growth of the John Innes Centre (1999-2008) was and branching. Recognising the importance elected to EMBO in 1999, Fellow of the of studying root responses in their natural Royal Society in 2004, and US National soil environment, Malcolm has recently led and German Leopoldina Academy in 2008 efforts at CPIB to non-invasively image and in 2012 was selected as a Non-Resident root responses using X-ray based microCT. fellow of Salk Institute, La Jolla, USA. She A BBSRC Professorial Research Fellowship was awarded an OBE in 2004, a BBSRC (2010) and ERC Advanced Investigator Excellence in Bioscience award in 2014, (2012) awards have enabled Malcolm and FEBS/EMBO Woman in Science award in colleagues to build a multidisciplinary 2015, Royal Society Darwin medal and research team and a unique research appointed Dame Commander in 2016. platform termed the Hounsfield Facility to achieve this goal. Highlights include HER GROUP HAS MALCOLM HAS discovering a novel root adaptive response FOCUSED ON PUBLISHED OVER in soil termed hydropatterning, where roots only branch when in contact with water.UNDERSTANDING 180 RESEARCH Malcolm has published over 180THE MOLECULAR PAPERS AND research papers and review articles aboutCONTROLS USED root growth and development and is ranked BY PLANTS TO REVIEW ARTICLES among the most highly cited animal and ABOUT ROOT plant biologists. His research activities have JUDGE WHEN GROWTH AND attracted several awards including a Royal TO FLOWER, DEVELOPMENT Society Wolfson Research Fellowship (2013) FOCUSING ON and election as a member of EMBO (2014). RESPONSE TOPROLONGED COLD

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 PRESIDENT'S MEDALLISTS 06PRESIDENT’SMEDALLISTSThe SEB President’s Medals are PLANT BIOLOGY SECTION –awarded annually to young scientists DR CAROLINE GUTJAHRof outstanding merit. There is oneaward per section of the SEB (Animal, 11:30Cell, Plant, SEB+) and the medallistsare invited to give a talk during the 3 JULY 2018SEB Annual Meeting.Many congratulations to our very Caroline Gutjahr investigates theworthy winners of the 2017 SEB developmental biology and functionPresident’s Medals. of arbuscular mycorrhiza, a symbiosis between plants and beneficial soil fungi, USING A which enhances plant nutrition with COMBINATION OF mineral nutrients. Using a combination of molecular biology, genetics, cell biology and MOLECULAR biochemistry she aims at understanding BIOLOGY, plant molecular mechanisms, which GENETICS, CELL regulate and execute re-arrangements of BIOLOGY AND plant cells that allow arbuscular mycorrhiza BIOCHEMISTRY fungi to colonize these cells. Furthermore, SHE AIMS AT she is fascinated by the question, how UNDERSTANDING molecular mechanisms interconnect plant and symbiosis development, and PLANT how this may allow plants to orchestrate MOLECULAR arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis with MECHANISMS their physiological needs under changing environmental conditions. She cares about agricultural application and has recently started using natural variation genetics to investigate the genetic basis of symbiosis- mediated increases in plant performance in the greenhouse and in the field. AfterstudyingBiologyattheUniversity of Freiburg, Germany, Caroline received her first training in arbuscular mycorrhiza research in the laboratory of Paola Bonfante at the University of Turin, Italy, where she studied the effect of fungal signaling molecules on root starch metabolism. For her PhD and a short Postdoc, she joined the lab of Uta Paszkowski at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland and investigated arbuscular mycorrhiza development in rice. She then moved to the University of Munich (LMU), Germany to establish her own group supported by the Emmy Noether program of the DFG and hosted at the chair of Martin Parniske. Very recently, Caroline received an ERC starting grant and was appointed as Tenure Track Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 PRESIDENT'S MEDALLISTS 07PRESIDENT’SMEDALLISTS ANIMAL BIOLOGY SECTION — CELL BIOLOGY SECTION  — DR ERIK SANDBLOM DR LUKE MACKINDER 11:30 09:00 3 JULY 2018 4 JULY 2018 Erik is a senior lecturer at the Department Luke’s research focuses on understanding of Biological and Environmental Sciences, the cellular processes that drive global University of Gothenburg. His research carbon fixation. interests revolve around cardiorespiratory After graduating from Durham physiology and ecophysiology of fishes. University in Natural Sciences, Luke During his PhD at the University of completed a Marie Curie Funded PhD in the Gothenburg with Michael Axelsson (2007), labs of Colin Brownlee (Marine Biological he examined cardiovascular function of Association of the UK) and Ulf Riebesell fish, particularly in relation to neuro- (GEOMAR/Kiel University, Germany). humoral control and hemodynamics During his PhD, his research focused on of the venous vasculature. He then did carbon fixation in coccolithophores, a group a post-doc at the University of British of calcifying phytoplankton that play a Columbia with Tony Farrell studying central role in global biogeochemical cycles. cardiorespiratory responses to temperature Pursuing his passion for understanding and hypoxia in wild salmonid and carbon fixation in eukaryotic algae he elasmobranch fishes. A second post-doc completed a Barbara McClintock Fellowship back at the University of Gothenburg in the Jonikas Lab at the Carnegie Institution with Kristina Sundell focused on stress for Plant Sciences, Stanford, USA, where and digestive physiology of farmed fish. he worked on the CO2 concentrating Currently, the work of Erik’s research mechanism of the model green algae group at the University of Gothenburg has Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Here he led a a broad ecophysiological focus examining large collaborative international research cardiorespiratory interactions and project to systematically understand the acclimation to various environmental components, biogenesis and function of perturbations including alterations in the pyrenoid, a non-membrane bound algal oxygen levels, temperature and salinity organelle responsible for approximately -many of which have relevance for 30% of global CO2 fixation. understanding the impacts of global change. Since October 2016 he is a lecturer Specifically, physiological acclimation and at the University of York where his lab is adaptation to elevated temperature has applying high-throughput, systems and been an important research topic in recent synthetic biology to rapidly dissect, predict years, where Erik leads a project funded and build CO2 fixing pathways in algae and by the two Swedish research councils prokaryotic cyanobacteria. This data is examining wild fish from a chronically being used to generate a blueprint for the heated ecosystem outside a Swedish engineering of efficient CO2 uptake systems nuclear power plant. He is also involved in plants, with the goal of improving in work that uses physiological sampling photosynthesis and ultimately crop yields. and biotelemetry techniques to assess HIS RESEARCH stress and welfare of fish in aquaculture LUKE’S INTERESTS in collaboration with commercial fish farms. RESEARCH REVOLVE Erik thanks his mentors, colleagues FOCUSES ON and students, and realizes that most of UNDERSTANDINGAROUND CARDIO- his research achievements are the results THE CELLULAR RESPIRATORY of inspiring collaborations and fruitful PROCESSES THAT team-work. DRIVE GLOBALPHYSIOLOGY AND CARBONECOPHYSIOLOGY FIXATION OF FISHES

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 PRESIDENT'S MEDALLISTS 08PRESIDENT’SMEDALLISTS SEB+ SECTION - Dr Ngumbi is a though leader and has DR ESTHER NGUMBI contributed immensely to global discussions in several areas including science policy, 09:30 agricultural development, food security, gender issues, youth leadership, global 4 JULY 2018 education and sustainability through over 50 opinion pieces published in several media Dr Esther Ngumbi is a post-doctoral outlets including Scientific American, CNN, researcher with the Entomology Department NPR, Times Magazine, SciDev. Net, Los at Auburn University. She is a native of Angeles Times, The Conversation, Stanford Kenya and earned her PhD from Auburn. Social Innovation Review and World Policy. She is an entomologist (chemical ecologist) A firm believer “that the future of and her research over the years has focused science, so important to the prosperity on beneficial microbes-plant-herbivore of our world, depends on the skillful interactions as well as the chemical mentoring of each new generation by the ecology of plant-herbivore-natural enemies one that precedes it” Dr Ngumbi has served interactions. as a mentor to many students and several Today, Dr Ngumbi researches on organisations including Clinton Global beneficial soil microbes-plant-herbivore University Initiative and President Obama’s interactions and bacterial-mediated biotic Young African Leadership Initiative. She and abiotic stress tolerance. This research is the recipient of several national and that has resulted in the issuance of three US international awards including Emerging Patents and to companies pursuing rights Sustainability Leader Award, women to create commercialized products out of of courage award, finalist for President beneficial soil microbe’s inventions. Clinton Global Hunger Leadership Award Prior to coming to the US, she worked and named by One World Action as one of in various institutions including Israel’s the 100 powerful women who change the Agricultural Research organisation and the world. She serves in several boards and is a International Center of Insect Physiology member of Entomological Society of America and Ecology, based in Kenya. Science Policy Committee. Believing that global sustainability issues like those of hunger and food insecurity affect all of us, Dr. Ngumbi has stepped up both as a researcher and a food security advocate and fellow with Aspen Institute and has continued to demonstrate visionary and inspirational leadership in the pursuit of a sustainable future-where hunger and food insecurity become history.A FIRM BELIEVER \"THAT THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE, SO IMPORTANT TOTHE PROSPERITY OF OUR WORLD, DEPENDS ON THE SKILLFUL MENTORING OF EACH NEW GENERATION BY THE ONE THAT PRECEDES IT\"

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW 09PROGRAMMEOVERVIEWMONDAY 2 JULY  15:30–16:00 13:45–14:45 Refreshment break/Exhibition W oolhouse Lecture 16:00–18:00 Pre-conference registration 16:00–17:45 14:45–15:00 P arallel scientific sessions continued Movement to parallel sessionsTUESDAY 3 JULY 18:00–19:00 15:00–16:40 08:00–09:00 Science with Impact – Crowd sourcing Parallel scientific sessions Registration and opening of exhibition and citizen science Pumping ions as a response to stress 09:00–11:00 from aquatic habitat transitions: Parallel scientific sessions 19:00–21:00 cellular and molecular mechanisms Welcome evening reception related to evolutionary changes Advances in non-invasive monitoring (Animal & Cell) of stress in the field and laboratory: WEDNESDAY 4 JULY applications for conservation Intraspecific variation in responses (Animal and Cell)  08:30–09:00 to stress: Why individuals matter? Registration/Exhibition (Animal) The role of individual variation in the behaviour of animal groups (Animal) 09:00–10:00 Cardio-respiratory adaptations to Cell and SEB+ President’s environmental change (Animal) Mitochondria in changing climates: biosensors and mediators of animal Medallist talks Open biomechanics (Animal) resilience (Animal) 10:00–10:30  Systems analyses of multicellularity Open biomechanics (Animal) Refreshment break/Exhibition complexity and organ biology (Cell) Green microbes (Cell)  10:30–12:45 Functional organisation of the nuclear P arallel scientific sessions periphery (Cell) Climate change impact on urban and natural forests (Plant) Pumping ions as a response to stress Green microbes (Cell) from aquatic habitat transitions: From genome to genomes (Plant) cellular and molecular mechanisms Morphogenesis in non-flowering plants related to evolutionary changes (Plant) Plant biotechnology for health (Animal & Cell) and nutrition (Plant) Plant temperature responses: shaping  Intraspecific variation in responses development and enhancing survival? Teaching biology at different scales: to stress: Why individuals matter? (Plant) Challenges, opportunities and (Animal) strategies (SEB+) 16:40–17:10 Cardio-respiratory adaptations to Refreshment break/Exhibition 11:00–11:30 environmental change (Animal) Refreshment break/Exhibition 17:10–18:25 Green microbes (Cell) Parallel scientific sessions continued 11:30–13:00 Animal and Plant President’s Systems analyses of multicellularity 18:30–19:30 complexity and organ biology (Cell) Poster session 1 Medallist talks and Young Scientist Award Session (YSAS) From genome to genomes (Plant) 19:30–22:00 Diversity dinner 13:00–14:00 Plant biotechnology for health Lunch/Exhibition/Early career and nutrition (Plant) researcher networking mixer  Plant temperature responses: shaping development and enhancing survival?  14:00–15:30 (Plant) Parallel scientific sessions continued Embracing your animal care, welfare and use committee - a win-win situation (SEB+) 12:45–13:45 Lunch/Exhibition/ Meet the academics (12:55-13:35)

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW 10PROGRAMMEOVERVIEWTHURSDAY 5 JULY Functional organisation of the nuclear Quantitative synthetic biology (Cell) periphery (Cell) 08:30–09:00 Enhancing plant photosynthesis Registration/Exhibition Sequencing from lab to field and the with biophysical CO2 concentrating post genomic era (Cell) mechanisms (Plant) 09:00–10:30 Parallel scientific sessions Morphogenesis in non-flowering plants Shaping root architecture - from (Plant) nutrient sensing and tropisms to Environmental impact on epigenetic systemic signals and decision making memory (Plant and Animal)  Shaping root architecture - from (Plant) nutrient sensing and tropisms to Biomechanics and climate change systemic signals and decision making Careers workshop - Getting the message (Animal) (Plant) across: communicating your science to different audiences (SEB+) Open animal biology (Animal) Careers workshop - Getting the message across: communicating your science to 11:00–11:30 Systems analyses of multicellularity different audiences (SEB+) Refreshment break/Exhibition complexity and organ biology (Cell) 16:10–16:40 11:30–12:30 Functional organisation of the nuclear Refreshment break/Exhibition Parallel scientific sessions periphery (Cell) continued 16:40–17:55 Sequencing from lab to field and the Parallel scientific sessions 12:30–12:45 post genomic era (Cell) Movement to Plenary Hall continued Morphogenesis in non-flowering plants 12:45–13:45 (Plant) 18:00–19:00 Cell Biology Plenary Lecture Poster session 2 Plant temperature responses: shaping 13:45–14:00 development and enhancing survival? FRIDAY 6 JULY Medals and prizes (Plant) 08:30–09:00 14:00–15:00 10:30–11:00 Registration/Exhibition Lunch/Exhibition Refreshment break/Exhibition 09:00–11:00 15:00–16:00 11:00–12:00 Parallel scientific sessions P arallel scientific sessions Parallel scientific sessions The role of the Mitochondria in continued continued environmental adaptation and disease (Animal and Cell) 16:00–16:30 12:00–12:15 Refreshment break/Exhibition Movement to Plenary Hall  Environmental impact on epigenetic memory (Animal and Plant)  16:30–18:00 12:15–13:15 Parallel scientific session Bidder Lecture OGenerality of the 'pace-of-life syndrome' concept: is the idea of continued 13:15–14:15 integrated syndromes supported by Lunch/Exhibition experimental data? (Animal) 18:00 Close of meeting 14:15–16:10 Ocean warming and acidification: Parallel scientific sessions what underlying mechanisms can 20:00–LATE reveal about impacts of multiple Conference dinner Environmental impact on epigenetic stressors (Animal) memory (Plant and Animal) Open biomechanics (Animal) Biomechanics and climate change (Animal) Functional organisation of the nuclear periphery (Cell) Open animal biology (Animal) Systems analyses of multicellularity complexity and organ biology (Cell)

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 11SCIENTIFICSESSIONSThere are a wide range of SCIENCE ACROSS BOUNDARIES -Animal, Cell, Plant biology CELL,PLANT AND ANIMAL BIOLOGYand SEB+ sessions onoffer during SEB Florence STRESS: FROM CELLULAR MECHANISMS TO ORGANISMAL RESPONSES2018. Session themes and AND CONSERVATIONcross disciplinary sessionsencourage learning, – Pumping ions as a response to stress from aquatic habitat transitions: cellular andinformation sharing and molecular mechanisms related to evolutionary changes (4 July 2018)to help build extraordinaryconnections within our – The role of the Mitochondria in environmental adaptation and disease (6 July 2018)scientific community. – Advances in non-invasive monitoring of stress in the field and laboratory: applicationsFurther information onsessions can be found on for conservation (3 July 2018)the following pages. PLANT AND ANIMAL BIOLOGY – Environmental impact on epigenetic memory (5 and 6 July 2018) CELL AND PLANT BIOLOGY – General cell and plant biology (poster session only) ANIMAL BIOLOGY PROXIMATE AND ULTIMATE DRIVERS OF BEHAVIOUR – The role of individual variation in the behaviour of animal groups (3 July 2018) – Intraspecific variation in responses to stress: Why individuals matter? (4 July 2018) – Generality of the 'pace-of-life syndrome' concept: is the idea of integrated syndromes supported by experimental data? (6 July 2018) THERMOBIOLOGY – Cardio-respiratory adaptations to environmental change (4 July 2018) – Mitochondria in changing climates: biosensors and mediators of animal resilience (3 July 2018) – Ocean warming and acidification: what underlying mechanisms can reveal about impacts of multiple stressors (6 July 2018) BIOMECHANICS – Biomechanics and climate change (5 July 2018) – Open biomechanics (3, 4 and 6 July 2018) OTHER ANIMAL BIOLOGY SESSIONS – Open animal biology (5 July 2018)

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 12SCIENTIFICSESSIONSPLANT BIOLOGY– Climate change impact on urban and natural forests (3 July 2018)– Morphogenesis in non-flowering plants (4 and 5 July 2018)– Plant temperature responses: shaping development and enhancing survival? (4 and 5 July 2018)– From genome to genomes (3 and 4 July 2018)– Enhancing plant photosynthesis with biophysical CO2 concentrating mechanisms (6 July 2018)– Plant biotechnology for health and nutrition (3 and 4 July 2018)– Shaping root architecture - from nutrient sensing and tropisms to systemic signals and decision making (5 and 6 July 2018)CELL BIOLOGY– Systems analyses of multicellularity complexity and organ biology (4 and 5 July 2018)– Functional organisation of the nuclear periphery (4-6 July 2018)– Quantitative synthetic biology (6 July 2018)– Sequencing from lab to field and the post genomic era (5 July 2018)– Green microbes (3 and 4 July 2018)SEB+– Science with Impact: Crowd sourcing and citizen science (3 July 2018)– Meet the Academics (4 July 2018)– Teaching biology at different scales: Challenges, opportunities and strategies (3 July 2018)– Embracing your animal care, welfare and use committee - a win-win situation (4 July 2018)– Careers workshops - Getting the message across: communicating your science to different audiences (5 and 6 July 2018)

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 13SCIENCE ACROSSBOUNDARIES: ANIMALAND CELL BIOLOGY STRESS: FROM CELLULAR The session will focus on osmoregulation in MECHANISMS TO aquatic animals as a response to stress from ORGANISMAL RESPONSES habitat transitions or from settlement in AND CONSERVATION stressful environments such as hypersaline media or freshwater: cellular and molecularPUMPING IONS AS A mechanisms of hydro-mineral regulationRESPONSE TO STRESS related to ecology and evolution. MigrationsFROM AQUATIC HABITAT of aquatic species between differentTRANSITIONS: environments are well known. InvasionsCELLULAR AND MOLECULAR of new aquatic habitats with differentMECHANISMS RELATED TO salinities, e.g. from marine environmentsEVOLUTIONARY CHANGES to freshwater have been performed by a few animal taxa over evolutionary 4 JULY 2018 time and also occur over short periods of time following artificial transport byORGANISERS: CATHERINE LORIN-NEBEL human activities. Migrating between(MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY, FRANCE), environments with different salinities orJONATHAN WILSON (WILFRID LAURIER invading them confront the animals withUNIVERSITY, CANADA), GUY CHARMANTIER challenges in hydromineral regulation.(MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY, FRANCE), This session addresses physiologicalGREG GOSS (UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, adaptations and acclimation processesCANADA), PUNG-PUNG HWANG (ACADEMIA that have permitted migrations betweenSINICA, TAIWAN) or colonisations of habitats with different salinities over different time scales,SPEAKERS: sometimes resulting in settlement in new– YUNG-CHE TSENG (ACADEMIA SINICA, habitats. These adaptive strategies will be analysed at different levels of biological TAIWAN) A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON organisation from molecules to organisms ACID AND AMMONIUM REGULATIONS IN and populations, in different models, CEPHALOPODS THAT LIVE IN BENTHIC mainly crustaceans and fish. AND EPIPELAGIC ZONE– MARIAN HU (KIEL UNIVERSITY, GERMANY) LARVA OF THE VENT CRAB NEW INSIGHTS FROM AN OLD MODEL (XENOGRAPSUS TESTUDINATUS) ORGANISM: ACID-BASE PHYSIOLOGY IMAGE CREDIT: YUNH-CHE TSENG IN THE SEA URCHIN LARVA– C AROL EUMNI LEE (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES) RAPID SELECTION ON ION TRANSPORTERS DURING MAJOR HABITAT TRANSITIONS– STEFFEN MADSEN (UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK, DENMARK) AQUAPORIN EXPRESSION IN FISH: CHALLENGING THE PARADIGM OF INTESTINAL WATER TRANSPORTWHO SHOULD SUBMIT:RESEARCHERS WITH INTERESTIN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IONTRANSPORT, HYDROMINERAL REGULATION,OSMOREGULATION, ECOPHYSIOLOGY,ACID-BASE REGULATION, SALINITYCHANGES, PLASTICITY, PHENOTYPE,EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 14SCIENCE ACROSSBOUNDARIES: ANIMALAND CELL BIOLOGYTHE ROLE OF THE The past decade has witnessed an explosion SPEAKERS:MITOCHONDRIA IN of research into the role of mitochondria – D OROTHY MCKEEGAN (UNIVERSITYENVIRONMENTAL in health and disease. In addition toADAPTATION AND DISEASE energy production, we now know that OF GLASGOW, UK) INFRARED mitochondria play an important role in 6 JULY 2018 cellular signalling, reactive oxygen species THERMOGRAPHY: A NON-INVASIVE TOOL and controlling cell growth. Due to theseORGANISERS: ANGELA FAGO (AARHUS diverse roles, dysfunctional mitochondria TO MEASURE STRESS IN BIRDUNIVERSITY, DENMARK), GINA GALLI have been implicated in a broad range of(UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, UK), KIM human diseases and tissue injuries. On – RUPERT PALME (UNIVERSITY OFHELLGREN (UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, UK) the other hand, recent work from the comparative community has shown that VETERINARY MEDICINE VIENNA, AUSTRIA)SPEAKERS: mitochondrial adaptations contribute to– S TEVE HAND (LOUISIANA STATE environmental tolerance. Understanding IN THE WILD: HOW TO MEASURE STRESS IN mitochondrial function has thus become UNIVERSITY, UNITED STATES) a major goal for both experimental and FREE-RANGING ANIMALS MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION DURING clinical biologists. Our session aims to draw ENERGY LIMITED STATES together a diverse group of scientists to – STEVEN COOKE (CARLETON UNIVERSITY,– RAQUEL MORENO LOSHUERTOS identify common mitochondrial pathways (UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA, SPAIN) involved in environmental adaptation, CANADA) CONSERVATION RELEVANCE MITOCHONDRIAL AND NUCLEAR DNA health and disease. The session will be of MATCHING SHAPES METABOLISM AND interest to scientists from a broad range IS ENHANCED BY TAKING THE LAB TO HEALTHY AGEING of disciplines, including medical doctors,– JAMES STAPLES (UNIVERSITY OF molecular biologists as well as comparative THE FIELD WESTERN ONTARIO, CANADA) physiologists. MULTIPLE MODES OF REGULATING – F ELIX MARK (ALFRED WEGENER MITOCHONDRIAL METABOLISM IN ADVANCES IN NON- A MAMMALIAN HIBERNATOR INVASIVE MONITORING INSTITUTE, GERMANY)– E DWARD CHOUCHANI (HARVARD MEDICAL OF STRESS IN THE SCHOOL, UNITED STATES) MECHANISMS FIELD AND LABORATORY: – O LIVER LOVE (UNIVERSITY OF OF MITOCHONDRIAL REDOX CONTROL OVER APPLICATIONS TO HEALTH AND DISEASE CONSERVATION WINDSOR, CANADA)WHO SHOULD SUBMIT: 3 JULY 2018 WHO SHOULD SUBMIT:RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST INFOLLOWING AREAS: BIOENERGETICS, ORGANISERS: NIC BURY (UNIVERSITY OFOXIDATIVE STRESS AND REACTIVE SUFFOLK, UK), TESSA SMITH (UNIVERSITY THE FOLLOWING: ENDOCRINOLOGY,OXYGEN SPECIES, MITOCHONDRIAL OF CHESTER, UK), LYNNE SNEDDONADAPTATIONS, HYPOXIA TOLERANCE, (UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, UK) NEUROBIOLOGY, ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR,THERMAL ACCLIMATION, MITOCHONDRIALCOMPLEX, METABOLIC SUPPRESSION, CONSERVATION ENDOCRINOLOGYENERGY METABOLISM AND PHYSIOLOGY, CONSERVATION, CARDIOVASCULAR BIOLOGY The aim of the session is to bring together experts in non-invasive methods of monitoring stress in animals. This includes those using established and novel techniques to measure stress hormone concentrations in animal faeces, hair, saliva, urine, nails and horn, as well as fish scales or mucus, and tank water. But, the apical measurement of stress is not just an endocrine response, and also includes altered behavioural traits as well as perturbed physiological function such as heart rate and blood pressure and immune function. The physiological traits readily measured in the laboratory as a means of gauging an animal’s welfare, are increasingly being used as measures of stress in the wild. Thus, the session will hopefully bring together wildlife conservationists as well as more traditional lab based scientists to share techniques to monitor stress in an non-invasive way to better inform on animal welfare and the effects of conservation strategies.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 15SCIENCE ACROSSBOUNDARIES: PLANTAND ANIMAL BIOLOGYENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT GROUP OF MITOCHONDRIA IMAGE CREDIT: GINA GALLION EPIGENETIC MEMORY 5 AND 6 JULY 2018ORGANISERS: JOSE GUTIERREZ-MARCOS(UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UK), VARDHMANRAKYAN (BLIZARD INSTITUTE, UK)SPEAKERS:– E RIC MISKA (UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK) EPIGENETIC MEMORY IN WORMS– DANIELZILBERMAN(JOHNINNESCENTRE,UK) EPIGENETIC INHERITANCE OF DNA METHYLATION PATTERNS– A NNE FERGUSON-SMITH (UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK) TRANGENERATIONAL EPIGENETIC INHERITANCE IN MOUSE– ANITA OST (LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN) SMALL RNAs TRANSMIT BIG EPIGENETIC MESSAGE– PAUL HURD (QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK) EPIGENETIC DETERMINATION OF SOCIAL INSECT CASTESWHO SHOULD SUBMIT:RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THEFOLLOWING AREAS: ENVIRONMENTALSIGNALS, REPRODUCTION, ENVIRONMENTALADAPTATION, GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS,GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, METABOLISM,BIOTECHNOLOGYIt is now recognised that the activity ofenzymes that regulate the structure andconfiguration of chromatin is influenced bychanges in the environment. Such changesprecipitate a cascade of transcriptionalchanges, which in some cases canpersist through mitosis to subsequencecell generations thus constituting aheritable epigenetic change. Moreover,these environment-ditected epigeneticchanges can be transmitted to offspringand contribute to adaptive responses,thus potentially influence evolution. Thissession will discuss how environmentalcues direct epigenetic changes, how thesechanges are inherited and define theirsignificance in adaptation and evolution.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 16SCIENCE ACROSSBOUNDARIES: CELLAND PLANT BIOLOGYGENERAL CELL ANDPLANT BIOLOGY(POSTER SESSION ONLY) 4 AND 5 JULY 2018The general Cell and Plant biology sessioninvites posters on all the aspects of plantand cell biology that are not catered forin the specific section sessions. As such,the session is an important element of thescientific programme, with high-qualitypresentations on a wide spectrum of subjects. The general poster sessions will takeplace on 4 and 5 July 2018 and acceptedposters will be grouped into subject areasbased on the special interest groups of thePlant and Cell Sections. We particularlyencourage submissions from PhD studentsand early career scientists.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 17ANIMALBIOLOGY PROXIMATE AND ULTIMATE Individuals within species show SPEAKERS: DRIVERS OF BEHAVIOUR tremendous variation in behaviour as – K ATHERINE SLOMAN (UNIVERSITY well as physiological traits associated withTHE ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL energy metabolism, endocrine status, and OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND, UK)VARIATION IN THE sensory physiology. Over the last decade THE ROLE OF PARENTS AND CONSPECIFICS BEHAVIOUR OF ANIMAL there has been a surge of interest in the IN SHAPING BEHAVIOUR AND PHYSIOLOGYGROUPS ecological and evolutionary importance – S ANDRA BINNING (UNIVERSITÉ DE of this diversity, but the vast majority of NEUCHÂTEL, SWITZERLAND) 3 JULY 2018 this work has been performed on isolated INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN SICKNESS animals. In reality, however, most animals BEHAVIOUR ACROSS SOCIAL CONTEXTSORGANISERS: SHAUN KILLEN (UNIVERSITY - from insects to mammals - live within IN A DAMSELFISHOF GLASGOW, UK), STEFANO MARRAS complex social structures. Social influences – S VANTE WINBERG (UPPSALA UNIVERSITY,(NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL – CNR, may override links between physiology and SWEDEN)ITALY) behaviour that exist in solitary animals or SHAPING BEHAVIOURAL PROFILESSPEAKERS: generate intraspecific diversity in traits. AND STRESS RESPONSES - GENES AND– JENS KRAUSE (LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE Overall, relationships between individual ENVIRONMENT ACTING IN CONCERT and group behaviours will have an – Ø YVIND ØVERLI (NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND important influence on social hierarchies, OF LIFE SCIENCES, NORWAY) FISHERY, GERMANY) group migrations, the spatial distribution of TRACKING TROUT PERSONALITY TRAITS: THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL VARIATION phenotypes, and evolutionary trajectories. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF IN DECISION-MAKING OF FISH SCHOOLS Without a full understanding of the genetic A HIGH VS LOW CORTISOL RESPONSE– JONATHON PRUITT (UNIVERSITY OF and mechanistic underpinnings of group CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA, UNITED behaviours, we cannot predict how animal WHO SHOULD SUBMIT: STATES) groups will respond to environmental RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE KEYSTONE INDIVIDUALS IN ANIMAL change. The recent research focus on FOLLOWING AREAS: ANIMAL GENETICS, SOCIETIES: SOME PROS AND CONS intraspecific variability has revealed PHYSIOLOGY, BEHAVIOUR, NEUROBIOLOGY,– RAPHAEL JEANSON (UNIVERSITÉ PAUL important insights into ecological and ENDOCRINOLOGY, ECOPHYSIOLOGY SABATIER, FRANCE) behavioural physiology, but now we INDIVIDUAL VARIATION AND GROUP must extend the paradigm to include the Stress is any significant condition that elicits BEHAVIOUR IN SOCIAL INSECTS physiology and behaviour of animal groups. physiological, psychological or behavioural– LESLEY MORRELL (UNIVERSITY OF HULL, UK) This session will bring together researchers modification that is necessary for restoring SWIMMING IN A MURKY WORLD: INDIVIDUAL in this emerging field to exchange ideas homeostasis. Stressors can encompass AND GROUP RESPONSES TO TURBIDITY at the frontier of our understanding of external factors such as social interactions, individual variation within a social context. predation threat or habitat quality, but alsoWHO SHOULD SUBMIT: includes internal factors such as nutritionalRESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION status or disease. Intraspecific variationFOLLOWING AREAS: ECOPHYSIOLOGY, IN RESPONSES TO STRESS: is an area gaining significant interestNEUROBIOLOGY, BIOMECHANICS WHY INDIVIDUALS MATTER? in explaining why the physiology and behavioural responses of animals differ so PHOTO CREDIT: MARK BRIFFA 4 JULY 2018 greatly within a group. Determining how a species responds to stress requires an ORGANISERS: SARAH DALESMAN understanding of the variation that exists, (ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY, UK), LYNNE and will play an important role in determining SNEDDON (UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, overall fitness and survival. Intraspecific UK), MARK BRIFFA (UNIVERSITY OF variability may arise due to selection, either PLYMOUTH, UK) on stress responses or co-varying traits, but the link between whole animal behaviour and physiology is becoming clearer. Additionally experience can play an important role, whether due to transgenerational effects or through individual allostatic mechanisms. This session will explore the factors that influence variation in stress responsiveness, encompassing genes, maternal effects, development, co-varying traits and the role of the environment to determine how these underpin the physiological, psychological and behavioural responses to stress.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 18ANIMALBIOLOGYGENERALITY OF THE Animal life-history is characterised along THERMOBIOLOGY'PACE-OF-LIFE SYNDROME' a slow–fast continuum: “slow” species,CONCEPT: IS THE populations, or individuals exhibit slow CARDIO-RESPIRATORYIDEA OF INTEGRATED developmental rates, low and delayed ADAPTATIONS TOSYNDROMES SUPPORTED reproductive outputs, and long life spans, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGEBY EXPERIMENTAL DATA? whereas those on the “fast” track express the opposite traits. This continuum is 4 JULY 2018 6 JULY 2018 captured by the 'pace-of-life syndrome' (POLS) concept according to which certain ORGANISERS: MICHAEL BERENBRINKORGANISERS: TOMMY NORIN (UNIVERSITY OF combinations of life-history, behavioural, (UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, UK),GLASGOW, UK), NEIL METCALFE (UNIVERSITY and physiological traits (i.e. syndromes) CINZIA VERDE (NATIONAL RESEARCHOF GLASGOW, UK), JENNI PROKKOLA may yield higher fitness than others, COUNCIL, ITALY)(UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND, depending on the environment. The POLSFINLAND), ANSSI VAINIKKA (UNIVERSITY concept is appealing to multiple research SPEAKERS:OF EASTERN FINLAND, FINLAND), PETRI disciplines due to its capacity to predict – LLOYD PECK (NERC BRITISH ANTARCTICNIEMELA (LMU-MÜNCHEN, GERMANY)  relationships among diverse traits. However, empirical studies provide mixed SURVEY, UK)SPEAKERS: support for POLS. This session is aimed – W ILLIAM DETRICH (NORTHEASTERN– DENIS RÉALE (UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC at examining the generality of the POLS concept. We welcome all submissions (talks UNIVERSITY, UNITED STATES) À MONTRÉAL, CANADA) and posters) related to the POLS concept but – GLEN TIBBITS (SIMON FRASER THE PACE-OF-LIFE SYNDROME especially encourage studies investigating HYPOTHESIS: LIFE-HISTORY ROOTS, (1) which combinations of traits are (or UNIVERSITY, CANADA) MIXED SUPPORT, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS are not) consistently linked, (2) if links – CINZIA VERDE (NATIONAL RESEARCH– ANNE BRONIKOWSKI (IOWA STATE between traits persist across environmental UNIVERSITY, UNITED STATES) gradients, stress gradients, or time, and (3) COUNCIL, ITALY) EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF THE PACE- which proximate mechanisms facilitate or – GINA GALLI (UNIVERSITY OF OF-LIFE SYNDROME AT GENETIC, constrain trait (co)variation. The aim of PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND POPULATION LEVELS the session is to establish an overview of MANCHESTER, UK) OF ORGANISATION IN THE GARTER SNAKE, the current state of research on POLS, and – MICHAEL BERENBRINK (UNIVERSITY THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS help bridge a gap between physiologists and– JOACIM NÄSLUND (UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH evolutionary, behavioural, and molecular OF LIVERPOOL, UK) BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, CZECH ecologists in order to further understand REPUBLIC) the importance of POLSs. WHO SHOULD SUBMIT: THE COMPLEX PACE-OF-LIFE SYNDROME OF RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE TROUT: STATE-DEPENDENCE, BEHAVIOURAL FOLLOWING: ANIMAL RESPIRATION, TYPES, AND TERRITORIALITY CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY, BIOMECHANICS,– KATE LASKOWSKI (LEIBNIZ-INSTITUTE NEUROBIOLOGY, THERMOBIOLOGY OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES, GERMANY) Uptake of oxygen at respiratory surfaces, INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR, FORAGING its transport via the circulatory system SPECIALISATIONS AND LIFE-HISTORY and metabolism in tissues, as well as the STRATEGIES AS INTEGRATED PHENOTYPES excretion of carbon dioxide, are central IN A WILD PIKE POPULATION themes in physiology and determine the maximal aerobic scope of animals. ThisWHO SHOULD SUBMIT: session explores how animals cope withRESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE the challenges of different respiratoryFOLLOWING AREAS: ECOPHYSIOLOGY, environments, ranging from high altitudeBEHAVIOUR, ENDOCRINOLOGY, to aquatic hypoxia and from elevatedCONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY, carbon dioxide levels in subterraneanNEUROBIOLOGY, THERMOBIOLOGY, burrows to tropical swamps and highEVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY intensity aquaculture. The session will also explore to what extent animals have been -and will likely be- able to cope with natural or human-induced changes in their respiratory environment, such as changes in atmospheric oxygen, elevated temperatures and ocean acidification. Because of its broad scope there is ample opportunity to compare different physiological systems from water- breathers to air-breathers, and invertebrate insects to vertebrate fish and mammals.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 19ANIMALBIOLOGYMITOCHONDRIA IN OCEAN WARMING AND physiological pathways underlying theseCHANGING CLIMATES: ACIDIFICATION: WHAT responses are less understood. ExperimentalBIOSENSORS AND UNDERLYING MECHANISMS biologists are in a unique position to identifyMEDIATORS OF ANIMAL CAN REVEAL ABOUT underlying physiological mechanisms thatRESILIENCE IMPACTS OF MULTIPLE may confer tolerance and better predict STRESSORS endpoints subject to selective pressure. 3 JULY 2018 This session will therefore feature 6 JULY 2018 researchers studying 1. thermal biology, 2.ORGANISERS: KARINE SALIN (IFREMER, acid-base physiology, or 3. the interactiveFRANCE), FRANK SEEBACHER (UNIVERSITY ORGANISERS: RACHAEL HEUER (RSMAS, effects of temperature and acidification. ThisOF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, UNITED STATES), work is important because it is increasingly ALEXANDER LITTLE (RSMAS, UNIVERSITY clear that overlaps in underlying molecularSPEAKERS: OF MIAMI, UNITED STATES) and physiological pathways mean stressor– I NNA SOKOLOVA (UNIVERSITY OF interactions may amount to more than the SPEAKERS: sum of their parts. There is inherent value ROSTOCK, GERMANY) – H ANS-OTTO PÖRTNER (ALFRED WEGNER and the potential for new perspectives as MITOCHONDRIAL RESPONSES AND these two groups are brought together using TOLERANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS INSTITUTE, GERMANY) ocean warming and acidification as a model IN ANIMAL EXTREMOPHILES CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON OCEAN LIFE: to explore how mechanistic responses to– M ARTIN JASTROCH (HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM FROM MECHANISM TO ECOSYSTEM isolated stressors can be used to predict their MÜNCHEN, GERMANY) – G ÖRAN NILSSON (UNIVERSITY OF interactive effects. THE PLEIOTROPIC ROLE OF MITOCHONDRIAL OSLO, NORWAY) UNCOUPLING IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION WILL FISHES BE SMALL AND STUPID– ANTHONY HICKEY (THE UNIVERSITY OF IN THE WARM AND ACIDIFIED FUTURE? AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND) – F RANK MELZNER (HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR MEASURING MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION OCEAN RESEARCH, GERMANY) ON THE EDGE OF EXISTENCE SIMULATING A YEAR IN THE FUTURE OF A– JASON TREBERG (UNIVERSITY OF COASTAL KEYSTONE PREDATOR: TOWARDS MANITOBA, CANADA) MORE REALISTIC EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGETIC STATE AND IN CLIMATE CHANGE BIOLOGY TEMPERATURE IN HOW MITOCHONDRIA MAY – E RIKA ELIASON (UNIVERSITY REGULATE REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA, UNITED STATES)WHO SHOULD SUBMIT: USING INTRASPECIFIC VARIABILITYRESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN TO EXAMINE THE MECHANISMS OFTHE FOLLOWING: MITOCHONDRIAL THERMAL TOLERANCEBIOENERGETICS, ECOPHYSIOLOGY, ENERGYMETABOLISM, AGEING AND CONSERVATION WHO SHOULD SUBMIT:BIOLOGY, ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THEENDOCRINOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY FOLLOWING: OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, TEMPERATURE STRESS, ACID-BASEAn important goal of current biological PHYSIOLOGY, THERMAL BIOLOGY,research is to understand adaptations ECOPHYSIOLOGYof animals to global change, andtheir limitations. Many physiological This session addresses the effects of oceanadjustments in response to environmental warming and/or acidification on animalchange are mediated by mitochondrial physiology and behaviour, with a focusfunction. Mitochondria sense and on mechanisms of action. Although oceanrespond to the energy (ATP) need within acidification and temperature stress occurthe cell. Direct effects of climate change together, these stressors are fundamentallyon individual organisms or species are different, meaning assessment oflikely to depend on mitochondrial ATP physiological responses requires expertiseproduction and ROS generation. The session from two research realms that have not beenwill explore the mechanisms underlying typically intertwined. While whole-animalmitochondrial bioenergetics and oxidative responses are well characterised in a crossstress in the context of mitochondrial section of marine animals, the molecular andadaptation to environmental change.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 20ANIMALBIOLOGY BIOMECHANICS Anthropogenic climate change represents effects of climate change, but it has not yet a dominant selection pressure, and one that made a concerted effort to address the newBIOMECHANICS AND is novel to most ecosystems. The effects problems arising with the Anthropocene.CLIMATE CHANGE of climate change therefore have been This session will start such a concerted among the most rapidly growing fields effort. We will bring together researchers 5 JULY 2018 of scientific investigation, which mirrors to address how climate change may public and global awareness and concern. affect organisms through a direct effectORGANISERS: PAOLO DOMENICI (CNR, As a consequence, physiology is playing an on material properties and on the motionITALY), FRANK SEEBACHER (UNIVERSITY increasingly important role to understand of organisms. We will highlight recentOF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) and predict the ecological consequences of developments in solid-state electronics and the effect of climate change on organismal remote sensing that now allow researchersSPEAKERS: functions. It is timely now to highlight the to measure environmental factors and– MARK DENNY (STANFORD UNIVERSITY, importance of biomechanics for climate forces as well as the motions of animals change responses: the field has much to in the field. UNITED STATES) offer to increase understanding of the BIOMECHANICS AND CLIMATE CHANGE OF INTERTIDAL ORGANISMS: THE IMPORTANCE AN ADULT CHILEAN ABALONE CONCHOLEPAS CONCHOLEPAS BULLDOZING AWAY IN THE MUSSEL-BEDS OF SMALL-SCALE VARIATION IN THE ROCKY INTERTIDAL ZONE OF CHILE. PHOTO CREDIT: PH MANRIQUEZ– RAN NATHAN (HEBREW UNIVERSITY, ISRAEL) MOVEMENT OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS THROUGH THE AIR IN A CHANGING WORLD– ANTHONY HERREL (MUSEUM NATIONAL D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE, FRANCE) CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISPERSAL IN AMPHIBIANS– BRIAN HELMUTH (NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, UNITED STATES) BIOMECHANICS, BUMPINESS AND BEHAVIOUR: WHAT DRIVES VULNERABILITY OF INTERTIDAL ORGANISMS TO CLIMATE CHANGE?– EMILY CARRINGTON (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES) ONLY AS STRONG AS THE WEAKEST LINK: OCEAN WARMING AND ACIDIFICATION COMPROMISES THE MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF COASTAL ORGANISMS– LEWIS HALSEY (UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON, UK) CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON LOCOMOTION AND ENERGETICSWHO SHOULD SUBMIT:RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THEFOLLOWING: BIOMECHANICS, CONSERVATIONPHYSIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY,MOVEMENT ECOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGEBIOLOGY

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 21ANIMALBIOLOGYOPEN BIOMECHANICS OTHER ANIMAL THE OPEN ANIMAL BIOLOGY BIOLOGY SESSIONS SESSION COMPRISES 3, 4 AND 6 JULY 2018 TALKS AND POSTERS OPEN ANIMAL BIOLOGY ON ALL THE ASPECTS OFORGANISERS: ROB JAMES (COVENTRY ANIMAL BIOLOGY THATUNIVERSITY, UK) 5 JULY 2018 ARE NOT CATERED TO IN THE SPECIFIC ANIMALWHO SHOULD SUBMIT: SPEAKERS: SECTION SESSIONS.RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN ANY – C AROLINE WILLIAMS (UNIVERSITY OFTOPIC RELATED TO BIOMECHANICS. THEPRESENTATIONS COVER A BROAD RANGE OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, UNITED STATES)APPLICATIONS DIVERGENCE OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION DURING LIFE HISTORY EVOLUTION IN WINGThe 'open biomechanics session' showcases POLYMORPHIC CRICKETSresearch in mechanics across a diverserange of topics such as: insect flight, WHO SHOULD SUBMIT:fish swimming, mammalian running, RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN ANY TOPICsuspension feeding, water transport in RELATED TO ANIMAL BIOLOGYplants, material properties, kinematicsof bird flocks and muscle mechanics. The open animal biology session comprisesThis session is open to submissions from talks and posters on all the aspects ofall topics within biomechanics and is animal biology that are not catered to inparticularly supportive of early career the specific Animal Section sessions. Asresearchers. The session is attended by such, the session is an important elementa large audience from a broad discipline of the scientific programme, with high-base.  There will also be certificates for the quality presentations on a wide spectrumbest posters and oral presentations (3 for of subjects. The general session has beeneach category). very successful in recent years, and will take place over the third day at Florence in 2018. The programme of talks is organised (as far as possible) into the subject areas of the special interest groups of the Animal Section, so delegates can attend back to back presentations within their general area of interest. We particularly encourage presentations by post grads, postdocs and early career scientists.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 22PLANTBIOLOGYCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT MORPHOGENESIS IN The bulk of plant science research overON URBAN AND NATURAL NON-FLOWERING PLANTS the past quarter-century has focussedFORESTS on the flowering plants and, of course, 4 AND 5 JULY 2018 on Arabidopsis.  One consequence of 3 JULY 2018 the enormous technical and conceptual ORGANISERS: JOHN BOTHWELL (DURHAM advances made in the angiosperms is thatORGANISERS: CECILIA BRUNETTI UNIVERSITY, UK), JULIET COATES we are now well-placed to look behind them,(NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY, (UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, UK) and to peer deeper into the evolution ofITALY), ANTONELLA GORI (UNIVERSITY form and function in the non-floweringOF FLORENCE, ITALY) SPEAKERS: plants (e.g. Pires & Dolan, 2012, Phil Trans R – R ALF RESKI (UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG, Soc B, 367: 508-518). Our session will coverSPEAKERS: four themes:– ANDREA NARDINI (UNIVERSITY OF GERMANY) 1. History and theory of morphogenesis MORPHOGENESIS IN MOSS TRIESTE, ITALY) – L IAM DOLAN (UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK) Our first talks will cover the forms XYLEM EMBOLISM AND HYDRAULIC USING MARCHANTIA GENETICS TO that have been tried and tested in the FAILURE IN TREES: THE ROAD TO UNDERSTAND THE EVOLUTION OF LAND fossil record to highlight recurring DEATH UNDER DROUGHT PLANT ROOTING SYSTEMS principles that underlie multicellular– TIM BRODRIBB (UNIVERSITY OF – DIANNE EDWARDS (CARDIFF morphogenesis. TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA) UNIVERSITY, UK) 2. A lgae STOMATA AND XYLEM: COORDINATE OR DIE – THOMAS WICHARD (FRIEDRICH SCHILLER The extreme environmental plasticity– FRANCESCO LORETO (CNR, ITALY) UNIVERSITY JENA, GERMANY) of green algal morphogenesis will ISOPRENOIDS ARE PROMINENT – MARTA MARIOTTI LIPPI (UNIVERSITY be discussed in the context of COMPONENTS OF THE ARMAMENT OF FLORENCE, ITALY) environmental drivers and symbiont- DEFENDING URBAN AND NATURAL dependent development. FOREST PLANTS AGAINST STRESSES 3. Bryophytes and Marchantiophytes– VIOLETA VELIKOVA (INSTITUTE OF PLANT Modern molecular and cell physiological PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS, BULGARIA) approaches will be discussed in PLANT PERFORMANCE IN FUTURE CLIMATE. studying development in the moss, WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM NATIVE AND Physcomitrella, and the evolution of TRANSGENIC TREE SPECIES patterning in Marchantia. 4. TracheophytesWHO SHOULD SUBMIT: Finally, we will finish by moving into theRESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE tracheophytes. The Tuscan landscapeFOLLOWING AREAS: PHOTOSYNTHESIS, around Florence is dominated by threePLANT PHYSIOLOGY, SECONDARY plants: vines, olives, and cypress.  OfMETABOLISM, PLANT HYDRAULICS, PLANT these, the cypress is non-flowering, andPHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY, CHLOROPHYLL we end by considering morphogenesis inFLUORESCENCE, PLANT WATER RELATIONS, this most Italian of species.BIOMECHANICS, URBAN FORESTRY,TERPENES, VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS MORE PLANT BIOLOGY SESSIONS AREEffects of climate change are becomingevident on forests and plants in urban AVAILABLE IN THEenvironment. One of the most pronounced 'SCIENCE ACROSSeffects may be a decline in resistance to BOUNDARIES' SECTIONchronic stress and resilience to acuteconstrains. The capacity of plants in natural (SEE PAGESand urban forests to respond, to adapt and 13-16)persist to climate change remains largelyunknown. The meeting will address recentadvances in understanding physiologicaland biochemical traits involved in plantresistant to environmental pressures causedby climate change and highlight insightsemerging from recent studies on plantvulnerability in different environments(urban context and natural ecosystems),using a translational approach.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 23PLANTBIOLOGYPLANT TEMPERATURE FROM GENOME TO GENOMES This session aims to give you an insight intoRESPONSES: SHAPING the genomics revolution. The session willDEVELOPMENT AND 3 AND 4 JULY 2018 be made up of three workshops focusing onENHANCING SURVIVAL? genome complexity and function, population ORGANISERS: ANTHONY HALL (EARLHAM genomics and the tools and resources that 4 AND 5 JULY 2018 INSTITUTE, UK), FEDERICA DI PALMA underpin modern genomics. (EARLHAM INSTITUTE, UK), MARYORGANISERS: HEATHER KNIGHT (DURHAM O'CONNELL (UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, UK), ENHANCING PLANTUNIVERSITY, UK), KEARA FRANKLIN ROB DAVEY (EARLHAM INSTITUTE, UK) PHOTOSYNTHESIS WITH(UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, UK) BIOPHYSICAL CO2 SPEAKERS: CONCENTRATING MECHANISMSSPEAKERS: – K LAUS MAYER (HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM– STEVE PENFIELD (JOHN INNES CENTRE, UK) 6 JULY 2018 MÜNCHEN, GERMANY) MATERNAL TEMPERATURE SIGNALLING AND – M ARY O’CONNELL (UNIVERSITY ORGANISERS: LUKE MACKINDER (UNIVERSITY THE CONTROL OF SEED PROPERTIES OF YORK, UK), ALISTAIR MCCORMICK– CAROLIN DELKER (MARTIN LUTHER OF LEEDS, UK) (UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, UK) UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG, GERMANY) ON THE MALLEABILITY OF GENOMES– JULIO SALINAS (CISC, SPAIN) – M AGNUS NORDBORG (GREGOR MENDEL SPEAKERS: NEW MOLECULAR MECHANISMS REGULATING INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT – DEAN PRICE (AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL THE PLANT RESPONSE TO LOW TEMPERATURE BIOLOGY, AUSTRIA)– DIRK HINCHA (MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF – P AUL KEARSEY (EMBL-EBI, UK) UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA) MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, GERMANY) ENSEMBL PLANTS: AN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STRATEGIES AND PROGRESS ON FITTING PARTS COLD ACCLIMATION, DEACCLIMATION AND COMPARATIVE AND POPULATION GENOMICS OF CYANOBACTERIAL CO2 CONCENTRATING MEMORY IN ARABIDOPSIS – BERNARDO CLAVIJO (EARLHAM MECHANISMS INTO C3 CHLOROPLASTS– ISABEL BÄERLE (UNIVERSITY OF INSTITUTE, UK) – M ARTIN JONIKAS (PRINCETON POTSDAM, GERMANY) UNIVERSITY, UNITED STATES) CHROMATIN REGULATION OF HEAT STRESS WHO SHOULD SUBMIT: STRUCTURE AND BIOGENESIS OF THE MEMORY IN ARABIDOPSIS RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE EUKARYOTIC CO2-CONCENTRATING– JUN-LI LIU (DURHAM UNIVERSITY, UK) FOLLOWING AREAS: GENETIC, POPULATION ORGANELLE, THE PYRENOID USING MATHEMATICAL MODELLING GENETICS, GENOMICS, BIOINFORMATICS – CHERYL KERFELD (UC BERKELEY TO ESTABLISH THE LINK BETWEEN AND MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPERATURE, CALCIUM SIGNATURES Having a reference quality genome for your UNITED STATES) AND GENE EXPRESSION IN PLANT CELLS favourite experimental organism is likely THE CARBOXYSOME AS A METABOLIC to be common place by 2018. Over the last MODULE FOR ENGINEERING CO2 FIXATIONWHO SHOULD SUBMIT: decade, a revolution in sequencing technology – S TEFAN TIMM (UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK,RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE and parallel innovations in computational GERMANY)FOLLOWING AREAS: PLANT DEVELOPMENT, infrastructure and workflow/algorithm HOW CAN PHOTORESPIRATION REGULATEPLANT ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION, PLANT developments, means that a high quality PHOTOSYNTHETIC CARBON ASSIMILATION?STRESS BIOLOGY, PLANT RESPONSES TO reference genome, even for large complexCLIMATE CHANGE, PLANT MODELLING, genomes, is an achievable goal. Over the WHO SHOULD SUBMIT:THERMOBIOLOGY next few years we are likely to see function RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE and annotation being added to our reference FOLLOWING AREAS: EUKARYOTIC ANDThis session aims to bring together plant genomes, giving scientists an insight into PROKARYOTIC CO2 CONCENTRATINGbiologists working on all aspects of plant how a genome works, how whole sets of genes MECHANISMS (CCMs), ALGAL AND PLANTresponses to temperature. This will include are regulated and how genomes can rapidly PHOTOSYNTHESIS, HORNWORT CCMs,molecular biologists interested in the adapt to change. Alongside these functional DIATOM CCMs, RUBISCO, PLANT SYNTHETICmechanisms of gene regulation, stress insights, we will see a move from analysing ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS BIOLOGY IN ALGAEbiologists studying plant adaptation to not just a genome, but multiple genomes,extreme temperatures and those interested giving us a picture of genome scale genetic BiophysicalCCMsarefoundineukaryoticalgae,in how plant development is shaped by diversity within populations, and through cyanobacteria and hornworts. They enhancevariations in temperature. We expect the comparative genomics, between species. This photosynthesis by concentrating CO2 aroundsession to stimulate discussion between those should give us an understanding of genome the principal carbon fixing enzyme, Rubisco.working on low and high temperature as well evolution and identify important genes Biophysical CCMs drive photosynthesis inas interactions between scientists working underlying adaptation and domestication. algae that contribute to ~50% of global carbon-on early signalling events and those looking Finally, datasets generated are going to require fixation. Recently, the transfer of a CCM into aat longer term adaptive responses. We also new methods of sharing data, infrastructure crop plants has been highlighted as a potentialwelcome contributions from those modelling and workflows, defining a new frontier for approach to increase crop yields.the response of plants to temperature change. computational biology.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 24PLANTBIOLOGYPLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR Biopharmaceuticals (protein drugs) are SHAPING ROOTHEALTH AND NUTRITION unaffordable for a large majority of the ARCHITECTURE - global population. Their annual cost FROM NUTRIENT SENSING 3 AND 4 JULY 2018 (>$150 billion) exceeds GDP of >75% AND TROPISMS TO of countries and one-third of the global SYSTEMIC SIGNALSORGANISERS: HENRY DANIELL (UNIVERSITY population earn <$2 per day. In order to AND DECISION MAKINGOF PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES) reduce production, storage and delivery costs, they are now made in plant cells. 5 AND 6 JULY 2018SPEAKERS: The first plant made biopharmaceutical– CATHIE MARTIN (JOHN INNES CENTRE, UK) (glucocerebrosidase) made in carrot cells ORGANISERS: STEFAN KEPINSKI is now a FDA approved drug, marketed by (UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, UK), JULIA DAVIS ENHANCING NUTRITION FOR HUMAN HEALTH Pfizer. However, this is still very expensive (UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK) THROUGH METABOLIC ENGINEERING because protein drugs should be purified– PAUL CHRISTOU (UNIVERSITY OF (>99%) and injected. Therefore, several SPEAKERS: LLEIDA, SPAIN) biopharmaceuticals bioencapsulated in – ANNA AMTMANN (UNIVERSITY OF BIOFORTIFICATION OF CROPS WITH plant cells are evaluated for oral delivery NUTRIENTS - NUTRITIONAL ENHANCEMENT in order to eliminate prohibitive costs GLASGOW, UK) OF FOOD AND FEED FOR ANIMAL AND associated with purification, cold storage, – JOSÉ DINNENY (CARNEGIE INSTITUTION HUMAN HEALTH transportation, sterile injections and short– JOHNATHAN NAPIER (ROTHAMSTED shelf-life. Vaccines against infectious FOR SCIENCE, UNITED STATES) RESEARCH, UK) diseases are also made using plant viral – YOSHIKATSU MATSUBAYASHI (NAGOYA TAILORING SEED OIL COMPOSITION systems and evaluated by industries IN THE REAL WORLD (like Medicago). Synthetic biology and UNIVERSITY, JAPAN)– HENRY DANIELL (UNIVERSITY OF metabolic engineering approaches are – KIRSTEN TEN TUSSCHER (UTRECHT PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES) also explored to produce antimalarial ORAL DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE drugs like artemisinin. Plants have also UNIVERSITY, THE NETHERLANDS) BIOPHARMACEUTICALS AND VACCINES been improved to enhance human and – ALEX COSTA (UNIVERSITY OF MADE IN PLANT CHLOROPLASTS animal nutrition by increasing pigments– GEORGE LOMONOSSOFF (JOHN INNES and vitamins like purple corn or tomatoes MILAN, ITALY) CENTRE, UK) with anticancer properties. In addition, – MALCOLM BENNETT (UNIVERSITY TRANSIENT EXPRESSION OF VIRUS-LIKE novel plant lines have been created with PARTICLES FOR USE IN BIOMEDICINE AND biofortification of iron, Zinc and several OF NOTTINGHAM, UK) BIONANOTECHOLOGY other essential nutrients. This session will– SHASHI KUMAR (INTERNATIONAL bring together experts and researchers from WHO SHOULD SUBMIT: CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND animal, plant and cell biology in academia RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY, INDIA) and industry to share recent developments FOLLOWING AREAS: ROOT ARCHITECTURE, METABOLIC ENGINEERING AND in this field to explore new tools and ROOT HAIR GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY FOR PRODUCTION concepts in genomics, synthetic biology TRANSPORT, SIGNALLING OF ANTIMALARIAL DRUG ARTEMISININ and metabolic engineering. IN PLANTS The session offers an holistic overview of the– JULIAN MA (ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL, developmental and environmental factors UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK) that shape root architecture. This would range from events at the local scale, such asWHO SHOULD SUBMIT: lateral root and root hair growth in responseRESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE to nutrient deficit, hydropatterning/FOLLOWING AREAS: APPLIED PLANT hydrotropism, halotropism, and gravitropicBIOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, USE OF PLANTS setpoint angle control, to systemic, whole-FOR HUMAN HEALTH/NUTRITION, MEDICINAL plant responses to spatial variation inPLANTS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, GENETIC nutrient availability. The latter wouldENGINEERING, GENOME MODIFICATION, include some fascinating work on decision-PLANT GENOMES making that determines where in the root system proliferation is promoted and where it is inhibited. The potential complexity of these sometimes incompatible responses to different environmental cues is huge and justifies having speakers taking a systems or computational approach.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 25CELLBIOLOGYSYSTEMS ANALYSES This session will bring together researchersOF MULTICELLULARITY from diverse areas of experimental andAND ORGAN BIOLOGY theoretical biology to focus on the topic of complex organ biology at a cellular level. 4 AND 5 JULY 2018 Understanding how collections of cells come together to form functional organs,ORGANISERS: GEORGE BASSEL (UNIVERSITY and uncovering the higher-order propertiesOF BIRMINGHAM, UK), LEAH BAND of these systems, represents a key challenge(UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, UK), MARK in biology. Each the self-assembly andFRICKER (UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK) optimised configurations with which cell arrangements are configured withinSPEAKERS: organs will be examined in plant, animal– R ICARD SOLÉ (POMPEU FABRA and computational systems. Each the optimization of organ design and potential UNIVERSITY, SPAIN) for future rational engineering will be SYNTHETIC MULTICELLULARITY: discussed. This will be achieved through THE ROADS NOT TAKEN a diverse series of talks from researchers– ENRICO COEN (JOHN INNES CENTRE, UK) who have been independently working on RESOLVING CONFLICTS: THE GENETIC this common research theme. This session CONTROL OF PLANT MORPHOGENESIS seeks to bring together these researchers to– MATTHEW GIBSON (STOWERS INSTITUTE consolidate this emerging area of research. FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, UNITED STATES) TOPOLOGY, GEOMETRY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ON EPITHELIAL ORDER– K IRSTEN TUSSCHER (UTRECHT UNIVERSITY, THE NETHERLANDS) BOOTSTRAPPING AND TAMING NEW ROOT MERISTEMS– FABIAN ROST (TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DRESDEN, GERMANY) DATA-DRIVEN MODELLING OF CELL BEHAVIOURS– K AREN ALIM (MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS AND SELF-ORGANIZATION, GERMANY) INTEGRATION ACROSS AN ORGANISM BY CYTOPLASMIC FLOWS– G UILLAUME SALBREUX (THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE, UK) PHYSICS OF EPITHELIAL FOLDING– R OELAND MERKS (CENTRUM WISKUNDE & INFORMATICA, THE NETHERLANDS) MULTISCALE MODELING OF MECHANOBIOLOGY: FROM FOCAL ADHESION DYNAMICS TO MULTICELLULAR PATTERNINGWHO SHOULD SUBMIT:RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THEFOLLOWING AREAS: DEVELOPMENTALBIOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, EVOLUTIONARYTHEORY, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 26CELLBIOLOGYFUNCTIONAL ORGANISATION WHO SHOULD SUBMIT: QUANTITATIVE SYNTHETICOF THE NUCLEAR PERIPHERY BIOLOGY RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE 4 – 6 JULY 2018 6 JULY 2018 FOLLOWING AREAS: CELL BIOLOGY, PLANTORGANISERS: KATJA GRAUMANN (OXFORD ORGANISERS: CHRISTIAN FLECKBROOKES UNIVERSITY, UK), DAVID EVANS BIOLOGY, SIGNALLING, CYTOSKELETON, (WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY, THE(OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY, UK), NETHERLANDS), MUSTAFA KHAMMASHROLAND FOISNER (MEDICAL UNIVERSITY CHROMATIN ORGANISATION, CELL (ETH ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND), ROBERTVIENNA, AUSTRIA) SMITH (WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY, DIVISION, EPIGENETICS, NUCLEAR THE NETHERLANDS)SPEAKERS:– M IRIAM CHARPENTIER (JOHN INNES STRUCTURE, IMAGING SPEAKERS: – JEFF TABOR (RICE UNIVERSITY, CENTRE, UK) The nuclear envelope is a complex PLANT NE CALCIUM SIGNALLING IN environment with numerous interacting UNITED STATES) LEGUME MODEL ORGANISM proteins that serve important functions REPURPOSING BACTERIAL TWO-COMPONENT– H ANK BASS (FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, in mechanotransduction and chromatin SYSTEMS AS SENSORS FOR SYNTHETIC UNITED STATES) regulation. Research is progressing BIOLOGY IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERISATION rapidly to understand those functions and – BARBARA DI VENTURA (UNIVERSITY OF MAIZE LINC COMPLEX PROTEINS interactions ranging from the dynamic OF FREIBURG, GERMANY)– K ENTARO TAMURA (KYOTO 3-dimensional organisation of chromatin A MATTER OF DYNAMICS UNIVERSITY, JAPAN) and its significance for gene expression – JULIO BANGA (SPANISH COUNCIL MOVEMENT OF NUCLEI AND NUCLEUS-ACTIN to mechanosignaling and positioning FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SPAIN) IN PLANTS of nuclei during cell differentiation and DYNAMICS AND OPTIMAL CONTROL– S UE SHACKLETON (UNIVERSITY OF development. This session will include OF BIOSYSTEMS LEICESTER, UK) presentations on recent advances in – GUY-BART STAN (IMPERIAL COLLEGE LINCING MYONUCLEI TO THE knowledge and understanding molecular LONDON, UK) MICROTUBULE CYTOSKELETON TO functions, dynamics and interactions DESIGN OF DE NOVO BIOMOLECULAR CONTROL NUCLEAR POSITION of proteins of the nuclear envelope FEEDBACKS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE– O HAD MEDALIA (UNIVERSITY OF across kingdoms; topics will include the AND ROBUSTNESS IN LIVING CELLS ZÜRICH, AUSTRIA) proteins of the linker of cytoskeleton CRYO-EM STRUCTURE OF THE LAMINA and nucleoskeleton complex; the nuclear WHO SHOULD SUBMIT:– P HILIPPE COLLAS (UNIVERSITY pore complex; the nucleoskeleton and RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE OF OSLO, NORWAY) lamina and the interactions of the nuclear FOLLOWING AREAS: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, LAMINS IN CHROMATIN ORGANISATION envelope with the cytoskeleton. It will SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, CELL BIOLOGY,– D ENNIS DISCHER (UNIVERSITY OF include applications ranging from the role MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, ENGINEERING, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES) of nuclear envelope proteins in plant stress COMPUTER SCIENCE MECHANOSENSING OF MATRIX STIFFNESS and disease responses to developmental BY LAMIN-A,C PROTECTS AGAINST disorders caused by laminopathies.   The field of synthetic biology aims to NUCLEAR RUPTURE AND LOSS OF DNA accurately and predictively engineer REPAIR FACTORS biological systems for our desired purposes.– Y UVAL GARINI (BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY, To do this, mathematical analysis is ISRAEL) combined with experimental design to BIOPHYSICS OF CHROMATIN optimise biological tools we can exploit.– M ARIA VARTIAINEN (UNIVERSITY OF In this session three important areas HELSINKI, FINLAND) of synthetic biology will be covered: NUCLEAR ACTIN IN CHROMATIN designing networks for specific purposes, ORGANISATION AND GENE EXPRESSION improving their efficiency and robustness,– S ARA WICKSTRÖM (UNIVERSITY OF and, ultimately, applying these tools COLOGNE, GERMANY) in fundamental research, biomedical and STEM CELL FATE AND NUCLEAR MECHANICS bioindustrial applications. Attendees will learn in more detail about the range of tools (both theoretical and experimental) available to them that can be used in across numerous biological fields to aid their research and the design of future tools.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 27CELLBIOLOGYSEQUENCING FROM LAB For many, next-generation sequencing GREEN MICROBESTO FIELD AND THE POST (NGS) has become routine, with anGENOMIC ERA exponential increase in genomic data 3 AND 4 JULY 2018 accessible throughout the world. In 5 JULY 2018 this post genomic era, the application ORGANISERS: JOHN LOVE (UNIVERSITY OF of DNA sequencing on more diverse EXETER, UK), JOHN BOTHWELL (DURHAMORGANISERS: BEN TEMPERTON (UNIVERSITY sample types, from a variety of sources is UNIVERSITY, UK)OF EXETER, UK), RICHARD TENNANT becoming more commonplace. Analogous(UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, UK) to this diversification, methodologies SPEAKERS:SPEAKERS: in DNA extractions, library preparation – SAUL PURTON (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE– KAREN MOORE (UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, UK) and sequencing methods are modified and enhanced to meet the challenges LONDON, UK) CROSS PLATFORM ADAPTATION presented by changing experimental – THOMAS BRÜCK (TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT OF DNA SEQUENCING, FOR NON- requirements. These adaptations are TRADITIONAL SAMPLES allowing DNA sequencing to be performed MÜNCHEN, GERMANY)– JOSHUA QUICK (UNIVERSITY OF on a huge variety of samples across – F REDERIC BEISSON (CEA CADARACHE, BIRMINGHAM, UK) medical, agricultural and ecological NANOPORE SEQUENCING IN THE FIELD fields. Novel sequencing technology FRANCE)WHO SHOULD SUBMIT: has also made sequencing portable and – A NNIKA GUSE (UNIVERSITY OFRESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE real-time, providing a major advance inFOLLOWING AREAS: DNA SEQUENCING, environmental and medical monitoring, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY)FIELD-BASED RESEARCH, METHOD and decoupling acquisition of sequence – M IKE ALLAN (PLYMOUTH MARINEDEVELOPMENT, GENOME RESEARCH, data from large, centralised sequencingMICROBIOME ANALYSIS centres. To date, uses of this technology LABORATORY, UNITED KINGDOM) include real-time, field-based monitoring – M ARINA MONTRESOR (STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA MORE CELL BIOLOGY of an Ebola outbreak and analysis of SESSIONS ARE marine microbial communities at sea. ANTON DOHRN, ITALY) In this session we will investigate AVAILABLE IN THE how novel methods have been employed WHO SHOULD SUBMIT: 'SCIENCE ACROSS to extract DNA from difficult sample RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE BOUNDARIES' SECTION types and discuss how these methods FOLLOWING AREAS: ALGAE, BACTERIA, have been adjusted to work outside a GREEN BIOTECHNOLOGY, SYNTHETIC (SEE PAGES traditional laboratory. The session will also BIOLOGY, CELL-CELL INTERACTIONS 13-16) demonstrate the considerations necessary for working in these environments and the Microalgae may be green in colour; “Green” concessions that need to be made for success is also used to define human activities that when moving from the lab to the field in the aim to be sustainable and/or renewable. post-genomic era. The “Green Microbes” session will address both these areas of research, focussing particularly on new developments in algal biology, ecology and biotechnology and the engineering of heterotrophic microbes for “green” biotechnology. The cellular and molecular basis of algal–microbial consortia will also be explored, culminating in the use of corals or lichens as model systems to understand the molecular basis of symbioses between algae and organisms from other domains of life. The session is aimed particularly to cell, plant or animal scientists whose interests include algae, green biotechnology, synthetic biology and cell-cell interactions.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 28SEB+TEACHING BIOLOGY Scientific education occurs at many EMBRACING YOUR ANIMALAT DIFFERENT different scales, from personalised technical CARE, WELFARE AND USESCALES: CHALLENGES, training through large-scale lectures and COMMITTEE - A WIN-WINOPPORTUNITIES AND practical classes, to online courses with SITUATIONSTRATEGIES thousands of participants. Larger classes contain a greater diversity of learners with 4 JULY 2018 3 JULY 2018 respect to educational background, cultural contexts and personal barriers to learning. ORGANISERS: PENNY HAWKINS (RSPCA, UK)ORGANISERS: KATHARINE HUBBARD Extending education across borders also(UNIVERSITY OF HULL, UK), LUCY TALLENTS raises issues of geographical and temporal SPEAKERS:(UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK) spread. Expansion and internationalisation – SUSANNA LOUHIMIES (EUROPEAN of technical education therefore increasesSPEAKERS: the demands on scientific educators, who COMMISSION, BELGIUM)– SUNITA CHOWRIRA (UNIVERSITY OF must ensure teaching quality in the face THE ROLE THAT THE EU ANIMAL of rising student numbers and diversity. WELFARE BODY PLAYS IN FACILITATING BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA) Teaching at different scales may also BETTER SCIENCE, AND HOW RESEARCHERS THE BIOFLEX APPROACH TO LARGE require use of alternate physical and CAN CONTRIBUTE CLASS TEACHING digital teaching resources. However, – PENNY HAWKINS (RSPCA, UK)– JOANNA SMITH (BANGOR UNIVERSITY, UK) rich interactions between individuals COMMUNICATING WITH LOCAL COMMITTEES SIZE MATTERS, BUT WHAT YOU DO WITH IT and personalised feedback can be - WHAT DO THEY REALLY WANT TO KNOW? ALSO COUNTS: STRATEGIES TO BREAK DOWN supported by teaching practices, and – TANIA BODEN (UCB, UK) THE LARGE CLASS EXPERIENCE appropriate use of educational technology. WORKING WITH ANIMAL TECHNOLOGISTS -– NICOLA VEITCH (UNIVERSITY OF This session will explore the scalability THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR SCIENCE GLASGOW, UK) of teaching methods, and ask how we can – LUCA MELOTTI (UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER, EFFECTIVE E-LEARNING STRATEGIES maintain educational impact when teaching GERMANY) IN A DIGITAL AGE at different scales. ‘How To’ workshops THE ETHICAL REVIEW PROCESS IN BERN -– KATJA STROHFELDT-VENABLES will promote sharing of practical advice A CASE STUDY HIGHLIGHTING (UNIVERSITY OF READING, UK) for dealing with different class sizes, THE ADVANTAGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TEACHING LARGE AND DIVERSE CLASSES: including technological solutions. This FOR IMPROVEMENT A VERY PRACTICAL APPROACH session will benefit all those teaching either at undergraduate or postgraduate level, and WHO SHOULD SUBMIT:WHO SHOULD SUBMIT: will be particularly useful for early-career RESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THERESEARCHERS WITH INTEREST IN THE researchers embarking on their first formal FOLLOWING AREAS: ALL ANIMAL BIOLOGISTSFOLLOWING AREAS: BIOSCIENCE-RELATED teaching experiences, or those wishing toRESEARCH FIELD WHO ARE LOOKING diversify their approach to teaching at scale. Science and animal welfare in researchFOR INSPIRATION AND ADVICE ON facilities can be significantly improvedTEACHING, INCLUDING OPPORTUNITIES through the instrumental work provided byTO REFLECT ON AND DISCUSS DIFFERENT institutional animal care, welfare and usePEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES committees. These bodies and committees include Animal Care and Use Committees (ACUC) in the US and Canada, the Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB) in the UK and, more recently, Animal Welfare Bodies (AWB) which now operate now across the European Union. Each member has much to offer their local committees, from helping to ensure a good understanding of the research conducted at the facility and its overall objectives, to increasing knowledge of animal welfare and care requirements.  Open and constructive discussions between members with different roles and backgrounds, such as animal technologists, veterinarians and scientists, will benefit mutual understanding and relations – providing the foundation for a good Culture of Care.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 29SEB+ The session will discuss what local CAREERS WORKSHOPS Public Engagement - some of us love it,committees can offer and achieve, from some of us fear it. However you mightan international perspective, providing GETTING THE MESSAGE feel about reaching out to new audiencescase studies of Three Rs (replacement, ACROSS: COMMUNICATING beyond your academic peers, one thingreduction and refinement) and scientific YOUR SCIENCE TO is certain: it is no longer considered anbenefits through positive contributions DIFFERENT AUDIENCES optional ‘addition’ to good research practice. from different members; scientists, Communicating science to wider audiencesveterinarians and animal technologists and 5 JULY 2018 14:10–16:10 has become an expectation of many fundingcare staff. It will explain how each member bodies, and can be key in clinching acan effectively communicate, interact with 6 JULY 2018 09:00–11:00 permanent position in research when theand support local committees in a variety competition is high. So, how do we go aboutof ways, providing a strong foundation ORGANISERS: ZOE SELF DAVIES (ROYAL communicating complex concepts to schoolfor a good Culture of Care, which benefits VETERINARY COLLEGE, UK), ANNE children, and how do we ensure that theanimals, staff and science. OSTERRIEDER (SCIENCE COMMUNICATION right message gets across to the media? CONVENOR, SEB+) In this workshop, we will be discussingMEET THE ACADEMICS how to communicate our science to different audiences, from 6 year olds to 4 JULY 2017 6000 Twitter followers, from journals to journalists, and from interested publics 12:55–13:35 to hard-to-reach minorities. This session welcomes early career scientists, lookingCHAIR: GEORGE LITTLEJOHN to take their first steps into public(SECTION CHAIR, SEB+) engagement, and seasoned science communicators alike. We will be sharingEarly career scientists who are considering ideas, successes and failures, and useor building a career in academia are invited interactive exercises to get you to exploreto join us for an informal lunchtime new ways of communicating your work.discussion session, with the opportunityto ask questions about academic career Please note: Spaces for these workshopsprogression to members of all four SEB are limited and will be booked on a firstsection committees and this year's come, first served basis.President's Medallists. DELEGATES AT CAREERS WORKSHOP IN GOTHENBURG

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 30SEB+KRISTEN ANDERSON DIVERSITY DINNERDIVERSITY DINNER SPEAKER 4 JULY 2018Kristen is currently the Chief DiversityOfficer for Barilla and has been a member 19:30–22:00of the D&I Board since its formationin 2013. Kristen reports to the CEO of £ SEB EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTBarilla and leads a 12 member D&I Board, AND STUDENT MEMBERS: £35comprised of internal members from 8 SEB FULL/LOYAL MEMBERS: £40key countries and 2 external advisors. NON-MEMBERS: £50 Previously, Kristen was VP of R&Dfor the Asia, Africa and Australia region PRICES INCLUDE DRINK ONfor Barilla, based in Singapore. She joined ARRIVAL, THREE-COURSE MEALBarilla in 2010 as VP of Research, based at WITH DRINKSthe Barilla Headquarters in Parma, Italy. After a Master’s Degree in Chemical T BCEngineering, Kristen joined KraftFoods R&D in Chicago, where she spent ORGANISER: DR TERESA VALENCAK (EQUALITY10 years in positions of increasing AND DIVERSITY CONVENOR, SEB+)responsibility in various roles. In 1999, she relocated to Melbourne, On behalf of SEB+, the E & D convenor groupAustralia to assume the leadership of the invites all delegates to the diversity dinnerR&D organization for Kraft Australia/ (formerly Women in Science dinner). ThisNZ. After 3 years, she moved to Munich, networking event is held every year andGermany to manage R&D for the Kraft offers an inspirational three course dinnerEU Food Categories. In 2007, she joined while listening and discussing societalthe Coca Cola Company and transferred issues related to science and academia.to Shanghai, China to lead the building The diversity dinner in Florence will beof the Global Innovation and Technology held by Kristen Anderson who is ChiefCenter and the expansion of the R&D Diversity Officer at Barilla Group andorganisation’s capabilities. based in Parma. Kristen's background as a chemical engineer and having worked in R&D for most of her career, her thoughts on E & D warrant a thought-provoking evening among friends. Please note that registration for the diversity dinner is open to all delegates as it is explicitly meant to be for both genders and all delegates. SCIENCE WITH IMPACT - CROWD SOURCING AND CITIZEN SCIENCE 3 JULY 2018 ORGANISER: GEORGE LITTLEJOHN (SECTION CHAIR, SEB+) More information on the Science with Impact sessions will be available shortly on www.sebiology.org/events/event/seb- florence-2018/programme/sebplus

SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY PRESENTS:THE HEIGHT,BREADTH AND DEPTHOF PHYSIOLOGICALDIVERSITY: VARIATIONACROSS LATITUDINAL,ALTITUDINAL ANDDEPTH GRADIENTSSEBIOLOGY.ORG#PHYDIV18 OCEAN DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGHDETAILS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ORGANISED BY1 JULY 2018 • EXPLORE COMMON PRINCIPLES ACROSS LATITUDE, SIMON MORLEY (BRITISH ANTARCTICFIRENZE FIERA CONGRESS SURVEY, UK); JOHN SPICER (PLYMOUTHAND EXHIBITION CENTRE, ALTITUDE AND DEPTH RELATED GRADIENTS UNIVERSITY, UK); FRANCISCO BOZINOVICFLORENCE, ITALY • SYNTHESISE CURRENT THINKING ON PATTERNS (PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE, CHILE) OF PHYSIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY • IDENTIFY PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING PHYSIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY • HORIZON SCAN FUTURE RESEARCH PRIORITIES • EXPLORE HOW NOVEL TOOLS HAVE ADVANCED THE FIELD • OPPORTUNITIES FOR TALKS AND POSTERS FROM SUBMITTED ABSTRACTS

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 NETWORKING EVENTS 32NETWORKINGEVENTSAt this year’s Annual EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER WELCOME EVENINGMeeting, we have a number NETWORKING MIXER RECEPTIONof exciting networkingevents to enhance your 3 JULY 2018 3 JULY 2018conference experienceincluding our popular 13:00 – 14:00 19:00 – 21:00diversity and conferencedinners. EXHIBITION HALL EXHIBITION HALL £ INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEE £ INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEE Are you attending your first conference? After the 1st day of the Annual Meeting, Maybe you are travelling alone or our welcome evening reception will take worried about meeting new people? place in the exhibition hall. It is a great All early career scientists and students way to meet and catch up with colleagues are invited to join us during lunch on and friends, old and new, in a relaxed Tuesday to network with your peers, setting whilst enjoying a few drinks. meet SEB Committee members and senior There will be food and drinks available members of the Society. Why not take the during the reception. Two drinks vouchers opportunity to gather an audience for your per person will be provided and vouchers presentation or encourage visitors to your can be found in your name badge. poster during the conference. MEET THE ACADEMICS 4 JULY 2018 12:55 – 13:35 £ INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEE Early career scientists who are considering or building a career in academia are invited to join us for an informal lunchtime discussion session, with the opportunity to ask questions about academic career progression to members of all four SEB section committees and this year's President's Medallists.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 NETWORKING EVENTS 33NETWORKINGEVENTSPOSTER SESSIONS DIVERSITY DINNER CONFERENCE DINNER1 AND 2 4 JULY 2017 18:30 – 19:30 5 JULY 2017 18:00 – 19:00 EXHIBITION HALL£ INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEEJoin us during the poster sessions to viewthe research on display, and to share anddiscuss ideas with your colleagues. Drinkvouchers can be found in your name badge. There are two drinks vouchers perperson and non-alcoholic drinks will alsobe available. 4 JULY 2018 6 JULY 2018 19:30–22:00 20:00 - LATE £ SEB EARLY CAREER SCIENTIST TBC AND STUDENT MEMBERS: £35 SEB FULL/LOYAL MEMBERS: £40 £ £60 (TICKET PRICE WILL INCLUDE NON-MEMBERS: £50 DINNER, REFRESHMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT) PRICES INCLUDE DRINK ON ARRIVAL, THREE-COURSE MEAL Join us at the SEB conference dinner to WITH DRINKS celebrate the last night of the Annual Meeting. It is a great opportunity to mingle TBC with your colleagues and guests will enjoy a relaxed dinner with refreshments followed ORGANISER: DR TERESA VALENCAK (EQUALITY by entertainment. AND DIVERSITY CONVENOR, SEB+) On behalf of SEB+, the E & D convenor group invites all delegates to the diversity dinner (formerly Women in Science dinner). This networking event is held every year and offers an inspirational three courses dinner while listening and discussing societal issues related to science and academia. The diversity dinner in Florence will be held by Kristen Anderson who is Chief Diversity Officer at Barilla Group and based in Parma. Kristen's background as a chemical engineer and having worked in R&D for most of her career, her thoughts on E & D warrant a thought- provoking evening among friends. Please note that registration for the diversity dinner is open to all delegates as it is explicitly meant to be for both genders and all delegates.

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 TRAVEL GRANTS 34TRAVELGRANTSThere are a number of SEB ANNUAL MEETING COB TRAVEL GRANTgrants available for TRAVEL GRANTSEB Florence 2018. The CoB travel grants are available to SEBtravel grants are open SEB Annual Meeting travel grants are student and early career scientiststo all student and early available to support student members to members and can be applied for to attendcareer scientist members attend the meeting and a total of £20,000 SEB Florence 2018.of the SEB and are great is awarded each year.opportunities to get Travel grant applications are made atadditional funding to To be eligible for a travel grant you must: the following date:attend the Annual Meeting. – Be a student member of the SEB – 3 1 March 2018 for travel after THE SEB TRAVEL GRANT – Be at least in the second year of your 1 May 2018ALLOWED ME TO TAKE PARTIN THE SEB CONFERENCE SEB membership or if you are a new To be eligible for a travel grant:AND PRESENT A POSTER, member you must hold a multi-yearTO GET ACQUAINTED membership* – Must be a student or early careerWITH A LARGE NUMBER – Must not have applied for an SEB scientist member of SEBOF FOREIGN SCIENTISTS Annual Meeting travel grant for ourAND TO ESTABLISH Gothenburg 2017 meeting ** – Must be in the second consecutive yearUSEFUL CONTACTS – Be a first author presenting a poster or of membership or pay for a multi-year a talk at the meeting and membership when joining, if youSEB STUDENT MEMBER – Have registered and paid to attend the qualify for it  meeting. – Have not received funding from the *New student members are eligible to CoB in the past 12 months  apply for multi-year year memberships (i.e. Student 3 years or Student 5 – Your research needs to be within SEB's years) only if their would still hold a remit. This is restricted to the subject student status in their 3rd or 5th year of areas that are covered by our activities membership (i.e. their study program (animal, plant and cell biology). will not finish before their 3rd year or Research directly related to medicine 5th year of membership). is precluded as it is better funded than most biological disciplines. **A pplications for the SEB Annual Meeting grant should not be made in – Your travel date must occur at least consecutive years 1 month after the application deadline for the quarter. Deadline for SEB travel grant applications: 4 May 2018 – The maximum funding award is £250 for travel within home country and Please note: Late applications will not be £500 for overseas travel accepted. The SEB endeavours to help as many students and early career scientists as – Only one person per laboratory may possible so we would encourage applicants apply for funding for overseas travel in to look for other sources of funding as the each application quarter full amount applied for may not be awarded. – Applications from scientists who are Further information and travel grant presenting at a conference or meeting application form can be downloaded are looked on more favourably than from the SEB website: those who are not presenting. w w w.sebiolog y.org/g ra nts-a nd- funding/training-and-travel-grants/ Further information and the online seb-annual-meeting-grant application form can be found on www.sebiology.org/events/event-sub- pages/seb-florence-2018/travel-grants

SEB ANNUAL MEETING FLORENCE 2018 COMPETITIONS AND PRIZES 35COMPETITIONSAND PRIZESThere will be two YOUNG SCIENTIST IRENE MANTONcompetitions running at AWARD SESSION (YSAS) POSTER PRIZEthis year’s Annual Meetingto recognise the research The Young Scientist Award Session (YSAS) Application deadline: 30 March 2018by early career scientists is held each year at the Annual Meeting.and students: The YSAS Award provides the opportunity The Irene Manton Poster Prize is open to for postgraduates and postdocs, who are all Students and Early Career Scientists.THE YOUNG SCIENTIST within 5 years since completing their PhD, A prize of £100 is awarded to the bestAWARD SESSION (YSAS) to showcase their talents and is designed poster in each section (animal, cell, plantIS HELD EACH YEAR to recognise the best young researchers. and SEB+).AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. There are three prizes per sectionIT IS DESIGNED TO (Animal-Cell and Plant-Cell) and the prizes Whilst submitting your abstract, pleaseRECOGNISE THE BEST available are: select if you would like to enter theYOUNG RESEARCHERS Irene Manton poster prize competition. 1ST PRIZE: £400 Abstracts must be submitted by RUNNER UPS X2: £100 30 March 2018 to enter the prize and a PDF of your final poster must be Students and Early Career Scientists submitted to Oliver Kingham, abstract@ wishing to take part should submit an sebiology.org, by 31 May 2018. Posters abstract online for a relevant session will be judged during the poster sessions at the Annual Meeting on or before on 4 and 5 July at the Annual Meeting. 23 March 2018. Whilst submitting your abstract, please select if you In the circumstance where your oral would like to enter the competition. abstract submission for the Annual Meeting has been accepted for poster Please note: this is one week prior to the presentation, you will still have the general abstract deadline. After this date, opportunity to apply for the Irene you will be required to submit an extended Manton poster prize and will need to abstract, expanding on the research outlined provide a PDF of the final poster to enter in the initial abstract, and two letters of the competition reference (one of which should confirm your status). The extended abstracts are The winners of the award will be sent to a panel of judges who shortlist three announced during the Medal and Prize finalists from each section (Animal-Cell session on 6 July 2018 which follows the and Plant-Cell). Deadline for extended Cell Biology Plenary Lecture. abstract submission: 6 April 2018 Finalists are invited to give an oral presentation, based on their extended abstract, at the Annual Meeting on 3 July 2018 and a winner and two runners up from each section will be chosen on the basis of those presentations. The winners of the award will be announced during the Medal and Prize session on 6 July 2018 which follows the Cell Biology Plenary Lecture.ANIMAL-CELL YSAS AWARD WINNERS 2017

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