Marseille 2008
Insect homeostasis: a tribute to Simon Maddrell FRS
Sponsored by: Company of Biologists, European Science Foundation, the SEB Animal Section Satellite Fund and the SEB Osmoregulation Group
Session organised by: Prof. Julian Dow and Dr Shireen-Anne Davies (University of Glasgow)
Wednesday 9th July
Chair: Dr Geoffrey Coast
08:30 Welcome
08:31 Prof. Klaus Beyenbach (Cornell University)
Mechanism and regulation of transepithelial Cl- secretion in Malpighian tubules of the yellow fever mosquito [A11.1]
09:15 Prof. Helmut Wieczorek (University of Osnabrueck)
The potassium ion pump of insect epithelia: From K+-ATPase to H+-ATPase [A11.2]
10:00 Refreshment Break
10:20 DrWilliam R. Harvey (The Whitney Laboratory, University of Florida)
AgNHA1 and AgNHEVNAT8, two Chemiosmotic Na+/H+ Transporters in a Model Insect [A11.3]
11:05 Dr Markus Huss (University of Osnabrueck)
Inhibitors of Ion Transport ATPases: Old and new players [A11.4]
11:35 Dr Antonio M Gutiérrez (IVIC, Caracas)
Fluid secretion in Rhodnius Malpighian tubules: Possible role of the second Na pump [A11.5]
12:05 Lunch
Chair: Prof. Julian Dow
13:05 Prof. Nathan Tublitz (University of Oregon)
Dr. Simon Maddrell FRS: An appreciation [A11.6]
13:30 Prof. Jeffrey Spring (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Regulation of water transport in Malpighian tubules [A11.7]
14:15 Dr Michael O Donnell (McMaster University)
How insects cope with excess ions or toxins in the diet [A11.8]
15:00 Refreshment Break
15:30 Dr Helen Skaer (University of Cambridge)
Development of renal systems in the fly- parallels between flies, mice and men? [A11.9]
16:15 Dr Steven Hou (National Cancer Institute at Frederick, National Institutes of Health)
The adult Drosophila Malpighian tubules are maintained by multipotent stem cells [A11.10]
17:00 Finish - poster session starts
Session Programme - Thursday 10th July
Chair: Prof. Klaus Beyenbach
08:55 Welcome
09:00 Dr Geoffrey Coast (Birkbeck)
Neuroendocrine control of ionic homeostasis [A11.11]
09:45 Dr Shireen-Anne Davies (University of Glasgow)
Regulation of innate immunity by cGMP and cGMP-dependent protein kinases [A11.12]
10:30 Refreshment Break
11:00 Prof. Nathan Tublitz (University of Oregon)
Peptidergic regulation of physiology and behavior in insects [A11.13]
11:45 Dr Selim Terhzaz (University of Glasgow)
Spatiotemporal filtering of mitochondrial calcium and its role in the Drosophila Malpighian tubule [A11.14]
12:15 Prof. Heinrich Dircksen (Stockholm University)
Identified Drosophila ion transport peptide splice forms are differentially expressed in central and peripheral neurons throughout postembryogenesis [A11.15]
12:45 Lunch
Chair: Prof. Helmut Wieczorek
13:45 Dr Timothy Bradley (University of California, Irvine)
On the breathing patterns of Rhodnius prolixus [A11.16]
14:30 Dr Melody Clark (British Antarctic Survey)
Drying out, not freezing up! [A11.17]
15:00 Refreshment Break
15:30 Prof. Julian Dow (University of Glasgow)
New insights into Malpighian tubule function from functional genomics [A11.18]
16:15 Prof Simon Maddrell (University of Cambridge)
Insect Malpighian tubules: what does past research suggest about future investigations? [A11.19]
